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Expecting to See Jesus---the expanded edition of I Saw the
Lord---is the result of Anne Graham Lotz's life lived in the hope
of Jesus' return. As you journey with her through the pages of the
Bible, you'll come to realize why she lives her life expecting to
see Jesus at any minute. And, she wants to make sure you and all
other Christians are ready for that moment when your faith becomes
sight. Anne knows from personal experience that it's in the
busyness of our days, as we're drifting in comfortable complacency,
that we most need a wake-up call---a jolt that pushes us to seek
out a revival of our passion for Jesus that began as a blazing fire
but somehow has died down to an ineffective glow. In Expecting to
See Jesus, Anne points out the biblical signs she sees in the world
all around us and shows how you can experience an authentic,
deeper, richer relationship with God in a life-changing,
fire-blazing revival.
LIVE A LIFE OF MEANING AND CONNECTION Instead of pushing for
perfection A few years ago, I found myself exhausted and isolated,
my soul and body sick. I was tired of being tired, burned out on
busy. And, it seemed almost everyone I talked with was in the same
boat: longing for connection, meaning, depth, but settling for
busy. I am a wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, neighbor,
writer, and I know all too well that settling feeling. But over the
course of the last few years, I've learned a way to live, marked by
grace, love, rest, and play. And it's changing everything. Present
Over Perfect is an invitation to this journey that changed my life.
I'll walk this path with you, a path away from frantic pushing and
proving, and toward your essential self, the one you were created
to be before you began proving and earning for your worth. Written
in Shauna's warm and vulnerable style, this collection of essays
focuses on the most important transformation in her life, and maybe
yours too: leaving behind busyness and frantic living and
rediscovering the person you were made to be. Present Over Perfect
is a hand reaching out, pulling you free from the constant pressure
to perform faster, push harder, and produce more, all while
maintaining an exhausting image of perfection. Shauna offers an
honest account of what led her to begin this journey, and a
compelling vision for an entirely new way to live: soaked in grace,
rest, silence, simplicity, prayer, and connection with the people
that matter most to us. In these pages, you'll be invited to
consider the landscape of your own life, and what it might look
like to leave behind the pressure to be perfect and begin the
life-changing practice of simply being present, in the middle of
the mess and the ordinariness of life.
Too often our friendships with other women can be marked by drama,
competition, betrayal, and unforgiveness. As women, we can cause
one another deep pain, creating wounds in need of healing. But we
were made for connection and healthy friendships with other women
to cheer each other on and fulfill our God-breathed
purpose--together. Through vulnerable personal stories laden with
joy, heartache, mistakes, and lessons learned, Andi invites you on
a journey of navigating the complications that can come in
friendships with other women. With practical and biblical
applications throughout, this book will empower you to do the work
by first facing yourself and untangling the mess, then seeking
reconciliation for genuine connection, and building authentic
friendships, even when it's been painful or complicated in the
past.
Are you living the life God wants for you? God has called you to
know and experience Him as your friend, your heavenly Father, and
your companion in life. He wants you to know Him intimately and
profoundly, beyond intellectual studies and emotional experiences.
In this companion to Dr. Tony Evans' The Power of Knowing God DVD,
Dr. Evans shares with you his strategies for developing an
authentic, life-transforming connection with God. This
comprehensive resource provides insightful stories with practical
applications to help you seek a deeper relationship with God.
You'll find this workbook full of relevant Scripture passages,
reflective questions that will spark conversation, and activities
for personal growth. Use this book in a group or on your own as you
make knowing God your life's pursuit and experience the fullness of
living life at His side. Complete your experience with The Power of
Knowing God The Power of Knowing God DVD
'A brilliant introduction to prayer' Richard Rohr, Author of
Everything Belongs One of America's most beloved spiritual leaders
and the New York Times bestselling author of The Jesuit Guide to
(Almost) Everything and Jesus: A Pilgrimage teaches anyone to
converse with God in this comprehensive guide to prayer. 'What do
we need to learn? That prayer changes us-and so changes the world
we live in; that God is always there before us; that it's God's
action that makes the difference. Practical, comprehensive, and
above all God-centered, this book is a deeply valuable companion
for growing in faith.' Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of
Canterbury In The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything, Father James
Martin included a chapter on communicating with God. Now, he
expands those thoughts in this profound and practical handbook.
