Download or read book All Occasion Inspirational Poems of Reality written by Audrey M. Virges and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of inspirational poems of all occasions throughout the year. The reader will receive a wonderful blessing in reading this book because the poems are loving and heartfelt. They can be read, or recited at many different functions, or programs.
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 Love The Greatest Gift of All written by Pauline DiBenedetto and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-04-19 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pauline Di Benedetto of No. Attleboro, Massachusetts, has won several awards and a few trophies for her poetry. She says that she received her gift of writing at a very young age. Her words began to rhyme while saying her prayers. That was when she knew that writing was her purpose in life. Love, The Greatest Gift of All is a collection of all the poems she has written throughout the years, with the hope of having most of them put to music. These are the songs of her heart; hoping they will touch yours as well. Pauline has written two other books which is available on Amazon and can be ordered in any brick-and-mortar stores. Her first book is called Faith, Through the Eyes of a Child. In this book, she shares her childhood memories of her relationship with God. She says that the purpose of this book is hopefully to inspire others to have the faith of a little child and to lead others to have their own relationship with God, no matter what religion, or background they come from. In this book, she shares her childhood memories of her relationship with God and some hard challenges she had to face. Included in that book, she shared family photos and an inspired poem after each chapter. Quoting a passage from the Bible, "And a little child shall lead them," Pauline believes she has truly fulfilled this need, by leading as a little child. Her second book, that was also published by us, is called Keeping in Touch with the Other Side. This book, Pauline believes, is "the one" that was meant to be written all along. This was also the book that she hesitated to write, fearing that it would be too controversial, and seam to give the impression that she would appear to be holier than thou. On the contrary, she feels the complete opposite. The message she would like to give is "We are all God's children, and we are all special in his eyes." While writing this book, she was forced (spiritually) to reveal some personal events that she would have wanted to keep to herself, but as the quote says, "The truth shall set you free." Pauline believes that she did not write her books alone, for she was guided by the "Divine Spirit Within."
Download or read book Anointed Inspirational Poems written by Janie Banks-Johnson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2018-12-19 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book Anointed Inspirational Poems is written to inspire others and point out the time we are now living in and how very crucial it is to seek refuge in the promise for the Promise Land. This book of poems gives an account of her life experiences and recognizes God’s movement throughout through her inspirational poems and sayings. It uplifts and gives a true account of the way things were from her beginnings up until the present. Having encountered a disobedience spirit early on, she believe that one may find some similiarity. It would be understood that others go through the same issues. Learning how to deal with those issues are the key. This book is written in hopes that it will help everyone understand the dynamics of where we are in this day and time and see the importance of taking a true assessment of the way we are living and whether we want to spend eternity with the Lord. Anointed Inspirational Poems is written to encourage the reader to keep pressing forward, looking toward a better tomorrow while never forgetting your past and using it as a learning experience to build a better future for generations to come. It is also written to restore faith in the watchful eye of God and in his power to reach through powerless people to bring healing and hope in life’s darkest moments.
Download or read book The Poetry of St Therese of Lisieux written by St. Therese of Lisieux and published by ICS Publications. This book was released on 2013-09-18 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite their importance, the poems of St. Thérèse of Lisieux are among the least known of her writings, previously available only in highly edited selections. Here for the first time in English is the complete collection of Thérèse's poetry, faithfully translated from the French critical edition by Donald Kinney, O.C.D. Also included are a preface by Jean Guitton, a general introduction to Thérèse's spiritual and poetic development, 6 photos, and individual introductions to each of the poems, indicating its background and significance. The volume closes with the French text of the poems and a fully linked index to their major themes and images. Together with the ICS Publications editions of Thérèse of Lisieux's Story of a Soul, Last Conversations, Letters, Plays, and Prayers, this is an indispensible work for all those who love the life and spiritual message of "the greatest saint of modern times."
