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First published in 1888, this vintage book contains a collection of short lectures originally prepared by the author for his weekly sermons and activities during Lent. They include: "The Lenten Call", "Good and No Good", "The Treacherous Ailment", "Is it Well with...

The book contains collective memoirs about family traditions, memories, travel stories and special Italian American memories. It is a keepsake for future generations. Also, the book shows the ways in which we remain connected to our Italian traditions and memories.

What better way to celebrate Easter than to receive forgiveness and experience God's grace in your life? We all have them. Burdens of guilt and shame we carry around. We're weighed down, constantly reminded of where we've fallen short. But the truth is we're carrying around something...

Experience the love of Christ in a new personal way with this Lenten devotional drawn from America’s favorite devotional, Daily Guideposts.  Lent is a time of preparation for Easter when we reflect on Jesus’s life and sacrifice. This year, renew your heart for the resurrection with Daily...

Tom Brokaw said it best about the author: This Santa "can only be described as the real thing." With warmth, humor, and wonder, Ed Butchart shares his stories as a professional Santa Claus in The Red Suit Diaries. Deftly combining his Santa persona with his passion for God, Butchart reveals...

I propose a theory for the chronology of Eden that better squares with the literal text, and which is more compatible with young-Earth creationism than is presently accepted. The themes of racism/eugenics brought out by Darwinian evolution are also explored.

The weeks before Christmas rush by, and we are hardly prepared to celebrate the extraordinary celebrations of God coming among us as a child. Ted Witham invites us to slow down with the Scripture readings set by the daily lectionary and to prepare for this Christmas with daily meditations and invitations...

In her acclaimed trilogy, The Divine Hours, Phyllis Tickle introduced modern Christians to the time-honored practice of "praying the hours." In this exquisite new volume, she provides a vibrant program of prayer dedicated to the anticipation of Christ’s resurrection.** Beginning...

The third and final volume in a trilogy of prayer manuals compiled by Publishers Weekly religion editor Phyllis Tickle as a contemporary Book of Hours to guide Christians gently yet authoritatively through the daily offices. The Divine Hours is the first major literary and liturgical reworking...

This is a wonderful collection of 30 high-quality amazing images produced by a series of today's top professional photographers. Enjoy and be inspired!

Are you looking for words that can bring peace, while filling your heart with the true spirit of Christmas? Come and read poetic words that will allow your mind to drift back to the Christmas’ of times past, while filling your heart with the true meaning of Christmas. As you read “Warm Memories...

Half a century has passed since Evelyn Underhill's death, yet her devotional writings have endured as a beacon to those who seek a deeper understanding of the "interior life" in the mystical Christian tradition. The editor's personal discovery of Underhill's works when he was a young student at General...

Join the "Apostle of Mercy" as you prepare for Christ's birth! Born into an impoverished Polish family living in what was then the Russian Empire, Helena Kowalska heeded God's call to join the convent, where she was initiated in 1926 as Sister Maria Faustina of the Blessed Sacrament....