31 Days to Happiness: Searching for Heaven on Earth

by David Jeremiah

Item Number: 1704

Book -- By looking deeply into the Book of Ecclesiastes at history's wisest and most successful man, King Solomon, you'll be challenged and encouraged to find what really matters in life. Through the study and application of the treasures in this book, David Jeremiah will shed light on life's most vital lessons and how you can apply them to your life.

88 Great Conversation Starters for Dads and Daughters

Item Number: 2163

Cards -- Box of double-sided cards to use as a fun way for dads and daughters to get to know one another better 88 conversation starters Each has a question and a Scripture verse Sure to spark conversation and laughter By Rob Teigen Card size 4.35" x 3.25" In colorful storage box

100 Bible Verses that Made America

by Robert J. Morgan

Item Number: 1108

Book -- Bestselling author Robert Morgan explores 100 Bible verses that powerfully impacted our leaders during defining moments in American history and reflects upon what these verses mean for us as a nation today. 100 Bible Verses That Made America is a tour through the biblical roots of American history--a powerful exploration of our country's founders, leaders, and the critical moments that laid the foundation for the formation of the USA. Had there been no Bible, there would be no America as we know it. It is the Bible that made America. When George Washington was sworn into office as our first president, he did not place his hand on the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution of the United States, as important as those documents are. Instead, he swore upon and even kissed the Bible to sanctify this important moment. The Bible, Washington knew, had ushered American history to this point. While not every Founding Father was a Christian, each was knowledgeable about the Bible. And while none of them was perfect, many embraced a deep faith in the unfailing Word of God. 100 Bible Verses That Made America contains: Short, devotional-style chapters, each featuring a Bible verse and how it influenced a historical figureEngaging stories spanning from the Mayflower to modern dayVivid segments that emphasize the Bible as the cornerstone of American history Journey with Robert J. Morgan as he shares the Bible's role in the defining moments of American history and its impact on the people of our nation, reminding us of the beauty of faith and country and reigniting our passion for both.

199 Promises of God

Item Number: 1614

Book -- When you feel poor in spirit and all alone. When your heart is bankrupt of hope. That's when you must turn to Scripture to mine God's promises---for they are worth more than gold! Whatever life brings your way, you'll find trustworthy and faith-fortifying nuggets in this pocket-sized treasure. Ideal for visitation ministries. Features quotations from the King James Version.

200 Prayers for a Positive Mindset

by Valorie Quesenberry

Item Number: 1370

Book -- 200 Prayers for a Positive Mindset is where you will encounter encouragement and hope...for life! These 200 devotional-like prayers will encourage you to be mindful and pray as you encounter encouragement and hope for everyday living. Each prayer begins with a relatable scripture selection to help clear your mind as you begin your one-on-one time in the heavenly Father's presence. Whether you are overworked, overstressed, overwhelmed, or just "over" the craziness of life, you will welcome the peace and comfort this delightful prayer book brings to your daily quiet time. A positive mindset is just a prayer away!

365 Read-Aloud Bedtime Bible Stories

by Daniel Partner

Item Number: 1621

Book -- Children love Bible stories, especially when they are written in age-appropriate, easy-to-understand language. 365 Read-Aloud Bedtime Bible Stories, written specifically for ages 3 to 8, has a year's supply of the best-loved Bible stories that will delight your children. All the excitement, adventure, history, and spiritual truths of the Bible are skillfully presented. At the end of each story you'll even find questions to help stimulate discussion, and to help precious young minds understand God's Word.

A Call to Love: Preparing Your Heart and Soul for Adoption

by Julie Holmquist

Item Number: 1709

Book -- If you're considering adoption or have just adopted, you've no doubt discovered that it's a spiritual and emotional journy as much as a physical and legal one. A Call to Love provides guidance for typical struggles you may face and shares stories from other parents about God's provision, love, comfort, and direction. At the end of each chapter is a "Rest Stop" with questons or a reflection and a page for journaling.

