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Hollywood to the Himalayas
by Sadhvi Bhagawati SaraswatiHollywood to the Himalayas is the enlightening memoir of a reluctant spiritual seeker who finds much more than she bargained for when she travels to India.As a Stanford grad, in the midst of getting a PhD in psychology, Sadhvi Saraswati was comfortable with her life. Despite years of grappling with an eating disorder and trauma from her early childhood, she felt as if she was successfully navigating her way through early adulthood. When she agreed to travel to India to appease her husband—and because she loved the food—Sadhvi would have never imagined that she would be embarking on a journey of healing and awakening. Hollywood to the Himalayas describes Sadhvi&’s odyssey towards divine enlightenment and inspiration through her extraordinary connection with her guru and renewed confidence in the pleasure and joy that life can bring. Now one of the preeminent female spiritual teachers in the world, Sadhvi recounts her journey with wit, honesty, and clarity and, along the way, offers teachings to help us all step onto our own path of awakening and discover the truth of who we really are—embodiments of the Divine. &“Sadhviji models for us, at the deepest level, that in the true teaching of the spiritual traditions, healing and grace are always possible.&” —Prince Ea, in the foreword to Hollywood to the Himalayas &“Vivid and poetic…her journey is a river of love, compelling in its authenticity and unflinching honesty. …a must for anyone who is interested in exploring different paths to fulfilment and to the Creator.&” —Jane Goodall &“Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati is a great teacher of spirituality and consciousness. Her inspiring wisdom illuminates the path to healing, happiness, and inner peace.&” —Deepak Chopra &“For so many of us, the road to the Divine sometimes begins with deep trauma. And, then Grace is bestowed upon us and we blossom in the holiness of love. Hollywood to the Himalayas is filled with wisdom and truth about the powerful revelations that unfold on the path to a deeper relationship to the divine. This is a beautiful book.&” —Rev. Iyanla Vanzant, executive producer, Iyanla, Fix My Life
Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary
by Chad Brand Archie England Charles W. DraperRevised and expanded, this best-selling study tool is better than ever! It features 700 color photos, 80 color maps, a pronounciation guide, the latest archaeological excavation information, time lines, extensive cross-referencing, unique scale drawings, and much more.
Holografiese Heelal: 'n Inleiding
by Brahma Kumari PariLees hierdie boek met die bedoeling om die diepte van wat verduidelik word, te verstaan. Moenie dit net as 'leesstof' beskou nie. In plaas daarvan om net die boek te lees om van die Holografiese Heelal te weet, hou aan na wat die skrywer gesê het totdat jy ervaar en verstaan wat gesê word oor die Holografiese Heelal. Om 'n oop, duidelike gedagte te hou (terwyl u dit visualiseer) sal u help om te ervaar wat die skrywer ervaar het en / of u kan ander relevante ervarings hê. As gevolg daarvan sal jy kan verstaan wat die skrywer verduidelik. U vermoë om ervarings in die Holografiese Heelal te hê, sal toeneem, aangesien u hierdie boek oor en oor lees totdat u dit verstaan het. Geniet die leeservaring!
