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A Clearing Season: Reflections for Lent מאת Sarah Parsons Cities across the world celebrate the day-before with colorful parades and over-the-top parties. Then Wednesday arrives ... Sigh. Lent has begun. You hear about devout friends giving up seemingly innocent things in life (like chocolate) or stressing out to live a more perfect life during six gru...

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The Upper Room Disciplines 2010 Enlarged Print: A Book of Daily Devotions מאת 52 different authors For 50 years The Upper Room Disciplines has been one of the most celebrated devotional guides for active Christians. Disciplines 2010 brings together the voices of 53 theologically and spiritually diverse voices to share messages of hope, challenge, and joy with its readers. The rich m...

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Entering the Psalms, Leader's Guide (Meeting God in Scripture) מאת Anne Crumpler This easy-to-use leader's guide for the Participant's Workbook features: * plans for a flexible meeting format * an introduction to Psalms * innovative ways to explore the Psalms * how to read the Psalms through a spiritual formation lens...

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In My Heart I Carry a Star: Stories for Advent מאת Derek Maul What's a tree doing in my living room? Have you ever found yourself reclining in your favorite chair on a cold December evening, a cup of coffee poised on your lap, staring at the Christmas tree in the corner and wondering that very thing? Whether you're an observant Christian who loves the meaning ...

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Where the World Meets to Pray: People and Stories of The Upper Room מאת Mary Lou Redding Conscious of the need for a closer walk with God, of a deeper spiritual need ... I convenant with God to seek an enrichment of my own spiritual life by observing a period of devotions each day... - The Upper Room Covenant (1935) This is the story of a little magazine and how it grew. From its first ...

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The Upper Room Disciplines 2010: A Book of Daily Devotions מאת Various For 50 years The Upper Room Disciplines has been one of the most celebrated devotional guides for active Christians. Disciplines 2010 brings together the voices of 53 theologically and spiritually diverse voices to share messages of hope, challenge, and joy with its readers. The rich meditations wea...

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The Upper Room Disciplines 2010 Discussion Guide (Upper Room Disciplines: A Book of Daily Devotions) מאת Rita Collett Disciplines 2010 discussion guide offers reflections on daily Bible readings selected from the Revised Common Lectionary. Each of the 53 contributors developed a particular theme for a week s reading. Themes begin on Monday and continue through Sunday. Over the course of that week, readers ga...

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Companions in Christ, Participants Book In 1 Volume מאת E. Glenn Hinson The newly revised, all-in-one-volume foundational resource! If you're considering Companions in Christ for your church, begin with this book. This one-volume introduction to Companions in Christ moves through an uninterrupted 28-week study of five topics: spiritual formation, scripture, prayer, voca...

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Talking in the Dark: Praying When Life Doesnt Make Sense מאת Steve Harper When life seems unfair and prayer doesn't seem to make a bit of difference, you may have quit. Most people who admit it, including the author, say they felt as if they were suffocating after a period without prayer.Sometimes I think God has called me to speak, write and teach about prayer so I won't...

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The Meeting God Bible: Growing in Intimacy with God through Scripture (NRSV) מאת General Editor Timothy Jones Encounter God in new, transforming ways through the pages of this truly unique resource, The Meeting God Bible. If you hunger for greater depth in your relationship with God, the NRSV Meeting God Bible is a feast for the imagination, emotions and intellect - leading to a clearer understanding of God...

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Contemplative by Design: Creating Quiet Spaces for Retreats, Workshops, Churches, and Personal Settings מאת Jane J. Young It's hard to hear oneself think in today's culture much less refresh one's soul. Sights and sounds - from ads placed on the back of toilet doors to loud ringtones or cars pulsing with bass - assault us every day. Peace and quiet seem out of place in 21st century everyday life. It's time to mute the ...

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Shaped by the Word: The Power of Scripture in Spiritual Formation מאת M. Robert Mulholland Jr. This book explores the role that scripture plays in spiritual formation. Mulholland examines obstacles often encountered in spiritual reading and introduces a new approach to reading that will enliven the scriptures. He also compares informational reading (reading to be informed) with formational re...

