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Paperback. Zustand: Fair. In an age where politics and ideologies divide us, Rabbi David is a voice in the wilderness calling people of faith to come together. A tremendous gift to anyone who is taking a journey of the soul, seeking to escape internal slavery and make it to the promised place where suffering is no more.-- Marianne Williamson The biblical Exodus is the most influential freedom story ever told. It has served as both an inspiration for Puritans, American revolutionaries, abolitionists, Mormons, the modern civil rights movement, and revolutionaries the world over. In Jewish tradition, the Exodus is also applied to every person's life journey with its struggles, liberations, and revelations. This groundbreaking interfaith book explores the Exodus as the foundational story that links Judaism and Christianity together, and looks at ways that each of us can free ourselves from the egypts and pharaohs in our own lives.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Written for 7-11 year olds, this playful guide appeals to kids who want to know more about what adults are telling them is a serious time. Without talking down to them, and challenging them to learn and do more, the following topics are explored in detail: What Lent Is, What Lent Definitely Is Not, 40 Days of Survival Tactics, and A Few Prayers and Practices -- Only for Kids.From What Lent Definitely Is Not: People easily become confused on this subject. In fact, we're glad you are reading this book, because we want to set you, at least, straight. You can then please set others straight.Lent is not about giving up silly things. It is not about making sad faces to show how difficult life has suddenly become for you. (Need we start explaining how most of the world would think that giving up candy bars or soda for 40 days sounds just plain silly? According to Bread for the World, 925 million people around the world go hungry each day. So please don't talk about the terrible hardship you are undergoing by giving up M&M's and Coca-Cola for a few weeks.)So instead of focusing on what you may give up, take time to consider why you may do it. You give stuff up for Lent because you want to become a better Christian. You are testing yourself -- and allowing God to test you -- to see if, by giving up something that maybe you are too focused on in everyday life, you can concentrate more on him.…

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Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Riccio, Sister Faith (illustrator).

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Hardback. Zustand: Good. In April 2008, Jean Vanier led a simple retreat in Nyahururu, Kenya, a place recently shattered by violence between people, and bloodshed. People there were shaken. With frequent reference to the Gospel of John, this book comprises the talks that Vanier gave.

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Hardback. Zustand: Good. Strong, resilient, and deeply loyal, Dottie Connell farms her family's three hundred acres in rural Ohio alone, having sacrificed love and family for land she does not own. A sudden, inexplicable event leaves the daughter of her childhood friend in her care. Pressured by her community to allow her former fianc to raise the child, Dottie must face the past she has worked fifteen years to forget.Spanning a decade, This Heavy Silence explores the power of the vows we make to others, and, more binding, those we make to ourselves. Evoking the hardship, spring-fed beauty, and the complexities of community in the rural Midwest, this award-winning, beautifully observed novel leads us to question our ideas about motherhood, faith, and the debts we owe. Like the land she inhabits and the people she attends, Nicole Mazzarella offers a subtle and enduring beauty, born of intense interiority, and vision both broad and deep. -Scott Cairns, author of Philokalia: New & Selected Poems.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Just days after turning fifty, Martha Maddux, a spirited mother and civic activist, was told she had Alzheimer's disease. She and her husband, Carlen, felt as though they'd been shoved out of a plane 10,000 feet up, with nothing to grab but themselves. But A Path Revealed is not about the fallout from an insidious disease that extended nearly seventeen years. It is in Carlen's words, The story of a path emerging during our darkest hours, a path that we neither planned nor foresaw. Carlen traveled with Martha to the backwoods of Kentucky, where the quiet presence of a Catholic nun revealed a hidden path. He was forced to slow down as he traced this path halfway around the world to Australia, retreated weekends to a monastery, embraced meditation, and landed all alone in Thomas Merton's cell. A Path Revealed echoes accents heard in Anne Lamott's Traveling Mercies, Richard Rohr's Falling Upward, and John Bunyan's 17th-century classic, The Pilgrim's Progress.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Just days after turning fifty, Martha Maddux, a spirited mother and civic activist, was told she had Alzheimer's disease. She and her husband, Carlen, felt as though they'd been shoved out of a plane 10,000 feet up, with nothing to grab but themselves. But A Path Revealed is not about the fallout from an insidious disease that extended nearly seventeen years. It is in Carlen's words, The story of a path emerging during our darkest hours, a path that we neither planned nor foresaw. Carlen traveled with Martha to the backwoods of Kentucky, where the quiet presence of a Catholic nun revealed a hidden path. He was forced to slow down as he traced this path halfway around the world to Australia, retreated weekends to a monastery, embraced meditation, and landed all alone in Thomas Merton's cell. A Path Revealed echoes accents heard in Anne Lamott's Traveling Mercies, Richard Rohr's Falling Upward, and John Bunyan's 17th-century classic, The Pilgrim's Progress.