Download or read book Acres of Diamonds written by Jentezen Franklin and published by Chosen Books. This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you in a season of life where every search for direction, encouragement, or fulfillment seems to come up empty? You thought God had you in a place to thrive and grow, but you are ready to call it quits. There has to be something better. You don't need a new garden; you just need to learn how to dig! In Acres of Diamonds, pastor and New York Times bestselling author Jentezen Franklin helps you discover the unfathomable riches Jesus Christ has for you. Rather than chase after a better life, you can celebrate the untold spiritual provision to be found even in the midst of spiritual deprivation. Readers will learn to cherish where God has placed them as they uncover the hidden potential within their families, jobs, ministries, and communities . . . right where they are.

Download or read book Spiritual Classics written by Richard J. Foster and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2000-01-05 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Brightest Lights of the Christian Tradition St. Augustine, Thomas Merton, Fredrick Buechner, Evelyn Underhill, A.W. Tozer, G.K. Chesterton, Thomas More, Martin Luther King, Jr., Amy Carmichael, Simone Weil, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Hildegard of Bingen, John Milton, Dorothy Day, Leo Tolstoy, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and more. . . From nearly two thousand years of Christian writing comes Spiritual Classcs,fifty–two selections complete with a profile of each author, guided meditations for group and individual use, and reflections containing questions and exercises. Editors Richard Foster and Emilie Griffith offer their expertise by selecting inspirational writings and including their own commentary and recommendations for further guided reading and exploration.

Download or read book The Diamond Book of Hindu Gods and Goddesses written by Suresh Narain Mathur and published by Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From more than 33 million gods & goddesses in Hindu mythology. This book has story for only more popular ones.

Download or read book God s Diamond Among Rocks written by Sandra H. McKoy and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-05-27 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God’s Diamond Among Rocks is a captivating, moving true story of the incredible struggles of a single parent and her adopted son. It is a story of love, hope, sacrifice, endurance and an unwavering trust in the promises of God for her son’s life. This story will capture your heart and reveal the hand of God and His unconditional love. Twenty years ago the author was my special needs son’s teacher. Her love for children is amazing. She lives her everyday life for the glory of God. I highly recommend this book. Diane L. Mikell-Rasa, RN Former President, National Association for Healthcare Quality Former Director, Quality Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center The most striking aspect of Sandra’s story is that amazing people and opportunities seemed to step forth, right out of the ether, when she needs them the most. As the story progresses, don’t be surprised if you find yourself praying right along with Sandra as she becomes a mom, secures a more ideal job situation and buys her own home. God is simply amazing, and this hilarious, mournful and soul-stirring story is a testimony that will edify us all. Donna Mitchell, Journalist: New York City, New York. In our American society one barely hears about adoption with the exception of a celebrity and a child from a foreign land. As great as those occurrences are, the fact is that there are many within our neighborhoods that undergo the arduous process without all the fame and finances. Americans rarely know what actually happens to children in foster care and how many are not adopted. You hold in your hand a compelling true story on the struggles that exist within our foster care and adoption programs. Sandy McKoy reveals the complications that accompanied her pursuit of simply touching another life, and writes about the realities that will try to exhaust one from reaching the wonderful goal of adoption. As you read this book you will experience the suspense as she not only faces bureaucratic resistance but spiritual resistance also. This book will show you what faith is, why it is needed, but most of all how it is the only way to have victory. I believe that “God’s Diamond Among Rocks” has all the power and intensity to become a great movie someday. Open this book and enter a place not often visited. Rev Benjamin Valentin Staff Minister of Faith Fellowship Ministries Sayreville, New Jersey The Word of God tells us to tell the truth out of a loving place. So often as Christians – and as people – we sugarcoat the truth because we know it might challenge us and make us uncomfortable. Yet life goes on, with its daily lessons and unavoidable truths. I salute my dear friend and sister for sharing her powerful testimony and for reminding us that with GOD all things are possible. Let this memoir encourage you to know, you can choose to be content. The Joy of The Lord can be your strength. And those who dwell in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Thank you, Sandra McKoy, for telling your story with unflinching honesty. Sandra shares her true, honest, tearful, joyful, triumphant truth of God’s love, patience, deliverance and endurance in her life and the life of her son. My former college friend: It is who she was and is. It is and was what she was raised to do. It is and was the way she lived. Their story affects everyone that has crossed their path and it will affect you, if you’ll simply let it. Marsha Evans Educational Tutor & Mentor Norlina, North Carolina