Holografinen Universumi: Esittely
by Brahma Kumari PariLukemalla tätä kirjaa pystyt ymmärtämään paremmin Holografista Universumia, ja kykysi saada kokemuksia Holografisessa Universumissa kasvavat. Pitämällä mielesi avoimena ja vapaana (lukiessasi), voit kokea sitä, mitä kirjailijakin on kokenut ja pystyt myös ymmärtämään sen, mitä kirjailija on kirjassa selittänyt. Sen sijaan, että vain lukisit sanoja, lue kirjaa ymmärtääksesi sen, mitä siinä selitetään. Jatka sen pohtimista, kunnes koet ja ymmärrät sen, mitä Holografisesta Universumista sanotaan. Holografisen Universumin selitykset perustuvat tässä kirjassa seuraaviin: 1. Jumalalta tulevaan johdatukseen, 2. Brahma Kumarisin tietoon, 3. Kvanttimekaniikkaan (mikään tässä kirjassa ei ole kvanttimekaniikan vastaista), 4. tutkimuksiin, 5. kirjailijan omiin kokemuksiin, 6. chakroihin ja auraan liittyvään tietoon, 7. muinaisiin hindulaisiin teksteihin, jne. Tässä e-kirjassa on selityksiä näistä aiheista: 1. Holografisen Universumin luonteesta ja monista osioista. 2. Kuinka kaikki tapahtuu Maailman Näytelmän (Akaasisten Arkistojen) mukaan. 3. Kuinka ihmiset elävät samanaikaisesti kahdessa maailmassa, Oikeassa Maailmassa ja Holografisessa maailmassa. 4. Holografisesta Filmistä siinä Hologrammissa, jossa me olemme mukana. 5. Kuinka monenlaisia maailmoja on olemassa. 6. Kuinka kvanttienergiat aineellistavat aineelliset kehot ja aineellisen maailman Holografisessa Universumissa. 7. Kuinka luomisen prosessi tapahtuu pyörteiden ja chakrojen kautta. 8. Kuolemanrajakokemuksista. 9. Kosmisesta Tietoisuudesta. 10. Kuinka hienoiset ulottuvuudet, holografiset kehot ja hienoiset kehot on luotu. 11. Kuinka auraa käytetään kokemusten aikana. 12. Kuinka tiheydeltään erilaiset energiat aineellistavat sellaisen Oikean Maailman, jossa me voimme elää. 13. Kuinka Holografinen Universumi muuttuu silloin, k
Holografisch universum: Een inleiding
by Brahma Kumari PariDoor het lezen van dit boek heb je een beter begrip van het holografische universum en je vermogen om ervaringen op te doen in het holografische universum neemt toe. Door een open, heldere geest (terwijl je leest), kun je ervaren wat de auteur heeft meegemaakt en kun je begrijpen wat de auteur uitlegt. In plaats van alleen de woorden te lezen, lees je het met de bedoeling om de diepte van wat er wordt uitgelegd, te begrijpen. Blijf er over nadenken totdat je ervaart en begrijpt wat er over het holografische universum wordt gezegd. In dit boek zijn de verklaringen over het holografische universum gebaseerd op: 1. De begeleiding van God. 2. De kennis van de Brahma Kumaris. 3. Kwantummechanica (niets in dit boek is in strijd met kwantummechanica). 4. Onderzoek. 5. Ervaringen over de auteur. 6. De kennis van de chakra’s en aura. 7. De oude Hindoeïstische teksten, enz. Er staat uitleg in dit e-book over: 1. De verschillende divisies en de aard van het holografische universum. 2. Hoe alles volgens het werelddrama (Akashic-opname) verloopt. 3. Hoe mensen op hetzelfde moment in twee soorten werelden leven: de echte wereld en de holografische wereld. 4. De holografische film van het hologram waaraan we deelnemen. 5. Hoe verschillende soorten werelden bestaan. 6. Hoe de kwantumenergieën de fysieke lichamen en de fysieke wereld materialiseren door het holografische universum. 7. Hoe het scheppingsproces door de wervelingen en chakra's verloopt. 8. Bijna-doodervaringen. 9. Het kosmische bewustzijn. 10. Hoe subtiele dimensies, holografische lichamen en subtiele lichamen worden gecreëerd. 11. Hoe de aura wordt gebruikt tijdens de ervaringen. 12. Hoe kwantumenergieën van verschillende dichtheden een ander soort echte wereld voor ons materialiseren. 13. Hoe het holografische universum verandert als de wereld transformeert. 14. De meditatie e
Holografisk Univers: En Introduksjon