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. A grandmother's prayers are of significant importance through every age and stage of a grandchild's development These prayers are amazing and lovely blessings that can powerfully nurture and help shape a grandchild's conscience and future life It is so important to recognize the great gift and role grandparents have in praying for grandchildren in utero. This grandmother's prayer journal offers a delightful and unparalleled opportunity to not merely sit back and wait for the wondrous arrival, but instead, to use the time wisely by prayerfully waiting for your grandchild throughout what can be a meaningful and powerful nine-month novena of prayer. Month-by-month, inspired with holy insights, you will learn, discover, and note the development of your precious grand-blessing. Spaces are provided for you to personalize this special unborn baby book, as well as lovingly record your thoughts and prayers as you pray for your grandchild's first nine months of life. From beginning to end, you'll be partnering with St. Anne, the grandmother of Jesus, to swaddle your unborn grandchild with prayer. You'll journey with Mother Mary, and all the saints, to prayerfully prepare for the little one's birth.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Imagine that prayer could be like savoring a fine French meal - a flow of engaging courses featuring creative recipes, infusing all your senses, and enticing a return for more. Is it possible? Yes Creative doesn't actually do this book justice. David Brazzeal stirs together a love of French dining and his innovative prayer practices with a dash of international adventure to concoct an inspiring, reinvigorating prayer experience. Fun, yet profound, from confession to meditation, from observing to lamenting to praising, this book is full of practical ideas. Some can be used immediately to spice up your next prayer time; others take a lifetime to master. Some can be used with groups, while others work well throughout the day.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Fair. In the earliest centuries of faith, Christians in the deserts of Palestine and Africa sought a short prayer that could be easily repeated, in order to acquire the habit of prayer without ceasing. The result was The Jesus Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me. This jewel of Eastern Christianity aims at enabling a person to be in God's presence, rather than to focus on feelings or thoughts about God. The first section of The Jesus Prayer offers a concise overview of the history, theology, and spirituality of Orthodoxy, so that the Prayer can be understood in its native context. Following, is a conversational question-and-answer format that takes the reader through practical steps for adopting this profound practice in everyday life.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. In the earliest centuries of faith, Christians in the deserts of Palestine and Africa sought a short prayer that could be easily repeated, in order to acquire the habit of prayer without ceasing. The result was The Jesus Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me. This jewel of Eastern Christianity aims at enabling a person to be in God's presence, rather than to focus on feelings or thoughts about God. The first section of The Jesus Prayer offers a concise overview of the history, theology, and spirituality of Orthodoxy, so that the Prayer can be understood in its native context. Following, is a conversational question-and-answer format that takes the reader through practical steps for adopting this profound practice in everyday life.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. A candid account of sudden grief and faith that has inspired thousands Gregory Floyd's journey through grief after the tragic death of his youngest son recounts the full impact of such a loss on a typical Catholic family. In this expanded edition, he more than ever before allows the reader into his heart as he grapples with emotions that question the goodness of God in the midst of unbearable grief. He also answers the question: What is it like to live with such grief ten, fifteen, twenty years later? With brutal honesty, this loving father openly reveals the depths of his pain as he struggles to maintain faith and provide leadership for his family. He also reflects as he watches his other children mature, get married, and begin their own independent lives in the time since his son's death. Each of the children adds his and her own brief reflections in a special appendix to this important volume.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. This book shows how Christians can be good and be angry at the same time. That's possible if we let the Holy Spirit strengthen us to get angry for the right reasons and to keep anger under control. If we are seeking a secret that will simply eliminate anger, we're pursuing a vain hope. Anger will surely be with us until we die. It may even go with us to heaven, where the Lord may allow us to share his anger at the evils that afflict his creation. But we can learn to increase good anger and to minimize the bad. That's the Christian approach summed up by Paul when he admonished the Ephesians to Be angry, but do not sin (Eph 4:26). If used constructively, anger can even help us live a more Christian life. This is not a psychology or self-help book. It presents a Bible-based strategy for caring for and disciplining a valuable emotion. It describes a method that helps us use anger successfully to overcome the obstacles strewn across the path of our Christian journey. The book contains questions for discussion, personal reflection and application which make it ideal for either individual or group use.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Walk with Jesus through the special days of Holy Week -- from the joy of Palm Sunday to the love and mystery of the Last Supper, from the sorrow of the Garden of Gethsemane to the triumph of the empty Garden Tomb, young readers are invited to journey with Jesus all the way to Easter, and experience His great love for each one of us.  