'Hope is about learning to dream - provided one remembers the dream comes not so much out of one's own unconscious, but out of God's. Hope is first learning God's dream, and then living it.' This striking guide to thoughtful Christian living explores the everyday experience of Christian hope and wisdom. In thirty six short and engaging reflections, Sam Wells explores what influences and shapes how we live, love, think, read Scripture, feel and dream. Helping us grapple with cultural forces and contemporary questions, Learning to Dream Again sets out to shape a theological imagination that is grounded in the reality of being human in a suffering world and yet open to transformation by the life and joy of God.

This is a new edition of the one volume Butler. Drawn from the original twelve volume work known as Butler's Lives of the Saints, this new edition has selected one principal saint as the focus of attention for each day of the calendar year. And now, for the first time, many saints have been included who were canonised during the Pontificate of Pope John Paul II.

Long-time activist, author and teacher of nonviolence, Father John Dear offers here the first ever commentary on the Synoptic Gospels from the perspective of active nonviolence, in the tradition of Gandhi and Dr. King. He walks through every line of the three synoptic Gospels pointing out Jesus’ practice and teachings of nonviolence each step of the way.

Dear’s Jesus is like Gandhi and Dr. King―nonviolent to the core, a disarming, healing presence toward those in need and a revolutionary disrupter of the unjust status quo and a political threat to the ruling authorities who succeed in killing him, only to push Jesus to the heights of nonviolence through his death and resurrection.

This original commentary brings a fresh new approach to the Gospels that will help all those who preach and engage in social ministries, and inspire everyone in this time of permanent warfare, gun violence, racism, poverty and climate change.

In 'n samelewing waar fronte voorgehou word en ons soos almal wil wees om in te pas, is dit tyd om ontslae te raak van die behoefte om jou met ander te vergelyk en aan ander se eise te voldoen.

God het aan jou unieke talente gegee sodat jy sy doel vir jou lewe kan vervul. Miskien het jy nog nie jou unieke talente ontdek nie. Neem die eerste stap en vra God om dit wat jou spesiaal en uniek maak aan jou uit te wys. Elke mens verskil immers: vir sommiges het hy leierskapseienskappe gegee; vir ander die gawe om musiek te komponeer. Laat God dan toe om jou unieke talente te gebruik en jou van binne te omvorm om iets kragdadig te doen. Jy sal boonop rus vind in dié wete: God het jou lief net soos jy is.

Each day’s reading includes teaching and encouragement, a Scripture reading from both the Old and New Testaments, and a thought for the day to draw you closer to God the Father and His purposes for you. Explore the nature and role of men as God intended, addressing such issues as: What does the Bible really teach about men and women? What does it mean to be male? What are the purpose and design of the man? How is a man uniquely different from a woman? What is a man’s role as a husband and father? What are a man’s sexual needs? How are men and women meant to relate to one another? How can a man build a better life for himself, his family, and the world?

Through this devotional, you can strengthen your relationship with your heavenly Father as you discover how to fulfill your destiny and potential as an integral part of His eternal purposes.

God, God Almighty, God the Creator of the heavens and the earth, God the Beginning and the End, God the Source of all that is, God the Creator of man—the same God, in all His power and all His majesty, stops and listens when you pray. God has given humanity the ability to bring heaven to earth.

Whether you know it or not, you have the authority to change the world through prayer. When God said, “Let mankind rule over all the earth,” He was arranging the dominion of the world so that the partnership of mankind was essential for the accomplishment of His purposes. Through his unique perspective on this often-misunderstood subject, best-selling author Dr. Myles Munroe takes the mystery out of prayer, providing practical answers for difficult questions about communicating with God.

All that God is—and all that God has—may be received through prayer. Everything you need to fulfill your purpose on earth is available to you through prayer. The biblically based, time-tested principles in this book will ignite and transform the way you pray. Be prepared to enter into a new dimension of faith, a deeper revelation of God’s love, and a renewed understanding that your prayers can truly move the hand of God.

This expanded edition includes study questions for individual or small group use.

Nadat Ockert en Michele Potgieter getroud is, het hulle hul tasse gepak en vertrek Oekraïne toe, nie vir hulle wittebrood nie, maar om daar te werk onder die mense wat onlangs bevry is van agter die ystergordyn.

