Download or read book Divine Love Lent Holy Week Easter written by Shirley D. Andrews and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2021-03-05 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shirley’s writing comes from a place of deep love for and faith in her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I have often heard her say, and pray, that the Cross of Christ is at the center of all that God has done for us. The Cross must also be at the center of our lives, our families, our churches, our nation, and our world. The Cross is at the center of our Lenten journey of faith. In this book of devotions Shirley uses scripture, song, photos, wise words, and prayer to bring us to the foot of the Cross. She reminds us of our sin, which made the Cross necessary. She writes of God’s love for us, which made the Cross possible. She urges us to come to the Cross and receive the forgiveness that is offered there. She leads us to rejoice in the new life that is ours because Jesus conquered sin on the Cross and conquered death as He rose from the grave. I join Shirley in praying that this book will bring glory to God. May it find its way into the hands of those who don’t yet know Jesus, and be used by the Holy Spirit to show them the Cross which leads to life; May it bless those who do know Jesus, helping them to draw closer to Him through the Lenten season, the season of the Cross. May the Holy Spirit lead you to the Cross and perform God’s renewing work in you as you read this. - Rev. Judy Humphrey-Fox, elder, Upper New York Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, pastor, Amsterdam United Methodist Church and Restoration Ministries, Bilingual, Spanish/English, Amsterdam, NY. Our family thoroughly enjoyed Shirley’s hope-filled devotions. Her themes of trust in Jesus and the importance of sharing the Good News with others resonate for those of us striving to do both, but sometimes faltering. This volume is incredibly helpful to those seeking to move through Lent and Easter with a sense of purpose and intentionality. We particularly enjoyed the language of the prayers – spirit filled and from the heart. Shirley has presented us with an opportunity to reflect on our place in the grand scheme of God’s saving work in the world. She invites us to claim all the rich blessings that life in Christ has to offer. - The Rev. Brooke Newell, elder, Upper New York Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, pastor, Queensbury United Methodist Church, Queensbury, New York.
Download or read book What Wondrous Love written by Jay C. Rochelle and published by Augsburg Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich treasure of Scripture readings and mediations that will guide the household on the path from Lent to Easter. With prayers, seasonal blessings, songs and new activities for homes with children.
Download or read book Faithful Families for Lent Easter and Resurrection written by Traci Smith and published by Chalice Press. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you share the deep mysteries of Lent, Easter, and Resurrection with children? Parents, guardians, teachers, and ministers will find dozens of fun and easy practices for celebrating the Easter season with our kids. The practices and seasonal prayers are grouped into chapters titled Ash Wednesday, Symbols, Lenten Prayers, Lenten Refraining, Lenten Acts of Service, Holy Week, Easter Vigil and Easter Day, and the Season of Resurrection. Smith also offers theological notes guiding parents on addressing the violence of the crucifixion and the meaning of Jesus’ death.
Download or read book Sounding the Seasons written by Malcolm Guite and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2013-02-21 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry has always been a central element of Christian spirituality and is increasingly used in worship, in pastoral services and guided meditation. Here, Cambridge poet, priest and singer-songwriter Malcolm Guite transforms 70 lectionary readings into inspiring poems for use in regular worship, seasonal services, meditative reading or on retreat.
Download or read book Dust That Dreams of Glory written by Michael Mayne and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2017-12-20 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dust That Dreams of Glory collects together never-before-published seasonal material for Lent and Holy Week by the much-loved Anglican priest and writer Michael Mayne. Michael Mayne was one of Anglicanism’s most compelling and attractive voices, a gifted preacher and writer whose works have remained popular. This collection offers material from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, including a sequence of seven meditations on the words of Christ from the cross. These unpublished writings are offered as both a preaching and devotional resource at a time of the year when many seek fresh ways of opening up familiar texts.
Download or read book Word in the Wilderness written by Malcolm Guite and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2014-12-09 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For every day from Shrove Tuesday to Easter Day, the bestselling poet Malcolm Guite chooses a favourite poem from across the Christian spiritual and English literary traditions and offers incisive reflections on it. A scholar of poetry and a renowned poet himself, his knowledge is deep and wide and he offers readers a soul-food feast for Lent.
