Personal religious testimony and popular inspirational works

In a world full of many challenges, trials, and uncertainties, one can easily become discouraged and depressed, and feel hopeless.

We are living in a rapidly changing culture.

Positive psychologists have proven that positivity leads to success, but most Christians in America have chosen to believe a single eschatological theory that leads to pessimism and cynicism.

Whether we realize it or not, our churches are full of those who have experienced and are living with the aftereffects of horror and trauma, whether as survivors, carers, or perpetrators.

Can anything good come out of suffering?

Spirituality is our connection to a greater whole.

The Long Iron Tracks is an imaginative short story that follows the transformative journey of a steam engine named Courage as he encounters the risen person of Jesus in the form of an engineer.

The Barnabas Prayer: Becoming an Encourager in Your Community inspires and guides Christians to follow the sacrificial, selfless example of one of the greatest apostles of the early church, Barnabas.

Life is difficult and filled with tragedy and struggle.

In Water Language Peter Gorham links together a diverse set of poems exploring history, mythology, diverse locales including Hawai'i and Antarctica, and the inner landscape of the self.

One-night stands, premarital cohabitation, casual dating, and miserable singleness--all things that the culture where we live has normalized surrounding dating and relationships.

The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous provides a spiritual program dramatically distinct from religion.

Who did Billy Graham and Bill Bright say was the most influential person in their lives outside of their wives and mothers?

If Christianity offers believers hope, freedom, and victory over darkness, why are Christians depressed?

Detox!

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Christ said, "e;These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full"e; (John 15:11).

"e;The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy"e; (Rev 19:10) and a prophetic perspective promotes purpose.

This is a book of letters, letters to Julian of Norwich concerning her Revelations of Divine Love.

Here they come--our ancient, never-aging alphabetical friends.

I invite you to go on a pilgrimage.

This book describes the journey of how my faith grew from being a Catholic to embracing my life as a Catholic.

Trauma, from the fall of Adam and Eve forward impacts human lives in overpowering ways.

This book is a book of hope.

The First Act of Creation lyrically and contemplatively explores the mystery of our existence and the beauty of humanity in light of the incarnation.

What would you do if an inoperable tumor occupied the brainstem of your young adult son?

Maine in Winter bears toward the new millennium and beyond, heading into maturity of body, soul, and insight.

Spiritual practitioners and experts across religious traditions are convinced that contemplation cultivates an awareness of the deeper desires of the human heart.

Anyone who wants to make a simple, accessible spiritual practice part of their daily life will find the invitation in this book irresistible: we can use our smartphones to see what is vibrant, profound, and sacred in the seemingly ordinary moments of our lives.

This collection of Ron Sider's sermons and speeches delivered in his lifetime of global ministry capture the essence of his theology, ethics, and mission.

Called as pope, St.

Ever bought that one book that utterly changed your spiritual life, made it deeper, quicker, and 23% more efficient?

What do you think when you hear the word "e;faith"e;?

How important is the Cross of Jesus Christ today?

Growing in our ability to have a conscious awareness of God's presence with us in the midst of our busy and over-stimulated world is a key to our spiritual health and emotional well-being.

Silence--scary, inviting, or both?

Jesus is the most attractive person in human history.

The discussion guide for the novel, Wonder Clearing, comes at a critical moment for churches and nations.

English teachers Knol and Karsten have composed these moving reflections inspired by a wide range of writers, many of whom they have brought into their classrooms.

Many of us long to see God move mightily in response to our prayers.

In a world full of waiting, we could all use a little faith.

Of the five books that make up the Major Prophets in the Old Testament, three are amongst the largest of the Bible: Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel.

"e;How does the Christian faith actually work: as a worldview, as a story, as a larger vision of life within which the smaller categories of politics, ethics, and spirituality were designed to make sense?

"e;Courtney Burns, in The Comfort Dog Gave Me Pink Eye, immediately made me laugh, then brought me back to the moments of crisis that led to Esther joining our staff.

At the age of twenty-five, Benjamin James Brenkert--a young man from Long Island, a social work student, and an internet vocation to the priesthood--entered one of the historically boldest, influential, apostolic religious orders of the Roman Catholic Church.

The Other Side of Memory is the attribution of meaning and significance to the events of our lives.

In the thick of modern life, we are tempted to forget what we are doing and why we are doing it.

What happens after a suicide?

The authors, writing as scholars of communication and media, demonstrate how God's great gifts of media and technology can rob us of everyday Sabbath and impede spiritual growth if not faithfully stewarded through a process described as mindful media attachment.