Illumination, in art, refers to the decoration of ancient sacred manuscripts and books with colored, gilded pictures. The illuminations in these ancient parchments often appeared as involved miniatures, decorative initials or ornamental border designs. The were intended to add beauty and reverence to the Holy text. The illuminations in this book are also designed to add beauty and awe to your devotional time as your draw closer to God.

2012 Reprint of 1935 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Andrew Murray, through this inspirational walk with God, attempts to lift the veil on much of the mystery of Christ's blood and its precious source of life. He shares the tremendous power that Christ's Blood has for each of us if we accept it as our rightful inheritance and rely upon it to protect and enable us to accomplish our purposes in God. This volume is a continuation of "The Power of the Blood of Jesus." Chapters The Spirit and the Blood The Blood of the Cross The Altar Sanctified by the Blood Faith in the Blood The Blood of the Lamb The Blood-bought Multitude "When I See the Blood" Purchased by the Blood The Blood and the Trinity Washed in His Blood

Jesus said, "You must love the Lord your God with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself." - Luke10:27
If one had to choose a single verse in the Bible that is a formula for successful living, this would be the one to live by, says Joyce Meyer: love God, yourself and others - in that order.
Many Christians get mixed up about love. They know they should love God and others, but many do not understand that loving oneself is one-third of God's equation. They mistakenly think of it as selfishness or self-aggrandizement.
Joyce Meyer believes that this misconception is one of the greatest pitfalls in the Christian journey. Loving oneself in a balanced, healthy manner is essential in order to have healthy relationships with God, ourselves and others.
Drawing upon her previous work and teaching series as well as original devotions, the author of "Power Thoughts" examines the three loves that we've been commanded to exhibit.

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.

"I'm overwhelmed. No one knows what I'm going through. How can I grow spiritually when daily life is hectic and family life is demanding?"

Sometimes moms can feel isolated and inadequate by the trials of motherhood. Other times the triumphs bring her the greatest happiness. Moms seek holiness (and sanity ) through these daily joys and struggles, but it's not always easy. How can she see these experiences with eyes of faith and better realize that she is not alone? Where can she find inspiration for prayer, and friends for her journeys of motherhood? The saints

Christine Gibson's "Saints on Call" will help mothers in every walk of life to pray and reflect on the opportunities for holiness found in daily life. Designed with the on-the-go mom in mind--and featuring over 50 reflections--this book is helpfully categorized by a mother's daily situations and struggles. In just a few minutes, read about the life of a saint, learn from their example, and be led with them in prayer for the needs of your day. From the practical problems of daily life to the spiritual struggles that come with every mother's vocation, keep these "Saints on Call "

Daily Help From An Essential Resource For Successfully Navigating Through Life.
Dear Reader,
If I were give to you a resource: more valuable than the fortune of Bill Gates, yields more profit than Warren Buffet's stocks, and surpasses all the desires of your imagination and connects you with what your heart is looking for....
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If I told you that this resource promises: a long life, riches and honor, paths of peace, ways of pleasantness, life to your soul, a road to security, protection against immorality, happiness for those who hold it and a lasting legacy for our children...
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If I told you that this resource is: giving lectures every moment, can be heard by anyone anywhere, and is affordable for every person who wants it.
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What is this resource? WISDOM
The truth of God's wisdom will never change.
We cannot get rid of it.
We can fight it, deny it, slander it, trivialize it, question it, get angry at it, or embrace it,
But we cannot destroy it, exterminate it, remove it or even reduce one tiny particle of it.
Opponents can try to eliminate it from our schools, government and public squares, but it will it will never be silenced.
Wisdom will stand calling out to the human race in the face of all ridicule, mockery, scoffing, and scorn.
Wisdom is the DNA of the universe.
Wisdom is the way the God's universe works
Wisdom was there advising and directing all creation.
Lady wisdom is the eternal spouse of God.
Those who embrace her are the wise people of history.
Those who ignore her play the fools in life.
Your fellow pilgrim,
Jim May
This book contains wisdom for each day of the year written by an author with a keen sense of observation about life.
He draws on seven decades of living as a son, father, husband, granddad, teacher and counselor.
You will be richly rewarded by his practical, down-to-earth lessons.
He writes with characteristic honesty and candor of success learned from failures.
He is "real," not religious.
You will get help in lining up your belief with truth.
You will find wisdom from an avid reader of the Bible and the Classics.
This is a valuable source of rich teachings you can carry with you the rest of your life.

Counsel and Help is a collection of daily readings selected from the writings of J. R. Miller. They are specifically selected to help set your mind upon a positive path for that day and carry you through the year. Each day is arranged with space to write your own thoughts.Christian Endeavour Times: "In this admirable series of selections, averaging half a page in length, the sweetness and light which give to all the author's work distinction seem to be focused, and the result is a little book which in its own way is without a peer." James Russell Miller was a popular Christian author, Editorial Superintendent of the Presbyterian Board of Publication, and pastor of several churches in Pennsylvania and Illinois. He was the General field Agent for the United States Christian Commission, an organization established by the Young Men's Christian Association after the First Battle of Bull Run. Miller authored nearly 100 books and articles.

