Download or read book Homespun Devotions written by Cheryl E Smith and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-04 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian living is like a quilt-multi-colored scraps of wisdom gleaned and assembled one stitch at a time. We learn as we go, as the common thread of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is woven throughout the everyday moments, events, and situations we encounter. Only He can tie the pieces together and create something of beauty that will serve to warm the hearts of others and surround them with His grace. "Homespun Devotions: Volume One" begins a series of books that record the piecing together of many of the stories of my life and the rich spiritual truths God has imparted along the way. As you read these homespun narratives of family, love, marriage, motherhood, friendship, and the music that is such a part of my heritage, you will discover glimpses into moments of the soul-searching and intense struggles I have experienced while journeying to a place of complete surrender to the One who bled and died for me. I point you to no denomination, religious group, or sect-only to the foot of the cross of Jesus Christ, where redemption, restoration, healing, and peace still freely and lavishly flow. He loves you with a never-ending, unconditional love-I pray you embrace this truth afresh and with a deeper persuasion as you read.
Download or read book Biblical Minimalism written by Cheryl E Smith and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For years, my family and I struggled with overloaded schedules, overwhelming debt, and being far too enslaved to our 4-bedroom, 3 bath home and excess physical possessions. The things we thought we "owned" really owned us, and living in bondage to them rendered us physically ill, mentally exhausted, and existing from day to day in an underlying state of misery. Through a sobering wake-up call, God made it clear that life-changes must be made, and what followed was a minimizing journey that has led us to sell our home, let go of about 90% of our physical possessions, and eliminate 100% of our debt. This book will appeal to anyone who has a desire to live a more minimal, Biblical-aligned life; anyone who is exhausted from over-indulgence in consumerism; anyone who would like to downsize and reduce the number of their physical possessions; and anyone who needs to read of living proof of a modern-day family who is currently walking this path. Minimalism is becoming increasingly popular as people tire of being bound to their possessions and obligations. Many long for a simpler life, but do not know how to find it or even where to begin. As we walked our own minimizing journey, I often longed for a minimalism book that was written from a Biblical viewpoint, and I found that there are few such books available. My family and I wanted to be sure that what we were doing was not merely following after a "movement," but that it fully aligned with God's Word and how Jesus lived His life on earth. As my attempts to find a book continually came up short, I turned directly to God's Word and in-depth personal study. The result of that whole-hearted searching is the book, "Biblical Minimalism." It blazes the trail on the subject of Scripture-based minimalism and meets a growing need.
Download or read book Home Spun Heritage written by Glennys McQuade Medenwaldt and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-01-20 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of interesting and humorous accounts of our heritage past and present.
Download or read book God Is With You Every Day written by Max Lucado and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2015-12-21 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you sometimes wonder where God is in the midst of your daily battles with loneliness, grief, change, and doubts? New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado uses his signature reassuring and encouraging voice, paired with practical, relevant, and personal messaging, to remind you that God is with you every day. This 365-day devotional begins each week with a prayer and scripture, followed by six days of devotions and Bible verses for reflection, weaving in messages of comfort, grace, and encouragement. God Is With You Every Day makes a great gift for: Family and friends walking through a tough season of loss or uncertainty Anyone struggling with loneliness, needing a reminder that God is with them Those who want a fresh infusion of faith to start each day Look for additional, thoughtful devotionals from Max: Calm Moments for Anxious Days Grace for the Moment You Can Count on God Trade Your Cares for Calm
Download or read book You Can Count on God written by Max Lucado and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today's worries and anxieties can seem overwhelming, but trusted pastor and New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado leads you to greater peace through this 365-day devotional of short, powerful readings and Scripture verses. No matter what happens in this ever-changing world, God invites us to count on him because he never changes. Each dated entry in You Can Count on God includes: an engaging devotion from Lucado with his trademark inspirational style comforting Scripture to bring us back to God's promises encouragement to receive God's peace even in challenging circumstances reminders of how God gives us courage to try new things strength to make it through any trial we face. The ribbon marker and beautiful cover make this year-long devotional a perfect gift for men and women needing courage for a new season of life or anyone struggling with anxiety about the future. You Can Count on God calls us to know God on a deeper level as we remember his faithfulness through all generations.