Download or read book Immortal Diamond written by Richard Rohr and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-01-02 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dissolve the distractions of ego to find our authentic selves in God In his bestselling book Falling Upward, Richard Rohr talked about ego (or the False Self) and how it gets in the way of spiritual maturity. But if there's a False Self, is there also a True Self? What is it? How is it found? Why does it matter? And what does it have to do with the spiritual journey? This book likens True Self to a diamond, buried deep within us, formed under the intense pressure of our lives, that must be searched for, uncovered, separated from all the debris of ego that surrounds it. In a sense True Self must, like Jesus, be resurrected, and that process is not resuscitation but transformation. Shows how to navigate spiritually difficult terrain with clear vision and tools to uncover our True Selves Written by Father Richard Rohr, the bestselling author of Falling Upward Examines the fundamental issues of who we are and helps us on our path of spiritual maturity Immortal Diamond (whose title is taken from a line in a Gerard Manley Hopkins poem) explores the deepest questions of identity, spirituality, and meaning in Richard Rohr's inimitable style.

Download or read book Jewelry How Much Is Too Much written by Doug Batchelor and published by Amazing Facts. This book was released on 2008-02-05 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost everyone would agree that there's some point where enough jewelry is enough. Well, what is that point? In this book, Doug Batchelor challenges you to find out for yourself what God's Word says on this fascinating subject.

Download or read book Jewish Theology Unbound written by James Arthur Diamond and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jewish Theology Unbound challenges the widespread misinterpretation of Judaism as a religion of law as opposed to theology. James A. Diamond provides close readings of the Bible, classical rabbinic texts, Jewish philosophers, and mystics from the ancient, medieval, and modern period, which communicate a profound Jewish philosophical theology on human nature, God, and the relationship between the two. The study begins with an examination of questioning in the Hebrew Bible, demonstrating that what the Bible encourages is independent philosophical inquiry into how to situate oneself in the world ethically, spiritually, and teleologically. It explores such themes as the nature of God through the various names by which God is known in the Jewish intellectual tradition, love of others and of God, death, martyrdom, freedom, angels, the philosophical quest, the Holocaust, and the state of Israel, all in light of the Hebrew Bible and the way it is filtered through the rabbinic, philosophical, and mystical traditions.

Download or read book Beautiful in God s Eyes written by Elizabeth George and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2005-03-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beauty is more than skin deep— it starts in the heart and works outward Exploring the timeless wisdom of Proverbs 31, Bible teacher Elizabeth George reveals how you can become a woman of true beauty—a woman who desires to honor God in all that she says and does. Beautiful in God's Eyes helps you make each day immensely meaningful as you delight in God and discover how to... experience instant progress toward personal goals manage daily life more effectively tap into unlimited energy apply biblical principles to enhance relationships move from the ordinary to the extraordinary You can experience a richer, more exciting spiritual walk as you embrace God's design for true beauty in your life.

Download or read book The Power of Divine Eros written by A. H. Almaas and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two innovative spiritual teachers show how to use desire and passion—eros—as a gateway to realizing our fullest potential What do desire and passion have to do with our spiritual journey? According to A. H. Almaas and Karen Johnson, they are an essential part of it. Conventional wisdom cautions that desire and passion are opposed to the spiritual path—that engaging in desire will take you more into the world, into egoic life. And for most people, that is exactly what happens. We naturally tend to experience wanting in a self-centered way. The Power of Divine Eros challenges the view that the divine and the erotic are separate. When we open to the energy, aliveness, spontaneity, and zest of erotic love, we will find it inseparable from the realm of the holy and sacred. When this is understood, desire and passion become a gateway to wholeness and to realizing our full potential. Through guided exercises, the authors reveal how our relationships become opportunities on the spiritual journey to express ourselves authentically, to relate with openness, and to discover dynamic inner realms with another person. Through embodying the energy of eros, each of us can learn to be fully real and alive in all of our interactions.

Download or read book Mortal Imitations of Divine Life written by Eli Diamond and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-31 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Mortal Imitations of Divine Life, Diamond offers an interpretation of De Anima, which explains how and why Aristotle places souls in a hierarchy of value. Aristotle’s central intention in De Anima is to discover the nature and essence of soul—the principle of living beings. He does so by identifying the common structures underlying every living activity, whether it be eating, perceiving, thinking, or moving through space. As Diamond demonstrates through close readings of De Anima, the nature of the soul is most clearly seen in its divine life, while the embodied soul’s other activities are progressively clear approximations of this principle. This interpretation shows how Aristotle’s psychology and biology cannot be properly understood apart from his theological conception of God as life, and offers a new explanation of De Anima’s unity of purpose and structure.

