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The Power of Positive Praying

John R. Bisagno · B&H Books; 50 Anv edition
Format: Print book

Jesus was our model and teacher in prayer. By His life and His lips our Lord's constant fellowship with the Father pointed to the necessity of ours. But Jesus didn’t pray merely as an example to us. For thirty-three years, He lived as a man, tempted in all points like as are we. He prayed...
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Cannabis and Spirituality: An Explorer's Guide to an Ancient Plant Spirit Ally

Stephen Gray · Park Street Press
Pages: 274
Format: Paperback

A guide to the benefits and challenges of the use of cannabis in spiritual practice * Includes chapters by 18 authoritative and influential voices of the modern cannabis movement, including Kathleen Harrison, Joan Bello, Hamilton Souther, Steven Hager, Chris Bennett, Dee Dussault, Jeremy...
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Occult Paris: The Lost Magic of the Belle Époque

Tobias Churton · Inner Traditions
Pages: 528
Format: Print book

How fin-de-siècle Paris became the locus for the most intense revival of magical practices and doctrines since the Renaissance * Examines the remarkable lives of occult practitioners Joséphin Peladan, Papus, Stanislas de Guaïta, Saint-Yves d'Alveydre, Jules Doinel, and others * Reveals...
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As It Is in Heaven: How Eternity Brings Focus to What Really Matters

Greg Laurie · NavPress,
Pages: 252
Format: Print book

Our lives here are so often cluttered with the "cares of this world" that we fail to consider heavenly priorities and how they should be reflected in our earthly ones. At the beginning of Jesus' most famous prayer, He teaches us to pray that God's will "be done on earth...
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The Past Life Perspective: Discovering Your True Nature Across Multiple Lifetimes

Ann Barham · Enliven
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

A unique, insightful, and practical look into the enormous power of past life regression therapy to unlock a healing pathway that can help you resolve enduring personal issues, enrich your life, and answer burning spiritual questions about your purpose on this earth.In this rare and fascinating...
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No Fear, No Death: The Transformative Power of Compassion

Barry Kerzin · White Cloud Press
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Dr. Barry Kerzin bridges East and West in a unique way. He is a western-trained doctor who went to Tibet on an intended six-month trip in 1988 to learn more about Buddhism, but he ended up staying much longer. Dr. Kerzin was ordained as Buddhist monk in 2007. After his ordination, he began...
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A Death on Diamond Mountain: A True Story of Obsession, Madness, and the Path to Enlightenment

Scott Carney · Gotham Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

An investigative reporter explores an infamous case where an obsessive and unorthodox search for enlightenment went terribly wrong. When thirty-eight-year-old Ian Thorson died from dehydration and dysentery on a remote Arizona mountaintop in 2012, The New York Times reported the story under...
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Thinking Theologically about Mass Incarceration: Biblical Foundations and Justice Imperatives

Antonios Kireopoulos · Paulist Press
Pages: 376
Format: Paperback

This book is the fruit of a multi-year dialogue among Christian churches in the United States, addressing from theological perspectives mass incarceration as an issue in need of radical reform.
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Days? or Ages? the Genesis Question: A Layman Looks at Creation's Calendar

Jerry Harmon · WestBow Press
Pages: 203
Format: Print book

Days? or Ages? offers a fresh look at a centuries-old debate. Does the Bible say creation was accomplished within one week of time beginning a few thousand years ago, or over countless millennia beginning millions or even billions of years in the distant past? Opinions abound from biblical...
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She Rises While It Is Still Night: Dreaming in the Four Worlds of Kabbalah

Tamar Frankiel · Gaon Books
Pages: 188
Format: Paperback

She Rises While It Is Still Night is titled for a verse in the biblical book of Proverbs, following a mystical tradition that interprets "She" as Soul, the source of inner light that emerges from darkness. The book explores dreaming as a primary mode of access to that spiritual...
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A Blessing On The Way: Counting Each Day While You're Expecting

Sue Christian · Abingdon Press,
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

You've been blessed with a pregnancy and can't wait to hold your baby in your arms. As you prepare to be a mother -- again or for the very first time -- these short, inspirational readings will help you grow your spiritual life even as new life grows inside you. A Blessing on the Way is an attractive...
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The Soul of Judaism: Jews of African Descent in America

Bruce D. Haynes · NYU Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A glimpse into the diverse stories of Black Jews in the United States What makes a Jew? This book traces the history of Jews of African descent in America and the counter-narratives they have put forward as they stake their claims to Jewishness. The Soul of Judaism offers the first exploration...
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Great Doubt: Practicing Zen in the World

Yuanlai · Wisdom Publications
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

The greater the doubt, the greater the awakening."In this brief but remarkably thorough book, Boshan puts into words what it means to truly doubt. Not just to be skeptical - but to push all the way to the very foundations. Anyone interested in Zen can learn a whole lot from this little...
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The Book of Rumi: 105 Stories and Fables that Illumine, Delight, and Inform

Rumi · Hampton Roads Publishing
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

Philip Pullman, author of 'His Dark Materials' trilogy, has remarked that "after nourishment, shelter, and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world." This new collection of Rumi stories fills that need.This fresh prose translation of 105 short teaching...
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