Dit is egter ’n groot ontnugtering vir Michele in die begin – dit is yskoud in die winter en snikwarm in die somer. Die meeste huise het net buitetoilette en daar is min verskeidenheid in basiese kruideniersware. Die mense is baie vriendelik en hulle word meestal met oop arms verwelkom. Maar alles is nie altyd maklik nie, daar is ’n noue ontkoming met die mafia, agtervolging deur die KGB en verraad van binne die gemeente. Dan sterf Ockert tydens die Covid 19-pandemie tydens ’n besoek aan Suid-Afrika. Michele moet besluit of sy teruggaan Oekraïne toe, waar ’n oorlog dreig en of sy in Suid-Afrika by haar mense en haar kinders bly.

Dit is ’n aangrypende verhaal oor liefde: liefde vir God, vir die mense van die Oekraïne, maar ook die liefde tussen Michele, Ockert en hul kinders.

Die wêreld het meer sonneblommense nodig mense wat hulle koppe na die Son toe draai, mense wat meer en meer soos die Son wil wees eerder as giftige ivies, stink Afrikaners, stekelrige kaktusse, knieserige rosies of klaende hangkop wilgers.

Transformasie begin as ons ons deel begin doen en verantwoordelikheid aanvaar om ons negatiewe gedagtes elke dag bewustelik by die alomteenwoordige Son te vernuwe. Ons moet onsself daagliks toewy in die bestudering van die Meester Sonneblom se lieflike kwaliteite en meer van die vrug van sy liefdevolle genadige gees te kweek deur ons gedagtes by hom te vernuwe. Om ou negatiewe gewoontes en denke af te breek vra baie herhaling en volharding.

Kom ons maak dit ons doel om elke dag 'n rapsie meer na Jesus se voorbeeld van christenskap en menswees te lyk. Met hierdie 260 sonneblom dagstukkies nooi Susan jou uit na 'n avontuur van sonsoek al agter die Son aan.

Geniet die sonneblomreis.

Why leave your child's life to chance when you can give it to God?

Stormie Omartian and her husband spent 20 years raising their children...and more than 40 years praying for them. Now, in 32 short chapters in The Power of a Praying Parent, Stormie shares how you can pray through each stage of your child's life, from early childhood to adulthood. Why Leave Your Child's Life to Chance When You Can Give It to God?

You don't have to be a perfect parent. But you do need to be a praying parent. And you can do that...

Live in freedom! Let your heart be warmed as the oil of T.D. Jakes’ teaching flows from your mind to your spirit.

The healing balm that well-known pastor and author T.D. Jakes shares in Woman, Thou Art Loosed! Healing The Wounds Of The Past, soothes all manner of traumas, tragedies, and disappointments. Whether you are a single parent, a battered wife, an abused teenager, or an insecure woman, there is a cure for every crisis!

In this soft word for the sensitive ear, there is deep cleansing for those inaccessible areas of the feminine heart. The wisdom in this book fights back the infections of life. Woman Thou Art Loosed! breaks the shackles off the neck of every woman who dare to read it!

Ek Bid vir Jou deur Jean Fischer is een van die beste kinderboeke oor liefde en die gesin wat uitspel hoe ver 'n ma se liefde strek.

Hierdie plaaslike uitgawe van die pragtige storie volg 'n mammabeer se pad van voor haar kindjie se geboorte tot sy eerste dag op skool en hoe sy oor en vir haar kind bid.

Ek Bid vir Jou is vol pragtige, volkleur kunswerk deur Frank Endersby, met 'n gebed op elke dubbelblad.

Hierdie boek is ideaal vir voorlees deur ouers vir hul kinders voor slaaptyd, as 'n beginpunt vir 'boekevat' of stiltetyd.

J. C Ryle wrote this timeless classic on holiness over a hundred years ago, yet how poignant his words still are for us today. Sadly, we all know how easy it is to appear godly in public, while behind closed doors to continue in our own sin.

This modern English version will challenge a new generation of readers to live a Christ like life. Ryle's timeless wisdom reminds us that holiness shouldn't be cold, distant and unobtainable, but that Christ himself is the root of our godliness. Be exhorted not to simply settle for half hearted holiness, but to strive to be holy in every area of our lives.

Holiness, Ryle argued, was not simply a matter of believing and feeling, but of doing.

How do Christians grow? Few question the call of the Bible to grow in godliness, but the answer to exactly how this happens is often elusive.

In Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners, Dane Ortlund points believers to Christ, making the case that sanctification does not happen by doing more or becoming better, but by going deeper into the wondrous gospel truths that washed over them when they were first united to him.

Drawing on wisdom from figures throughout church history, Ortlund encourages readers to fix their gaze on Jesus in the battle against sin, casting themselves upon his grace and living out their invincible identity in Christ.