A Leader's Heart: 365-Day Devotional Journal

by John C. Maxwell

Item Number: 1541

Book -- One of the world's greatest leadership experts, John Maxwell, brings winning concepts and daily devotions into a journaling format designed specifically for today's leaders. Each devotion offers clear and straightforward leadership examples that will bolster confidence and encourage leading from the heart. Journaling lines allow space for writing personal reflection. A Leader's Heart includes relevant topics such as: Success, Stewardship, Teamwork and Mentoring Leaders need encouragement, too, and who better to send it than the leader of leaders. A Leader's Heart is perfect for those seeking a greater understanding of leadership qualities, real-life examples of how to apply John Maxwell's teachings, and how to excel in leadership today.

A Meal with Jesus: Discovering Grace, Community, and Mission around the Table

by Tim Chester

Item Number: 1071

Book -- The meals of Jesus represent something bigger. They represent a new world, a new kingdom, a new outlook. Tim Chester brings to light God's purposes in the seemingly ordinary act of sharing a meal--how this everyday experience is really an opportunity for grace, community, and mission. Chester challenges contemporary understandings of hospitality as he urges us to evaluate why and who we invite to our table. Learn how you can foster grace and bless others through the rich fare being served in A Meal with Jesus.

A Servant's Heart

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DVD -- Adoption itself may be a singular event, but the path toward healing for both a child and the family is ongoing. With support and care from those around them, adoptive families can truly thrive. A Servant's Heart helps individuals and churches understand how to rightly care for the adoptive and foster families in their community. This resource includes: Introduction and discussion questions for a small group setting, video content including a discussion with Pastor Brady Boyd about the need and real-life experiences from several adoptive families, and practical ideas for implementing a 4-week service project to WRAP around an adoptive family (WRAP = Wrestle in Prayer, Respite Care, Acts of Service, Promises of God). "We never thought about adoption, but God made it clear that we were to embrace this for our own family...You can't do it without a community that comes alongside and gives you breaks here and there. People in our congregation surrounded us with love and support." - Mike & Leesa Worley, Adoptive Family in Colorado

A Thrill of Hope: Celebrating Advent at Home

by Ashley Wallace

Item Number: 1132

Book -- Have you ever wondered if there’s more to “the Christmas season” than frantic shopping and unbridled consumerism? In A Thrill of Hope: Celebrating Advent at Home, Ashley Wallace gives you everything you need to recover the ancient Christian season of Advent with your family and friends this year. Here’s what’s inside A Thrill of Hope: What are the Seasons of the Church? What is Advent? How to Prepare Our Hearts and Minds for Advent Ways to Celebrate Advent, Advent Traditions for the Entire Season, Advent Traditions for Specific Days, Advent Devotions, and Advent Recipes. Whether you’d like to learn more about the history and meaning of Advent or you’re just on the lookout for some tasty Advent recipes, let Ashley be your Advent guide!

Adoption: What Joseph of Nazareth Can Teach Us about This Countercultural Choice

by Russell D. Moore

Item Number: 1694

Book -- Joseph of Nazareth was a good and honorable man. The adoptive father of Jesus, he stood by his wife and raised her son - even when it appeared that she had betrayed him. Such is the love of adoption. Adapted from Russell Moore's influential book Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches, this short volume calls Christians to seriously consider adoption for their own families and thus take a stand for children - born and unborn.

Airborne: Getting Your Faith Off the Ground

by Jose Zayas

Item Number: 1378

Book -- Tickets, please! According to Zayas, the journey of faith is a lot like taking flight in a modern airliner. In this inspiring book, you'll meet a "crew" of folks who heeded Jesus' call to come and follow---and embarked on a life-changing, gravity-defying adventure. Buckle up for your trip!