Learning to Pray explains what prayer is, what to expect from
praying, how to do it, and how it can transform us when we make it
a regular practice in our lives. A trusted guide walking beside us
as we navigate our unique spiritual paths, Martin lays out the
different styles and traditions of prayer throughout Christian
history and invites us to experiment and discover which works best
to feed our soul and build intimacy with our Creator. Father Martin
makes clear there is not one secret formula for praying. But like
any relationship, each person can discover the best style for
building an intimate relationship with God, regardless of religion
or denomination. Prayer, he teaches us, is open and accessible to
anyone willing to open their heart.
A book of moral and religious reflections written by a Carolingian
noblewoman for her teenage son in the middle of the 9th century.
Intended as a guide to right conduct, the book was to be shared in
time with William's younger brother. Dhuoda's situation was
poignant. Her husband, Bernard, the count of Septimania, was away
and she was separated from her children. William was being held by
Charles the Bald as a guarantee of his father's loyalty, and the
younger son's whereabouts were unknown. As war raged in the
crumbling Carolingian Empire, the grieving mother, fearing for the
spiritual and physical welfare of her absent sons, began in 841 to
write her loving counsel in a handbook. Two years later she sent it
to William. The book memorably expresses Dhuoda's maternal
feelings, religious fervor and learning. In teaching her children
how they might flourish in God's eyes, as well as humanity's,
Dhuoda reveals the authority of Carolingian women in aristocratic
households. She dwells on family relations, social order, the
connection between religious and military responsibility, and,
always, the central place of Christian devotion in a noble life.
One of the few surviving texts written by a woman in the Middle
Ages, Dhuoda's ""Liber manualis"" was available in only two faulty
Latin manuscripts until a third, superior one was discovered in the
1950s. This English translation is based on the 1975 critical
edition and French translation by Pierre Riche. Now available for
the first time in paperback, it includes an afterword written by
Carol Neel that takes into account recent scholarship and the 1991
revised edition of Riche's text.
This book, the fruit of prayer, theological reflection and rich
human experience, evokes fresh praying and thinking about all the
key relationships in our lives, beginning with God. Drawing on the
rich Christian traditions of both east and west, it speaks of
theology and spirituality, to the head and the heart. It is a book
of hope, encouraging us all to make a fresh start with God and,
entering more fully into the relationship of love to which he
invites us, to go out and to witness to this love. In this unique
bringing together of the riches of the Christian east and west is
the call to hear God's gracious voice today. 'This wonderful little
book weaves together depths from the Christian tradition, the
experience of Bishop John and practical spirituality for readers: a
perfect companion for meditation throughout the year, certain to
inspire and challenge in equal measure.' Justin Welby, Archbishop
of Canterbury 'This beautifully written book is an invitation to a
deeper discovery of who we are and who God is. Amid our brokenness
and longings, we are invited to see in new ways and to glimpse
afresh what it means to be people of relationship, made in the
image of God who is love and with whom there are endless new
beginnings.' Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester
A Star-Filled Grace offers resources on beloved Advent and
Christmas themes for churches, ministers, study groups and
individuals at a time when there is a genuine interest in fresh
ways of telling the Christmas stories. In poetry, liturgy and
narrative, Rachel Mann questions the cosy and sentimental view of
the festive season and takes seriously the idea that God in Christ
is born as a vulnerable outsider who transforms the world in
radical ways. Intended to be usable in a wide range of liturgical
and study contexts, this book revisits biblical voices, characters
and stories with a sophistication and simplicity that speaks to
readers from a diversity of theological and spiritual perspectives.
Rachel Mann is an Anglican parish priest, broadcaster and writer.
She is resident poet and minor canon at Manchester Cathedral. Her
work is widely published, including two previous books, The Risen
Dust and Dazzling Darkness.
Like Henri Nouwen's bestselling Return of the Prodigal Son, this
unique book by Henry Martin, himself a writer, artist and former
priest, explores the spiritual depth of Vincent Van Gogh's The Good
Samaritan. He reflects on Van Gogh's aspirations to be christlike,
his struggles and wanderings, and how these might have influenced
him as he painted, and asks what lessons we can learn from
meditation upon the imagery and each of the characters portrayed in
this, Jesus' most famous parable.
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