Download or read book Living Awake written by Mary Bea Sullivan and published by Wheatmark, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-12-15 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine renewal in fifteen minutes a day. This forty-day program includes simple, yet meaningful spiritual reflections and practices that will guide you on the path toward emotional, physical, and spiritual restoration. Simplicity reigns-just show up every day for forty days and trust the process. Living AWAKE is a gentle reminder that all in life is sacred. Busy, stressed-out people will welcome Living AWAKE's clear and straightforward approach. Drawing from diverse sources and the author's own experience as a retreat leader and spiritual companion, Living AWAKE is accessible to all, regardless of faith or background. About the Author Mary Bea Sullivan is a retreat leader, inspirational speaker, and spiritual companion. She lives in Northern Alabama with her husband, Malcolm, and children, Brendan and Kiki. She is also the author of Dancing Naked Under the Moon: Uncovering the Wisdom Within, a spiritual memoir. Praise for Living AWAKE "Mary Bea Sullivan is a wise guide because she--through her own experience--knows that being and becoming human is a craft which requires practice, like playing a musical instrument or learning how to paint. Here the reader will find a series of practices over a classic period of forty days which will heal the soul, refresh the mind and heart, and open up new pathways." --Alan Jones, Dean Emeritus of Grace Cathedral and Honorary Canon of Chartres Cathedral. "Living AWAKE is a treasure chest of insight, wisdom, and practice. This forty-day journey invites the reader to know herself with love, and to then lavish that love on others. In a day and age when a lot of spiritual pablum is in the marketplace, Mary Bea Sullivan serves up real food for body, mind and spirit, food that is like the bread of communion, giving bread so that the reader can offer bread." --Rev. Mary C. Earle, Days of Grace: Meditations and Practices for Living with Illness. "Living AWAKE is a wonderful manual for the spiritual seeker who thinks globally and is not afraid to move beyond the confines of his or her belief system. Using a combination of personal narrative and insights into the sacred traditions of the world's religions, Mary Bea offers practical exercises for everyday people whose hearts ache for something more. She writes as a seasoned mentor well familiar with the territory, inviting the uninitiated to take the first steps towards living awake because it is a journey she herself has taken." --Elizabeth-Anne Stewart, Ph.D, Jesus the Holy Fool "There is a deep hunger today to have a more intimate experience with the Divine. Living AWAKE is a great way to get started or to get back on your journey with the Divine. This meditative guide comes from the deep wisdom of both eastern and western spirituality, yet it is simple and short enough that it can realistically be done in the midst of our busy lives. And if you stick with it for forty days, you will have established a habit that becomes natural to you and you will be living more awake." --Rev. Bob Haden, Director of the Haden Institute

Download or read book A 30 Day Retreat written by William C. Mills and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideal for a retreat, here are thirty brief mediations on select scripture passages that are meaningful to spiritual growth and fulfillment.

Download or read book Spiritual Secrets to Weight Loss written by Kara Davis and published by Charisma Media. This book was released on 2008 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The easy-to-use 50-day format of "Spiritual Secrets to Weight Loss" emphasizes both the physical and spiritual aspects of weight loss and encourages positive health habits and long-term lifestyle changes. The secrets to permanent weight loss lie in understanding the power of God.

Download or read book Journey Through Ezra Nehemiah written by Robert M. Solomon and published by Discovery House Publishing. This book was released on with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While they document the historical fulfilment of God’s promise that Israel will return home after 70 years of captivity in Babylon, the books of Ezra and Nehemiah offer relevant lessons for us today. We learn about the priority of worship, the centrality of God’s Word, and the necessity of witnessing to the world by obeying God. Journey through Ezra-Nehemiah to discover how we can be holy and separate from the sinful world while still being effective witnesses to it. ​​​​​​​The Journey Through series provides assistance to those who desire to spend time with God in His Word, book by book. The biblical insights will help Christians discover the precious, life-transforming wisdom of the Bible, inspiring them towards a closer walk with God. Perfect for personal devotions.