All Things New Study Guide: A Revolutionary Look at Heaven and the Coming Kingdom

by John Eldredge

Item Number: 1680

Book -- All Things New Study Guide is designed to be used in conjunction with the All Things New DVD Bible Study by John Eldredge. This 4-session study offers a simple, but life-changing study on the topic on heaven. It's built on a simple idea: heaven is not the eternal church service in the sky. In fact, "the renewal of all things" (Matthew 19:28) means that all we hold dear shall be renewed - music, art, food, laughter...yes, everything you love so much here on earth.

Almost There: Searching for Home in a Life on the Move

by Bekah DiFelice

Item Number: 1375

Book -- The impermanence of home tends to be one of life's most recurring surprises. Is it possible to build a permanent sense of home in a rootless life? If home is where the heart is, what can we love that will quiet the restlessness within? Take heart. You aren't adrift after all. When our hope of home is rooted in an unchangeable God, we are not uprooted, lost, ot made homeless by change. We become found ones on the move.

Alone Sucks: God's Cure for Our Human Crises

by Timothy Eldred

Item Number: 1350

Book -- Everyone struggles. And everyone has a story. But we hide it because it’s embarrassing to admit we don’t have it all together. We conceal our private pain and fake it to fit in. Alone Sucks tells the story of aloneness and untangles the many lies and messiness of life that have entrapped people for ages. You can discover your identity, be the person God intended, and help others know they matter. There’s a simple cure for our human crises. Pain doesn’t have to be permanent. And lonely doesn’t have to last forever.

Amazing Grace Ziparound Devotional: 365 Daily Devotions

by Broadstreet Publishing Group LLC

Item Number: 1104

Book -- This elegant daily ziparound devotional features a beautifully designed interior with inspiring devotions, encouraging Scriptures, thought-provoking questions, and space for journaling. Stop and ponder, delight in God's love for you, and express your praise, petitions, ideas, emotions, struggles, desires, and dreams in the space provided.

Angels in the Architecture: A Protestant Vision for Middle Earth

by Douglas Jones and Douglas Wilson

Item Number: 1087

Book -- Christianity presents a glorious vision of culture, a vision overflowing with truth, beauty, and goodness. It's a vision that stands in stark conflict with the anemic modern (and postmodern) perspectives that dominate contemporary life. Medieval Christianity began telling a beautiful story about the good life, but it was silenced in mid-sentence. The Reformation rescued truth, but its modern grandchildren have often ignored the importance of a medieval grasp of the good life. This book sketches a vision of "medieval Protestantism," a personal and cultural vision that embraces the fullness of Christian truth, beauty, and goodness.

Around the Table: Practical Advice for Effective Women Leaders

by Linda M. Clark

Item Number: 1257

Book -- Around the Table is a complete resource guide for every leadership question you have. Based on a survey of nearly 200 women leaders, this book offers a wide variety of leadership principles specific to women and their unique leadership situations. The question-and-answer format makes the material easy to use and reference as your leadership context and challenges change. Applicable to professional and nonprofessional women, the content represents varying backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, and leadership experiences.

21 Laws of Leadership in the Bible: Principles of Leadership as Modeled by the Men and Women in Scripture

by John C. Maxwell

Item Number: 1540

Book -- "Everything I Know About Leadership I Learned From the Bible." When bestselling author John C. Maxwell first began teaching leadership to people in the church, they were often surprised. He was clearly young and inexperienced, yet the ideas he conveyed seemed to go beyond what he should know. Later, when he started speaking to a more general audience, people asked, "Where did you learn all this?" John was happy to let them in on his secret: everything he knew about leadership he learned from the Bible. Not only is the Bible the greatest book ever written, but it is the greatest leadership book ever written. Everything you could ever want to learn about leadership–vision, purpose, strategy, communication, attitude, encouragement, mentoring, follow-through–can be found in the pages of God’s Word. In this twenty-one lesson study, John guides you through the same bedrock Scriptures that have formed the basis of his life’s work. Each lesson includes: The Definition of the Law: a brief description and introduction to the Law Case Studies: Three Biblical Studies–including leaders such as Moses, Joshua, David, Elijah, Esther, Mary, Paul, and Jesus–that reveal and illustrate the Law Study Questions: reflection and application questions to help you dig into the stories of the men and women in Scripture and learn from them Leadership Insight and Reflection: questions to help you assess and improve your own leadership skills Taking Action: practical takeaways and direction to help you incorporate each lesson into your daily life Group Discussion Questions: questions to help you learn and process the Bible study material with other like-minded people who want to grow in leadership Leadership is for everyone, because every person who accepts Christ is called to influence others. So learn from the best leaders who ever lived–the men and women in the Bible.

