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Millennial Nuns: Reflections on Living a Spiritual Life in a World of Social Media
by The Daughters of Saint PaulDiscover how to engage in a faith-filled life in the era of social media from a group of young, consecrated Catholic sisters.Friend. Artist. Writer. Businesswomen. Advocate. Scholar. The women whose pieces are included in this book hold many different titles. But they all share two important characteristics. First, they are all young women. Second, they are all consecrated religious of the Catholic order the Daughters of Saint Paul. They are millennial nuns. More and more people—especially millennials—are turning to religion as a source of comfort and solace in our increasingly chaotic world. But rather than live a cloistered life of seclusion, the Daughters of Saint Paul actively embrace social media, using platforms like Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook to evangelize, collectively calling themselves the #MediaNuns. In this &“funny and poignant&” (Colleen Carroll Campbell, award-winning author of The Heart of Perfection) memoir, eight of these Sisters share their own discernment journeys, struggles, and crises of faith that they&’ve overcome, and episodes from their daily lives. Through these reflections, the Sisters also offer practical takeaways and tips for living a more spiritually-fulfilled life, no matter your religious affiliation. In a collection as diverse and varied as the Daughters of Saint Paul themselves, Millennial Nuns will appeal to anyone looking to discover more about balancing faith with the modern age.
The Millennial Sovereign: Sacred Kingship and Sainthood in Islam (South Asia Across the Disciplines)
by A. Azfar MoinAt the end of the sixteenth century and the turn of the first Islamic millennium, the powerful Mughal emperor Akbar declared himself the most sacred being on earth. The holiest of all saints and above the distinctions of religion, he styled himself as the messiah reborn. Yet the Mughal emperor was not alone in doing so. In this field-changing study, A. Azfar Moin explores why Muslim sovereigns in this period began to imitate the exalted nature of Sufi saints. Uncovering a startling yet widespread phenomenon, he shows how the charismatic pull of sainthood (wilayat)—rather than the draw of religious law (sharia) or holy war (jihad)—inspired a new style of sovereignty in Islam. A work of history richly informed by the anthropology of religion and art, The Millennial Sovereign traces how royal dynastic cults and shrine-centered Sufism came together in the imperial cultures of Timurid Central Asia, Safavid Iran, and Mughal India. By juxtaposing imperial chronicles, paintings, and architecture with theories of sainthood, apocalyptic treatises, and manuals on astrology and magic, Moin uncovers a pattern of Islamic politics shaped by Sufi and millennial motifs. He shows how alchemical symbols and astrological rituals enveloped the body of the monarch, casting him as both spiritual guide and material lord. Ultimately, Moin offers a striking new perspective on the history of Islam and the religious and political developments linking South Asia and Iran in early-modern times.
Miller 3-in-1: Blue Like Jazz, Through Painted Deserts, Searching for God
by Donald MillerBlue Like Jazz, Through Painted Deserts, and Searching for God is authored by Donald Miller and bundled into a 3-in-1 collection.
Millie's Courageous Days
by Martha FinleyMillie and her family have a challenging first year on the frontier ? where life and death can be a heartbeat apart, and faith is the only certainty. Millie learns that God always answers prayers, but not always the way we want.
Millie's Fiery Trial
by Martha FinleyEven a loving husband cannot provide the true security that only comes through faith in God. Not even the frontier has prepared Millie for the rough life of a mining town. When her beloved husband is kidnapped, will her faith falter?
Millie's Steadfast Love
by Martha FinleyA story of the exciting life and times of Millie Keith, a girl of strong Christian faith growing up on the Indiana frontier in the mid-1800s.
Millie's Unsettled Season, A Life Of Faith Millie, Book 1
by Martha FinleyLong Synopsis: Taken from the Back Cover: "Millie Keith, a bright and energetic twelve-year-old living in the charming town of Lansdale, Ohio, in 1833. Her world is about to be turned upside down when her Pappa announces that he is moving the family west to an undeveloped town on the frontier. The eldest daughter of eight lively children, Millie must shoulder responsibility for her mischievous brothers and sisters on the perilous journey and learn to trust God for her uncertain future....Millie's Unsettled Season is the first book in the A Life of Faith: Millie Keith Series, which follows the exciting life and times of Millie Keith. Based on and adapted from Martha Finley's 1876 sequel to the popular Elsie Dinsmore novels, this revised and updated, modern-language edition introduces readers to yet another delightful Christian heroine." The language of this novel is updated and modernized by Kersten Hamilton.
