What makes life meaningful? More to the point, what makes our life meaningful? Without a good answer to that question, we can expend much energy and experience much anxiety as we attempt to live lives of significance, only to find that in the end we missed the point entirely and along the way were deeply dissatisfied. But there is hope. In Why You Matter, Michael Sherrard shows that life is only meaningful if God exists. He then shows how that fundamental fact provides clarity for some of the most important questions of our lives, including - Who am I? - How should I treat others? - What should I do with my life? - How do I make sense of suffering? If you have struggled with a sense of self-worth and direction in your life, or if you have a friend, colleague, or family member who is searching for meaning in a world of suffering, chaos, and uncertainty, Why You Matter will give you confidence that your life matters--but maybe not for the reasons you think.

In 2018, at the end of a speech Rod Dreher gave in Genoa, an artist gave him an engraving by his own hand. In broken English, the artist explained that he was in his studio that afternoon when the Holy Spirit told him that he should come hear Rod Dreher, and give him a particular drawing of an obscure medieval saint. None of this made sense to Dreher until two years later, lost in depression and confusion, the saint - a Tuscan hermit named Galgano - appeared in Dreher's life again under circumstances that did not at all seem coincidental, sending Dreher on a search for God's will for his life.

A lifetime of experiencing mystical events and collecting stories from others has solidified Dreher's Christian faith, and convinced him that God reveals himself to us all the time - but we in the modern West have lost our capacity to sense God's presence. How did this happen to us, but not to other peoples in the world? Can it be reversed? If so, how?

LIVING IN WONDER tells the story of how the West became "disenchanted", and gives practical advice - based on history, cultural anthropology, and neuroscience, as well as the testimonies of monks of the ancient Church - on how to regain one's sense of wonder and awareness of the divine. Told through real-life stories of people who experienced miracles, visitations by saints and angels, and in some cases wrestled with demons, this book will open your mind to the reality that the material world is not all there is, and that God is not as silent and as elusive as you might think. You just need to learn how to see with clear eyes.

Join Rod Dreher as he explores why 'contemporary' Christianity seems so empty, and why so many young people are walking away from it. He argues that the enchanted sacramental vision of the church of the first millennium is still true, only hidden, and that the experience of God is something that can happen to anyone - if they are willing to take the risk.

Elisabeth Elliot plots the treacherous passage through pain, grief, and loss, a journey most of us will make many times in our life. Through it all, she says, there is only one reliable path, and if you walk it, you will see the transformation of all your losses, heartbreaks, and tragedies into something strong and purposeful. In this powerful book, Elisabeth Elliot does not hesitate to ask hard questions, to examine tenderly the hurts we suffer, and to explore boldly the nature of God whose sovereign care for us is so intimate and perfect that he confounds our finite understanding. A Path through Suffering is a book for anyone searching for faith, comfort, and assurance. Includes a new foreword by Joni Eareckson Tada.

God wants your heart. The whole Bible teaches truth and awakens emotions, but the Psalms are in a category of their own. They do not just awaken the heart; they put it in the foreground. They do not merely invite our emotions to respond to God’s truth; they put our emotions on display.

The Psalms are more than commanding—they are contagious. We are not just listening to profound ideas and feelings. We are living among them in their overflow. We touch pillows wet with tears. We hear and feel the unabashed cries of affliction, shame, regret, grief, anger, discouragement, and turmoil. But what makes all this stunningly different from the sorrows of the world is that all of it—absolutely all of it—is experienced in relation to the totally sovereign God.

Shaped by God is an invitation. God wants our hearts. He will take them as he finds them. And then, with the healing contagion of the Psalms, he will shape them. Accept his invitation to come.

The key to a content and happy life lies in thanksgiving. Discover God’s grace anew and cultivate a heart of thanksgiving as you learn to focus on God’s abundant blessings in your life.

A Gift of Grace and Gratitude will take you on a 366-day journey of experiencing the wonder of God's amazing grace. Each day offers a key Scripture verse, a short devotion by well-known author Carolyn Larsen, and a set of thought-provoking questions to ponder. This devotional will fill your heart with gratitude when you recognize God's blessings of love, joy, hope, and peace in your life. Be filled with a heart of thanksgiving as you realize that everything you have comes from the abundance of God's goodness and grace.

• 366-day devotional.
• Each day offers a key Scripture verse, a short devotion, and a set of thought-provoking questions to ponder.
• Hardcover.
• 388 two-color pages.
• Also available in Afrikaans under the title In genade en dankbaarheid.

Koos van der Merwe nooi jou uit om met hierdie digbundel te besin oor wat régtig saak maak: geld, status, mense? Jy word gelei om te besef dat jy nooit moet vergeet wie jou hartsmense is nie.

Elke mens wonder soms oor die lewe. Ons almal kry seer. Ons het lief. Ons word op die een of ander stadium ontnugter en stoei met geloof. Ons is geneig om soms net so bolangs te leef omdat ons te bang is om ons vrese en drome te konfronteer.

Met hierdie versameling verse wil Koos jou uitnooi om te besin oor wat régtig saak maak: geld, status, mense? Jy word gelei om te besef dat jy nooit moet vergeet wie jou hartsmense is nie.

Hy laat jou binneste reis na daardie ervarings wat pynlik was en jy word uitgedaag om jou pyn ’n naam te gee. Seerkry wat geïgnoreer word sal elke keer terugkom en jou weer treiter.

Konfronteer eerder jou issues en werk daardeur, dan sal jy genesing vind.

Moenie jou verlede vergeet nie. Koos vra jou om die tye van “heilige afsprake” en “ontmoetings met Lig” te koester, want “om jou verlede te ag is die anker van jou toekoms.”

Die temas van God en geloof word ook aangeraak en jy kom diep onder die indruk van jou afhanklikheid van Sy genade.