40 Días de Navidad: Celebremos la gloria de nuestro Salvador (Spanish Edition)

by Joseph Castleberry

Item Number: 1461

Book --  ¿A quién le gusta la Navidad solo por un día en el año? ¡Celébrela por cuarenta días! ¿Encuentra su atención consumida por las presiones de la temporada navideña con cosas como: tomar la foto perfecta para la tarjeta de Navidad, hallar el regalo perfecto, servir la comida perfecta o crear la experiencia perfecta para su familia? Es muy fácil perder de vista lo más importante. Con pasajes de las Escrituras para cada día, lecturas inspiradoras y oraciones edificantes, 40 días de Navidad es un devocional diseñado para ayudarle a disfrutar tres de las temporadas tradicionales del calendario eclesiástico. Prepare su corazón durante el Adviento, regocíjese por Su nacimiento en Navidad y manifieste la luz de Cristo en la Epifanía. Enfóquese en la riqueza de la presencia de Dios durante este período de algarabía y festejo celebrando la gloria del Salvador. Todo lo bueno que usted relaciona con la Navidad proviene del Espíritu de Dios, por lo que el Espíritu de la Navidad puede permanecer con usted y con su familia durante todo el año.

41 Will Come: Holding on When Life Gets Tough and Standing Strong until a New Day Dawns

by Chuck E. Tate

Item Number: 1656

Book -- In the Bible, it rained for forty days and forty nights. Day 41 came and the rain stopped. The people of Israel wandered the wilderness for forty years. Then year 41 came and a new generation entered the Promised Land. For forty days, Goliath bullied Israel and dared anyone to fight him. Day 41 came and David slew Goliath. Do you see the theme? Don't quit. Don't give up. Perhaps you're stuck in a downpour or lost in one of life's deserts. Maybe you're facing someone or something that could take you down. You might feel stuck on your journey, but 41 will come--it's on its way.

A Better Day Is Coming: Encouraging Devotions for Followers of Jesus

by Glenn Hascall

Item Number: 1390

Book -- What happens when you don’t find your "best life now"? Are you tempted to envy the easy lives of ungodly people? How do you rise above the disappointments and frustrations of this life? Perhaps a reminder of ultimate realities would help. For true followers of Jesus, a better day is coming. Guaranteed. It may be by the miraculous intervention of a loving and resourceful God. Or it may be in the ultimate perfection of His eternal presence. But no matter how hard this life gets, you’ll ultimately win. In 180 devotional readings, A Better Day Is Coming shows that God is certainly strong and generous enough to heal your disease, protect your job, restore your marriage, or give you someone to love. But though He can and sometimes will do these things, for His own mysterious reasons, He also often withholds them. What we can say for sure is that your day is coming—that day you actually live with Him, when the perfection of heaven is your eternal reality, when sin and sickness and sorrow are banished forever from His (and your) presence. Take the long view of this short life. God will make sure you’re covered. A better day is coming.

A Greater Story: My Rescue, Your Purpose, and Our Place in God's Plan

by Sam Collier

Item Number: 1612

Book -- Longing to see how God's greater story is unfolding in your own life? Pastor Collier can help you put the pieces together---even if some of them are still missing. Through his own history involving adoption, sacrifice, gratitude, and rescue, he'll teach you to focus on the big picture to discover how the Lord is working in you! 