Download or read book The Pleasures of God written by John Piper and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2012-01-17 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Desiring God reveals the biblical evidence to help us see and savor what the pleasures of God show us about Him. Includes a study guide for individual and small-group use. Isn’t it true—we really don’t know someone until we understand what makes that person happy? And so it is with God! What does bring delight to the happiest Being in the universe? John Piper writes, that it’s only when we know what makes God glad that we’ll know the greatness of His glory. Therefore, we must comprehend “the pleasures of God.” Unlike so much of what is written today, this is not a book about us. It is about the One we were made for—God Himself. In this theological masterpiece—chosen by World Magazine as one of the 20th Century’s top 100 books, John Piper reveals the biblical evidence to help us see and savor what the pleasures of God show us about Him. Then we will be able to drink deeply—and satisfyingly—from the only well that offers living water. What followers of Jesus need now, more than anything else, is to know and love—behold and embrace—the great, glorious, sovereign, happy God of the Bible. “This is a unique and precious book that everybody should read more than once.” —J.I. PACKER, Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia

Download or read book More Precious Than Diamonds written by Darlene Sala and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "More precious than diamonds" is how God views His daughters--and how popular author Darlene Sala wants you to see yourself. These long-form devotions--always affirming and occasionally challenging--will remind you of the value God places on all people, but especially women; point you to the resources God offers for women; and urge you, as valuable in God's sight, to live your life to its fullest potential. Darlene Sala's previous books have sold a half million copies--find out why women so appreciate her inspiring message in More Precious Than Diamonds.

Download or read book Immortal Diamond written by Gerard Manley Hopkins and published by Image. This book was released on 1995 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gerard Manley Hopkins's verse contains the unique paradox of a poet-priest who wanted to evoke the spiritual essence of nature sensuously, and to communicate this revelation using innovative technique and natural language. This collection gives voice to his feelings of intense spiritual longing. Through his exceptional ability as a writer, Hopkins created tuneless expressions of the eternal religious expressions that will find resonance with contemporary spiritual seekers. Longing and faith -- both constant elements of spirituality -- are here so exquisitely expressed as to give this collection great meaning for today. "Gerard Manley Hopkins" (1844-1889) was a Jesuit priest and poet. Although his body of work is small, he ranks high among English poets and was extremely influential on twentieth-century poetry.

Download or read book Acres of Diamonds written by Russell H. Conwell and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Russell H. Conwell Founder Of Temple University Philadelphia.

Download or read book Gods Leading Lady written by Lucy Natasha and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-17 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rev. Lucy Natasha delves into the lives of eight Bible women who walked in God's special fa-vour that ushered them into positions of honour, obtained mercy that made them whole, received wisdom and excelled in leadership roles, experienced joy unspeakable because of God's promises being fulfilled in their lives. Amongst us are women battling with fears, insecurities, ailments, shame and all manner of misfortunes but just like these eight women, God's grace has been made available and their testimonies can as well be replicated in the life of Jackie, Stella, Amanda or the girl next door. Christ, our Kinsman Redeemer awaits with arms wide open to offer victory, restoration and a new life. Rev. Natasha ministers encouragement and hope to every woman and man who is caught up in the web of lies that satan often throws around with the intention of robbing God's children of their Kingdom identity and destiny. Every chapter in God's Leading Lady emphasises the fact that God cannot be limited or hindered by age, race or social status. He can use anyone who is obedi-ent and fully surrendered to walk in the pathways of His perfect will. Spread across the pages of this book is a message of Jehovah's limitless power, enduring faithfulness and sufficient grace that should inspire us to arise and shine because our light has come. Sons of God, the whole creation is yearning and groaning for your manifestation!

Download or read book God s Many Splendored Image written by Verna E. F. Harrison and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fresh approach to theological anthropology applies patristic wisdom to contemporary discussions of what it means to be human.

Download or read book Gentle and Lowly written by Dane C. Ortlund and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2020-03-18 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christians know that God loves them, but can easily feel that he is perpetually disappointed and frustrated, maybe even close to giving up on them. As a result, they focus a lot—and rightly so—on what Jesus has done to appease God’s wrath for sin. But how does Jesus Christ actually feel about his people amid all their sins and failures? This book draws us to Matthew 11, where Jesus describes himself as “gentle and lowly in heart,” longing for his people to find rest in him. The gospel flows from God’s deepest heart for his people, a heart of tender love for the sinful and suffering. These chapters take readers into the depths of Christ’s very heart for sinners, diving deep into Bible passages that speak of who Christ is and encouraging readers with the affections of Christ for his people. His longing heart for sinners comforts and sustains readers in their up-and-down lives.