A Million and One Gods: The Persistence of Polytheism
by Page DuboisAs A Million and One Gods shows, polytheism is considered a scandalous presence in societies oriented to Jewish, Christian, and Muslim beliefs. Yet it persists, even in the West, perhaps because polytheism corresponds to unconscious needs and deeply held values of tolerance, diversity, and equality that are central to civilized societies.
A Million Blessings
by Angela Benson Tia Mccollors Marilynn GriffithWhat happens after all your dreams come true? In these uplifting tales of faith and fortune, delve into the lives of three people whose hearts--and wallets--are on the line when an unexpected windfall tests them like never before. . .Showers of Blessings Angela BensonAssistant pastor Ronnie has a shameful secret: he's a compulsive gambler. And just when it seems he's run out of luck, he finds salvation in a miraculous win. But nothing can keep Ronnie from recklessly betting his family's future. His only way out is through renewed faith--and a desperate act of redemption.Second Chance Blessings Marilynn GriffithPro football player Craig Richards has it all, from the trophy wife to the lavish mansion--until an injury costs him everything. Defeated, he returns to the community and church he left behind--and discovers his loss just might be a blessing in disguise. But will a second shot at fame and fortune lead him astray once more?Knight In Pink Armor Tia McCollorsDara Knight's dream goes far beyond the multi-million dollar lottery she just won. Her real desire is to rebuild a poverty-stricken Atlanta community. But when a vicious gang sets out to destroy her project, will she have enough courage to prove that investing in people, against all odds, yields heaven-sent rewards?
Million Dollar Dilemma
by Judy BaerI'm a P. K. , preacher's kid (or if I want to get fancy, a T. O. , theologian's offspring). I grew up afraid of my own allowance. . . . So when over $20 million falls into her lap, Cassia Carr views her Midas touch as a cross, not a blessing--and certainly doesn't anticipate the difficulty of giving it all away!And it's hard enough to gauge romantic feelings without the chaos of a major windfall. Her globetrotting neighbor, Adam Cavanaugh, seems interested--but in Cassia or her fortune? When Adam abruptly disappears, should Cassia forget him or follow her heart to an unknown, life-changing destination?
A Million Little Miracles: Rediscover the God Who Is Bigger Than Big, Closer Than Close, and Gooder Than Good
by Mark BattersonThe New York Times bestselling author of Win the Day reminds us of the millions of miracles God performs every day and inspires us to live with a clearer sense of identity and purpose.Think you&’ve never experienced a miracle? With all due respect, you have never not. In fact, you are one!There never has been—and there never will be—anyone else like you. That isn&’t a testament to you. It&’s a testament to the God who created you. Your fingerprint, eyeprint, and voiceprint are unlike anyone else&’s. Simply put, you matter to God.Most of us take everyday miracles for granted, including the one that stares back at us in the mirror. It&’s time to take them for gratitude. Why is that so important? Because whatever you don&’t turn into praise turns into pride. The miracle of life becomes mundane. We get so wrapped up in our own little world, we end up worshipping a god who looks like us, acts like us, and thinks like us. It&’s no wonder we&’ve lost our wonder. But there is a way to recapture holy curiosity!In A Million Little Miracles, New York Times bestselling author Mark Batterson reveals three miraculous truths that awaken us to carpe wonder for the Creator and His creation:1. God Is Bigger Than We Think—we can rest in His wisdom and strength2. God Is Closer Than We Realize—we never have to do life alone3. God Is Better Than We Imagine—we can reclaim our childlike wonderA million little miracles are waiting to be discovered, including the miracle called you.
