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The Blessing of Family: Inspiring Words from Pope Francis

Alicia von Stamwitz · Franciscan Media
Format: Hardcover

Pope Francis cares deeply about the health and happiness not only of today's families, but also of tomorrow's families. The pope continues to keep the theme of the family in the forefront through his speeches, homilies, addresses, and writings. Published in cooperation with the Vatican,...
 
 
Be the Best Mom You Can Be: A Practical Guide to Raising Whole Children in a Broken Generation

Marina Slayton · Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover

What if you could sit down with a wise, experienced mom--someone who has dealt with her child being bullied, who has seen the impact of permissiveness, who has been forced to depend on God for every single day, and still talks with grace and compassion?Through many years of tested faith,...
 
 
Finding Your Way Back to God: Five Awakenings to Your New Life

Dave Ferguson · Multnomah Books
Format: Hardcover

God, if youre real, make yourself real to me.   Each of us spends our lives on a journey toward God. Yet often our most deeply felt longings—for meaning, for love, for significance—end up leading us away from, instead of toward, our Creator and the person he made us to be.   Finding...
 
 
Emptiness: A Practical Guide for Meditators

Guy Armstrong · Wisdom Publications
Pages: 328
Format: Hardcover

If everything is empty, then what ceases in Nirvana and is born in rebirth? How can you live in the world without feeling trapped by it? Guy Armstrong tackles these questions and more in this richly informed, practical guide to emptiness for the meditator.It may seem odd for emptiness to serve...
 
 
Fifty Shades of They: Insights That Bring Life to Your Relationships

Ed Young · Creality Publishing
Format: Print book

You’re only as great as your relationships. Show me your friends and I will show you your future. There is immeasurable growth and success to be found when you’re surrounded with the right “they”. Do you have the right they in your life? Fifty Shades of They...
 
 
A.D. The Bible Continues: The Revolution That Changed the World

David Jeremiah · Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Pages: 217
Format: Print book

When Pontius Pilate ordered the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, he thought he was putting an end to the Jewish uprising that had been threatening the authority of the Roman Empire. What Pilate didn't realize, however, was that real revolution was just getting started.Based on the epic...
 
 
Why I Left, Why I Stayed: Conversations on Christianity Between an Evangelical Father and His Humanist Son

Anthony Campolo · Harper One
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

Bestselling Christian author, activist, and scholar Tony Campolo and his son Bart, an avowed Humanist, debate their spiritual differences and explore similarities involving faith, belief, and hope that they share.Over a Thanksgiving dinner, fifty-year-old Bart Campolo announced to his Evangelical...
 
 
The Paradigm: The Ancient Blueprint That Holds the Mystery of Our Times

Jonathan Cahn · Frontline
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

This May Be the Most Explosive and Amazing Thing You've Ever ReadIs it possible that an ancient blueprint holds the secret behind the events of our times?Could this blueprint lie behind the rise and fall of leaders and governments?Could events that took place nearly three thousand years...
 
 
The People and the Books: 18 Classics of Jewish Literature

Adam Kirsch · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

An essential exploration of a rich literary tradition from the Bible to modern times, by a "rare literary authority" (New York Times Book Review) . Jews have long embraced their identity as "the people of the book." But outside of the Bible, much of the Jewish literary...
 
 
Good Health, Good Life: 12 Keys to Enjoying Physical and Spiritual Wellness

Joyce Meyer · FaithWords; First Ed 1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

Meeting the demands of your busy life may leave little time for you to focus on maintaining your personal well-being. But it is important to remember that each part of you-mind, body, and emotions-serves a purpose in Gods exciting plan for your future. Embracing a healthier lifestyle will...
 
 
Truly Free: Breaking the Snares That So Easily Entangle

Robert Morris · Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover

An important reminder on what keeps us from being truly free Jesus said ldquoAll authority in heaven and on earth has been given to merdquo Matthew As believers we have Christ and never need to be afraid Yet itrsquos also true that we are not immune to the effects of evil Christ has conquered...
 
 
The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now

THICH NHAT HANH · HarperOne
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

In troubled times, there is an urgency to understand ourselves and our world. We have so many questions, and they tug at us night and day, consciously and unconsciously. In this important volume Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh - - one of the most revered spiritual leaders in the world today...
 
 
The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism

Robert E Buswell · Princeton University Press
Pages: 1265
Format: Print book

With more than 5,000 entries totaling over a million words, this is the most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of Buddhism ever produced in English. It is also the first to cover terms from all of the canonical Buddhist languages and traditions: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan, Chinese,...
 
 
Religious Freedom: The Contested History of an American Ideal

Tisa Joy Wenger · The University of North Carolina Press
Pages: 298
Format: Hardcover

Religious freedom is so often presented as a timeless American ideal and an inalienable right, appearing fully formed at the founding of the United States. That is simply not so, Tisa Wenger contends in this sweeping and brilliantly argued book. Instead, American ideas about religious freedom...