by Elisabet Norris Brahma Kumari PariHolografisk Univers: En Introduksjon av Brahma Kumari Pari Denne boken forklarer Det holografiske universet, innbefattet dets struktur, osv. Etter å ha lest denne boken, kommer du til å ha en bedre forståelse av Det holografiske universet, og din evne til å ha erfaringer i Det holografiske universet kommer til å styrkes. Ved å ha et åpent, klart sinn (mens du leser), kan du erfare det som forfatteren har erfart og forstå det som forfatteren forklarer. I stedet for å bare lese ordene, les den med hensikt om å forstå dybden av det som blir forklart. Fortsett å fundere på det til du erfarer og forstår det som blir sagt om Det holografiske universet. Fortsett å lese boken om og om igjen, helt til du forstår den slik at dine muligheter til å ha erfaringer i Det holografiske universet øker. I denne boken er erfaringene om Det holografiske universet basert på: 1. veiledningen fra Gud, 2. Brahma Kumaris’ kunnskap, 3. kvantemekanikk (ingenting i denne boken er i motsetning med kvantemekanikken), 4. undersøkelser, 5. forfatterens erfaringer, 6. kunnskap om chakraene og auraen, 7. de gamle hinduiske tekstene, osv. Det er forklaringer i denne e-boken om: 1. de forskjellige divisjonene og Det holografiske universets natur. 2. hvordan alt skjer ifølge Verdensdramatikken (akasha arkivene). 3. hvordan mennesker lever i two forskjellige verdener, Den virkelige verden og Den holografiske verden, samtidig. 4. Den holografiske filmen av hologrammet som vi deltar i. 5. hvordan forskjellige slags verdener eksisterer. 6. hvordan kvanteenergier materialiserer de fysiske legemene og den fysiske verden gjennom Det holografiske universet. 7. hvordan skapelsen skjedde gjennom virvlene og chakraene. 8. Nær Døden Erfaringer. 9. Den kosmiske bevisstheten. 10. hvordan subtile dimensjoner, holografiske legemer og subtile legemer er skapt. 11. hvordan auraen blir brukt i løpet av e
Holographisches Universum: -
by Brahma Kumari PariDieses Buch erklärt das holographische Universum, einschließlich seiner Struktur, usw. Durch die Lektüre dieses Buches werden Sie ein besseres Verständnis bezüglich des holographischen Universums haben und Ihre Fähigkeit, Erfahrungen im holographischen Universum zu machen, wächst. Durch das Aufrechterhalten eines offenen, klaren Geistes (beim Lesen) können Sie erleben, was der Autor erlebt hat, und Sie werden verstehen können, was der Autor erklärt. Anstatt nur die Worte zu lesen, lesen Sie es mit der Absicht, die Tiefen dessen zu verstehen, was erklärt wird. Denken Sie weiter darüber nach, bis Sie erfahren und verstehen, was über das holographische Universum gesagt wird. Lesen Sie das Buch immer wieder, bis Sie es verstanden haben, so dass Ihre Fähigkeit, Erfahrungen im holographischen Universum zu machen, zunimmt. In diesem Buch basieren die Erklärungen zum Holographischen Universum auf: 1. die Führung durch Gott, 2. die Kenntnis des Brahma Kumaris, 3. Quantenmechanik (nichts in diesem Buch steht im Gegensatz zur Quantenmechanik), 4. Forschung, 5. Erfahrungen der Autorin, 6. das Wissen über die Chakren und die Aura, 7. die alten hinduistischen Texte, usw. Es gibt Erklärungen, in diesem E-Book, über: 1. die verschiedenen Bereiche und Eigenschaften des holographischen Universums. 2. wie alles nach dem Weltdrama ( Akashachroniken) abläuft. 3. wie Menschen in zwei Arten von Welten leben, der realen und der holographischen Welt, zur gleichen Zeit. 4. der holographische Film des Hologramms, an dem wir teilnehmen. 5. wie verschiedene Arten von Welten existieren. 6. wie die Quantenenergien die physischen Körper und die physische Welt durch das holographische Universum materialisieren. 7. wie der Schöpfungsprozess durch die Wirbel und Chakren verläuft. 8. Nahtoderfahrungen 9. das kosmische Bewusstsein
Holy Ambition: Turning God-Shaped Dreams into Reality
by Chip IngramGod is a doer of great things. Isn&’t it time you joined His big plans?Human ambition is often rooted in pride. But &“holy ambition&”? That&’s something else! When your ambitions aren&’t about your own glory but God&’s, you&’ll find Him to be a source of empowerment that you can&’t get anywhere else. Pastor and radio teacher Chip Ingram invites you into something more daring than your current life. Holy Ambition takes you to the biblical story of Nehemiah, a humble servant of the king who became a leader of his people. Nehemiah could have kept his comfortable position in the palace, but instead he chose a radical path that allowed him to do amazing things for God. You can too! But you&’re going to have to take some risks. And that means you&’ve got to put aside fear or pride and start acting on your holy ambitions.It&’s time for the church to be what God wants: a people who will let Him do a powerful work in them and through them. No more living in the boring middle. Start living on the edge of God&’s groundbreaking work, and experience the exuberance of being on mission for Him!