A Kingdom Called Desire: Confronted by the Love of a Risen King

by Rick McKinley

Item Number: 1494

Book -- Including practical theology of why living out of a place of authentic desire is central to living in the Kingdom of God, Rick McKinley will help you understand how your innermost desires shape your experience of following Jesus. A Kingdom Called Desire will help you: Uncover your core desires Discover the freedom of living honestly before God Allow God's desires to shape your life See how your own unique personality, gifts, and experiences can be used by Jesus in his Kingdom The results of McKinley's life-changing message can be seen in people from his own community at Imago Dei. While A Kingdom Called Desire will inspire you to see the practical display of Kingdom theology, it will also be deeply formational, allowing you to engage in your own personal journey and find healing and redemption in your unmet desires. A Kingdom Called Desire will unleash you from stale religious duty, as well as cynical social activism, bringing you into a dynamic love relationship with Jesus, motivated by the fulfillment of authentic desire.

A New Reformation: From Luther's World to Ours

by Rob Fuquay

Item Number: 1568

Book -- Justified by faith. This battle cry of the Protestant Reformation is just as relevant and true for Christians today as it was in Martin Luther’s time. In A New Reformation, author Rob Fuquay introduces you to the life of Martin Luther and two important themes of the Reformation he sparked: the centrality of Scripture and the power of God’s grace. Through a close look into the life of Martin Luther and the world of sixteenth-century Europe, you will discover what makes Luther’s message revolutionary today—and how we can embrace Reformation in the church and in our personal lives.

A Path Revealed: How Hope, Love and Joy Found Us in a Maze Called Alzheimer's

by Carlen Maddux

Item Number: 1657

Book -- A Path Revealed is not an Alzheimer's guidebook or a self-help book. Plenty of those exist, many with good practical advice. Only a few books, though, explore the painful spiritual and emotional issues that are sure to surface with a crisis like Alzheimer's. Martha and Carlen were forced to face the fallout from their own crisis. You or a loved one may be staring at a different crisis—cancer, stroke, job loss, diabetes, heart attack, home foreclosure, you name it. Regardless of the crisis, the potential for emotional and psychological upheaval--alienation, depression, fear, guilt, anxiety attacks, a cold numbness—is much the same for victim and family alike, for care-receiver and caregiver.

Above All: The Gospel is the Source of the Church's Renewal

by J.D. Greear

Item Number: 1570

Book -- Jesus promised to build his church—and the gates of hell would not prevail against it! J.D. Greear believes those who've written off Christianity are mistaken; it's not going away. It doesn't need a new strategy or an updated message. What's required is a return to keeping the gospel. He invites you to re-examine the core of your faith.

Acres of Diamonds: Discovering God's Best Right Where You Are

by Jentezen Franklin

Item Number: 1565

Book -- Have you reached a place in life where you thought you'd be thriving---only to be surprised by discontent? Today is not the day to give up! Instead, Franklin wants you to discover the unfathomable God-given riches that surround you. Learn to see and cherish the hidden potential within your family, job, and community---right where you are! 

Acts of the Almighty: Meditations on the Story of God for Every Day of the Year

by Walter Wangerin, Jr.

Item Number: 1567

Book -- Embark on an exciting spiritual adventure with one of today's most beloved storytellers! Displaying the fullness of God's redeeming work, Wangerin's yearlong daily devotional leads you through Genesis and Exodus, David and Solomon, the prophets, the life of Christ, and the church's birth. Each reading includes a Scripture verse, a meditation from Wangerin, and a prayer.

Addiction and Grace: Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addiction

by Gerald G. May

Item Number: 1431

Book -- In Addiction & Grace Dr. Gerald May details the various addictions from which we suffer-not only to alcohol and drugs, but also to work, sex, performance, responsibility, and intimacy. As an experienced psychiatrist working with the chemically dependent, May offers a critical yet hopeful guide to a place of freedom based on contemplative spirituality.

