Inspiration Meditation category: 31377 books
by Annette Sprouls Reasoner
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2016
The Stations of the Cross historically maps out Jesus' journey from his trial to the time his body is placed in the tomb. This book covers 14 stations, with each station comprised of either an Old Testament or New Testament passage, a meditation and a drawing illuminating the passage. This particular...
by Alexander Goldstein
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2019
Written in simple language, these 108 ‘kung-an’ (koan in Japanese) embodying the experience and wisdom of the Chinese Ch’an masters have found their way into hearts of many Westerners over a century. This is because Ch'an (Zen) is not something that can be explained in words, but is a special...
Everyday Tao
Living with Balance and Harmony
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2013
The Taoist spirit comes to life, made vibrant and contemporary through the Chinese ideograms whose images and stories speak of living in harmony with the Tao. Everyday Tao revives an ancient approach to meditation and reflection by using these stories as sources of insight for spiritual growth.
Tao...
by Thomas Kempis, Carl Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2009
Only the Bible has been more influential as a source of Christian devotional reading than The Imitation of Christ. This meditation on the spiritual life has inspired readers from Thomas More and St. Ignatius Loyola to Thomas Merton and Pope John Paul II. Written by the Augustinian monk Thomas à Kempis...
My Other Self
Conversations with Christ on Living Your Faith
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
In My Other Self Clarence Enzler—author of the multi-million copy seller Everyone’s Way of the Cross—guides readers in prayerful conversation with Christ wherein the reader is personally addressed as “my other self” and is urged to embody Christ’s love and compassion to others. Modeled on...
by Francois Fénelon
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
François Fénelon was a seventeenth-century French Catholic archbishop who rose to a position of influence in the court of Louis XIV. He became a wise mentor to members of the king's court, his writings preserved by the many people whom he counseled. These words have inspired Christians of all backgrounds...
Scars
Essays, Poems and Meditations on Affliction
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2014
Paul Murray is not only an academic, a preacher and published poet, he is also a superb pastor. During his ministry, he has dealt with some extraordinary people - not least a South African who was convicted of murder and hanged under Apartheid. Drawing on this remarkable experience, the reader is...
Shin Buddhism
Bits of Rubble Turn into Gold
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2002
Interest in Buddhism continues to grow throughout North America, and more and more readers are moving beyond the familiar Zen and Tibetan traditions to examine other types of Buddhism. In Shin Buddhism, Taitetsu Unno explains the philosophy anc practices of "Pure Land" Buddhism, which dates...
Falling for God
Saying Yes to His Extravagant Proposal
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2009
Falling in love is one of life’s greatest joys.
So imagine the endless joy of falling head over heels for God.
Falling in love is one of the most magnificent experiences of human life. Remember what it feels like? How it happens? You spend time with that special someone, get to know each...
A Cry for Mercy
Prayers from the Genesee
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2013
A reissue of one of Henri Nouwen’s most powerful and most personal books: prayers that “reveal a fearful heart, a cry for mercy, rays of hope, the power of the Spirit, the needs of the world, and finally gratitude.”
In his continuing search for a deeper understanding of the spiritual...
by Francis de Sales
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2008
Each book in the 30 Days with a Great Spiritual Teacher series provides a month of daily readings from one of Christianity's most beloved spiritual guides. For each day there is a brief and accessible morning meditation drawn from the mystic's writings, a simple mantra for use throughout the day, and...
by Peggy Wilkinson OCDS
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
To those without time or inclination for intensive spiritual reading and study, this handbook is a find! The work is firmly grounded in Scripture and Christian teachings on growth through contemplation. The wisdom of St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross has been distilled to help us understand...
Winter with God
40-Day Devotional: Hope for the Spirit, Strength for the Soul
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
This 40-day devotional deals as much with God’s absence as His presence, for it is about the spiritual season of winter—a time when the light of faith has dimmed and the warmth of love has cooled.
Written with a mystic’s heart, a scholar’s mind, and a poet’s pen, Winter with God is...
Come Walk with Me
A Woman's Personal Guide to Knowing God and Mentoring Others
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2010
How can I become the godly woman I desire to be?
Are there things I can do to deepen my relationship with God?
What can I do to help other women mature spiritually?
Women are inherently relational; we naturally respond to people, particularly other women. Because of this, many...