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| “I like to think of the work of The Holy Spirit in the lives of men and women as art.” Spiritual life is not just a gift; it is a skill we must work to develop. Using Paul’s letter to the Philippians as her guide, Bible teacher Jill Briscoe uncovers eight “spiritual arts” that Christians are called to practice regularly; contentment, intimacy, suffering, simplicity, ministry, tranquility, humility, and harmony. Jill pulls no punches in challenging Christian readers to do their part, Spiritual Arts is a discovery study of practices we need to learn if we are to live life as God intended—full of great joy, deeper intimacy with God, and an exciting impact in the lives of others. With patience, wit, and probing questions, Jill challenges the faithful to a different ethic and a more active, focused way to follow Christ. |
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| Nee-To-Sheng of Foochow, China is best known as Watchman Nee to hundreds of thousands of Christians around the world who have encountered his books. Those who pick up and read this work, Spiritual Authority, will forever remember the power with which he writes. In this book, Watchman Nee discusses authority - the authority of God over humans and the authorities that God sends to humans. This is a profoundly simple and Biblical exploration of God's purposes in His authority over us.Watchman Nee's situation in life provided for Him a perspective on authority that few Westerners experience today. In his native China, Nee was under the constant watch of secular authorities and often suffered for his unabashed stance as a Christian. His ability to speak thoughtfully and humbly about the value of God's authority exercised in our lives is a testimony to his maturity as a believer. Spiritual Authority will challenge everyone who takes time to thoughtfully consider it. |
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| "A Spiritual Awakening" challenges you to look within yourself and seek a deeper, more meaningful level of spirituality. Learn to question and understand events in life from a spiritual perspective and discover the plans and purposes God has for your life. With the Bible as its reference source, "A Spiritual Awakening" takes you on a personal journey through spiritual truths such as love, forgiveness, prayer, and attitude. It teaches you how to apply them to your own life so that you can experience and create more peace, love, joy, and comfort for yourself and others. This inspiring "must-read" encourages anyone seeking deeper spiritual meaning and fulfillment in their lives. Presented in a format that is easy to understand, "A Spiritual Awakening" challenges and inspires readers to live with a more heightened spiritual awareness and provides guidelines for living in order to experience life to the fullest! |
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| In A Spiritual Awakening, revivalist Tommie Zito releases Christians to do the will of God with fearless faith. With years of successful evangelism to his credit, the author boldly decries the state of the Sunday morning ritual:The voice of the Lord is relegated to pointless sermons and denominational drivel. Religion has paralyzed the passion and desire of the believer to do the will of God. The Church is suffocating under a spirit of slumber, while believing all is well.You and millions like you have the call, the passion and the desire to do what religion and its accompanying litany of legalism can never accomplish. You can change the world, your country, your city, your neighborhood, your home. |
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| Understanding how we experience new birth can liberate and encourage us to be part of the spiritual "birthline" process in others' lives. |
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| This personal and practical book deals with hard issues and difficult situations that people with serious physical needs confront. Shelly explains how to offer spiritual support to those facing suffering, illness or other crises. |
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| St. Thorase of Lisieux, now a Doctor of the Church, summarized her spirituality in these simple but profound words, "My Little Way is all love." Her complete and unshakable trust in the love of God our Father was the foundation of her spiritual life, a childlike relationship with our Creator that raised her to the heights of sanctity in only 24 years of life. St. Thorase's spirituality, her Little Way of Spiritual Childhood, is one that can be imitated and practiced by all souls, no matter what their state in life. Her spirituality has been recognized by the Church as a special gift from God for ordinary people everywhere to reach heroic sanctity. Msgr. Vernon Johnson, a famous convert and apostle of St. Thorase, presents in this book the most clear, practical and yet profound explanation of this "little way", a way to perfection that changed his life and the lives of countless others. Johnson summarizes the spiritual approach of St. Thorase in these three words: Love, Humility, Confidence. "No one did more than Vernon Johnson to bring Thorase to the attention of the English speaking world." " Bishop Patrick Ahern Author, Thorase and Maurice '' Msgr. Vernon Johnson , a convert from Anglicanism who credits the life and powerful intercession of St. Thorase for his conversion, became an apostle and teacher of her Little Way. Through his apostolate to priests called the Association of the Priests of St. Thorase, a newsletter he edited, and numerous retreats he gave based on Thorasian spirituality, he influenced countless souls with her teaching. His conversion story is told at the end of this book. |
