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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian worship
Though Christians the world over make yearly preparations for Lent,
there s a conspicuous lack of good books for that other great
spiritual season: Advent. All the same, this four-week period
leading up to Christmas is making a comeback as growing numbers
reject shopping-mall frenzy and examine the deeper meaning of the
season. Ecumenical in scope, these fifty devotions invite the
reader to contemplate the great themes of Christmas and the
significance that the coming of Jesus has for each of us not only
during Advent, but every day. Whether dipped into at leisure or
used on a daily basis, Watch for the Light gives the phrase holiday
preparations new depth and meaning. Includes writings by Christoph
Friedrich Blumhardt, Sylvia Plath, J. B. Phillips, Friedrich
Wilhelm Foerster, Henri Nouwen, Bernard of Clairvaux, Kathleen
Norris, Meister Eckhart, St. Thomas Aquinas, Karl Rahner, Isaac
Penington, Madeleine L Engle, Alfred Delp, Loretta Ross-Gotta,
William Stringfellow, J. Heinrich Arnold, Edith Stein, Philip
Britts, Jane Kenyon, John Howard Yoder, Emmy Arnold, Karl Barth,
Oscar Romero, William Willimon, Johann Christoph Arnold, Gail
Godwin, Leonardo Boff, G. M. Hopkins, Evelyn Underhill, Dorothy
Day, Brennan Manning, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Romano Guardini, Annie
Dillard, Martin Luther, St. John Chrysostom, Giovanni Papini,
Dorothee Soelle, C. S. Lewis, Gustavo Gutierrez, Philip Yancey, J.
T. Clement, Thomas Merton, Eberhard Arnold, Ernesto Cardenal, T. S.
Eliot, John Donne, Gian Carlo Menotti and Jurgen Moltmann."
One of the most wonderful things about walking with God is that we can have an intimate and real relationship with him. He wants us to know him so well that we are comfortable talking to him about anything and everything. Yet, there are times when we feel disconnected and insecure. We desire to grow in prayer, but we don't know where to begin, what to say, or how to listen for his voice.
In She Prays, Debbie Lindell invites you on a 31-day journey to experience a confident and conversational relationship with your heavenly Father. She shows you how to replace the pressure to perform in prayer with a faith-filled expectation--trusting that God is delighted with every conversation and every word we whisper to him. Her desire is that your soul will be transformed as your confidence in prayer grows, and that your faith will be strengthened as you see God work through your prayers in ways you never imagined possible.
Poetry has always been a central element of Christian spirituality
and is increasingly used in worship, in pastoral services and
guided meditation. In Sounding the Seasons, Cambridge poet, priest
and singer-songwriter Malcolm Guite transforms seventy lectionary
readings into lucid, inspiring poems, for use in regular worship,
seasonal services, meditative reading or on retreat. Already widely
recognised, Malcolm's writing has been acclaimed by Rowan Williams
and Luci Shaw, two leading contemporary religious poets. Seven
Advent poems from this collection will appear in the next edition
of Penguin's (US) Best Spiritual Writing edited by Philip Zaleski,
alongside the work of writers such as Seamus Heaney and Annie
Dillard. Malcolm Guite is Chaplain of Girton College, Cambridge. A
performance poet and singer/songwriter, he lectures widely on
poetry and theology in Britain and the US and has a large following
on his website, www.malcolmguite.wordpress.com. He is a contributor
to Reflections for Daily Prayer.
Every Prayer Strengthens Your Marriage As a husband, you have a
unique set of responsibilities weighing on you each day. Your
desire is to provide for your wife-and the very best way you can
take care of her is by praying for her and your marriage. Let the
Lord lead you step by step, decision by decision, moment by moment
as you seek to... mature in your faith build relational confidence
and intimacy overcome temptations and trials encourage your wife to
be all she can be Discover biblical direction in this collection of
prayers and devotions written for busy husbands like you who need a
minute of inspiration.
Egeria, who was most probably a Spanish nun, visited the Holy Land
only fifty years after the death of Constantine, making her work
the earliest surviving account of the area. Her description of the
Holy Land, particularly that of Jerusalem, are written with a
loving attention to detail, making her the prime source of early
Christian pilgrimage and worship. The third edition of John
Wilkinson's well-known book is completely updated and as well as a
translation of Egeria's account, includes a wealth of information
about Egeria, her journey and early liturgy.
This is the first comprehensive and up-to-date account of the
internal arrangement of church buildings in Western Europe between
1500 and 2000, showing how these arrangements have met the
liturgical needs of their respective denominations, Catholic and
Protestant, over this period. In addition to a chapter looking at
the general impact of the Reformation on church buildings, there
are separate chapters on the churches of the Lutheran, Reformed,
Anglican and Roman Catholic traditions between the mid-sixteenth
and mid-nineteenth centuries, and on the ecclesiological movement
of the nineteenth century and the liturgical movement of the
twentieth century, both of which have impacted on all the churches
of Western Europe over the past 150 years. The book is extensively
illustrated with figures in the text and a series of plates and
also contains comprehensive guides to both further reading and
buildings to visit throughout Western Europe.
Will the Christian church live or die? What is the way ahead?
Answering these questions, this book challenges all people of God
to seek unity in and beyond the norms of dogma and hierarchy.
A comprehensive guide to symbols used in Christian liturgical art,
architecture, manuscripts, stained glass, etc. The book includes
over 500 new illustrations. First published in 1964, now completely
updated.
