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Coming to God in the Stillness: Discovering the Power of Contemplative Prayer

In a simple style with very practical emphasis, Dutch Catholic spiritual leader Jim Borst outlines twelve stages of contemplative prayer, offering readers an easy-to-follow guide. Through this classic primer, discover the power of meeting God in the silence and stillness of contemplation.

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30-Day Journey with Jane Austen

Beloved across the centuries, Jane Austen is widely celebrated for her novels depicting life and romance in eighteenth-century England and the engrossing characters that fill their pages. Whether you read Pride and Prejudice every year or are encountering Austen's wit and wisdom for the first time, this journey provides the perfect way to engage the thought of one of the most popular novelists ever to pick up a pen.

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Shining like the Sun: Seven Mindful Practices for Rekindling Your Faith

Shining like the Sun brings to life the living reality of encountering God by offering readers seven mindful practices--attentiveness, ordinariness, simplicity, rhythms, conversation, delight, and restoration--helping readers touch God as a living reality in their bodies, minds, hearts, and deep in their souls. Through stories that illuminate each practice, simple observations, and tangible suggestions for embodying each practice, readers will discover that we can touch God in any ordinary moment and come alive.

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The Mindful Christian: Cultivating a Life of Intentionality, Openness, and Faith

The Mindful Christian provides readers with an overview of mindfulness practice through the lens of faith, showing how the ancient healing practice of mindfulness can help them live more joyfully and wholeheartedly. This book teaches principles of mindfulness as well as easy-to-do practices, leaving readers more compassionate, joyful, content, and at peace with themselves--and with God.

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The Galápagos Islands: A Spiritual Journey

Travel with bestselling author Brian McLaren as he follows his love of nature (specifically tortoises) all the way to the Galapagos Islands. Experience the beauty and fragility of this extraordinary place as McLaren reflects on how his faith has evolved and how the natural world awakens his soul.

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30-Day Journey with Dorothy Day

Through brief daily readings and reflections, the 30-Day Journey series invites readers to be inspired and transformed. Remembered for her radical activism and dedicated life of service, Dorothy Day embodied the power of truly loving your neighbor. Whether you already admire Day or are encountering her for the first time, this journey provides the perfect way to engage the thought of one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary women.

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30-Day Journey with Martin Luther King Jr.

Through brief daily readings and reflections, the 30-Day Journey series invites readers to be inspired and transformed. Martin Luther King Jr. led a country from division, racism, and hate toward unity and equality. Whether you are familiar with MLK's writings or are encountering them for the first time, this journey provides the perfect way to engage the thought of this hero of the civil rights movement.

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30-Day Journey with Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Enrich each day with wisdom from our greatest spiritual thinkers.
Through brief daily readings and reflections, the 30-Day Journey series invites readers to be inspired and transformed.

Known for his courageous resistance against Hitler, Dietrich Bonhoeffer's now-classic writings provide a powerful example of spiritual conviction. Whether you are familiar with Bonhoeffer or are encountering him for the first time, this journey provides the perfect way to engage with the thought of a pivotal Christian figure.

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30-Day Journey with St. Hildegard of Bingen

Enrich each day with wisdom from our greatest spiritual thinkers. Through brief daily readings and reflections, the 30-Day Journey series invites readers to be inspired and transformed.

St. Hildegard of Bingen was a visionary mystic, a spiritual leader, and a woman ahead of her time. Whether you love St. Hildegard or are encountering her for the first time, this journey provides the perfect way to engage the thought of a compelling twelfth-century saint.

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Good Grief: The Complete Set

This three-book collection, Good Grief: The Complete Set, offers Good Grief, a foundation for understanding grief; The Good Grief Devotional, a collection of valuable insights...

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Good Grief: The Guide and Devotional

This two-book pack, Good Grief: The Guide and Devotional, offers Good Grief, a foundation for understanding the natural process of grieving, along with The Good Grief Devotional, which provides valuable insights and wise companionship for reflecting on the experience.

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Good Grief: A Companion for Every Loss

For more than fifty years, this bestseller has helped millions of readers find comfort and rediscover hope after loss. Whether you are mourning the death of a loved one, the loss of a job, or another difficult life transition, Good Grief is a proven companion. Within the pages, you will learn the ten stages of grief and find support.

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The Good Grief Journal: A Journey toward Healing

Every loss “deserves a fitting grief,” Jill Alexander Essbaum assures journalers in The Good Grief Journal, a path toward healing for those who grieve. Each...

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Holy Rover: Journeys in Search of Mystery, Miracles, and God

Holy Rover is about the transformative power of travel. If you’ve ever been curious about the ancient spiritual practice of pilgrimage, come along with Lori Erickson as she explores a dozen holy sites around the world. Travel writer, Episcopal deacon, and author of the Holy Rover blog at Patheos, Erickson is an engaging guide for pilgrims eager to take a spiritual journey. Both irreverent and devout, Holy Rover describes travels that changed her life—and can change yours, too.

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Bitten by a Camel: Leaving Church, Finding God

Kent Dobson climbed Mount Sinai in search of the God who had eluded him. Instead he got bitten by a camel. The senior pastor of one of the most prominent churches in America, Dobson was growing disillusioned with his faith. One Sunday, he preached, "I don?t know what the word God means anymore." He left the church, but his quest for God became more intense than ever. On the foundation of Jesus and the Bible, Dobson reconstructs a faith that is life-giving and true?true to himself and true to God.

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eBook-Be Still and Know: God's Presence in Silence

Norris J. Chumley introduces us to Hesychasm, or silence, and to the lives of its early practitioners. The reader is introduced to St. Anthony, St. Pachomius, Evagrius, St. John Climacus, and many others.

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Year of Plenty: One Suburban Family. . .in Pursuit of Christian Living

In 2008, Pastor Craig Goodwin and his young family embarked on a year-long experiment to consume only what was local, used, homegrown, or homemade. In...

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Day by Day We Magnify You: Daily Readings for the Entire Year, Revised Edition

This religious classic is here made available in a revised and updated paperback edition. A unique devotional for daily meditation, it dwells on the great...

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40-Day Journey with Parker J. Palmer

Few Protestant writers today can match the influence of Parker Palmer on American spirituality, contemplative practice, and Quaker values. Palmer, who is...

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40-Day Journey with Martin Luther

Drawing from Luther’s Small Catechism, his Large Catechism, and other sources, editor Gracia Grindal here selects forty inspiring passages that raise profound truths...

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