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Sacred Storytelling
(Hardcover)
Johannes Strieter; Translated by Nathaniel J Biebert
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From the author of I Take My Coffee Black, a sobering, humorous memoir
about learning to let go and embrace the sanctity of life after being
diagnosed with Cancer.
When Tyler Merritt was diagnosed with cancer, everything he thought he
knew about what mattered in life changed. This Changes Everything is a
humorous and optimistic love letter to this beautiful life.
Though he made it through a highly invasive surgery and thought he was
in the clear, Tyler soon realized that the cancer had other plans. It
wasn’t a question of if the tumor would come back for an encore, his
doctors told him. It was a question of when. Laced with Tyler’s
trademark humor, love of pop culture, and arguably too many musical
theater references, This Changes Everything is a story about how
wrestling with the idea of death can birth a whole new outlook on life,
how we live it, and the urgency that comes when you grasp that time is
a precious commodity.
Susan Mbaluka grew up in a small village in Kenya. Her Christian
mother taught her to rely on God and shun the superstitious
practices of the witchdoctor. Many times throughout her early
childhood, Susan faced unthinkable danger and hardships, but she
sought to develop a faith in God like her mother. As she drew
closer to God and deepened her relationship with Him, little did
she know how the devil would try to kill her, discourage her, tempt
her, and torment her as she sought to serve God. What did Susan do
when she learned about the Sabbath? How did she obtain an education
when her family was so poor? What happened when she was faced with
death threats? How did she cope with loneliness when she had to be
separated from her husband and children for years? Journey with
Susan as she shares her life story and testimony to God's
faithfulness and protection for her and her family. God's promises
are true Read "God Makes a Way" today
In spite of all the stories about Germany during Hitler's heyday,
virtually nothing has been written about the 105 Marian Apparitions
that occurred from 1937 - 1940. The sightings happened in Heede, a
village close to the Dutch border and less than twenty miles from
the birthplace of author Hans Rolfes. Totally unexpected, not
unlike what took place in Lourdes, the sightings were seen by four
local girls. This raised the ire in Berlin to such an extent that
the girls, then 11 to 13, were placed in a mental institution and a
hospital for ten weeks. Hitler's obsessive interest was the
industrial behemoth Krupp and its nearby firing range, where the
"Big Bertha" rattled dishes in the author's home as it threw
one-ton shells airborne. The events in Heede, so good, so pure, so
hard-to-explain had no value for him. Today he and his ilk are
gone, but tens of thousands of Christians flock annually to the
area. The veil of silence surrounding Heede was lifted only
recently, with its official recognition as a Marian Prayer Site.
Many more events are described, including the author's unbelievable
experience when he and other boys investigated an Allied bomb that
suddenly, precipitously, exploded.... Hans G. Rolfes is a retired
professional engineer who lives in Westchester, N.Y. He was a
senior consultant for General Foods for a quarter century-the basis
for his book, General Foods, America's Premier Food Company. He has
visited and studied at the apparition site in Heede, Germany, many
times.
This is the first biography of Lord Headley, who made international
headlines in 1913 when he defied convention by publicly converting
to Islam. Drawing on previously unpublished archival sources, this
book focuses on Headley's religious beliefs, conversion to Islam,
and work as a Muslim leader during and after the First World War.
Lord Headley slipped into obscurity following his death in 1935,
but there is growing recognition globally that he is a pivotal
figure in the history of Western Islam and Muslim-Christian
relations; this book evaluates the strengths and weaknesses,
successes and failures of the man and his work, and considers his
significance for contemporary understandings of Islam in the Global
West.
2013 marks the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Blessed
Antoine-Frederic Ozanam. The worldwide Society of Saint Vincent de
Paul has planned celebrations for his birthday and feast day.
This new biography, the first in English in many years, is
dedicated to this remarkable Catholic layman.
Devastated by the death of Jan, her husband of thirty-seven
years, author Ann Tremaine Linthorst felt compelled to find a fresh
sense of the meaning of her own life. A longing for a new love
affair surprisingly launched her on an inward journey through her
past. She found her many life adventures recast as spiritual
epiphanies.
"In My Love Affairs with Life: A Spiritual Memoir," Linthorst
takes us along on her daily nature walks, her year of seminary
study in Scotland, and a family pilgrimage to medieval English
cathedrals. She shares seminal insights from novels by C. S. Lewis
and Charles Williams and the poetry of Mary Oliver. Linthorst
introduces us to the spiritual teachers who brought healing and
transformation, and opens up about the funny and painful romance
that led to her marriage to Jan, a Jesuit priest from Holland.
Throughout "My Love Affairs with Life: A Spiritual Memoir,"
Linthorst allows herself to be shown where God has consistently met
her in beauty and love. Enter into the very process of spiritual
self-discovery and find a fresh perspective on your own life
story.
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