How our temperament and personality affect our prayer life
Why do so many struggle to pray? Dr. Pablo Martinez, a medical
doctor and psychotherapist, suggests that our basic personality
type strongly affects both how we pray and what we pray about.
Extroverts may struggle to develop a regular prayer life;
introverts will be more likely to set time apart. Thinking types
find prayer more satisfactory if accompanied by pen and paper;
feeling types may long for intimacy with God; intuitive types tend
to be innovators andvisionaries, and may have a more mystical bent;
sensation types often have a particular capacity for spontaneous
prayer; and so on. The purpose of this book is to help us
understand, and work with, our own spiritual path.
"A profound, practical and personal book in which the skill of
the psychiatrist and the gentleness of the pastor are combined. . .
. I cannot imagine any reader failing to be helped by it, as I have
been myself."
--John Stott
"A unique blend of biblical teaching, spiritual wisdom,
psychiatric expertise and insight into human nature."
--Bob Horn, former General Secretary, Universities and Colleges
Christian Fellowship
From the authors of the popular and bestselling Godwink series
comes a new and inspiring collection of true stories about people
whose lives were changed by specific and extraordinary answers to
their prayers. Prayer is a universal act that anyone can
participate in. Simply stated: prayer is a conversation between you
and God, and oftentimes brings incredible and astonishing results.
The outcomes are called "answered prayers." Yet, with no
alternative word in the English language for answered prayer,
readers have begun to fill the void with Godwink, which is now
making its way into dictionaries. In The Godwink Effect, SQuire and
Louise, husband and wife, make the case that Godwinks and prayer
are inextricably intertwined. The first of seven secrets for more
Godwinks is to pray. Moreover, when a Godwink occurs, like a pebble
tossed into a pond, there are subsequent ripples that touch the
lives of others. Typical of all Godwink books, this volume will be
packed with amazing real-life stories about ordinary people, as
well as some well-known figures, that reinforce the power of prayer
in their lives and the Godwinks that followed.
Morning Prayer Rite I, Daily Devotions, Baptism, Holy Eucharist
Rites I and II, Selected Pastoral Offices, Psalter, Prayers. It is
spiral bound for easy use. Designed in collaboration with the
Episcopal Society for Ministry on Aging, Inc., this volume is a
companion to The Hymnal 1982 Selections in Large
Print.
As you read this powerful booklet during the Lenten season, you
will experience spiritual growth through interaction with Scripture
from both the Old and New Testaments. The readings culminate in the
Passion Week and Easter Sunday, and you will gain a greater
understanding of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus as you
examine critical passion narratives in the Gospels. Through your
interaction with these Lenten readings, you will be a joyful
witness of God s carefully orchestrated plan to redeem the world
through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. These 40 devotions will
allow you to gain a more complete perspective on your personal
relationship with Jesus and the power of his work in your life
today. Written by Dr. Kenneth Boa, president of Reflections
Ministries, each devotion provides thoughts for meditation along
with a prayer for each day, making this the perfect devotional for
personal, family or small-group use. Features: * 40 daily devotions
with multiple Scripture readings * A meditation that amplifies the
Scripture passages* Each daily reading ends with a prayer*
Scripture text from the clear, accessible New International Version
(NIV) Bible"
Imagine who you might become if you could make peace with the whole
of who you are, rather than over-identifying with the "best" of
your type or rejecting the "worst" of its expressions. If
self-awareness is the first step of the journey, self-acceptance is
the next, and practicing compassion toward oneself becomes
essential. In this interactive companion to The Enneagram of
Belonging, Enneagram teacher and bestselling author Chris Heuertz
offers a fresh take on the Enneagram of Personality toward true
transformation. Through guided space for self-reflection, practical
prompts, and illuminating insights, The Enneagram of Belonging
Workbook will help you: Break free from the stereotypes and surface
treatment of your type toward a deeper understanding of identity
Understand how your "Kidlife Crisis" has shaped your personality
structure Make peace with the whole of who you are through radical
self-acceptance Confront your "inner dragons" gently, with
compassion, toward lasting change Chart your personalized path back
to belonging, as you come home to your true self
Paul Bradshaw, one of the world's foremost scholars on the history
of Christian liturgy, has shared this expertise in several works
that have become standard texts for students of liturgy. In Rites
of Ordination, Bradshaw turns his attention to the ways that
Christians through the ages have understood what it means to ordain
someone as a minister and how that has been expressed in liturgical
practice. Bradshaw considers the typological background to ordained
ministry some have drawn from the Old Testament and what ministry
meant to the earliest Christian communities. He explores the
ordination rites and theology of the early church, the Christian
East, the medieval West, the churches of the Reformation, and the
post-Tridentine Roman Catholic Church.
Prayer That Gets ResultsPrayer is the Christian's lifeline to God,
and with it lives are changed for eternity! E. M. Bounds knew the
secrets of prayer and that God has established divine principles
and promises for our every need. He reveals these principles and
illustrates how God has answered the prayers of men and women since
the beginning of Bible times. He also uncovers how you can...* Have
direct communication with God* Maintain a prayer life that produces
results* Overcome Satan and his hold on prayer* Obtain all that God
has for you* Discover all the possibilities of prayerSince the time
of the apostles, no man besides E. M. Bounds has left such a rich
inheritance of biblical research into the life of prayer. Here are
teachings that form the only effective barrier against the powers
of evil that prevail throughout the present world. Through his
writings, you will discover how you can have a totally effective
prayer life and how you can know the fullness of divine
power."Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall
receive, that your joy may be full."--John 16:24
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