INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BESTSELLERA raw and powerful coming-out story from the beloved American Idol finalist traces David Archuleta's journey from closeted Mormon teen to global pop star to openly queer man, revealing the hidden pressures of fame, the weight of religious expectations, and the courage it takes to live authentically.
"e;The first step in the reconciliation process,"e; Spencer Perkins writes, "e;is admitting that the race problem exists and that our inability to deal with race has weakened the credibility of our gospel.
Founded as a local college ministry in 1951, Campus Crusade for Christ has become one of the worlds largest evangelical organizations, today boasting an annual budget of more than $500 million.
Christianity Today Book Award-Politics and Public LifeEfforts at colorblindness and antiracism have not been very effective in addressing racial tensions in the United States.
Explores the culminating instruction of the Buddha in the Satipatthana Sutta to breathe through the whole body Teaches you how to alter your physiology to move beyond the static consciousness of mindfulness to a natural, spontaneous state of embodied awareness Provides instruction and somatic koans for practicing the core principles of radiant mindfulnessawakening the body, liberating the breath, and opening up to vision and soundDrawing on the Buddhas teachings, Will Johnson provides a daily practice that moves beyond the static consciousness of mindfulness to a natural, spontaneous state of embodied awareness.
'I have relinquished all that ties me to the world, but the one thing that still haunts me is the beauty of the sky'These simple, inspiring writings by three medieval Buddhist monks offer peace and wisdom amid the world's uncertainties, and are an invitation to relinquish earthly desires and instead taste life in the moment.
Explores the significance of light in spiritual lifedrawing on the esoteric tradition of alchemyto transcend materialism and seed new cultures rooted in perennial wisdom Examines ideas from Western mysticism, Tibetan Buddhism, and other traditions to show how spiritual alchemy is a path to transformation and regeneration By working with spiritual images, shows how to advance spiritual evolution and heal from artificial culture by learning to separate illusion from realityThis book weds contemporary lightwork and classical, transformative alchemy to offer a path to achieving spiritual evolution.
"e;When we interact with our LGBTQ+ neighbors we are not interacting with an ideology, a political movement, a social media post, a caricature from a movie, or a law being debated in Congress.
The Disciple Dilemma explains the realities and limitations of using classic business logic and strategy within the Christian community and makes the case that Christian leaders must restructure their organizations to conform to Christ's mission.
"e;There must be more to the Christian life than this--more than church each Sunday and waving to my neighbors and giving some clothes to Goodwill when I go through my closet each spring.
In 1873, a Greek Orthodox bishop was on his way out of a monastery library in Constantinople when he stopped and went back for a small black volume he had walked past many times before.
Predicated on the immemorial core or "e;first"e; principles of the universal perennial philosophy, which finds expression from Lao Tzu to Ramana Maharshi in the East and from Pythagoras to Ren Gunon and Ananda K.