Elke vrou het soms woorde van wysheid of inspirasie nodig om haar deur die dag te dra.

365 dinge wat elke vrou moet weet kombineer wysheid, insig en humor om vroue te inspireer en te bemoedig op hul lewenspad. Onderwerpe sluit in:

• Geestelike lewe
• Selfbeeld
• Sukses en mislukking
• Geduld en mislukking
• Om ’n Christelike voorbeeld te stel.

365 dinge wat elke vrou moet weet is die ideale geskenk – of iets om jouself mee te bederf.

“Live as if you thought that Christ might come at any time.”–J. C. Ryle

J. C. Ryle knew that there was only one way to prepare for Christ’s return: to know Him as our Great Redeemer.

This compilation of 365 powerful readings from Ryle’s preaching and writing is rich with the grace, truth, and conviction that defined Jesus’s ministry. Spend this year meditating on the glory of Christ with one of the great evangelical leaders of the nineteenth century in this new devotional.

Oorvloedige liefde bevat 365 dagstukkies deur die immergewilde Nina Smit wat jou sal help om die lewe en God se liefde in oorvloed te ervaar.

Nina bespreek verskeie eienskappe wat deel van ’n gelowige se lewe behoort uit te maak. Hierdie dagstukkies sal jou bemoedig, krag gee vir die dag wat voorlê en aanspoor om die vreugde van Christenwees te beleef.

Ervaar saam met haar 365 dae van God se onbegrensde liefde.

In hierdie tweede Suider-Afrikaanse uitgawe van Jesus Roep Jou: Geniet Vrede In Sy Teenwoordigheid, 'n 366-dagstukkieboek in Grootdruk, word jy uitgenooi om daagliks tyd in God se teenwoordigheid deur te bring. Deur middel van oordenkings en Skrifgedeeltes bring New York Times-topverkoperskrywer Sarah Young Jesus se boodskap van vrede na jou vandag, en ook elke dag.

Deur daagliks tyd te spandeer in die teenwoordigheid van ons Verlosser met die bekende en geliefde dagstukke in Jesus Roep Jou sal jy:

• Getroos voel deur woorde van hoop en bemoediging
• Verseker word van Jesus se oneindige liefde vir jou
• Onderskragende leiding gebaseer op die Skrif ontvang
• Jou geloof deur die lees van Bybelverse versterk
• Jesus daagliks ontmoet deur 'n oordenking gebaseer op God se Woord

Geskryf asof Jesus self direk met jou praat, nooi Jesus Roep Jou jou uit om vrede te ervaar in die teenwoordigheid van die Verlosser wat altyd by jou is.

Het dit al ooit gevoel of jou man jou nie liefhet nie? Voel dit of jou vrou jou nie respekteer nie? Te veel huwelike eindig vandag in egskeiding omdat mans en vroue mekaar nie verstaan nie. In Liefde en respek openbaar dr. Emerson Eggerichs die geheim: Suksesvolle kommunikasie lê in die wete dat onvoorwaardelike respek vir hom is net so belangrik as onvoorwaardelike liefde vir haar.

Hierdie riglyne, getuienisse en humoristiese staaltjies sal paartjies help om nuut te begin. Hierdie revolusionêre boodskap is vir almal: dié wat gelukkig getroud is, eensaam is of wat ’n huwelikskrisis beleef. Dit is vir verloofde paartjies, slagoffers van buite-egtelike verhoudings en huweliksberaders wat inligting soek wat ’n huwelik kan red.

Deur die riglyne in Liefde en respek toe te pas, kan paartjies nuwe vlakke van intimiteit beleef en die huwelik hê waarvan hulle nog altyd net gedroom het.

Psalms nooi jou om daagliks jou hart voor God uit te stort. God wil hê dat jy daagliks openlik en eerlik die goeie én slegte met Hom moet deel. Dit is wat Psalms so besonders maak. Dit toon hoe die psalmiste met God gepraat het toe hulle gelukkig en tevrede was met hoop in hul harte, maar ook toe hulle bang, moedeloos, kwaad en alleen was.

In Psalms vir elke dag, 'n 365-dagstukkieboek, nooi Joyce Meyer jou om saam met haar deur die baie bekende boek van Psalms te reis.

Dit sal jou:

• Nader aan Jesus bring, en
• Jou die geleentheid bied om die wysheid wat in Psalms opgesluit is, jou eie te maak.
• Sakpasgrootte: 190 mm x 140 mm
• 376 pp
• Pragtige hardeband-boek met lint as boekmerk
• Lesersvriendelike fontgrootte en uitleg (in pantone-kleur)