Download or read book The Writing on the Wall written by Eric Martin and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-07-12 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can people of faith connect their religious traditions with the rise of overtly fascist violence in the United States? That's the question this book takes up. With first-hand accounts from the largest white supremacist gathering in modern American history at Unite the Right in Charlottesville, Virginia, it shares how the clergy resisting Nazis and the KKK point a way forward for Christians in particular. But The Writing on the Wall expands outward to ask what churches can learn from antifascists, Black Lives Matter, and those working on the ground to combat the continuing coalition of far-right militias and gangs that promise to endure with or without Trump in office. In the wake of a deadly Capitol insurrection robed in Christian imagery, this book invites the faithful to imagine a counter-witness that does more than merely preach against hate. Using biblical exegesis, storytelling, interviews, thought experiments, art, and theology, The Writing on the Wall explores how we can rethink notions of civil disobedience, nonviolence, love, prayer, and liturgy to enflesh a worthy faith in the face of a fascist creep.
Download or read book As Silver Refined written by Kay Arthur and published by WaterBrook Press. This book was released on 1999-10 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Can You Do When Life Doesn't Turn Out Like You Planned? How do you respond when your husband or wife tramples your emotions? When your boss fires you unexpectedly? When you lose your life's savings? When the child you've loved and prayed for turns his back on you and your values? When disappointments like these smash their way into your life, you may want to scream, "How could God let this happen?" But what if God didn't just "let it happen"? What if the things you call disappointments are really His appointments--events He is using to make you more like Christ? What if your circumstances are actually the flames of His grace, intended to melt and burn away the undesirable elements in your life, leaving you pure and radiant--like refined silver? You can be defeated by life's unavoidable disappointments, or you can become stronger because of them. Life's disappointments can send you on a dangerous downward spiral into discouragement, depression, or even despair. But in this eye-opening book, Kay Arthur guides you to biblical truths that will help you break that cycle and instead embrace disappointment as the cleansing fire God uses to make you--as silver refined--a reflection of His goodness. Now includes a 16 week Bible study!
Download or read book The Duck Commander Devotional written by Alan Robertson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 365-day devotional contains a brief message, an inspirational scripture and a prayer for each day of the year. With contributions from all the members of the family, from patriarch Will and his wife Kay, to their four sons (Willie, Jase, Jep and Alan) and their beautiful wives and children, not to forget Uncle Si, this book reveals the faith that lies at the core of all that they do. The Robertson clan's flair for down-home wisdom and wit has rarely been better illustrated than in this volume, which is sure to appeal to their many fans. We even get to hear from Martin and Godwin, the only two non-family members who are regulars on the show.
Download or read book The Best Devotions of Barbara Johnson written by Barbara Johnson and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2001 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Culled from their best-selling devotionals, these 'best of' devotions from Patsy Clairmont, Barbara Johnson, Marilyn Meberg, Luci Swindoll, Sheila Walsh, and Thelma Wells are now available as individual books by your favorite WOF author to add to your collection or to give as a gift to your sister, mother, aunt, grandmother, or friend.
Download or read book The Myth of a Christian Nation written by Gregory A. Boyd and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2007 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arguing from Scripture and history, the author makes a compelling case that getting too close to any political or national ideology is disastrous for the church and harmful to society.
Download or read book Ebenezer and Ninety Eight Friends written by Marty Magee and published by Lighthouse Publishing (). This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magee brings hymns out of their sometimes formal, Sunday-best, stuffy setting and into Christians' Monday-through-Friday lives. At the same time, she presents a light object lesson and appropriate scripture passage.
Download or read book The Fairy faith in Celtic Countries written by Walter Yeeling Evans-Wentz and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 1911 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this study, which is first of all a folk-lore study, we pursue principally an anthropo-psychological method of interpreting the Celtic belief in fairies, though we do not hesitate now and then to call in the aid of philology; and we make good use of the evidence offered by mythologies, religions, metaphysics, and physical sciences.
Download or read book Daily Splashes of Joy written by Barbara Johnson and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love and hilarity bubble through these pages in equal doses as Barbara Johnson dispenses her unique blend of wisdom and zaniness to help thousands of hurting readers learn to laugh again with this daily devotional.
