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Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis

Mark Shriver · Random House
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

A down-to-earth and deeply intimate portrait of Pope Francis and his faith, based on interviews with the men and women who knew him simply as Jorge Mario Bergoglio Early on the evening of March 13, 2013, the newly elected Pope Francis stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica...
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What Are We Doing Here?: Essays

Marilynne Robinson · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

New essays on theological, political, and contemporary themes, by the Pulitzer Prize winnerMarilynne Robinson has plumbed the human spirit in her renowned novels, including Lila, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, and Gilead, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National...
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Hidden Christmas: The Surprising Truth Behind the Birth of Christ

Timothy Keller · Viking
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

From pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller comes the perfect gift for the holidays - a profoundly moving and intellectually provocative examination of the Nativity story Even people who are not professing Christians think they are familiar with the story of the Nativity....
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A Prairie Girl's Faith: The Spiritual Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder

STEPHEN HINES · WaterBrook
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

The beloved author of the Little House books was not only one of America's great pioneer storytellers but a woman of vibrant faith.A Prairie Girl's Faith provides the first extended, in depth discussion of the Christian faith of one of America's most beloved pioneer women--Laura Ingalls...
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Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet

Lyndal Roper · Random House
Pages: 576
Format: Hardcover

This definitive biography reveals the complicated inner life of the founding father of the Protestant Reformation, whose intellectual assault on Catholicism ushered in a century of upheaval that transformed Christianity and changed the course of world history. On October 31, 1517, so the story...
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A Life Beyond Amazing: 9 Decisions That Will Transform Your Life Today

D JEREMIAH · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

There is a way to experience a better life. Are you ready to become the person God has called you to be? In A Life Beyond Amazing, bestselling author Dr. David Jeremiah uncovers God's strategy for change and challenges you to make nine important decisions that will transform your heart,...
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Jesus Always: Embracing Joy in His Presence

Sarah Young · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

Sarah Young's first 365-day devotional since Jesus Calling. With scripture and new personal reflections, the #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah Young, brings Jesus' message of joy - for today and every day. Experience true joy - now and always. Life today is full of difficulties...
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Destiny: Step into Your Purpose

T. D. Jakes · Faithwords
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

Remember feeling a pull, sensing a divine guide that was leading you to the right place or person? DESTINY, that inner compass, directs you to fulfillment of your highest purpose. When you reflect on your life, you may be amazed that your greatest moments resulted from circumstances that...
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The Reckless Way of Love: Notes on Following Jesus

Dorothy Day · Plough Publishing House
Pages: 149
Format: Paperback

How do you follow Jesus without burning out?"This thoughtful collection of Day's reflections incorporates abundant material for contemplation, all drawn from her extensive writings ... [which] reveal Day's signature honesty and frequent humor in addressing her hopes and fears...
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Between Midnight and Dawn: A Literary Guide to Prayer for Lent, Holy Week, and Eastertide

Sarah Arthur · Paraclete Press Inc.
Pages: 266
Format: Print book

Join poets and novelists from across the centuries as you travel through the liturgical seasons of Lent, Holy Week, and Eastertide. With the popular collections At the Still Point: A Literary Guide to Prayer in Ordinary Time and Light Upon Light: A Literary Guide to Prayer for Advent, Christmas,...
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FATAL DISCORD : erasmus, luther, and the rupture of europe

MICHAEL MASSING · Harper
Pages: 960

A deeply textured dual biography and fascinating intellectual history that examines two of the greatest minds of European history--Desiderius Erasmus and Martin Luther--whose heated rivalry gave rise to two enduring, fundamental, and often colliding traditions of philosophical and religious...
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WHISPERS OF GLORY : a story of choosing hope and finding home

KATIE DAVIS MAJORS · Multnomah
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

How do you hold on to hope when you don't get the ending you asked for?When Katie Davis Majors moved to Uganda, accidentally founded a booming organization, and later became the mother of thirteen girls through the miracle of adoption, she determined to weave her life together with the people...
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Is This the End? Study Guide: Signs of God's Providence in a Disturbing New World

David Jeremiah · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

The world seems more fractured each day. People are asking, "Is this the end?" Never have the headlines been this jarring, the cultural changes this rapid, or the moral decay this pronounced. After each new occurrence, the most often-heard questions are, What on earth is happening?...
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A Path Revealed: How Hope, Love and Joy Found Us Deep in a Maze Called Alzheimer's

Carlen Maddux · Paraclete Press Inc.
Pages: 180
Format: Print book

A Path Revealed is the story about a young family's sudden shift from a comfortable, middle-class American life into an alien world shaped and defined by Alzheimer's disease. Just days after turning 50, Martha Maddux was hit with this diagnosis. The news devastated her and husband...
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To Change The Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism

Ross Douthat · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times columnist and one of America's leading conservative thinkers considers Pope Francis's efforts to change the church he governs.Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in 1936, today Pope Francis is the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Francis's stewardship of the Church,...
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