Holy Ambition: Turning God-Shaped Dreams into Reality
by Chip IngramGod is a doer of great things. Isn&’t it time you joined His big plans?Human ambition is often rooted in pride. But &“holy ambition&”? That&’s something else! When your ambitions aren&’t about your own glory but God&’s, you&’ll find Him to be a source of empowerment that you can&’t get anywhere else. Pastor and radio teacher Chip Ingram invites you into something more daring than your current life. Holy Ambition takes you to the biblical story of Nehemiah, a humble servant of the king who became a leader of his people. Nehemiah could have kept his comfortable position in the palace, but instead he chose a radical path that allowed him to do amazing things for God. You can too! But you&’re going to have to take some risks. And that means you&’ve got to put aside fear or pride and start acting on your holy ambitions.It&’s time for the church to be what God wants: a people who will let Him do a powerful work in them and through them. No more living in the boring middle. Start living on the edge of God&’s groundbreaking work, and experience the exuberance of being on mission for Him!
Holy Available: What If Holiness Is about More Than What We Don't Do?
by Gary ThomasTrue Christian faith is a profoundly transformational experience in which every part of our being is marked by God’s change and energized by his presence. This transformation takes us far beyond mere sin avoidance to a robust “full-bodied” holiness in which we make ourselves “holy available” to God every minute of the day. From Starbucks, to the office, to the soccer fields, to the boardroom, believers have the opportunity to carry the presence of Christ wherever they go. God offers the reader more than mere forgiveness; he wants to radically change and fill them with his presence, so they can experience an entirely different kind of life based not just on what they do or don’t do but on who they are.Yet while many Christians today profess belief, their Christianity has no pulse. Holy Available is a manifesto of fully alive faith. Gary Thomas issues a compelling call for readers to see with Christ’s eyes, feel with Christ’s heart, and serve with Christ’s hands. We make ourselves available to become “God oases,” places of spiritual refuge where God can bring the hurting and lost to enjoy his presence and ministry.
Holy Disruptor: Shattering the Shiny Facade by Getting Louder with the Truth
by Amy Duggar King"Not only was I singled out and shamed, but I was lied to as well. I'm still trying to untangle the lies--some of them televised across the country--from the truth."You've heard some of the story: the manipulation and abuse hidden behind the traditional Christian values that the Duggar family held up on TLC's hit reality show 19 Kids and Counting. As some of the scandal came to light, several of the Duggar children, including Jill and Jinger, have opened up about what it was like growing up in that environment.But for the first time, Amy Duggar King--a close relative who spent almost every day with her 19 cousins and her aunt and uncle--brings the story into sharp relief, vulnerably sharing not only what life was like with the Duggars but how she, at the end of the day, had her own broken home to return to, a home that was hiding many other secrets.Amy knows what it's like to be coerced and have her voice silenced. Her story reveals a world of unrealistic expectations and gaslighting in which a normal young woman had to untangle a web of carefully crafted lies while fighting to protect her own mental health. In that world, she was branded "Crazy Cousin Amy"--an identity she didn't choose but was forced to live into.In Holy Disruptor, Amy gives her unfiltered testimony to finally break free from the toxic cycles that swirled around her and to confront the trauma she endured off-camera.In the years since the Duggar family collapse, Amy has intentionally dissociated from the toxic family environment, which has helped her learn how to be a "holy disruptor" and make life-changing decisions for her well-being. This is a story about how she discovered that disrupting such deception is a holy act that brings freedom and joy . . . and it applies to you too. No matter what you've been told or how you've been manipulated in the past, freedom is waiting for you.It's time to use your voice and get loud with the truth.
Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others
by Barbara Brown TaylorThe renowned and beloved New York Times bestselling author of An Altar in the World and Learning to Walk in the Dark recounts her moving discoveries of finding the sacred in unexpected places while teaching the world’s religions to undergraduates in rural Georgia, revealing how God delights in confounding our expectations. Barbara Brown Taylor continues her spiritual journey begun in Leaving Church of finding out what the world looks like after taking off her clergy collar. In Holy Envy, she contemplates the myriad ways other people and traditions encounter the Transcendent, both by digging deeper into those traditions herself and by seeing them through her students’ eyes as she sets off with them on field trips to monasteries, temples, and mosques. Troubled and inspired by what she learns, Taylor returns to her own tradition for guidance, finding new meaning in old teachings that have too often been used to exclude religious strangers instead of embracing the divine challenges they present. Re-imagining some central stories from the religion she knows best, she takes heart in how often God chooses outsiders to teach insiders how out-of-bounds God really is.Throughout Holy Envy, Taylor weaves together stories from the classroom with reflections on how her own spiritual journey has been complicated and renewed by connecting with people of other traditions—even those whose truths are quite different from hers. The one constant in her odyssey is the sense that God is the one calling her to disown her version of God—a change that ultimately enriches her faith in other human beings and in God.