A Million Little Miracles Study Guide: Rediscover the God Who Is Bigger Than Big, Closer Then Close, and Gooder Than Good
by Mark BattersonIn this companion study guide to Mark Batterson&’s A Million Little Miracles, the New York Times bestselling author of Win the Day helps us take note of the many ways God is constantly moving in our midst, revealing his greatness, and reminding us of his goodness.Never experienced a miracle? You have never not. In fact, you are one! You have never gone a day without a miracle, and you never will. Are you taking miracles for granted, or are you taking them for gratitude? The answer to that question is the difference between the mundane and the miraculous. In A Million Little Miracles Study Guide, New York Times bestselling author Mark Batterson helps awaken you to life&’s everyday miracles, and more importantly, the God of miracles. You&’ll rediscover the God who is bigger than big, closer than close, and gooder than good. You can explore the big ideas of each chapter through a four-step process: 1. Start with a Miracle—focus on how the miraculous points us to God2. Study the Words—dig deeper into the core themes of each chapter3. Study God&’s Word—unpack key ideas through related verses and questions 4. Carpe Wonder—recapture childlike wonder and apply the content to your everyday life Ideal for small groups or personal study, this nine-session participant guide based on Mark Batterson&’s book will cultivate a holy curiosity for the millions of little miracles hiding in plain sight.
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
by Donald MillerAfter writing a successful memoir, Donald Miller's life stalled. During what should have been the height of his success, he found himself unwilling to get out of bed, avoiding responsibility, even questioning the meaning of life. But when two movie producers proposed turning his memoir into a movie, he found himself launched into a new story filled with risk, possibility, beauty, and meaning. A Million Miles in a Thousand Years chronicles Miller's rare opportunity to edit his life into a great story, to reinvent himself so nobody shrugs their shoulders when the credits roll. Through heart-wrenching honesty and hilarious self-inspection, Donald Miller takes readers through the life that emerges when it turns from boring reality into meaningful narrative. Miller goes from sleeping all day to riding his bike across America, from living in romantic daydreams to fearful encounters with love, from wasting his money to founding a nonprofit with a passionate cause. Guided by a host of outlandish but very real characters, Miller shows us how to get a second chance at life the first time around. A Million Miles in a Thousand Years is a rare celebration of the beauty of life.
A Million Skies: Secure in God's Strength When Your Mind Can't Rest
by Abigail AllemanIn A Million Skies, Abigail shares her journey to gain a true vision about the mental illness that radically altered her life: bipolar disorder. After facing several near-death experiences and a tumultuous fallout from her initial diagnosis, she was left with little of the life she had known. In time, Abigail has found victory in her mind, but that has meant that she has had to shift her views of herself, others, life, and God.More than one woman’s story, A Million Skies is an invitation to understand mental illness in new ways. The reader who enters the pages of A Million Skies will find the author’s contagious courage, inspiring journey, and words of challenge compelling them forward.
A Million Ways to Die
by Rick JamesWe talk a lot about resurrection. What about the death that must come first? Through story and biblical insight, Rick James reminds us that when Jesus tells us to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow him, he is describing a path of death, not a path to death.Giving up our own plans in order to meet someone else's needs. Allowing God to shape our dreams, even as we lose a relationship, a job, a hoped-for future. Being alert to these daily opportunities to die to ourselves is how we discover that every act of dying, done in faith, leads to spiritual growth.As we learn to embrace the little deaths of everyday existence, we lose our taste for lifeless religiosity. Our appetite for a thriving, vibrant life in Christ grows--and our own experience motivates others to live out their extraordinary mission on earth. In truth, death is not an ending. It is the only way to experience abundant life.
The Millionaire's Secrets: Life Lessons in Wisdom and Wealth
by Mark FisherMark Fisher, author of The Instant Millionaire and an instant millionaire himself, returns to share more of his simple wisdom in this powerful parable about a struggling advertising executive who encounters an eccentric but wise millionaire whose mysterious words and probing questions open the door to financial prosperity and a rich, fulfilling life.
The Millionth Circle: How to Change Ourselves and The World: The Essential Guide to Women's Circles
by Jean Shinoda BolenA guide to using female connection and empowerment as a force for change. “Short and poetic . . . a fine resource for building community.” —Spirituality & PracticeThe minds and spirits of women are powerful forces, particularly when harnessed in communion with other women. Women’s circles have been around for quite some time, and their presence is a healing and strengthening source for many. Furthermore, author and psychiatrist Jean Shinoda Bolen believes that women’s circles act as catalysts for change around the world. In this inspiring and spiritual book for women, Dr. Bolen provides both a guide and vision for women seeking purpose and change.Through her poetic language, Dr. Bolen emphasizes to her readers the importance of using their intuition and drawing upon their own insights. In bringing feminine values such as relationship, nurturing, and equality together, Dr. Bolen shares how women create a space for compassionate and radical growth.By focusing on both the psychological and spiritual, women open the doorway for great change and empower one another to be leaders of positive change in their own lives and beyond. In this way, women empowerment itself acts as a tool for societal and psychospiritual change. After all, when strong women join together, who can stop them?Read The Millionth Circle: How to Change Ourselves and the World and find . . . A tool for creating positive change Words of insightful and powerful feminine wisdom A book for women everywhere
Millones de Iglesias: ¿Por qué el mundo está yéndose al infierno?