In this play, Dorothy L. Sayers addressed the crimes and problems of human life, especially those of the victors in war, in an entirely novel way, by precipitating an airman in the very moment of his death back into the company of citizens of the "City," in this case, Lichfield. The citizens range from Adam and Eve (Adam himself the inventor of the axe which kills Abel) together with other biblical characters in the history of redemption brought to new life as members of the City (e.g., Judas is a common informer). Others bear burdens of shame, toil, fear, poverty, and ingratitude. Former inhabitants (e.g., George Fox, Dr. Johnson) help the airman see that no more than they can he shift the burden of guilt and grief that they all share. There is but one remedy, to join the "Persona Dei" carrying his cross, finding indeed that he bears their burdens for them. The "Persona Dei" is finally seen in resurrection and glory.

1897. A collection of prayers for daily use that were gathered from many sources, ancient and modern. It has historical interest, and the literary quality has been carefully considered, but the primary object is to nourish the spiritual life. As the design is to provide a brief selection for every day, in many cases a portion only of a long prayer is given, or it is condensed by omission, but alterations have been made as sparingly as possible.

2011 reprint of 1948 First edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Aiden Wilson Tozer (1897-1963) was an American Christian pastor, preacher, author, magazine editor, Bible conference speaker and spiritual mentor. Hailing from a tiny farming community in western Pennsylvania, his conversion was as a teenager in Akron, Ohio. In 1919, five years after his conversion, and without formal theological training, Tozer accepted an offer to pastor his first church. This began 44 years of ministry.He was also a prolific author. Among the more than 40 books that he authored, at least two are regarded as Christian classics: The Pursuit of God and The Knowledge of the Holy. His books impress on the reader the possibility and necessity for a deeper relationship with God.Living a simple and non-materialistic lifestyle, he and his wife never owned a car, preferring bus and train travel. Even after becoming a well-known Christian author, Tozer signed away much of his royalties to those who were in need.Prayer was of vital personal importance for Tozer. "His preaching as well as his writings were but extensions of his prayer life," comments his biographer, James L. Snyder, in the book, In Pursuit of God: The Life of A.W. Tozer. "He had the ability to make his listeners face themselves in the light of what God was saying to them," writes Snyder.

2011 Reprint of 1896 Edition. Andrew Murray (1828-1917) was an amazingly prolific Christian author. He lived and ministered as both a pastor and a writer from the towns and villages of South Africa. All of his publications were originally written in Dutch and then translated into English. As his popularity grew, Murray's books found their way into more than twelve foreign languages during his lifetime alone. Andrew Murray's early writings were primarily written for the edification of the believer. Includes lectures: "Absolute Surrender" "Separated Unto The Holy Spirit" "Peter's Repentance" "Impossible With Man, Possible With God" "Having Begun In The Spirit" "Kept By The Power Of God" "Ye Are The Branches" "Be Filled by the Holy Spirit" "The Blessedness of Being Filled with the Spirit" and others. This work presents his thoughts on the Christian concept of Humility.

Taking everyday issues in life and pressing into prayers that will not just open our eyes but alter our lives forever prayers that will take us from labor to reward, prayers that will push our lives to another level in God one that will open up doors that we thought were closed one that will lift our minds a taken our faith on a ride of your life, powerful moving mind blowing spiritual elevating this book will cause the realm of the supernatural to open up for you and you will see things change in your life sickness broken off of your life spiritual growth spiritual insight this book is a great weapon to attack the devil before and after he attacks you, Prayers to Alter Your Life.

Deep in the heart of every believer is the hunch, if not the conviction, that somewhere the Bible must sketch a portrait of the Lord Jesus Christ like this one. He must be the strong Man of God Who can fight against incredible odds and win the victory decisively. The purpose of the narrative on Samson in the book of Judges is to give us that portrayal, so we can realize and glory in the accomplishments of Jesus Christ like never before. Samson provides that unparalleled picture of Christ for us. Some will protest, "Samson was a womanizer! He can't be a type of Christ!" Squeamish commentators have thought that for years. But types of Christ are not determined by moral purity, but by the nature of their acts and how they can represent the things Christ has done. Christ has vanquished foes far more formidable than any giant and more numerous than any Philistine horde. He has fought the spiritual powers of darkness, with faith in God as His only weapon. He has taken the sword of death from Satan himself and now holds the keys of death and hades. God has used the mighty, powerful and miraculous victories of Samson to portray the faith of Christ. Christ's is a faith that never loses. Isaiah prophesied of Jesus, "I set my face like flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed" (50:7). Philip Scranton is a graduate of Mid-Continent University in Biblical Studies, and pursued graduate work in Biblical Languages. He was pastor of two churches and has written numerous magazine articles, especially in Old Testament Studies.