Holy Ghosted: Spiritual Anxiety, Religious Trauma, and the Language of Abuse
by Tiffany Yecke BrooksHow to recognize the tactics of spiritual abuse—and save your faith Are you questioning the church of your upbringing but want to maintain your faith? Do you want to cut ties with your denomination, but fear abandonment by God? Are you struggling with spiritual anxiety—fear of hell, obsessive religious ritual, or feelings of never measuring up? Tiffany Yecke Brooks first explored reconstructing faith in Gaslighted by God. In this much needed follow-up, she equips readers to understand and name tactics of spiritual abuse and manipulation. Each chapter covers a different method of control found in toxic religious communities—including legalism, indoctrination, praise, and fear—and how to identify and respond to it in a healthy way. Brooks also reframes scriptural passages commonly weaponized by those in power. Weaving together interviews with diverse Christians and her own experience, Brooks offers a voice to those feeling isolated by spiritual anxiety. Empowered by this guide, readers will learn to trust their intuition, seek truth fearlessly, and love God and neighbor without restraint or fear.
Holy Hot Mess: Finding God in the Details of this Weird and Wonderful Life
by Mary Katherine BackstromMary Katherine Backstrom shares heartbreaking and hilarious stories of how God uses each "mess" in our lives to bring us closer to Him. She shows us that it's okay to celebrate exactly where we are right now—holy, hot mess and all.A lot of people struggle with the concept of being holy. But the fact is, even the hottest of messes are being shaped—right now—into Jesus' likeness. In this book, Mary Katherine shares the sometimes-hidden evidence of God's work in her life and shows you that it's okay to embrace the hot messes. Mary Katherine will share both hilarious and vulnerable stories about faith, friendships, motherhood, marriage, and depression. She will cover the topics that plague our hearts every day with raw, honest truth and a side of laughter. Mary Katherine invites you into her story as a friend, encouraging you to embrace the hot messes in your life. Because we are all a work in progress, and as long as we are alive, we are under construction—and construction sites tend to be messy.
Holy Noticing: The Bible, Your Brain, and the Mindful Space Between Moments
by Charles StoneDoes your life ever feel like one series of rushed moments after another?Do you want to feel more present and connected to those you love? Do you want to be able to listen without thinking the whole time of what you&’re going to say next? Do you want to feel less distracted, less busy, and more whole? Most of us spend our distracted lives longing to get to the next, better moment and fail to notice the present one. We lack space between one task and the next, one thought and the next, one email and the next. Social media, TV, work deadlines, and family stress steal our enjoyment and engagement in the moment. Holy Noticing will teach you how to: become more aware of your thoughts, emotions, and environmentrecognize Christ&’s presence in the momentreduce your stress by developing the ability to focus on God and people rather than tasks Many today think mindfulness is dangerous, unchristian, or associated with Eastern religions—and often it is! But Dr. Charles Stone reveals that the art of holy noticing—purposefully paying attention to God as he works in us, our relationships, and our world—is a spiritual discipline Christians have practiced for millennia. Holy Noticing explores the historically Christian and biblical roots of this lifestyle, as well as Dr. Stone&’s BREATHe model, which teaches you to be more engaged with Christ in the everyday moments that too often slip right by us. Discover the lost spiritual discipline of holy noticing today and learn to engage the world like Christ.