Download or read book Unhooked 40 Days To Breaking The Chains of Addiction written by Kendra Mattingly and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2023-11-26 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a life-altering journey with "Unhooked: 40 Days to Breaking the Chains of Addiction," birthed from a transformative experiment led by the author. Over a hundred participants battled diverse addictions, documenting daily struggles and triumphs. This guide unveils a specific 40-day process observed through this experiment, revealing a profound pathway to surrender addiction and reclaim your life. Inside, discover: Tested Protocol: Follow proven protocol that guides participants through gracefully surrendering addiction, leading to a powerful shift in consciousness. Seven Points of Liberation: Explore the revolutionary concept of releasing addiction from the seven points in the body where trauma resides, unleashing true freedom. Vanished Cravings: Witness the disappearance of cravings as participants progressed through the 40-day journey, experiencing a profound transformation in all areas of life. Thought Management Mastery: Gain insights into managing thoughts, fostering spiritual growth, and cultivating resilience. Daily journal prompts guide you to understand and unhook yourself from coping mechanisms. Nutritional Support: Follow daily meal plans designed to nourish your body, aid in detoxification, and support your journey, recognizing the integral role nutrition plays in overcoming addiction. Step-by-Step Challenge Overcoming: Navigate a step-by-step process for overcoming any challenge you face in life, empowering you with the tools to triumph over adversity. "Unhooked" isn't just a book; it's a roadmap to liberation. If you're ready to break free from the chains of addiction, this guide offers the tools, guidance, and community support essential for your transformation. Your journey to lasting change and freedom begins now.

Download or read book From Water to Wine written by Hugh J. Harmon and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-01-04 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of life's challenge is having the wherewithal to make it pass these seasons of waning energy and enthusiasm, take them for what they are and continue to progress along the line of spiritual maturity. Many of us have a difficult time doing just that. We make these challenges, which are really just rest stops and medial summaries in the big assessment of a great life and we make them permanent departures. They become roadblocks along the way that not only take us off the path but cause us to give up searching for the detour sign that would get us back on track to our real destination.

Download or read book Clergy Renewal written by Richard Bullock and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2000-04-01 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planned time away from the parish for study, rest, and spiritual renewal can be beneficial-and often necessary-for any pastor, as well as for the congregation. In this thoroughly revised and expanded edition of Alban’s popular Sabbatical Planning for Clergy and Congregations, Bullock and Bruesehoff provide the definitive guide to putting together refreshing pastoral sabbaticals that can help keep ministry vital and growing for the long term

Download or read book 100 Blessings Every Day written by Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-04-22 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is not just for Jewish people. It is for all people who would gain strength to heal and insight from the Jewish tradition. Using a one-day-at-a-time monthly format, a spiritual leader who continues to reach out to addicted people, and all those seeking spiritual renewal, reflects on the rhythm of the Jewish calendar with recovering people and other teachers. Together they bring insight to recovery from addictions and compulsive behaviors of all kinds. This sensitive volume soars with the spirit of the Jewish soul and year. Its "exercises" help us move from thinking to doing.

Download or read book A Hard Trip written by Ben Wynne and published by Mercer University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not strictly a military history, Ben Wynne examines in this book the social components of Confederate service in the context of the experiences of a single regiment. Wynne begins with a general overview of the political climate of the 1850s, localized to the region that produced the 15th Mississippi, then covers the regiment's movements through the western theater, and ends with a localized treatment of the post-war social climate and the rise of Lost Cause mythology. The emphasis in this insightful and new approach to the Civil War focuses on the experiences of the men who served in the regiment, including their intrinsic connection to their communities, reasons that they enlisted, reactions to their first combat, views on conscription, accounts of major battles in the western theater, the ebb and flow of morale, desertion, and the post-war status of the men as heroes in a culture struggling to rationalize defeat. Using first person accounts from letters, diaries, memoirs, and other primary materials, the book sets the 15th Mississippi in a personal context. The narrative is chronologically arranged by the events of the western theater of the Civil War. Emphasizing the real war and not a romanticized version, the story of this unique regiment follows a group of men who entered the war with visions of glory and honor but within one year came to recognize the true nature of the conflict.

Download or read book Tree of Renewed Life written by Mary Theresa Webb and published by Mary Theresa Webb, Ph.D.. This book was released on 1992 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although many churches act as sponsors of 12-Step meetings, there is usually little direct connection to the life and spiritual development of the church. This hope-filled book chronicles the history and development of the recovery movement and encourages those involved to move 12-Step meetings from the basement of the church to the sanctuary.

Download or read book Invitation to Retreat written by Ruth Haley Barton and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When we choose retreat we make a generous investment in our friendship with Christ. Seasoned spiritual director Ruth Haley Barton gently and eloquently leads us into an exploration of retreat as a key practice that opens us to God, guiding us through seven invitations to retreat. You will discover how to say yes to God's winsome invitation to greater freedom and surrender.