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| St. Augustine, Thomas Merton, Fredrick Buechner, Evelyn Underhill, A.W. Tozer, G.K. Chesterton, Thomas More, Martin Luther King, Jr., Amy Carmichael, Simone Weil, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Hildegard of Bingen, John Milton, Dorothy Day, Leo Tolstoy, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and more. . .From nearly two thousand years of Christian writing comes Spiritual Classcs,fifty-two selections complete with a profile of each author, guided meditations for group and individual use, and reflections containing questions and exercises. Editors Richard Foster and Emilie Griffith offer their expertise by selecting inspirational writings and including their own commentary and recommendations for further guided reading and exploration. |
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| Fr. Robinson has done a great service in revitalizing Lorenzo Scupoli's classic, Spiritual Combat, so that contemporary Catholics can rediscover this rich work that has served many generations of Catholics. This book is about the life of prayer and personal reform and renewal. It fits squarely into the tradition of the “great masters� of the spiritual life, and to the line of great modern writers on spirituality. It is a work of particular relevance that confronts modern culture with the tough-minded, deeply authentic challenge of spiritual combat. Robinson has retained Scupoli's appeal to the Catholic reader through a conversational style, short chapters, familiar examples from everyday life, and the pastoral bent which has marked his own outstanding career. Covering the basic difficulties of daily prayer and of obstacles to living the virtues, Scupoli and Robinson test the mettle of real Catholics by calling us to live an interior life for and with God. “A serious, but readable, contemporary presentation of the spiritual wisdom contained in a 16th century spiritual classic which St. Francis De Sales highly praised. Robinson has a profound understanding and appreciation for the *spiritual combat' dimension of our journey toward union with God.� "Ralph Martin, Author, Called to Holiness Fr. Jonathan Robinson is the founder of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in Canada. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh, and a License in Theology from the Gregorian University in Rome. |
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| This enduring collection of twenty-one sermons by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, each originally delivered at Westminster Chapel in London, carefully and compassionately analyzes an undeniable feature of modern society from which Christians have not escaped--spiritual depression. "Christian people," writes Lloyd-Jones, "too often seem to be perpetually in the doldrums and too often give this appearance of unhappiness and of lack of freedom and absence of joy. There is no question at all but that this is the main reason why large numbers of people have ceased to be interested in Christianity."Believing that Christian joy was one of the most potent factors in the spread of Christianity in the early centuries, Lloyd-Jones not only lays bare the causes that have robbed many Christians of spiritual vitality but also points the way to the cure that is found through the mind and spirit of Christ. |
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| Gary W. Moon and David G. Benner, along with a team of expert contributors, provide a comprehensive survey of spiritual direction in its myriad Christian forms. Specific chapters offer careful historical perspective and contemporary analysis of how Christians from various backgrounds have practiced spiritual direction, with particular attention to each tradition's definition of spiritual direction, the process of authentic transformation, the role of the spiritual direction, indicators of mature spirituality and other aspects of the spiritual direction process. Chapters also provide psychological and clinical insight into how spiritual direction is similar to, different from and can be integrated with psychotherapy and pastoral counseling. Spiritual direction holds the potential to revolutionize how soul care is practiced in our troubled society. This volume is an extraordinary resource for understanding and helping others experience spiritual transformation and union with God. |
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| St. Claude la Colombiere, recently canonized by Pope John Paul II, ranks among the masters of the spiritual life as a director of souls. He gave direction to countless souls, including St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, the visionary of the Sacred Heart revelations. Jesus told St. Margaret Mary, "Father Claude is my perfect friend and servant. His gift is to lead souls to God." St. Claude preached missions and retreats on the Sacred Heart. He was also a clever psychologist who easily read the hearts of other. His sure judgment, aided by grace, enabled him to understand the difficulties of each soul and give the advice most needed for each person. Readers of this spiritual gem will find his insights full of wisdom and inspiration. His writings cover such important areas of the spiritual life as Confession, Mass and Holy Communion, Confidence in God, Perfection and Holiness, Peace of Soul, Charity, Education of Children, Spiritual Joy, Prayer, Zeal and much more. "St. Claude has been one of my most important spiritual guides for half a century. This little jewel is a must for those who seek God's will and mercy." - Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR , Author, Arise from Darkness "This book contains a great treasure of spiritual insight and guidance for the soul seeking God." - Fr. Kenneth Baker, S.J. , Editor, Homiletic and Pastoral Review |
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