Holy Noticing: The Bible, Your Brain, and the Mindful Space Between Moments
by Charles StoneDoes your life ever feel like one series of rushed moments after another?Do you want to feel more present and connected to those you love? Do you want to be able to listen without thinking the whole time of what you&’re going to say next? Do you want to feel less distracted, less busy, and more whole? Most of us spend our distracted lives longing to get to the next, better moment and fail to notice the present one. We lack space between one task and the next, one thought and the next, one email and the next. Social media, TV, work deadlines, and family stress steal our enjoyment and engagement in the moment. Holy Noticing will teach you how to: become more aware of your thoughts, emotions, and environmentrecognize Christ&’s presence in the momentreduce your stress by developing the ability to focus on God and people rather than tasks Many today think mindfulness is dangerous, unchristian, or associated with Eastern religions—and often it is! But Dr. Charles Stone reveals that the art of holy noticing—purposefully paying attention to God as he works in us, our relationships, and our world—is a spiritual discipline Christians have practiced for millennia. Holy Noticing explores the historically Christian and biblical roots of this lifestyle, as well as Dr. Stone&’s BREATHe model, which teaches you to be more engaged with Christ in the everyday moments that too often slip right by us. Discover the lost spiritual discipline of holy noticing today and learn to engage the world like Christ.
Holy Roar Bible Study Guide: Seven Words That Will Change the Way You Worship
by Chris Tomlin Darren WhiteheadIn the ancient world, something extraordinary happened when God&’s people gathered to worship him. It was more than just singing; it was time to fully embody praise to God for who he is and what he had done. In the Book of Psalms, there are seven Hebrew words that are translated into the English word &“praise,&” each of which represents a different aspect of what it means to truly praise God.In this four-session video based Bible study (DVD/digital downloads sold separately), pastor Darren Whitehead shares insights on how to deepen your practice of praise by uncovering the true meaning behind each of these Hebrew words, and Chris Tomlin shares how those insights take shape in the stories behind many of his worship songs, including &“How Great Is Our God,&” &“Holy Is the Lord,&” &“I Lift My Hands,&” and &“Good Good Father.&”Whether for use in your small group or your own personal use, Holy Roar provides insight and encouragement to deepen your practice of praise. Follow along as Chris and Darren lead you to the throne room of God. Join their invitation. Become a part of the Holy Roar.This study guide includes video discussion questions, teaching notes, Bible exploration, and personal study and reflection materials for in-between sessions.Sessions include:The Shout of PraiseThe Posture of PraiseThe Songs of PraiseThe Expectation of PraiseDesigned for use with the Holy Roar Video Study (9780310098737), sold separately.
Holy Shift!: 365 Daily Meditations from A Course in Miracles
by Robert HoldenA Course in Miracles is a modern psycho-spiritual text that has inspired teachers like Marianne Williamson, Louise Hay, Wayne Dyer, Jerry Jampolsky, Sondra Ray, and Gabrielle Bernstein. With more than two million copies in print, in over thirty languages, individual students and study groups study it daily around the world. Robert Holden has studied the daily lessons offered in A Course in Miracles for twenty years.In Holy Shift!, Robert has selected 365 of his favorite passages from A Course in Miracles to serve as daily meditations throughout the year. Students who are already familiar with the Course will enjoy this portable edition of miracles, and those new to the Course will appreciate the friendly and accessible introduction. Holy Shiftwill help everyone to practice the universal tenets of this profound teaching and to experience a year of miracles.
Holy Solitude: Lenten Reflections With Saints, Hermits, Prophets, And Rebels
by Heidi HaverkampOur faith is full of heroes who experienced God powerfully in solitude. From Hagar and the Hebrew prophets to Jesus in the wilderness to Francis of Assisi and Catherine of Siena, we see how escape from the toil and temptations of daily life can open our eyes, ears, minds, and hearts to the still, small voice of God. In the vast desert or a tiny room, solitude--frightening for some and a welcome reprieve for others--is far from an antisocial self-indulgence but rather is an opportunity for transformation and empowerment to serve God's people ever more deeply. <P><P>While most of us can't take weeks--or even a few days--for private retreat, Holy Solitude offers readers thoughtful inspiration and practical devotional activities such as taking a solitary bus ride or baking a loaf of bread for a neighbor. Daily reflections introduce readers to figures in both Scripture and Christian history whose stories of discernment and discipline are a guide for our own spiritual practices as we seek to know God more fully and follow Christ more faithfully.