Download or read book Spirituality for Lent and Easter written by Gerard F. Baumbach and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenges readers to explore, share, and celebrate the themes/mysteries of the Sunday Lent and Easter readings.
Download or read book Uncovering the Love of Jesus written by Asheritah Ciuciu and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience New Growth this Easter Do you feel like Easter sneaks up on you, as if you’re spiritually and emotionally unprepared to celebrate Jesus’ death and resurrection as victorious King? In Uncovering the Love of Jesus, Asheritah Ciuciu invites you to reclaim the Lenten season with 40 devotionals that reveal the deep love of Jesus that's exhibited at the cross and tomb. Each daily reflection looks at Jesus’ personal interactions in Scripture and leads you in meditation on a new aspect of His love. Don’t let Easter pass by this year. Reflect, engage, and be transformed as you uncover the love of Jesus and learn to love your neighbor as He would. Includes optional family activities to help you celebrate Jesus together.
Download or read book Lent and Easter Reflections written by John Paul Thomas and published by My Catholic Life!. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Catholic Daily Reflections Series was written to help you enter more deeply into the Holy Scriptures and the Catholic Liturgy on a daily basis. Through these reflections and prayers, you are invited to embrace the Word of God in a personal, engaging, challenging and transforming way. These reflections are also a great resource for priests and deacons for their daily homily preparations. This Volume offers daily reflections and prayers for Lent and Easter. Catholic Daily Reflections Series: Volume One: Advent and Christmas Volume Two: Lent and Easter Volume Three: Ordinary Time: Weeks 1-17 Volume Four: Ordinary Time: Weeks 18-34
Download or read book Lent Holy Week Easter and the Great Fifty Days written by Leonel L. Mitchell and published by Cowley Publications. This book was released on 1996-01-25 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This long-awaited companion volume to Howard E. Galley’s classic The Ceremonies of the Eucharist provides clergy, liturgical assistants, and altar guild members with clear, step-by-step guidance for the liturgies of Lent and Easter. In addition to background material for the traditions and theology of each season, Mitchell includes specific preparations and instructions for each liturgy of the paschal cycle—Ash Wednesday through Pentecost—as well as Tenebrae, the Way of the Cross, the Vigil of Pentecost, the liturgies of the catechumenate, and the chrism mass. He also provides helpful ideas for how the often complex liturgies of these seasons can be done simply and well by small congregations. Based on the liturgies of The Book of Common Prayer and the latest edition of The Book of Occasional Services, this ceremonial guide also draws on the paschal liturgies of other Anglican traditions, including those in Canada’s Book of Alternative Services.
Download or read book What Are We Hoping For written by Richard Leonard and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Why Call Friday Good written by Chuck Queen and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2012-01-13 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These reflections, based on the seven last words of Jesus from the cross (including an Easter message) invite readers to contemplate the spiritual, theological, and biblical significance of the death and resurrection of Jesus. These meditations, which combine theological reflection, biblical interpretation, and spiritual application, provide Christians with a good resource for group study and personal growth in Christian discipleship during Lent and Holy Week. Pastors, teachers, Christian leaders, or anyone charged with the responsibility and privilege of presenting sermons, homilies, Bible lessons, or devotional talks during Lent and Holy Week will find rich material in these pages to spark the imagination.
Download or read book Eggs and Ashes written by Ruth Burgess & Chris Polhill and published by Wild Goose Publications. This book was released on 2004-12-07 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern, relevant resources to accompany readers through Lent and Easter for many years, with material for Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Mothering Sunday, Palm Sunday and Holy Week, as well as suggestions for a Lent discipline.
