How well do you know the Holy Spirit? How clearly do you hear His voice? How real is He in your everyday life? Bestselling author and creator of the Midnight Mom Devotional community Becky Thompson invites you into a closer relationship with the Holy Spirit by scripturally unpacking who he is and how he moves in and through the life of a believer. In God So Close, Thompson wants to lead you into a deeper understanding of the Holy Spirit so you can have a closer connection with God. Becky will help you explore who the Holy Spirit is and why He is important become aware of God moving around you and within you learn how to listen for the prompting of the Holy Spirit discern when God is leading you Long gone are the days of believing that the Spirit of God only attends certain church services or speaks to or through particular people. God So Close shows you are a carrier of his Spirit and have been filled with his power and presence. It's for His glory that you've been given gifts to impact the world and reveal the message of Jesus.

Mexican statues and paintings of figures like the Virgin of Guadalupe and the Lord of Chalma are endowed with sacred presence and the power to perform miracles. Millions of devotees visit these miraculous images to request miracles for health, employment, children, and countless everyday matters. When requests are granted, devotees reciprocate with votive offerings. Collages, photographs, documents, texts, milagritos, hair and braids, clothing, retablos, and other representative objects cover walls at many shrines. Miraculous Images and Votive Offerings in Mexico studies such petitionary devotion-primarily through extensive fieldwork at several shrines in Guanajuato, Jalisco, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, and Zacatecas. Graziano is interested in retablos not only as extraordinary works of folk art but: as Mexican expressions of popular Catholicism comprising a complex of beliefs, rituals, and material culture; as archives of social history; and as indices of a belief system that includes miraculous intercession in everyday life. Previous studies focus almost exclusively on commissioned votive paintings, but Graziano also considers the creative ex votos made by the votants themselves. Among the many miraculous images treated in the book are the Cristo Negro de Otatitlan, Nino del Cacahuatito, Senor de Chalma, and the Virgen de Guadalupe. The book is written in two voices, one analytical to provide an understanding of miracles, miraculous images, and votive offerings, and the other narrative to bring the reader closer to lived experiences at the shrines. This book appears at a moment of transition, when retablos are disappearing from church walls and beginning to appear in museum exhibitions; when the artistic value of retablos is gaining prominence; when the commercial value of retablos is increasing, particularly among private collectors outside of Mexico; and when traditional retablo painters are being replaced by painters with a more commercial and less religious approach to their trade. Graziano's book thus both records a disappearing tradition and charts the way in which it is being transformed.

Learn to partner with the innumerable angels in the heavenly realms!

The Holy Spirit spoke a powerful word to Pastor Tim Sheets:

When you raise the bar, I’ll raise the anointing. When my heirs raise the bar, I’ll pour out a new Pentecost greater than the outpouring in the book of Acts.

The Bible says that all Christians have been brought into a heavenly dimension because of Jesus’ blood. Being born again doesn’t simply secure your place in Heaven; it makes Heaven accessible right here, right now. This heavenly access includes “innumerable angels!” (See Hebrews 12:22.)

Dr. Tim Sheets is a bestselling author, apostolic leader, and biblical authority who teaches everyday believers how to engage God’s army of angels. In this dynamic new book, Sheets helps you recognize different categories and ranks of angels, and the vital roles they play in your daily life.

In Angel Armies on Assignment, Tim Sheets helps you…

• Identify different orders, categories, and ranks of angelic beings.
• Recognize the supernatural roles that each kind of angel plays.
• Discover the purposes of God by discerning the different kinds of angelic activity.
• Flow with the Holy Spirit’s movement as you partner with His angel armies.
• Operate in alignment with God’s “supernatural standard.”

Drawing on the classic retreat model, The Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius, Moment by Moment offers a new and inviting way to find God in our often busy and complex lives.

To help us better understand and incorporate victorious Christian living into our lives, Major W. Ian Thomas combines in one volume The Saving Life of Christ, which examines the implications of Christ's life and death, and The Mystery of Godliness, an exploration of the fact that godliness is a mystery. "God did not die just to save us from the consequences of a bad past or past failure, but to 'clear the decks' for divine action in our lives." The Saving Life of Christ contains a warning that our response to Jesus Christ will determine our condition "in the sights of God . . . redeemed or condemned." The Mystery of Godliness offers old and new considerations about the nature of godliness in thought-provoking discussions such as How to Do the Impossible and How Much are You Worth?

In this updated edition of a classic text, Joanna Collicutt shows how growing as a Christian is rooted in the prayer Jesus gave us. As we pray the Lord's Prayer, we express our relationship with God, absorb gospel values and are also motivated to live them out. As we pray to the Father, in union with the Son, through the power of the Spirit, so we begin to take on the character of Christ. 'Her literary style is delightfully unstuffy, tight, direct, and humorous. Collicutt comes across as a familiar friend, a fellow traveller who understands and empathises with the human condition, boldly walking with you to draw you to your true home.' David Wilbourne, former Assistant Bishop of Llandaff Previously published as a BRF Lent Book.

This leaflet for parents and carers explains what happens at a Christening. Written in clear and simple language, it is designed to be given by the minster as part of baptism preparation, and can be used with families who do not regularly attend church. The leaflet explains the basic elements of a Christening service, the role of godparents, and points families towards supporting online resources. It includes a space for churches to add their own details. The flyers are presented in DL size for easy posting and are available in packs of 20.