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Answering the Contemplative Call: First Steps on the Mystical Path

Carl McColman · Hampton Roads Publishing
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

The mystical path is not some sort of static experience for the select few, says Carl McColman, rather, it is a living tradition, a rich and many-layered dimension of spirituality that is in large measure a quest to find the mysteries at the heart of the universe, paradoxically nestled...
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Strong for a Moment Like This: The Daily Devotions of Hillary Rodham Clinton

WILLIAM S SHILLADY · Abingdon Press
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

Few people know that during the 2016 presidential campaign, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton received a devotion every day. Over the course of those 20 months, Rev. Dr. Bill Shillady - a pastoral friend of Clinton's - and a small team of other pastors provided the Democratic...
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This is the life! : enjoying the blessings and privileges of faith in christ

Warren W Wiersbe · Baker Books, 2014.
Format: eBook

The Christian life should be one of pervading joy, persistent grace, and promises kept. God doesn't call us to a legalistic life of grimly getting by until we reach a heavenly reward. We receive part of our reward and inheritance in this life, on this earth. Yet we so often let the things...
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How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee

Bart D. Ehrman · HarperOne; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and Bible expert Bart Ehrman reveals how Jesuss divinity became dogma in the first few centuries of the early church.The claim at the heart of the Christian faith is that Jesus of Nazareth was, and is, God. But this is not what the original disciples believed...
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Forgiven: The Amish School Shooting, a Mother's Love, and a Story of Remarkable Grace

Terri Roberts · Bethany House Publishers
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Mother of Amish Schoolhouse Shooter Gives Message of Hope and HealingWho would have believed all the beauty God would create over the nine years since that awful day. On October 2, 2006, a gunman entered an Amish one-room schoolhouse, shooting ten girls, killing five, then finally taking...
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Move On: When Mercy Meets Your Mess

Vicki Courtney · Thomas Nelson; Stg edition
Format: Book

You can say good-bye to the person youve been pretending to be!Life is often messy. God makes provision to help us move beyond our messes.Oftentimes our first instincts are to hide, deny, ignore, or run. InnbspMove Onnbspbest-selling author Vicki Courtney helps readers come clean with their...
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Pope Francis Among the Wolves: The Inside Story of a Revolution

Marco Politi · Columbia University Press,
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Marco Politi takes us deep inside the power struggle roiling the Roman Curia and the Catholic Church worldwide, beginning with Benedict XVI, the pope who famously resigned in 2013, and intensifying with the contested and unexpected election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos...
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Out of the Ashes: A Layman's Guide to Rebuilding Our Culture

Anthony M Esolen · Regnery Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

It's not your imagination: civilized human societythe institutions and values that separate man from beast and bring us closer to Godis collapsing. Communities are no longer directed towards a common good; children are no longer our first priority; businesses no longer value "good...
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Monster Trek: The Obsessive Search for Bigfoot

Joe Gisondi · University of Nebraska Press
Pages: 306
Format: Paperback

Bigfoot sightings have been reported in every state except Hawaii. Interest in this creature, which many believe to be as mythical as a leprechaun, is as strong today as ever, with the wildly popular show Finding Bigfoot persisting on the Animal Planet network and references to bigfoot...
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Sparkly Green Earrings: Catching the Light at Every Turn

Melanie Shankle · Tyndale House Publishers
Pages: 222
Format: Paperback

"There is really no better indicator you're a mother than acquiring the ability to catch throw-up in a plastic bag, disinfect your hands, and immediately ask your friend to pass the beef jerky as you put on another Taylor Swift song and act as if nothing has happened."This...
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The Spirit of Saint Francis: Inspiring Words from Pope Francis

Pope Francis · Franciscan Media
Format: Hardcover

Some people want to know why I wished to be called Francis. For me, Francis of Assisi is the man of poverty, the man of peace, the man who loves and protects creation.  -- Pope Francis, March 16, 2013. Published in cooperation with the Vatican, this original collection brings the life...
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Islamism: What it Means for the Middle East and the World

Tarek Osman · Yale University Press
Pages: 328
Format: Print book

A political, social, and cultural battle is currently raging in the Middle East. On one side are the Islamists, those who believe Islam should be the region's primary identity. In opposition are nationalists, secularists, royal families, military establishments, and others who view...
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