Download or read book A QUEST FOR THE SACRED Poems to inspire and enthral written by Joe Anthony and published by Blue Rose Publishers. This book was released on 2023-05-27 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry is both mystical and mysterious. Through this book, the poet intends to take the readers to a journey of pleasure and pain, awe and wonder, which in turn would lead them through the hills and valleys of life. It will be an enriching experience. It will arouse your longings for the spiritual and spur you to ascend heights beyond the mundane. Arise, then, make this pilgrimage and enter the realm of the spirit as liquid grace pours over you. Be immersed in the warmth of the unknown that you may be filled with the insatiable desire to obtain forever that mystical union with the Supreme Poet, the Almighty, the Source of all knowledge and wisdom. Wishing all a happy inspiring experience.Joe Anthony
Download or read book Everyday Praise written by Julie Sunne and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-21 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 31 full-page, full-color Scripture images complement the short devotions that fill this unique "coffee table" devotional. In its pages, you'll discover that peace can transcend circumstances. "Everyday Praise" explores the practice and blessings of praise through meditations consisting of biblical insights; the author's personal testimonies and observations; probing questions and applications; and heart-felt prayers of praise. The vibrant images pull you into each encouraging word. Reminder phrases accent the point of each message. Each entry in "Everyday Praise" reads quickly but probes deeply, as a catalyst to spiritual growth.Too often we believe we have to endure life. Yet in Christ Jesus, we can find joy and peace even in the midst of difficult circumstances. But that's only possible when our focus shifts from those circumstances to the One who promises to be our strength ... our hope. That's where praise comes in. We all face struggles. Hard times will come. When it does is, we often wonder, "How can I praise God in the middle of this mess?" It's a question I've asked. Maybe you have too. Because praising God comes easy during life's grand moments. Yet, in the difficult ones, glorifying Him can just as easily be forgotten. However, that's precisely the time we need to worship! God deserves praise. God commands praise. Christians need to praise! Reflecting on God's unchanging nature offers a reminder of His faithfulness when storms hit. Singing hymns of truth provides an oasis when you find yourself in the desert. Remembering the promises of God brings daily challenges into perspective. Begin to gain greater peace as you practice praising God with this unique gift book. Two additional sections in "Everyday Praise" will further immerse you into this idea of praise. The first pulls out each reminder phrase for ease of memorization. While the second lists 31 additional Bible verses to incorporate into your daily praise habit.Move a little further along the path of peace and contentment as you open the pages of "Everyday Praise," and begin exploring and cultivating the habit of daily praise.(A download link to a free companion journal is also provided in the book.)
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 Inspirational Poems written by Johnny Echols and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2022-09-28 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspirational Poems By: Johnny Echols Inspirational Poems is a collection of poetry that celebrates the Lord. When facing your darkest hours, Johnny Echols’ poetry will remind you to trust in the Lord and find solace in the knowledge that God can fix any problem. The important thing is to remember to never give up!
Download or read book Atlantic Double Cross written by Robert Weisbuch and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1989-11-14 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this ambitious study of the intense and often adversarial relationship between English and American literature in the nineteenth century, Robert Weisbuch portrays the rise of American literary nationalism as a self-conscious effort to resist and, finally, to transcend the contemporary British influence. Describing the transatlantic "double-cross" of literary influence, Weisbuch documents both the American desire to create a literature distinctly different from English models and the English insistence that any such attempt could only fail. The American response, as he demonstrates, was to make strengths out of national disadvantages by rethinking history, time, and traditional concepts of the self, and by reinterpreting and ridiculing major British texts in mocking allusions and scornful parodies. Weisbuch approaches a precise characterization of this "double-cross" by focusing on paired sets of English and American texts. Investigations of the causes, motives, and literary results of the struggle alternate with detailed analyses of several test cases. Weisbuch considers Melville's challenge to Dickens, Thoreau's response to Coleridge and Wordsworth, Hawthorne's adaptation of Keats and influence on Eliot, Whitman's competition with Arnold, and Poe's reshaping of Shelley. Adding a new dimension to the exploration of an emerging aesthetic consciousness, Atlantic Double-Cross provides important insights into the creation of the American literary canon.
Download or read book Forever Grateful written by Christine Mitchell and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forever Grateful is a collection of uplifting poems of faith by Christine V Mitchell, which have deeply touched many hearts. There are poems of praise, adoration, gratitude, assurance, comfort and encouragement. Christine's poetry expresses the love that she has found through her personal faith in Christ. She is also inspired by the beauty of God's creation. Some of Christine's poems are written as poetic `letters of love' from God, such as "Look No Further" and "You're Very Special". Each chapter begins with devotional thoughts, and Biblical references accompany many of the poems. Her purpose in writing this book is to help uplift and encourage others through expressions of what the Lord means to her. Forever Grateful can be read in times of devotion and worship, or at any time of the day, and also makes an excellent gift!
Download or read book The Variorum Edition of the Poetry of John Donne written by John Donne and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 1012 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on an exhaustive study of the manuscripts and printed editions in which these poems have appeared, the eighth in the series of The Variorum Edition of the Poetry of John Donne presents newly edited critical texts of thirteen Divine Poems and details the genealogical history of each poem, accompanied by a thorough prose discussion. Arranged chronologically within sections, the material is organized under the following headings: Dates and Circumstances; General Commentary; Genre; Language, Versification, and Style; the Poet/Persona; and Themes. The volume also offers a comprehensive digest of general and topical commentary on the Divine Poems from Donne's time through 2012.
