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As Yourself
“Love your neighbor as yourself.”—Matthew 22:39
What does it mean to love others “as yourself?”
For spiritual director, therapist, and former pastor Caroline Vogel, loving God and loving others came easy. What was much harder was the “as yourself” part. In this heartening exploration, Vogel invites you to embrace God's deep and abiding love — a love that accepts you just as you are, today and every day. Through spiritual practices, Biblical insights, and personal story, discover tools to help you claim your own belovedness and tap into the ever-present flow of God's grace with your whole being.
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Compassion in Practice, Revised Edition
How do we practice love and compassion in a world marred by conflict in our families, communities, institutions–and even our own hearts? In Compassion in Practice, renowned compassion teacher Frank Rogers introduces the spiritual path of radical compassion Jesus walked and taught, grounded in God’s extravagant love for all people. Filled with spiritual exercises for cultivating compassion for yourself and others along with extraordinary true stories of restorative love in action, this book prepares you to bring healing and wholeness to even the most challenging situations.
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Everyday Contemplative
What does it mean to live a contemplative life? How does someone become contemplative? Does being contemplative mean sitting around thinking about God all day? Does it require living a simple or even austere life, like a monk or a nun? Roger Owens challenges readers to expand their definition of contemplative living to encompass all ways of seeking to be more open, available, and responsive to God. God may be found just as easily in an office cubicle, a donut shop, or a laundry room as in a m...
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For Sabbath's Sake
Discover a spiritual practice that helps you maintain spiritual, emotional, physical, and mental health. "We toiled on computers seven days per week, rising as early as 4:00 a.m. to squeeze in spiritual quiet time before we both retreated to our respective laptops, typing the days (and weekends) away. Though I grew up keeping Sundays sacred, six years into our marriage, we'd fallen into the trap of using the Lord's Day to catch up. … At its worst, our church attendance was less than 50 perce...
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New Tricks
Pets make us better people. New Tricks is a groundbreaking guide to bringing pet ministry into your faith community. Full of real-life stories, step-by-step guidance, and creative ideas, this book will inspire and equip you to make an impact with the pet people in your community and the animals they love — through hands and paws together.
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One Day I Wrote Back
Do you struggle to relate the Bible to your daily life? Jane Herring wrestled with the contradictions, puzzling stories, and difficult sayings in scripture—until she discovered the power of interacting with them. Herring guides you to talk back to those scripture passages you don't understand. Ask questions, explore your life, plead, praise, and ponder. She provides simple, practical tools for beginning and experienced writers. A perfect resource for individuals, small groups, and retreats. L...
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Praying Their Way
When kids start talking about God and prayer, are you prepared to talk back? In this unique resource for adults and the "tweens" they care for, you'll discover a new vocabulary for talking about prayer, specific prompts for conversation, and two dozen prayer practices to explore with kids in grades 5-8. Written by a seminary professor and his 15-year-old daughter, Praying Their Way is the guidebook you've been looking for as you help kids develop an authentic relationship with God.
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Praying with Mandalas
Have you ever thought of coloring as a way to pray? Pick up your colored pencils or crayons and discover a creative way to slow down and focus on God. Sharon Seyfarth Garner invites adults to color mandalas as an easy, enjoyable, and tangible way to "be with God on purpose." Praying with Mandalas blends the relaxing and contemplative practice of coloring with these ancient spiritual practices: Lectio divina (meditative reading of scripture) Intercessory prayer Centering prayer Examen (revie...
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Sacred Tension
As people of faith, the words of the Old Testament are sacred. But sometimes, if we’re being honest, the apparent contradictions and varying perspectives of these scriptures can be more confusing than clear. How are we to understand what the Bible is really trying to teach us? In Sacred Tension, renowned biblical scholar William P. Brown challenges us to embrace the dissonance within the Old Testament as a strength, a gift to prompt ongoing dialogue instead of something to be avoided. Discover new truths for our faith in this accessible and insightful introduction to the Old Testament.
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