The Pomfret Prayerbook is designed for occasional use at weddings or Bar and Bat Meetzvot, where it can be given to guests inexpensively. While it can be used for regular weekly services, much of the festival content has been shortened, and extra space has been given to explanations for various prayers. Above all, this book is designed to make the Friday Night service easy to read and sing even for those who are encountering the text for the first time.

All Breathing Life Adores Your Name is a book of prayers composed as poetry by the founder of the Jewish Renewal movement, Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. This English language book of prayers introduces the reader to Jewish mysticism in contemporary life. Rabbi Lawrence Kushner has said that Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi's ideas and stories have "profoundly altered the landscape of American Judaism." And, it is in his tradition of originality and spiritual centeredness that Reb Zalman has opened a door for our souls with these prayer/poems. Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, the author of both Jewish Literacy and A Code of Jewish Ethics, says of this book, "It is hard to pray for more than a few sentences in Hebrew if you don't know what you're saying. And it's hard to pray for more than a few sentences in English if the prayers don't touch and teach your heart. Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, the master davvener of our age has delivered a vital book, one that enables people to actually davven, not just pray, in English. Many have promised such a book, but this one delivers."Rodger Kamenetz, the author of both Burnt Books and The Jew in the Lotus, says, "One is grateful to Reb Zalman for bringing into English these Jewish prayers that have lived a long life in him. Indeed, his introductory notes show how these prayers have provided him solace, guidance and inspiration at key moments to a unique man of prayer, so that we can begin to understand not only what the words say but how they speak in the heart."

John Newton (1725-1807), converted slave-trader, preacher, and hymn-writer, was one of the most colorful figures in the Evangelical Awakening of the eighteenth century. 'Once an infidel and libertine, a servant of slaves in Africa', he once wrote for his epitaph, 'by the rich mercy of Jesus Christ, preserved, restored, pardoned, and appointed to preach the faith he had long labored to destroy.' "In few writers are Christian doctrine, experience and practice more happily balanced than in the author of these Letters, and few write with more simplicity, piety and force." - C. H. Spurgeon

2011 Reprint of 1894 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This essay is addressed to "Beloved friends, who are seeking the Lord, but have not yet found Him, it is for you that this little book has been written. When I recently spoke with you, in the course of my pastoral visitation, my soul was filled with deep sorrow over your condition. I still met with many who with manifest earnestness and spiritual desire were seeking salvation, some indeed for many years past, and who, notwithstanding, had not yet arrived at faith." The book is intended as a guide for those who are seeking faith.

Devotional Hours with the Bible is an eight volume set, Volume V studies the life of Christ from the Gospels. There are two methods of studying the Bible. One is, verse by verse, giving close thought to every word, even looking into etymology and grammatical construction, so that the exact sense of the text may be learned. Commentaries that take us over the Bible in this microscopic way are valuable. We need every particle of light on the Scriptures we can get. Then another way of studying the Bible-is in order to get from it practical lessons for our own daily common life. What does the passage teach us? What Divine instructions have we in it for ourselves? Devotional Hours with the Bible is an eight volume set by J. R. Miller. The set includes: Volume I From the Creation to the Exodus (ISBN: 978-1-61203-199-6) Volume II From the Exodus through the Life of David (ISBN: 978-1-61203-200-9) Volume III From the Psalms (ISBN: 978-1-61203-201-6) Volume IV From Solomon to Malachi (ISBN: 978-1-61203-202-3) Volume V From the Gospels, on the Life of Christ (ISBN: 978-1-61203-203-0) Volume VI From the Gospel of Matthew (ISBN: 978-1-61203-204-7) Volume VII From the Gospel of John (ISBN: 978-1-61203-205-4) Volume VIII From the Acts, the Epistles and Revelation (ISBN: 978-1-61203-206-1) James Russell Miller was a popular Christian author, Editorial Superintendent of the Presbyterian Board of Publication, and pastor of several churches in Pennsylvania and Illinois. He was the General field Agent for the United States Christian Commission, an organization established by the Young Men's Christian Association after the First Battle of Bull Run. Miller authored nearly 100 books and articles.

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Morning Thoughts for Every Day of the Year is a collection of verse and thoughts to help set the mind upon a positive path for that day. Each day is arranged with space to write your own thoughts."Nothing is more helpful in Christian living than the habit of getting a verse or phrase of Scripture into the mind and heart in the morning. Its influence stays thought the day, weaving itself into all the day's thoughts and words and experiences. It is to help in this practical way that this little book has been prepared. For each morning of the year a word of scripture is set down, with brief meditation which may help to fix it in the mind and suggest its application to the life of the day, No definite order has been followed in the arrangement of these meditations, "Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable.""

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