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I don't know about you but I'm always looking for something to use as a guide for my daily "Quiet Time". Most of the material out there is either too technical or too syrupy.When I look for stuff to read for this daily time of prayer and meditation, I'm generally not looking for something...

What does it mean to “see Jesus”? The miracles of God are all around us, but can we see them? ... Do we take them in? Can we really see them with our eyes, our minds, our hearts? ... [This book] encourages us to “open our eyes” and see the presence of Jesus. Though Jesus...

James W. Moore Parables slip up on us. They flip our values. They turn our world upside down. They surprise us. This is the great thing about the parables of Jesus: They are always relevant and always personal. They speak eloquently to you and me, here and now. In this book, we will examine...

Is the faith you profess really yours? Are you trying to go to heaven on someone else's shoulders? Living by someone else's standard? Beliveing someone else's beliefs? Using someone else's gifts? Maintaining someone else's traditions? Depending on someone else's strength?...

This book is a collection of short reflections on everyday life. Like a modern St. Francis, Stan Hindmarsh has a great delight and interest in the small details of life. As he reflects on his encounters with nature, family members, and friends, he finds meaning, personal significance, and a profoundly...

  Through meaningful stories and an intimate knowledge of Scriptural symbolism in this Rooted: Finding God in the Gardens of Scripture, Best-Selling author, pastor, and gardener Murray Pura demonstrates how Jesus' life and your life as a contemporary believer are intertwined. Each...

The paradox of awareness is very profound and yet very simple. It can't be described because it has no objective qualities and no limitation. Sometimes it comes naturally to the surface when we are fully in the present moment and no longer lost in thought or mental projections. Pure consciousness...

Enter into the presence of a wise Buddhist master through this modern distillation of a spiritual classic. The most enduring and widely read spiritual work to emerge from Buddhism's classical age in India is surely Shantideva's Bodhisattva Way of Life. Among its many fans is the Dalai Lama,...

In this companion volume that functions beautifully on its own or as part of the churchwide experience, Adam Hamilton offers 40 days of daily devotions on the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, enabling us to pause, meditate, and emerge changed forever. The reflections, ideal for use during Lent, include Scripture, reflection, stories from Hamilton’s own ministry, and prayers.

We must begin with a strong and constant resolution to give ourselves wholly to God, professing to Him, in a tender, loving manner, from the bottom of our hearts, that we intend to be His without any reserve, and then we must often go back and renew this same resolution.----St. Francis de Sales

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal (2 Corinthians 4:18). Life can be upsettingly capricious, dumping unanticipated circumstances on our doorstep and obligating us to deal with them. The rug suddenly is yanked...

Are you experiencing hardship, trials and tribulation? Has tragedy struck your life? Do you feel like giving up and throwing in the towel? If so, you are not alone. The Bible reminds us in Psalm 34:19, "Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all."...

Have you been hurt by the church? Do you feel the word of God is being misrepresented? In Back to the Basics: Its Gods Way or the Highway, author Joseph Paul Henry seeks to provide hope to those who have been hurt by the church and show there is a side of the church that still loves your soul. By...

The thoughts in this book have been taken from thoughts that I have had after doing my daily scripture readings. I have taken all my thoughts from the year 2015 as I have written them each morning and posted on Facebook. Most people that take the time out of their day to read these posts have asked...