Download or read book The Four Loves written by C. S. Lewis and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-02-14 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The revered author's classic work that examines the four types of human love: affection, friendship, erotic love, and the love of God.? In this work Lewis examines four varieties of love, as approached from the Greek language: storge, the most basic form; philia, the rarest and perhaps most insightful; eros, passionate love; and agape, the love of God, the greatest and least selfish. ?Throughout this compassionate and reasoned study, he encourages readers to open themselves to all forms of love—the key to understanding that brings us closer to God.? "There is no safe investment. To love at all is to be vulnerable . . . draw nearer to God, not be trying to avoid the sufferings inherent in all loves, but by accepting them and offering them to Him; throwing away all defensive armor. If our hearts need to be broken, and if He chooses this as the way in which they should break, so be it."? In Four Loves, C. S. Lewis explores love to help you · Strengthen your interpersonal relationships · Understand the different between needed pleasures and appreciation pleasures and need-love and gift-love · Care for the people in your life, avoid pitfalls, and improve your relationship God The Four Loves holds a mirror to our current society and leaves no doubt that our modern understanding of love is heavily misunderstood.
Download or read book Name Above All Names Devotional written by Beth Miller and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-22 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautiful original art print, Name Above All Names Alphabet, by Krista Hamrick so inspired author Beth Willis Miller that she wrote a devotional focusing on each of the 26 individual Names of Jesus Christ. Each of the 26 illustrations which Krista identified are so special, almost like stained glass windows, as Krista intricately painted each one with its Scripture reference. Beth's heart was drawn to write a devotional word study based on the Scripture reference for each of the 26 Names. Combining the beauty of Krista's artistic excellence with Beth's research of the Names, this devotional is perfect for individual quiet times or small group Bible studies focusing on the Name Above All Names--Jesus Christ--and His attributes and characteristics. Each of the 26 devotionals focusing on the Names of Christ closes with a practical application and personalized prayer, ending with reflection questions and takeaways. Example from "King of Zion" Practical Application: What does it mean to trust the Lord, the King of Zion? It means looking to Him as the source of our security and putting our faith in the grace, love, power, and protection of God when the inevitable pressures of life come. It means knowing as the psalmist did that as the mountains surround and protect Zion, the city of Jerusalem, God himself surrounds and shields His people. When we trust the Lord, we don't have to focus on the wicked and what they are doing or might do to us. We don't have to rehash our own woes. Even though there are problems the size of mountains facing us, we can cry out to the Lord who created the mountains and is able to move them. As we sing praises to Him, and focus on Him and His truth, He will encourage our hearts and help us to tell the nations about the great things He has done!Personalized Prayer: Lord Jesus, King of Zion, I put my trust in You today. You are my security and protection, my shield, my fortress, and my hiding place, and I sing praises to You. When enemies surround me and troubles multiply, help me to remember that you are ever faithful and that you surround and protect me, both now and forever. Thank You for the free gift of salvation, that we are justified on the basis of Your finished work on the Cross. Thank You that, right now, we are under the completely sufficient imputed righteousness of Christ. Because we have placed our trust in the finished work of Jesus Christ, we are redeemed by Your precious blood. The threat of failure, judgment, and condemnation has been removed. Knowing that God's love for us and approval of us will never be determined by our performance is the most encouraging promise to which we cling-what great things You have done! In Your mighty Name Above All Names-King of Zion, we pray, amen.Reflection Questions and Takeaways:Look Up-meditate on Psalm 9:11Look In-as you meditate on Psalm 9:11 pray to see how you might apply it to your life.Look Out-as you meditate on Psalm 9:11 pray to see how you might apply it to your relationships with others.Combining the beauty of Krista's artistic excellence with Beth's research of the Names, this devotional makes the perfect gift for individual quiet reflection or small group Bible studies focusing on the Name Above All Names--Jesus Christ--and His attributes and characteristics.
Download or read book Devotions with Your Cat written by Katherine Tapley-Milton and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 380-page devotional book offers daily lessons containing two Bible readings and a thought for the day for meditation.
Download or read book Quail Getting Started Second Edition written by Carole West and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-06 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carole West Founder of Garden Up Green Shows you how to get started raising quail on the ground in a protected, natural environment. This book includes Building plans for mobile housing and stationary coop options. Discover breeds, raising from chicks, diet, disease prevention, business opportunities and much more. A Checklist and Note pages have been included to keep from skipping steps. Use this book for a positive quail experience. This book is for beginners interested in establishing their own flock for the benefits of eggs, meat, enjoyment and release.
