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Into His Likeness: Be Transformed As a Disciple of Christ

EDWARD SRI · Ignatius Press
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

In In Into His Likeness, Dr. Edward Sri provides an approachable but in-depth exploration of what it means to be a disciple of Christ. At the outset, he emphasizes the importance of every Christian?s developing the desire to be a true disciple of Christ and gives the reader a first glimpse...
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How to Be a Perfect Christian: Your Comprehensive Guide to Flawless Spiritual Living

Babylon Bee, LLC. · Multnomah
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

With a biting, satirical style reminiscent of The Onion, How to Be a Perfect Christian takes a humorous look at the quirks of cultural Christianity while subtly challenging the reader to search for more than a cultural faith.Written in the trademark style of The Babylon Bee, this book humorously...
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Care for Creation: A Call for Ecological Conversion

Francis, Pope · Orbis Books
Pages: 111
Format: Print book

Drawn from his writings, speeches, and homilies, this collection by Pope Francis lays out the comprehensive vision behind his historic encyclical Laudato Si' and shows how concern for the earth calls for a profound conversion of values that involves a new understanding of our relation...
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Barefoot Revolution: Biblical Spirituality for Finding God

Paul A Marshall · Paraclete Press
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

A practical and robust model for discipleship integrating biblical spirituality, including stories from the Bible, church history, and the present; "how to"; tools and practices. At the burning bush, Moses went barefoot before the Lord in an attitude of surrender and readiness...
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Church of the Small Things: The Million Little Pieces That Make Up a Life

Melanie Shankle · Zondervan
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Is my ordinary, everyday life actually significant? Is it okay to be fulfilled by the simple acts of raising kids, working in an office, and cooking chicken for dinner?It's been said, "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath...
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The Case for the Psalms: Why They Are Essential

N. T. Wright · HarperOne
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover

Widely regarded as the modern C. S. Lewis, N. T. Wright, one of the world's most trusted and popular Bible scholars and the bestselling author of Simply Christian and Surprised by Hope, presents a manifesto urging Christians to live and pray the Bible's Psalms in The Case for the Psalms.Wright...
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Essential Celtic Prayers

Paraclete Press. · Paraclete Press
Pages: 93
Format: Paperback

People from all faiths and none at all find in the Celtic tradition an expression of spirituality deeply connected to nature, and vibrantly alive - a spiritual rootedness we long for in the twenty-first century - at the same time simpler and more richly diverse. This book is a collection...
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Finding Spiritual Whitespace: Awakening Your Soul to Rest

Bonnie Gray · Revell
Format: Book

Popular incourage blogger invites readers into a deeply personal journey to experience the spiritual rest and renewal that we all crave.,
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The Fearless Benjamin Lay: The Quaker Dwarf Who Became the First Revolutionary Abolitionist

Marcus Rediker · Beacon Press
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover

The little-known story of an eighteenth-century Quaker dwarf who fiercely attacked slavery and imagined a new, more humane way of lifeThe Fearless Benjamin Lay chronicles the transatlantic life and times of a singular and astonishing man - a Quaker dwarf who became one of the first ever...
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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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A Faithful Farewell: Living Your Last Chapter with Love

Marilyn Chandler McEntyre · Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Format: Print book

When the time comes for us to die, how do we say good-bye to our friends, our families, and the lives we have lived? How do we remain faithful -- to God, to ourselves, and to loved ones -- as we face our final journey?As Marilyn Chandler McEntyre acknowledges, these questions are especially...
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The Root of War Is Fear: Thomas Merton's Advice to Peacemakers

Jim Forest · Orbis Books
Pages: 223
Format: Print book

"A field manual for courage and hopefulness in a time of desperation." --Christopher Pramuk, author of Sophia: The Hidden Christ of Thomas MertonProviding an intimate and timely view of Merton, this book traces the theme of peace and nonviolence in Merton's life and writings,...
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Saying Yes: Discovering and Responding to God's Will in Your Life

Albert Haase · Paraclete Press Inc.
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

The process of discerning God's will is one of the most important Christian practices for any contemporary disciple, and it is ongoing and ever-changing. In Saying Yes, Albert Haase, OFM, scholar of Christian spirituality and spiritual mentor to hundreds of people, emphasizes the importance...
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Morning Homilies

Francis Pope · Orbis Books
Pages: 205
Format: Print book

From his morning homilies, Pope Francis offers his unforgettable reflections on the gospel.Each morning Pope Francis says Mass and offers a short homily for fellow residents and guests in the chapel of St. Martha's Guesthouse, where he has chosen to live. These homilies reflect the spontaneous...
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Absolute Power: How the Pope Became the Most Influential Man in the World

Paul Collins · PublicAffairs
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The sensational story of the last two centuries of the papacy, its most influential pontiffs, troubling doctrines, and rise in global authorityIn 1799, the papacy was at rock bottom: The Papal States had been swept away and Rome seized by the revolutionary French armies. With cardinals...
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