Adopting the Hurt Child

by Gregory C. Keck and Regina M. Kupecky

Item Number: 1318

Book -- Help heal the pain of an adopted child's trauma or a foster child's hurt so he can learn to love again in a healthy way. In this revised and updated guide of Adopting the Hurt Child, authors Gregory C. Keck, PhD and Regina M. Kupecky, LSW provide you with advice, tips, and real life stories to inspire and encourage you on your parenting journey.

Ain't Too Proud to Beg: Living Through the Lord's Prayer

by Telford Work

Item Number: 1481

Book -- Karl Barth's legendary image of preaching with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other now has a matching image for praying. In Ain't Too Proud to Beg Telford Work encourages praying with a social documentary in one hand and the Lord's Prayer in the other. The result is neither a commentary on the Lord's Prayer nor a theology of prayer. Instead it is an exercise book that uses prayer to strengthen our theological muscles.

Alegria

by Randy Alcorn

Item Number: 1298

Book -- Se supone que nosotros los cristianos debemos de ser seres humanos felices. De hecho, estamos supuestos a radiar gozo, paz y un contentamiento tan inconfundible y tan atractivo, que naturalmente el deseo de otras personas sea el acercarse a nosotros con la necesidad de poseer lo que nosotros tenemos. Sin embargo, en nuestra cultura actual, la mayoría de los cristianos, son percibidos como personas de ira y juicio hacia otras personas con la falta evidente de gozo y alegría en sus vidas. ¿Por qué entonces no son alegres? Nosotros tenemos la certeza de que experimentaremos un gozo inimaginable y una inmensa alegría en el Cielo, pero entonces, ¿por qué no podríamos experimentar esta misma alegría y gozo aquí en la tierra también? En este libro, Alegría, el reconocido teólogo Randy Alcorn disipa siglos de conceptos erróneos acerca de la felicidad y la alegría que experimentamos, comprobando de manera concreta que Dios no solamente desea que la gente que le conoce personalmente sean felices, sino que Él nos manda a serlo. Este es uno de los estudios más conclusivos acerca del tema de la felicidad hasta la fecha, convirtiéndose en un libro que promete cambiar los paradigmas de tal forma que servirá como un gran llamado de atención para la Iglesia y todos los cristianos alrededor del mundo. Christians are supposed to be happy. In fact, we are supposed to radiate joy, peace, and contentment that is so unmistakable and so attractive that others are naturally drawn to us because they want what we have. And yet, in today’s culture, the vast majority of Christians are perceived as angry, judgmental people who don’t seem to derive any joy from life whatsoever. So why aren’t we happy? We know that we will experience unimaginable joy and happiness in Heaven, but that doesn’t mean we can’t also experience joy and happiness here on earth. In Happiness, noted theologian Randy Alcorn dispels centuries of misconceptions about happiness and provides indisputable proof that God not only wants us to be happy, He commands it. The most definitive study on the subject of happiness to date, this book is a paradigm-shifting wake-up call for the church and Christians everywhere.

Always We Begin Again: Stepping into the Next, New Moment

by Leeana Tankersley

Item Number: 1439

Book -- None of us wants to be sidelined, stuck, shamed, or silenced. But the difficulties of life have a way of putting us in a corner, and we don't know how to move forward. We see brokenness in our communities, our relationships, and our spirits. It's so easy to blame ourselves or our circumstances, to get bogged down in discouragement and toxic thinking. But that's not what we were meant for, and that's not how God wants us to live. Leeana Tankersley has good news if you're struggling: each new day is an opportunity to begin again. In her warm tone and with her signature humor she offers 100 short readings to encourage and motivate you to begin again in your relationships with God, your family, your friends, and yourself. Because there is always a hand reaching toward you, there is always grace available, and there is always a chance to begin again.