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The Way of Blessedness, Participants Book מאת Marjorie J. Thompson THE WAY OF BLESSEDNESS is an invitation for small-group members to discover and live in the kingdom of God. Each week group participants explore one of the Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount. Nine small group sessions include: Exploring the Blessed Life, Embracing our Spiritual Poverty, Tears a...

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Entering the Psalms, Participant's Workbook (Meeting God in Scripture) מאת Upper Room A six-week study opens the door to experience the Psalms in a new way! O taste and see that the Lord is good.- Psalm 34:8 This is a different Bible study from most. Entering the Psalms invites you to consider how a collection of poetic praises and laments dating from 1400 BC to 500 BC relate to your...

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Living with Purpose in a Worn-Out Body: Spiritual Encouragement for Older Adults מאת Missy Buchanan "Why am I still here? Why does God require such prolonged suffering?" Frailty, dependence and constant pain can lead to a spiritual hopelessness in this increasingly "gray" society. While we're inspired by occasional news about an extraordinary centenarian who swims every day, it's more common to ...

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Holy Adventure: 41 Days of Audacious Living מאת Bruce G. Epperly It's up to you. Whether or not you're aware of it, God calls you to an adventure in your time and place. You stand before the classic fork in the road. If you decide to take the path on the left ... go to page 4. Just like the childhood favorite series, Choose Your Own Adventure, your life is a stor...

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Questions God Asks Us מאת Trevor Hudson Transformation comes from questions, not answers. We often look to the Bible as the book of answers. How often, though, do we consider the challenging questions God asks? Hudson notes that Jesus was asked 183 questions in the Gospels but directly only answered three. The Creator is teaching us as we...

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Listen for God's Leading: A Workbook for Corporate Spiritual Discernment מאת Valerie K. Isenhower Is your church listening and paying attention to God's leading? Making faith-based decisions is a sign of Christian maturity - both individually and corporately. With so many voices and opinions within a congregation or organization, it may seem an insurmountable challenge for church leaders to sett...

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A Guide to Prayer for All Who Seek God: Paperback edition מאת Rueben P. Job A GUIDE TO PRAYER FOR ALL WHO SEEK GOD will become a treasured favorite for those hungering for God as the Christian year unfolds. Each day offers guidance for an opening affirmation, a petition of prayer, and daily scripture selections. The "Readings for Reflection" reach back to early Christian cl...

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Expecting the Unexpected: An Advent Devotional Guide מאת Blair Gilmer Meeks Going beyond the basic Advent story, Blair Meeks creatively uncovers the historical and theological meaning of Christ s birth, life, death and reign of glory through a unique parade of characters. Using thepoetry of the classic hymns of the season to illuminate scripture, along with prayer and refle...

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Miracle: When Christ Touches Our Deepest Need מאת Flora Slosson Wuellner Stress, pain, grief... Do you need a miracle? They still happen, says Wuellner, a wise spiritual director, counselor and healer. She's a witness to their power and mystery. ""Fifty years ago, as a young pastor, I probably would've denied it,"" she writes. ""But over the years I have become humbler, ...

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Not Alone: Encouragement for Caregivers מאת Nell E. Noonan Caregivers have a front-row seat to suffering. Helping someone (most likely a close loved one) through disease, pain, frailty and death exacts a tremendous toll. We don't want to think about it, feel inadequate and overwhelmed with despair in the midst of it. Yet we must somehow pull it together and...

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The Uncluttered Heart: Making Room for God During Advent and Christmas מאת Beth A. Richardson It's a time when we prepare our lives - hearts, minds and spirits - for the coming of the Christ child. We sweep out the corners of our hearts, cleaning up the clutter, to make space for God's hope, peace, joy, love and presence. The Uncluttered Heart offers four weeks of guided reflection through t...

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The Unmaking of a Part-Time Christian מאת Derek Maul Tampa Tribune columnist Derek Maul speaks from the heart about his own journey to become a true Jesus-follower

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Waiting: A Time to Hear God's Voice מאת Fred Cloud Everyone endures waiting--often impatiently, sometimes anxiously, and sometimes with giddy excitement. Fred Cloud and friends share some of their prayers and reflections from waiting times. These times run the gamut from waiting for the computer to boot up and waiting inline at the post office, to w...