Holy Unhappiness: God, Goodness, and the Myth of the Blessed Life
by Amanda Held OpeltDiscover what it means to be blessed and challenge the false beliefs many in the church hold about &“the good life&” and what it means to walk in communion with God. American Christians have developed a long list of expectations about what the life with God will feel like. Many Christians rightly deny the prosperity gospel—the idea that God wants you to be healthy and wealthy— but instead embrace its more subtle spin-off, the emotional prosperity gospel, or the belief that happiness and spiritual euphoria will inevitably follow if you believe all the right things and make all the right choices. In this view, frustration is deemed unholy, fear is seen as a failure of faith, and sadness is a sign of God&’s disfavor. In Holy Unhappiness, Amanda Held Opelt, author of A Hole in the World, grapples with her own experience of disillusionment when life with God didn&’t always feel the way she expected it to feel. She examines some of the historic, religious, and cultural influences that led to the idolization of positive feelings and the marginalization of negative feelings. Unpacking nine elements of life that have been tainted by the message of the emotional Prosperity Gospel – including work, marriage, parenting, calling, community, and church - she points to a new path forward, one that reimagines what the &“blessed&” life can be like if we release some of our expectations and seek God in places we never thought to look. This is a book that asks &“what good is God?&” when he doesn&’t always make sorrow go away or soothe every fear. It is a book that explores our aversion to sadness and counts the costs of our unrelenting commitment to optimism. This is a book that insists there is holiness to be found even in our unhappiness.
Holy in the Moment: Simple Ways to Love God and Enjoy Your Life
by Virginia B. HarringtonEnjoying life (zoe) in Christ comes in the choices we make moment-by-moment. Transparently sharing her struggles with anxiety, fear, and insecurity, Ginger Harrington invites women to discover how intentional choices made in the moment can become holy habits that open the door to healing and freedom. With a refreshing perspective, she shows that holiness isn’t a rigid standard to keep but a gift to receive through a vital relationship with God, who makes us whole.Holy in the Moment explores the practical power of choices to grow in holiness without the pressure of perfectionism. Through gentle encouragement, biblical insights, and applicable ideas learn to discern feelings and overcome distractions and shame, adapt God’s equation for obedience, live a praying life, discover methods for practicing holiness in parenting and the importance of rest, embrace biblical love and forgiveness, and understand how work becomes holy.Find healing and wholeness with simple choices to love God, embrace truth, and enjoy every moment of life with practical ways to be holy by choosing to trust God, rely on his wisdom, and live from his resources.
Home After Exile: A Spiritual Odyssey
by Elizabeth AyresWhat does home mean to you? The spiritual autobiography "Home After Exile" begins in an orphanage. The author's adopted father dies when she's six. Her adopted mother says she's a worthless piece of garbage. Her stepfather haunts her bedroom at night. Through all that darkness, a mysterious 'something more' invites Ayres to a journey of spiritual growth. As a child, she builds altars in the woods to commune with a numinous Presence that is both More and All. As an adult, she sets out to find more prosaic cures for the loneliness that dogs her every step. Marriage. A convent. A search for her birthmother. Still it lures her on, that tantalizing glimpse of wholeness and belonging she had savored as a child. Finally and miraculously given, in the most unlikely place of all. Annie Dillard, author of "An American Childhood," says, "Sumptuous, lyrical prose. The earth-centered spirituality of this inspiring life story is an archetype of redemption, changing the way we relate to ourselves, each other and the planet." The Franciscan theologian Ilia Delio, OSF, author of "The Unbearable Wholeness of Being," says, "In her uplifting memoir, Elizabeth Ayres opens her soul to the world, revealing an insuperable human spirit that remains - despite years of abuse and abandonment - infinitely free and deeply in love with the God of life. Ayres is an artist of the human spirit, whose spiritual journey through death into life bears witness to the power of that divine Love which carries us on eagles' wings."
Home Behind the Sun
by Timothy D. Willard Jason LocyTimothy Willard and Jason Locy show readers how to discover the brilliance of God in the shadows of everyday life.Life opens up before each of us, it beckons, it tempts, it thrills, it betrays. And what do we desire? All of it and none of it.We're not in this to survive, but to live. We want to experience joy in the everyday grind of work, relationships, and parenting. We want healing in our suffering. Forgiveness in the midst of our pains. Purpose through the journey. We want to break free from the temporal and live with an eternal perspective. We want to be brilliant.In Home Behind The Sun coauthors Timothy Willard and Jason Locy invite you to step out of the shadows and into the brilliance. They want to introduce you to the God of the mysterious. A God who combats despair with joy, topples bitterness with forgiveness, and eliminates cynicism with belief and whimsy.You're invited home. Home, behind the sun.
Home Buying for Dummies (2nd edition)
by Ray B. Browne Eric TysonEasy-to-follow information on buying a home.