Download or read book The Cambridge Guide to Reading Poetry written by Andrew Hodgson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-11-18 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the heart of this book is a belief that poetry matters, and that it enables us to enjoy and understand life. In this accessible guide, Andrew Hodgson equips the reader for the challenging and rewarding experience of unlocking poetry, considering the key questions about language, technique, feeling and subject matter which illuminate what a poem has to say. In a lucid and sympathetic manner, he considers a diverse range of poets writing in English to demonstrate how their work enlarges our perception of ourselves and our world. The process of independent research is modeled step-by-step, as the guide shows where to start, how to develop ideas, and how to draw conclusions. Providing guidance on how to plan, organise and write essays, close readings and commentaries, from initial annotation to final editing, this book will provide you with the confidence to discover and express your own personal response to poetry.
Download or read book The Poems of St John of the Cross written by Saint John of the Cross and published by New York : Grove Press. This book was released on 1968 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Inspiration and Motivation I Am written by Dana Sheree Coe and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-05-14 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspiration And Motivation (I AM) is a dream come true! This memorial treasury includes hundreds of original poems and writings organized in a diary of seven sections divided into chronological years. This beautifully crafted work of art is the most complete collection of Dana Sheree Coes inspirational and motivational poetry and writings ever published. This book has something for everyone! Youll find great substance, revelations, meditations, and confessions that will inspire, motivate, encourage, enlighten, and strengthen you through thought-provoking, burning, powerful, rich, and heavy words and expressions of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control. Every Time Youre There is a poem of faith that you can overcome any situation and you are not alone. Cast All Your Cares is a poem of hope written years ago when pressing through difficult and hopeless-looking circumstances. The Love of God is a poem about our greatest aim and the more excellent way of love. Liberty In the world, but not of the world, Youre just passing through, Sojourning here until you reach the land, That God has prepared for you. Wanting to be free, from all that binds and constricts, seeking liberty, from all of lifes conflicts. I must operate in the midst of order and organization, So Down with chaos and disorder, down with confusion, and down with strife. Up with order, up with clarity, up with victory, and abundant life. For ye have been called unto liberty, the price has been paid for your victory. Stand fast therefore in the liberty, wherewith Christ hath made you free. I will have liberty! I will be free! I will be Free from fear, free from confusion, free from darkness, free from illusion. Free from guilt, free from shame, free from sickness, free from pain. Free from bondage, free from depression, free from burdens, free from oppression. Free from deception, free from lying, free from disease, free from dying. Free from doubt, unbelief, and fear, Free from lack, poverty, and destruction, Liberty and freedom are here! Be not entangled again, with the yoke of bondage or with sin by love serve one another, live in liberty and at peace with each other. For ye have been called unto liberty, the price has been paid for your victory. Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made you free Galatians 5:1 only use not liberty as an occasion to serve the flesh. Liberty! By Dana S. Coe October-November 2000
Download or read book The Ruthwell Cross and its Texts written by Kerstin Majewski and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2022-10-24 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ruthwell Cross is one of the finest Anglo-Saxon high crosses that have come down to us. The longest epigraphic text in the Old English Runes Corpus is inscribed on two sides of the monument: it forms an alliterative poem, in which the Cross itself narrates the crucifixion episode. Parts of the inscription are irrevocably lost. This study establishes a historico-cultural context for the Ruthwell Cross’s texts and sculptures. It shows that The Ruthwell Crucifixion Poem is an integral part of a Christian artefact but also an independent text. Although its verses match closely with lines of The Dream of the Rood in the Vercelli Book, a comparative analysis gives new insight into their complex relationship. An annotated transliteration of the runes offers intriguing information for runologists. Detailed linguistic and metrical analyses finally yield a new reconstruction of the lost runes. All in all, this study takes a fresh look at the Ruthwell Cross and provides the first scholarly edition of the reconstructed Ruthwell Crucifixion Poem—one of the earliest religious poems of Anglo-Saxon England. It will be of interest to scholars and students of historical linguistics, medieval English literature and culture, art history, and archaeology.
Download or read book Cross Examining Socrates written by John Beversluis and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-01-06 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a rereading of Plato's early dialogues from the point of view of the characters with whom Socrates engages in debate. Socrates' interlocutors are generally acknowledged to play important dialectical and dramatic roles, but no previous book has focused mainly on them. Existing studies are thoroughly dismissive of the interlocutors and reduce them to the status of mere mouthpieces for views which are hopelessly confused or demonstrably false. This book takes interlocutors seriously and treats them as genuine intellectual opponents whose views are often more defensible than commentators have standardly thought. The author's purpose is not to summarise their positions or the arguments of the dialogues in which they appear, much less to produce a series of biographical sketches, but to investigate the phenomenology of philosophical disputation as it manifests itself in the early dialogues.