by Bill VincentYa sea que todos lo admitan o no, la iglesia tradicional está en graves problemas y ha estado luchando durante años por sobrevivir. Hay un pequeño ascenso de algunas iglesias nuevas y no tradicionales que nos ayuda a darnos cuenta de que Dios verdaderamente tiene una nueva manera de hacer iglesia. No existen las soluciones fáciles, pero al mismo tiempo, existen verdaderas raíces que se revelan en este libro. La iglesia no necesita otro programa ni otra organización religiosa. No necesitamos líderes religiosos sino líderes compasivos y centrados en Cristo. Bill Vincent es un profeta de Dios con una palabra fuerte que toda la iglesia necesita escuchar. Él revela que hay tantas iglesias, grandes y pequeñas, que se reúnen y guardan silencio mientras que el mundo empeora en muchas áreas. El hecho es que el mundo e incluso algunas iglesias están de camino al infierno. Debemos escuchar la urgencia de todo lo que Dios ha puesto en el corazón de Bill Vincent y muchas otras voces proféticas como la de él. Tantas iglesias en los Estados Unidos. ¿Por qué está este país en tan mal estado? Alguien está siendo descuidado y está cometiendo errores. Esta es la razón por la que no podemos ir a la iglesia simplemente como espectadores cuando se nos pide que oremos por una persona o un país. Necesitamos tomar esto en serio y realmente esforzarnos e interceder, en vez de ignorar el asunto y dejárselo a la otra persona. Aquí es donde alguien sería descuidado o estaría cometiendo errores. Tú sabes por qué han sucedido cosas malas en los Estados Unidos: la razón es que Dios está tratando de hacer que este país despierte y crea que hay un poder más alto aquí, y no estamos hablando del presidente de los Estados Unidos.
Millstone of Doubt (Thorndike & Swann Regency Mysteries #2)
by Erica VetschRegency London's detective duo is back on a new case--and this one is going to be a killerCaught in the explosion of the Hammersmith Mill in London, Bow Street Runner Daniel Swann rushes to help any survivors only to find the mill's owner dead of an apparent gunshot.Even though the owner's daughter, Agatha Montgomery, mourns his death, it seems there are more than a few people with motive for murder. But Daniel can't take this investigation slow and steady. Instead, he must dig through all the suspects as quickly as he can, because the clock is ticking until his mysterious patronage--and his job as a runner--comes to an abrupt and painful end. It seems to Daniel that, like his earthly father, his heavenly Father has abandoned him to the fates.Lady Juliette Thorndike is Agatha's bosom friend and has the inside knowledge of the wealthy London ton to be invaluable to Daniel. She should be in a perfect position to help with the case. Still, her instructor in the art of spy craft orders her to stay out of the investigation. But circumstances intervene, dropping her into the middle of the deadly pursuit.When a dreadful accident ends in another death on the mill floor, Daniel discovers a connection to his murder case--and to his own secret past. Now he and Juliette are in a race to find the killer before his time runs out."Erica Vetsch once again weaves a classic tale of how the old affects the new. An artfully told story that will have you wondering at the outcome until the final pages are read."-- Ruth Logan Herne, USA TODAY best-selling author
Milo and Marcos at the End of the World
by Kevin Christopher SnipesAs natural disasters begin to befall them the closer they become, Milo and Marcos soon begin to wonder if the universe itself is plotting against them in this young adult debut by the playwright and creator of The Two Princes podcast, Kevin Christopher Snipes. Milo Connolly has managed to survive most of high school without any major disasters, so by his calculations, he’s well past due for some sort of Epic Teenage Catastrophe. Even so, all he wants his senior year is to fly under the radar.Everything is going exactly as planned until the dreamy and charismatic Marcos Price saunters back into his life after a three-year absence and turns his world upside down. Suddenly Milo is forced to confront the long-buried feelings that he’s kept hidden not only from himself but also from his deeply religious parents and community.To make matters worse, strange things have been happening around his sleepy Florida town ever since Marcos’s return—sinkholes, blackouts, hailstorms. Mother Nature is out of control, and the closer Milo and Marcos get, the more disasters seem to befall them. In fact, as more and more bizarre occurrences pile up, Milo and Marcos find themselves faced with the unthinkable: Is there a larger, unseen force at play, trying to keep them apart? And if so, is their love worth risking the end of the world?