Download or read book The Promise of Lent Devotional written by Chris Tiegreen and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2018-01-15 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lent is a time of remembering Christ’s sacrifice—and yet it is not meant to be depressing; it is meant to be reorienting. The 40-day holy season is one of transition when we turn our eyes away from fading disappointments and move ever closer to the radiance of Easter hope. This is the purpose of The Promise of Lent Devotional: to stir up the hope that God has given us in the midst of a fallen world. Each day you’ll read of death and new life, temptation and the power to overcome it, the life and ministry of Jesus, and the transformative power of God. Because when we gaze at God’s true nature—his sacrificial love and his glorious resurrection—everything changes. The past fades, the tomb’s stone rolls away, and our hearts awaken to faith once again. Discover that to be true this year, through The Promise of Lent Devotional.
Download or read book Merry Christmas Advent to Epiphany written by Shirley D. Andrews and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I am often asked to write an endorsement or a forward for a new book, but this time, I begin this endorsement with a “feeling of excitement.” I absolutely loved the idea of linking nature to a devotional. Nature has always been inspiring to me, and I often talk to God as I walk through the beauty of God’s creation around me. How can you possibly see the beauty and wonder of our planet and our universe without being inspired by the God who made it. So, when I looked at even the very idea of this manuscript I was inspired. I read the book and then I sat down to write this. I first took a walk through the wonder and beauty of God’s creation around me. As always, l can not walk through the trees or along a creek or stream without being inspired. Therefore, as I write these words I am inspired not only by this book, but by my last encounter with nature. As I read the pages, I met an author who through the beauty of her writings has linked nature and Divine inspiration and truly inspired me. Just to think about nature and talking to God brings inspiration to my whole being. So, with anticipation and great emotion, I endorse MERRY CHRISTMAS by Shirley D. Andrews. As I looked at the beautiful pictures I saw nature, but I also felt the hand of God. As I read the words of this manuscript, I knew that this author would introduce me to God, because like the artist inside of me, I would feel and experience God by what I was about to read, and I did. Thank you, Shirley for introducing me again to the God who spoke nature into existence. You must experience this book and see the God who not only has his eye on the sparrow, but made the sparrow. Shirley, you will truly inspire the world. — Dr. Thomas F. Reid I love the way Shirley brings us into the presence of our “EXTRAORDINARY” Lord through what we mistakenly consider the ordinary. Thank you Shirley for helping us to see God and draw closer to Him. Job 12:7-10 & Romans 1:20 — Rev. Jay Richmond President, Renewal Prayer Network Albany, NY Volume 3 of Shirley Andrews’ daily devotions highlights the wonderful works of God in nature and recognizes His gracious work in our lives and relationships. Shirley invites us to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. — Pastor Dave Martin Elder, Upper New York Annual Conference Hope United Methodist Church, Troy, New York
Download or read book What He Did for Love written by Francis X. Gaeta and published by Catholic Book Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 1998 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the author's words, this little book is meant to do two things: to draw the reader closer to the word of God each day during the Lenten season, and then to encourage him or her to pray about their daily Bread, the Living Word of God.
Download or read book Lord Show Me the Way written by Ave Maria Press and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2024-09-13 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let the music and lyrics of Christian tradition guide you through the forty days of Lent toward the joy of Easter. Inspired by hymns and songs that span generations and cultures, Lord Show Me the Way invites you to grasp the spirit of repentance and conversion this Lent. Learn anew how to set your eyes and heart on reaching the life-saving waters of Baptismal renewal that we will embrace when Easter comes. Each daily devotion offers a reflection on a hymn or song of praise and worship, a short prayer, and a question or insight to ponder throughout the day. Let the Spirit move you along on your journey of faith as you reflect and pray with moving hymns such as “Down to the River to Pray,” “Amazing Grace,” “I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say,” “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms,” “’Tis Good, Lord, to Be Here,” “What Wondrous Love Is This,” “Were You There.” An audio recording of each song is easily accessed via a QR code at the end of each devotion, and the complete lyrics of each song are printed in the back of the book for easy reference. With sixteen different songs and various renditions of each, there is something for everyone in this distinctive new devotional that will have you meeting Christ in words, in silence, and in songs both familiar and new to you. Rooted in the spirituality and traditions of the Congregation of Holy Cross, the founding community of the University of Notre Dame and Ave Maria Press, this book of devotions is affordably priced for individual and bulk purchases by Catholic parishes, schools, and other institutions.