Download or read book Communities of Faith in Africa and the African Diaspora written by Casely B. Essamuah and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-01-13 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Communities of Faith is a collection of essays on the multicultural Christian spirit and practices of churches around the world, with particular attention to Africa and the African diaspora. The essays span history, theology, anthropology, ecumenism, and missiology. Readers will be treated to fresh perspectives on African Pentecostal higher education, Pentecostalism and witchcraft in East Africa, Methodist camp meetings in Ghana, Ghanaian diaspora missions in Europe and North America, gender roles in South African Christian communities, HIV/AIDS ministries in Uganda, Japanese funerary rites, enculturation and contextualization principles of mission, and many other aspects of the Christian world mission. With essays from well-known scholars as well as young and emerging men and women in academia, Communities of Faith illuminates current realities of world Christianity and contributes to the scholarship of today's worldwide Christian witness.

Download or read book Sacred Pauses written by April Yamasaki and published by MennoMedia, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a fast-paced world full of distractions, spiritual practice can help us become more centered-more in touch with ourselves and others, more in touch with the world around us, more in touch with God. Sacred Pauses is an introduction to this more centered way of life. The author, a pastor in British Columbia, begins with her own longing for personal renewal. What would it take to feel renewed every day? Instead of waiting for a vacation to smooth out the tensions of life, instead of waiting until the end of the week to shed our weariness, what if we could take time out every day? Live a renewed life every day? Be refreshed by God every day? Sacred Pauses offers simple ways for readers to do just that. Each chapter explores a different spiritual practice-from the classic disciplines of Scripture reading and prayer to other creative approaches such as paying attention, making music, and having fun. With plenty of stories from real life and ideas to try, this book is personal and practical. Its flexible format is appropriate for personal use or in a group, every day or any time. Free downloadable study guide available here.

Download or read book The Soul of a Pilgrim written by Christine Valters Paintner and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The renowned author of eight books and abbess of the online retreat center Abbey of the Arts, Christine Valters Paintner takes readers on a new kind of pilgrimage: an inner journey to discover the heart of God. Eight stages of the pilgrim's way--from hearing the call to coming home--are accompanied by scripture stories of great biblical journeys and the author's unique and creative practices of prayer, writing, and photography. As she did in The Artist's Rule and Eyes of the Heart, Christine Valters Paintner once again helps readers travel to the frontiers of their souls to discover the hidden presence of God. In The Soul of a Pilgrim, Paintner identifies eight stages of the pilgrim's way and shows how to follow these steps to make an intentional, transformative journey to the reader's inner "wild edges." Each phase of the exploration requires a distinct practice such as packing lightly, being uncomfortable, or embracing the unknown. Paintner shows how to cultivate attentiveness to the divine through deep listening, patience, and opening oneself to the gifts that arise in the midst of discomfort. Each of the eight chapters offers reflections on the themes, a scripture story, an invitation to the practice of lectio divina, and a creative exploration through photography and writing.

Download or read book Praying Lent written by Andy Alexander and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to Lenten prayer as a path to spiritual renewal. Lent can be wonderful time of spiritual renewal, however for many, Lent and Lenten prayer is often thought of as an "ordeal." What can often be overlooked amid Lenten observances, such as fasting, abstinence, or the common tradition of giving something up, is the opportunity Lent presents, through Lenten prayer and preparation, to deepen our commitment to a way of life rooted in our baptism. Praying Lent: Renewing Our Lives on the Lenten Journey reminds the reader that if we focus too much on what we give up we may miss the message of what God wants to give us during this grace-filled time. Created in partnership with Creighton University's popular Online Ministries, Praying Lent provides readers with a rich, full, and transformative Lenten prayer experience, one in which hearts, minds, and lives are truly renewed as Lent takes on a far deeper and more meaningful purpose.

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Download or read book Sufi Visionary of Ottoman Damascus written by Elizabeth Sirriyeh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-06-02 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi (1641 to1731) was the most outstanding scholarly Sufi of Ottoman Syria. He was regarded as the leading religious poet of his time and as an excellent commentator of classical Sufi texts. At the popular level, he has been read as an interpreter of symbolic dreams. Moreover, he played a crucial role in the transmission of the teachings of the Naqshabandiyya in the Ottoman Empire, and he contributed to the eighteenth-century Sufi revival via his disciples. This pioneering book analyzes important aspects of al-Nabulusi's work and places him in the historical context.