Am I Codependent?: 5 Questions to Ask about Your Relationships

by Dr. Gregory L. Jantz, Dr. Tim Clinton, and Ann McMurray

Item Number: 1624

Book -- Drs. Jantz and Clinton help you unravel why you are drawn back to the same types of unfulfilling relationships over and over again. You’ll learn how to break the cycle of relationship dependency, focus on finding wholeness as unique individuals, and discover the key to finding a healthy relationship that lasts.

Angels of the Bible

by Wendy Maartens

Item Number: 1561

Book -- Full color hardcover Bible story book for children age 5-8 70 pages, 6.5" x 8"; child-friendly illustrations. Contains 18 stores from the Bible that teach kids about God's angels, what they look like and what they do.

Angry Men and the Women Who Love Them Breaking the Cycle of Physical and Emotional Abuse

by Paul Hegstrom

Item Number: 1216

Book -- Through a fascinating, yet thorough examination of the psychological components of various types of abuse, along with true examples from his own life and others, Hegstrom points the way back to wholeness and freedom. An invaluable aid for the man who batters, the woman who feels trapped, and the pastor, counselor, or friend who desperately wants to help them both, Angry Men and the Women Who Love Them offers straight answers for those willing to overcome the cycle of violence. The revised and updated edition includes a new chapter that discusses the physiological and psychological changes in the brain when abuse occurs.

Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today's Parents

by Deborah D. Gray

Item Number: 1189

Book -- Attaching in Adoption is a comprehensive guide for prospective and actual adoptive parents on how to understand and care for their adopted child and promote healthy attachment. This classic text provides practical parenting strategies designed to enhance children's happiness and emotional health. It explains what attachment is, how grief and trauma can affect children's emotional development, and how to improve attachment, respect, cooperation and trust. Parenting techniques are matched to children's emotional needs and stages, and checklists are included to help parents assess how their child is doing at each developmental stage. The book covers a wide range of issues including international adoption, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and learning disabilities, and combines sound theory and direct advice with case examples throughout. This book is a must read for anyone interested in adoption and for all adoptive families. It will also be a valuable resource for adoption professionals.

Awakening Your Soul to the Presence of God

by Rev. Kilian J. Healy

Item Number: 1436

Book -- Most committed Christians don't like to admit it, but all too many of us serve God solely out of a sense of duty, without ever approaching the burning love and intimacy that the saints have with Him. Indeed, many believers don't even think it's possible to attain to the heights of holy love that built the great cathedrals and fired the martyrs to give their lives for their Lord. But in Awakening Your Soul to the Presence of God, Fr. Kilian Healy says that you can indeed and should develop this kind of love for God. Clearly and warmly, Fr. Healy (who was once the superior general of the Carmelite order worldwide) explains that God is constantly calling you to intimate friendship with Him. In this beautiful book brief enough to be read in one sitting yet with enough spiritual depth to last a lifetime he details how you can develop your friendship with God even amid the cares and distractions of your daily life. Here you'll find simple, practical ways to think of God continuously, to converse with Him intimately, and to please Him at all times. You'll learn to see God in creation and to hear Him when He speaks to you (as He's doing right now, even as you read this line). Finally, you'll discover how to offer each day to God in concrete and fruitful ways, and to seek Him always. With Fr. Healy's help, you'll master these and other secrets of the holy ones secrets that will raise your heart exultantly to God and will help you to welcome Him more fully into your soul. Your soul will awaken to the presence of God in myriad ways as you learn: How you can live with God at every moment by making use of the visible and commonplace things around you Three ways you can offer God everything in your life and begin to experience the marvelous effects of doing so The one thing you must do, or you will never develop genuine intimacy with God Falling in love with God: why such love between God and man is not just wishful thinking, but is part of every Christian's call The secret way of love for God that leads quickly and directly to divine intimacy even if you ve prayed fruitlessly for years How you can become more aware of God's dwelling within you and see the events of your life the way He sees them Three ways God is present to you right now: how to become fully aware of each And much more that will help you walk continuously and joyfully in the presence of our loving God!