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Prayer Seeds: A Gathering of Blessings, Reflections, and Poems for Spiritual Growth

Joyce Rupp · Sorin Books
Pages: 205
Format: Paperback

Some of Sr. Joyce Rupp's most perennially popular books have been collections of her original prayers, blessings, poems, and reflections. In Prayer Seeds, the bestselling author and retreat leader offers almost a hundred new selections on a variety of themes such as the feasts and seasons...
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Christianity in the Twentieth Century: A World History

Brian Stanley · Princeton University Press
Pages: 504
Format: Hardcover

A history of unparalleled scope that charts the global transformation of Christianity during an age of profound political and cultural changeChristianity in the Twentieth Century charts the transformation of one of the world's great religions during an age marked by world wars, genocide,...
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A History of Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the Middle East

Heather Jane Sharkey · Cambridge University Press
Pages: 380
Format: Hardcover

Across centuries, the Islamic Middle East hosted large populations of Christians and Jews in addition to Muslims. Today, this diversity is mostly absent. In this book, Heather J. Sharkey examines the history that Muslims, Christians, and Jews once shared against the shifting backdrop of state...
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Visits From Heaven: One Man's Eye-Opening Encounter with Death, Grief, and Comfort from the Other Side

Pete Deison · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

A tragic suicide may have ended the earthly life of Harriet Deison, but it didn't end the love story she shared with her husband, Pete. Their connection continued through Pete's vivid dreams of Harriet sent from her new home in heaven. Pete and Harriet Deison were enjoying...
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There Is More: When the World Says You Can't, God Says You Can

Brian Houston · WaterBrook
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Founder and Global Senior Pastor of Hillsong Church and author of LIVE LOVE LEAD shows how, with God's power, you can believe and achieve a life that exceeds every earthly expectation. When you surrender control and follow God's guidance, you become empowered and equipped to do the impossible,...
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Love Lives Here: Finding What You Need in a World Telling You What You Want

Maria Goff · B&H Books
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

This is a book about discovering what we really need.
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Garden of Truth

Ruth Chou Simons · Harvest House Publishers
Pages: 120
Format: Hardcover

Preach Truth to Your Heart In the rush of each day, it's easy to become lost in the struggles and distractions of the world. But God longs for you to experience the depth of His love, and every moment is a chance to remind yourself of His truth. This beautiful book from artist and writer...
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Catholic History for Today's Church: How Our Past Illuminates Our Present

John W. O'Malley SJ · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 248
Format: Hardcover

We can't understand the issues swirling in today's Catholic church without understanding the past. In Catholic History for Today's Church acclaimed historian John W. O'Malley, SJ, illuminates some of today's most contentious issues - from celibacy to the role of the pope...
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One Blood: Parting Words to the Church on Race

JOHN PERKINS · Moody Publishers
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Dr. Perkins' final manifesto on race, faith, and reconciliation We are living in historic times. Not since the civil rights movement of the 60s has our country been this vigorously engaged in the reconciliation conversation. There is a great opportunity right now for culture to change,...
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The Great Heresies

Hilaire Belloc · Ignatius Press
Pages: 196
Format: Paperback

In this new edition of a classic work, the great Catholic apologist and historian Hilaire Belloc examines the five most destructive heretical movements in Christianity: Arianism, Mohammedanism (Islam) , Albigensianism, Protestantism, and Modernism. Belloc describes how these movements...
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The Bullying Breakthrough: Real Help for Parents and Teachers of the Bullied, Bystanders, and Bullies

Jonathan McKee · Shiloh Run Press
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

In a world full of caring adults, how is it that we keep missing the cries of hurting kids?"Today, when the bell rings, kids might leave their school campus, but they can never escape the other world, a world where mockers and intimidators thrive. Ironically, they carry a gateway to that...
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Be Light: Shining God's Beauty, Truth, and Hope into a Darkened World

Samuel Rodriguez · WaterBrook Press
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

The Blueprint for Overcoming Darkness and Living in God's Light.Our world unravels more each day. It feels as if we're drowning in a sea churning with greed, violence, and lust. As darkness advances, hope dims. Yet within that reality, God gives us a profound mandate... Be Light....
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A Place Called Heaven: 10 Surprising Truths about Your Eternal Home

Robert Jeffress · Baker Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

If any of us learned we were going to move to a foreign country, we'd do everything we could to learn about that place so that we'd be prepared when moving day arrived. As Christians, we know some day we will leave our familiar country and be united with God in heaven. And yet many of us know...
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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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All Saints: The Surprising Story of How Refugees from Burma Brought Life to a Dying Church

MICHAEL SPURLOCK · Bethany House Publishers
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

The True Story Behind the Powerful Film ALL SAINTSNewly ordained, Michael Spurlock's first assignment is to pastor All Saints, a struggling church with twenty-five devoted members and a mortgage well beyond its means. The best option may be to close the church rather than watch it wither...
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