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Science and Spiritual Practices: Transformative Experiences and Their Effects on Our Bodies, Brains, and Health

Rupert Sheldrake · Counterpoint
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

"Few people today could have brought forth Science and Spiritual Practices other than the phenomenal Rupert Sheldrake . . . We should listen attentively when a person who has walked the path of integration so faithfully speaks." -- MARC HANDLEY ANDRUS, Eighth Episcopal Bishop...
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I Will: Nine Traits of the Outwardly Focused Christian

Thom S. Rainer · B&H Books
Format: Hardcover

Could you be the answer to the problems you see?   Every day we are faced with the needs of those around us. Emotional. Physical. Spiritual. What are we to do about it? Are these problems for our pastors to address or is there a way for the church member to make an impact that will last?...
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Tails from the Afterlife: Stories of Signs, Messages & Inspiration from your Animal Companions

KRISTY ROBINETT · Llewellyn Publications
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Losing a beloved pet is one of the most difficult things to experience, but the unconditional love between you and your pet continues into the afterlife. Tails from the Afterlife shares heartwarming and amazing stories of the signs, symbols, and messages that our pets send to us, proving...
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Stress Beyond 50: Tools & Wisdom For A Healthier, Longer Life

Joan Vernikos PhD · Independently published
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback

How many of you have ever been on a Roller Coaster? Did you love it? Was it Fun? or were you terrified? One person's stress is another one's fun. Were you on a Roller Coaster in the last year? Stress at one point of your life may be fun, and fear at another. What has changed? Not the Roller...
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You Can, You Will: 8 Undeniable Qualities of a Winner

Joel Osteen · Faithwords
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

In YOU CAN, YOU WILL, Joel Osteen shares eight undeniable qualities of winners that can help you to reach your potential and achieve new levels of success in your life. You are created to be a winner. Get these eight principles deep down on the inside and boldly go in the direction of your...
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Operation Christmas Child: A Story of Simple Gifts

Franklin Graham · B&H Books
Pages: 310
Format: Hardcover

It was a simple idea that became the worldwide ministry of Operation Christmas Child - to minister to children in war-torn and famine-stricken countries. In just two decades it has inspired everyday people to provide more than 100 million gift-filled shoeboxes to needy children in 130 countries....
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If I Had Lunch with C. S. Lewis: Exploring the Ideas of C. S. Lewis on the Meaning of Life

Alister McGrath · Tyndale House Publishers
Pages: 241
Format: Hardcover

What if you could ask C. S. Lewis his thoughts on some of the most difficult questions of life? If you could, the result would be Dr. Alister McGrath's provocative and perceptive book, If I Had Lunch with C. S. Lewis. Best-selling author, prominent academic, and sought-after speaker,...
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The Secret Keys of Conjure: Unlocking the Mysteries of American Folk Magic

CHAS BOGAN · Llewellyn Publications
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

Conjure is a unique current of North American folk magic, and its influence can be felt in many contemporary spiritual practices. The Secret Keys of Conjure is a guide to exploring this tradition's tricks and enchantments, written by a sought-after Conjure doctor. Study the unique creeds...
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A Book of Uncommon Prayer: 100 Celebrations of the Miracle & Muddle of the Ordinary

Brian Doyle · Ave Maria Press
Format: Book

Acclaimed, award-winning essayist and novelist Brian Doyle--whose writing, in the words of Mary Oliver, is "a gift to us all"--presents one hundred new prayers that evoke his deep Catholic belief in the mystery and miracle of the ordinary (and the whimsical) in human life.In Doyle's...
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Godless Citizens in a Godly Republic: Atheists in American Public Life

R Laurence Moore · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

If the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects religious liberty, why doesn't it protect atheists?God occupies our nation's consciousness, even defining to many what it means to be American. Nonbelievers have often had second-class legal status and have had to fight for their...
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Why I Am a Hindu

Shashi Tharoor · Scribe US
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Opening with a frank and touching reflection on his personal beliefs, he lays out Hinduism's origins and its key philosophical concepts -- including Vedanta, the Purusharthas, and Bhakti -- before focusing on texts such as the Bhagadvagita. The 'Great Souls', or key individuals of Hinduism,...
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Be the Message: Taking Your Faith Beyond Words to a Life of Action

Kerry Shook · WaterBrook Press
Format: Hardcover

Maybe you’re troubled by the disconnect between the words you speak and the life you live. Maybe you’d like to see your faith become more active and life-changing in the world around you. Pastor Kerry and Chris Shook felt that way. Even though their calling involved preaching...
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The Chakras

Charles Webster Leadbeater · Quest Books; New edition edition
Format: Book

You have a number of vividly colored, blazing, coruscating whirlpools of energy that serve as your subtle psychic sense organs. C.W. Leadbeater, famous clairvoyant, makes them come authentically alive in living color with ten striking illustrations.  Then, with great clarity and simplicity,...
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The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook

Niall Ferguson · Penguin Press
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

A brilliant recasting of the turning points in world history, including the one we're living through, as a collision between old power hierarchies and new social networksMost history is hierarchical: it's about emperors, presidents, prime ministers and field marshals. It's about states,...
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Each Journey Begins With a Single Step: The Taoist Book of Life

Deng Ming-Dao · Hampton Roads Publishing
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

This is a book of guidance for life's journey rooted in the wisdom of ancient China. Best-selling author Deng Ming-Dao provides key poetic lines that distill the essence of Taoism, organizing them in the form of a journey. The material here is drawn from three sources: The Tao Te Ching,...
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