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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian worship > Christian prayer
Andrew Murray is the master of devotional literature. His books are
short, easy to read and profoundly challenging. These five books
would be a great addition to any bookcase, providing a great source
of Christian insight. With added Biblical Index.
The Rule of St. Benedict offers a rich opportunity to explore a
grounded devotional practice, and this book's fresh perspective
will bring the Rule into your daily life. Praying with Saint
Benedict was written for the thousands of lay Christians who are
drawn to the Rule of St. Benedict and desire to incorporate it into
their daily devotional practice. Those who study the Rule aspire to
apply the Benedictine values of community, hospitality, humility,
simplicity, and prayer in their daily lives. This unique book
incorporates the passage of scripture that Benedict cites, three
contemplation questions that facilitate lectio divina, and a
concluding prayer. Unlike other commentaries on the Rule, the
reflections here tend not to be historical or theological, but
rather present personal, relatable thoughts and applications.
The Jesus Prayer Rosary will be welcomed by the growing number of
people who are discovering that praying with beads can be a
spiritually enriching and therapeutic experience. It will further
enrich the spirituality of the many Christians who have found
meditative repetition of the ancient Jesus Prayer to be a valuable
devotional aid. This unique book brings together these two popular
approaches to prayer and worship. It offers a Jesus-centred way of
praying with beads. Ideal for complete beginners, it includes basic
instruction on how to pray the rosary, using the Jesus Prayer. It
comprises four sets of meditations which focus on the infancy
narratives in Matthew and Luke, scenes from the ministry of Jesus,
his passion and death. These include readings from the various
Gospel writers. Finally, we are given insight into our experience
of him as the Risen One who gradually transforms our lives. Each
meditation concludes with a prayer mostly taken from the liturgy,
and biblical canticles are provided as centrepiece prayers. A
complete resource for praying privately or in groups, this will
open up the riches of Eastern and Catholic spirituality for all.
Michael Cleary SVD is parish priest of the Church of St Mary- on-
the- Quay, Bristol.
Rev. James A. Solomon is the President of Jesus People's Revival
Ministries Inc., as well as the General Overseer and Senior Pastor
of Jesus Family Chapel, with 28 branches in Nigeria, the United
Kingdom and several other countries. The international headquarters
for both ministries is based in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United
States of America. Rev. Solomon is a man who is truly gifted with
an extraordinary anointing on the subject of Spiritual Warfare,
Healing and Deliverance. In his efforts to serve the body of Christ
beyond his own ministries, he also serves as director for the West
African Regional Directorate of the International Accelerated
Missions (I.A.M.), a network of missionary churches based in New
York. Rev. Solomon started from very humble beginnings in his
native country of Nigeria, West Africa, way back in the 1980s. With
his team of ministers and due to popular demand, he has taken the
revelation of Spiritual Warfare and Deliverance to massive venues
such as the stadium domes in the major cities of Nigeria. He has
also conducted a series of conferences, and organizes quarterly
Deliverance Night Services in the United Kingdom, Europe, Canada,
Japan and all over the United States. Many have received freedom
from satanic bondage and oppression at these quarterly deliverance
services. He is in high demand as a guest minister in many crusades
and conferences. He currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia with his
family. He is married to Rev. Mrs. Florence A. James and they are
blessed with 4 children
A thorough but easily understood explanation of the Serenity
Prayer, written from a Christian perspective and suitable for
anyone, regardless of whether they have been in recovery. Hudson
shares his own experiences with addiction but broadens the book to
address the struggles that come to everyone: discontent,
restlessness, anxiety, stress, grief, pain in relationships, and
more. "The Serenity Prayer" offers a profound look into a simple
prayer that will deepen your trust and reliance on God.
Art, Truth, and Time is a book which endeavours to show that
artistic creation depends as much upon the body, as it does the
soul, and the soul's intelligent use of the body's way of
understanding. When there occurs a complete disjunction between the
two, as occurs in much of contemporary art, art is stripped of its
inherent beauty, its wholeness. In this book the author considers
the nature of art from its earliest manifestations to the present
day, endeavouring to show that its truth transcends time and place
through the unity of soul and body and man's awareness of this
unity, not a barren unity, but a unity which is profoundly
creative.
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