Milo, the Mantis Who Wouldn't Pray
by Max LucadoWhen a big storm destroys Milo's Snack Shack, he doesn't know what to do and that includes just talking to God about it. Milo thinks he has to get God's attention in order for God to hear him. Milo finally learns prays and realizes that God has been helping him all along. Ironically, all the things he was using to get God's attention are the very things he needs to rebuild his Snack Shack. The garden learns an important lesson about how to trust God after we pray and that His answers come in many different forms.
Milton and the Early Modern Culture of Devotion: Bodies at Prayer (Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature)
by Naya TsentourouMiton and Early Modern Devotional Culture analyses the representation of public and private prayer in John Milton’s poetry and prose, paying particular attention to the ways seventeenth-century prayer is imagined as embodied in sounds, gestures, postures, and emotional responses. Naya Tsentourou demonstrates Milton’s profound engagement with prayer, and how this is driven by a consistent and ardent effort to experience one’s address to God as inclusive of body and spirit and as loaded with affective potential. The book aims to become the first interdisciplinary study to show how Milton participates in and challenges early modern debates about authentic and insincere worship in public, set and spontaneous prayers in private, and gesture and voice in devotion.
Milton and the Post-Secular Present
by Feisal G. MohamedOur post-secular present, argues Feisal Mohamed, has much to learn from our pre-secular past. Through a consideration of poet and polemicist John Milton, this book explores current post-secularity, an emerging category that it seeks to clarify and critique. It examines ethical and political engagement grounded in belief, with particular reference to the thought of Alain Badiou, Jacques Derrida, Jürgen Habermas, and Gayatri C. Spivak. Taken to an extreme, such engagement produces the cult of the suicide bomber. But the suicide bomber has also served as a convenient bogey for those wishing to distract us from the violence in Western and Christian traditions and for those who would dismiss too easily the vigorous iconoclasm that belief can produce. More than any other poet, Milton alerts us to both anti-humane and liberationist aspects of belief and shows us relevant dynamics of language by which such commitment finds expression.
Milton and the Puritan Dilemma, 1641-1660
by Arthur E. BarkerThis analysis of the progressive definition of John Milton's social, political, and religious opinions during the fertile years of the Puritan Revolution has become a classic work of scholarship in the thirty-five years since it was first published. Professor Barker interprets Milton's development in the light of his personal problems and of the changing climate of opinion among his revolutionary associates.
Milton in the Arab-Muslim World
by Islam IssaThe first full-length study of the reception of John Milton’s (1608-74) writings in the Arab-Muslim world, this book examines the responses of Arab-Muslim readers to Milton’s works, and in particular, to his epic poem: Paradise Lost. It contributes to knowledge of the history, development, and ways in which early modern writings are read and understood by Muslims. By mapping the literary and more broadly cultural consequences of the censure, translation and abridgement of Milton’s works in the Arab-Muslim world, this book analyses the diverse ways in which Arab-Muslims read and understand a range of literary and religious aspects of Milton’s writing in light of cultural, theological, socio-political, linguistic and translational issues. After providing an overview of the presence of Milton and his works in the Arab world, each chapter sheds light on how cultural and translational issues shape the ways in which Arab-Muslim readers perceive and understand the characters and motifs of Paradise Lost. Chapters outline the ways in which the figures are currently understood in Milton scholarship, before exploring how they fit into the narrative drama and theology of the poem, and their position in Islamic creed and Arab-Muslim culture. Concurrently, each chapter examines the poem’s subject matter in detail, placing particular emphasis on matters of linguistic, theological and cultural translation and accommodation. Chapter conclusions not only summarise the patterns and potentialities of reception, but point towards the practical functions of Arab-Muslim responses to Milton’s writing and their contribution to the formation of social ideas.