This unique and unforgettable picture book uses rhyming text and colorful illustrations to tell children the story of Holy Week. From Palm Sunday and Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem to His last Passover Feast with His disciples, washing their feet and praying in the Garden of Gethsemane to Judas' betrayal, the trial in front of Pontius Pilate and Jesus' crucifixion, then celebrating Jesus' resurrection and victory over death, Journey with Jesus recounts the entire week in age-appropriate language children will understand and remember. Through the captivating illustrations and powerful words based on Scripture, the Easter story is captivating for early readers as told by "Teacher's Pick" author Ann Ingalls.  Young readers will be intrigued by the colorful artwork that depicts events leading up to resurrection Sunday and the promise of eternal life found that can only be found in God's beloved and only son, Jesus.   A sturdy, 8 inch by 8 inch hardcover, this unique holiday book is perfect for:  Children ages 4-8  Sharing the true story of Easter in memorable rhyming text  Easter gifts, including basket stuffers and church ministry outreach  Inspiring discussion and dialogue with parents, grandparents, friends, and teachers  Learn more about Journey with Jesus: an Easter Story and find free resources at journeywithjesusbook.com.   &nbsp. Doneva, Steliyana (illustrator).…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. This book shows how Christians can be good and be angry at the same time. That's possible if we let the Holy Spirit strengthen us to get angry for the right reasons and to keep anger under control. If we are seeking a secret that will simply eliminate anger, we're pursuing a vain hope. Anger will surely be with us until we die. It may even go with us to heaven, where the Lord may allow us to share his anger at the evils that afflict his creation. But we can learn to increase good anger and to minimize the bad. That's the Christian approach summed up by Paul when he admonished the Ephesians to Be angry, but do not sin (Eph 4:26). If used constructively, anger can even help us live a more Christian life. This is not a psychology or self-help book. It presents a Bible-based strategy for caring for and disciplining a valuable emotion. It describes a method that helps us use anger successfully to overcome the obstacles strewn across the path of our Christian journey. The book contains questions for discussion, personal reflection and application which make it ideal for either individual or group use.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. The key to change is not thinking thin, but thinking whole Your Whole Life will help you find the freedom that only comes by accepting yourself and discovering the unchanging love of God.This 12-week Journey to Wholeness includes: - Strategies to help you eat right for your whole life - 12 weeks of inspirational, motivational devotions - The most up-to-date nutritional advice from one of our national experts - Weekly goals, tips for living well and for sharing with others - New ways to express love with food - Special tips for men, children, and families.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The key to change is not thinking thin, but thinking whole Your Whole Life will help you find the freedom that only comes by accepting yourself and discovering the unchanging love of God.This 12-week Journey to Wholeness includes: - Strategies to help you eat right for your whole life - 12 weeks of inspirational, motivational devotions - The most up-to-date nutritional advice from one of our national experts - Weekly goals, tips for living well and for sharing with others - New ways to express love with food - Special tips for men, children, and families.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. "What a delight to find so extraordinary a collection meant for use in ordinary time! Any book that includes passages from The Wind in the Willows and Moby Dick, as well as poems by George Herbert and Christina Rossetti, is all right with me. Especially because each of the works chosen is meant to awaken me to the movement of the spirit in daily life." -Kathleen Norris, author of Dakota and Cloister Walk With a title inspired by T. S. Eliot, this "literary" prayer book is for every Christian who has ever felt led to pray while reading a novel or a poem. These great writers know the things of God but speak in metaphor. They tell the truth, as Emily Dickinson put it, but they "tell it slant." In not stating out loud what they know, they have left much to our imaginations-which is a way of saying they have trusted the Holy Spirit. Let those who have ears, hear. "Sarah Arthur's anthology of liturgically arranged devotional, literary readings is a creme-de-la-creme book. The passages lovingly collected and arranged are the best available. There is something here for every reader. This book is both a literary treasure store and a devotional feast." - Leland Ryken, professor of English, Wheaton College; author of Windows to the World: Literature in Christian Perspective and many other books.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. The poor will always be with you, Jesus said - but that doesn't mean Christians have ever figured out how to be with the poor. Pope Francis has emphasized a vision of a Church that is poor and for the poor. But growing economic inequality continues to spread across the globe. This book takes a fresh look at the role of churches, and individual Christians, in relating to poverty and the poor among them. A strong focus is placed on the biblical and theological roots of the Church's commitment to care for the poor. At times praised as a virtue and blessed as a condition, poverty easily confuses us, and we are often left doing little to nothing to make a difference with and for the poor. As a social evil and a burden, poverty has elicited many kinds of reactions among the followers of Christ. It is time for Christians to figure out what to do about it. Contributors include Pope Francis, Pheme Perkins, Sandra M. Schneider, and Thomas Massaro SJ.…