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Three Great Days
Preparing the Liturgies of the Paschal Triduum
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2016
As the summit of the church’s liturgical year, the Paschal Triduum requires the energy, time, and talents of many people within the parish community. In Three Great Days, Jeremy Helmes draws on rubrics, liturgical theology, the church’s tradition, and plenty of lived experience to offer a sound...
Fellowship of Prayer
2017 Lenten Season
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2017
Jesus' journey to the cross shows us the boldness of humility. From his ministry that taught us to view every person with love, hope, and value, to the criticisms of the imperial and societal powers that oppressed his people, to the sacrifice on Golgotha-every lesson from Christ teaches us humility...
Long-Expected Jesus
An Advent Devotional
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2017
Come, thou long-expected Jesus, born to set thy people free.From our fears and sins release us; let us find our rest in thee.
During a time of year when the pace of life becomes even more frenzied than usual, the season of Advent presents us with a unique opportunity. Long-Expected Jesus invites...
by Ely R. S.
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
The relevant messages and encouraging words from the author of The New Christmas Every Day will make your Christmas celebration happier and brighter. The message of love and joy will lead you closer to God and loved ones. Discover the true essence of love and forgiveness this Christmas from this timely...
Daybreaks Davis Lent 2009
Daily Reflections for Lent and Easter
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2008
Lent is for those of us who do everything wrong, except for believing Christ loves us. We question our faith; we are shocked at the temptations we feel; we find ways to rationalize financial risks; we even enjoy that bite of steak just before recalling, “It’s a Friday in Lent!” Lent is not for...
The Advent of God's Word
Listening for the Power of the Divine Whisper—A Daily Retreat and Devotional
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
Quiet your heart and listen for the loving whispers of God during the Advent season. "The weeks leading up to Christmas are often hectic times preparing for the holy celebration of Jesus' birth. This book provides an opportunity for you to pause, take a refreshing breath of the Holy Spirit, and...
No Room in the Inn
And Other Interpretations
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2018
THIS book is made of carefully chosen selections from the writings and public addresses of Dr. C. I. Scofield.
The principle of selection has been to take from those writings only expositions and interpretations of Scripture upon subjects of vital import to Christian faith and life.
In...
by Philadelphia Church of God
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2013
The traditions surrounding Christmas stir warm feelings in the hearts of many—young and old alike—all over the Earth. Families come together. Children await the morning they will receive their presents. Loved ones give gifts, gather for Christmas dinners and recall previous Christmases spent together....
by Judith Sutera, OSB
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
For over 1,500 years, believers from all Christian traditions have looked to St. Benedict, the patriarch of Western monasticism, for spiritual wisdom. And rightly so: his rule has shown how one may experience a simple, holy, and common sense life, despite the increasingly busy pace of our daily existence.
The...
Daybreaks Lent 2015
Daily Reflections for Lent and Easter
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
In Lent we have signs such as desert, mountain, fire, road, water, wood (cross) and for Easter there is darkness/light, hands, fish, sheep, heaven/earth, temple, eyes, community. As Dr. Joseph Martos names it, these are "doors to the sacred." In this Daybreaks for Lent and Easter, Kay Murdy...
Behold, I Show You a Mystery!
From Earth to Orion, on the Wings of Heaven
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
SOME FOURTEEN BILLION YEARS AGO SOMETHING WONDERFUL HAPPENED, EXACTLY WHERE WHO KNOWS?,SOME SAY THAT IT WAS EVERYWHERE AT ONCE,BUT NEVERTHELESS A MIRACULOUS EVENT WAS TAKING PLACE. IT WAS MINUTE IN SIZE, BUT IMMENSE IN ENERGY! IT WAS THE BIG BANG, OR AND GOD SAID,...LET THERE BE...AND THE UNIVERSE...
by Peg Augustine
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
A look at the Christmas story with the emphasis on the “wonder” of the season. Each page begins with “I wonder…” and journeys chronologically from Mary and Joseph’s trip to Bethlehem through the Wise Men’s return home. A short prayer and biblical text follow this on each page. Each facing page has the Spanish translation of the story.
Advent Conspiracy
Making Christmas Meaningful (Again)
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
An updated and revised version of a book that has impacted thousands of churches: Are you tired of how consumerism has stolen the soul of Christmas? This year, take a stand! Join the groundswell of Christ-followers who are choosing to make Christmas what it should be—a joyous celebration of Jesus’...
Hanging by a Thread
The Questions of the Cross
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
• Incisive theology, yet accessible • Small book with large possibilities for group study and personal reflection • Makes a marvelous Lenten resource This brilliant series of theological reflections from internationally known scholar and Anglican cleric Samuel Wells reflects on the challenges...