DescriptionThis is a manual for living from the heart. Moore uses the great teachers and writers of the past and present as teachers for today who can point us toward a richer, more spiritful, and soul-filled life. He uses many of the sources that influenced and inspired his books, Care of the Soul, Soul Mates, and The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life, choosing special passages that show us how to cultivate our humanity. As Moore says, "Listen to these passages, write them down for future reference, tell them to friends, commit them to memory, these are all ways of educating the heart."…
DescriptionWhat would it be like to get so close to God that we could see ourselves in His eyeballs? What if we could see our images reflected there because we were so close to him? Chonda Pierce wants to get close enough to God to see herself as God sees her. But to move closer to God, we first have to see him. In this audiobook, Chonda, with her usual southern humor, tries to open her own eyes and the eyes of the listener wide enough to see God. Where is God when her husband gets a speeding ticket, when her daughter wrecks her grandfather's truck, when there's a tragic plane crash, or when she's driving down the road in a Chevette held together by wire hangers? Come and laugh along with Chonda as she tries to catch God at work in the most unlikely places.
DescriptionWhat do you get when you mix courage, faith, humor, and a few spunky women? You get Overjoyed!, a brand new devotional by six impressible authors who know how to squeeze the maximum amount of gladness out of life. These sparking devotions combine fun, candor, and biblically based wisdom that can help you trade gloom for glory even in the midst of great adversity. With the same trademark humor and insight that characterize their conferences across the country, the Women of Faith team will show you the link between faith, godly character, and a merry heart. Each devotion includes a Scripture passage, a meditation, and a closing payer. If you're ready for a boost that will energize your day for better than one more cup of coffee, turn here. Overjoyed! will lift both corner of your mouth… and your outlook as well!
DescriptionThis is a guidebook for those who want to learn how to recognize books that are spiritually and aesthetically good - to cultivate good literary taste. Gene Edward Veith presents basic information to help book lovers understand what they read, from the classics to best sellers. He explains how the major genres of literature communicate. He explores ways comedy, tragedy, realism, and fantasy can portray the Christian worldview. These discussions lead to a host of related topics: the value of fairy tales for children, the tragic and the comic sense of life, the interplay between Greek and Biblical concepts in the imagination, and the new "post-modernism" (a subject of vital importance to Christians).
DescriptionSurrogate mothers, unfaithful husbands, incestuous brothers - these are all members of the first families of the Hebrew Bible, families that, according to Professor Alice Bach, do not exactly exhibit the "family values" we're often accused of lacking in modern times. Bach points out dozens of instances in Genesis and Exodus where women are under- and unrepresented. In fact, the importance of biblical women is measured chiefly by their fertility, particularly in their ability to produce male offspring. So being, should this sacred document be a model for the remoralization of society? In this enlightening and often hilarious discussion Bach offers an example of how women today can rewrite themselves into the Bible by imagining what women would have said if they had been allowed to say anything.
DescriptionHidden in the mountains, the indigenous peoples of Mexico have kept alive the spiritual path of the ancient Toltecs, one of the most powerful Mesoamerican spiritual traditions alive today. Tracing their lineage to a time before the Aztec, the Toltecs recognize Earth as a living being, share a profound communion with their land, and demonstrate unusual powers of perception. Author Victor Sanchez, who lived with the Toltecs for 15 years, shares how their survival skills at the dawn of a new millennium can encourage us to renew our commitment to a better way of life, in harmony with spirit and nature.
DescriptionThe world-renowned author of Celebration of Discipline returns to explore the major traditions at the core of Christianity. Richard J. Foster teaches that 6 dimensions of faith and practice, which he calls "streams of living water, " are what define Christian tradition: "Contemplative, " or prayer-filled life; the life of "Holiness, " or the virtuous life; the "Charismatic, " or Spirit-empowered life; the life of "Social Justice, " or the compassionate life; the "Evangelical, " or Word-centered life; and finally, the "Incarnational, " or sacramental life. Foster examines the unique contributions of each of these traditions, offers inspiring stories of faithful people whose own lives defined these streams, and identifies the strengths and weaknesses of each stream, offering practical ways to incorporate them into our daily lives.
DescriptionHow do I relate to a God who is invisible when I'm never quite sure he's there? Life has a way of toppling our presumptions as Christians. Just when we're confident we understand God, the bottom drops out. We lose a loved one. Our health fails. Or our own…
DescriptionThe best selling Leading with Soul is a contemporary parable chronicling the journey of a beleaguered executive's quest for passion and purpose in work and in life. Leading with Soul teaches that the heart of true leadership can only be found in the heart of a leader. The authors draw upon a diverse mix of many of the world's spiritual traditions, poetry, philosophy, teachings on leadership, and their own extensive consulting experience to offer inspiration and guidance for today's leaders. True to the essence of leadership, Bolman and Deal offer an invitation to participate with them in understanding the ties that bind spirituality and leadership together. Interludes between the story chapters explore the everyday application of lessons learned along the way and provide practical ways to get the most from work and life.
DescriptionThroughout the Old and New Testaments, from the giving of the Law to the birth of the Church, from the covenant with the Israelites to the new covenant with the Body of Christ, crises nearly always were seen when God's people departed from their covenant…
