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IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 2
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Maya Angelou, one of the best-loved authors of our time, shares the wisdom of a remarkable life in this bestselling spiritual classic. Here is Maya Angelou talking from the heart, down to earth and real, but also inspiring. A book to be treasured, it is about the power of the word, and about the power of spirituality to move and shape one's life. Passionate, lively, and lyrical, Angelou's unforgettable work offers a gem of truth on every page.
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[1997]
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This wise book is the wonderful continuation of the bestselling Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now. Even the Stars Look Lonesome is Maya Angelou talking of the things she cares about most. In her unique, spellbinding way, she re-creates intimate personal experiences and gives us her wisdom on a wide variety of subjects. She tells us how a house can both hurt its occupants and heal them. She talks about Africa. She gives us a profile of Oprah....
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Pub. Date
2012
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We're all weighed down by loads we were never intended to carry. With New York Times bestselling author and pastor Max Lucado as your guide, Traveling Light invites you to release some of those heavy burdens and experience true rest.
We've all seen weary travelers-everything they own crammed into their luggage, staggering through terminals and hotel lobbies with overstuffed suitcases, trunks, duffels, and backpacks. Backs ache. Feet burn. Eyelids...
4) Exploring the joy of Christmas: stories, recipes, carols & more from the stars of A&E's Duck Dynasty
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Pub. Date
2015.
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Offers a guide to the joys of Christmas through faith and family.
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Pub. Date
2016
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Open a window each day of Advent onto the natural world. The author reads twenty-five descriptions of wild animals of the northern hemisphere ingeniously adapting when darkness and cold descend. All of them reveal the ancient wisdom of Advent: The dark is not an end but a door, the way a new beginning comes. These short, daily reflections paint vivid, poetic images of familiar animals. The print edition pairs the text with charming original wood-cuts...
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Pub. Date
2021.
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"Native America knows something about cultivating resilience and resisting darkness. Choctaw elder and Episcopal priest Steven Charleston offers words of hard-won hope, rooted in daily conversations with the Spirit and steeped in Indigenous wisdom. For all who yearn for hope, "Ladder to the Light" is a book of comfort, truth, and challenge in a time of anguish and fear. Night will not last forever. Together we can climb toward the light." -- back...
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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Understanding more of God's character and how he loves us changed bestselling author Holley Gerth's life in beautiful, powerful ways. She realized that she didn't have to settle for "I'm fine" when there was someone whispering to her in every moment, "You're mine." The hope, joy, peace, and purpose she longed for were already there, in the heart of God. Now in 52 devotional readings, Holley shares with women the answer to the restlessness they feel...
10) One day my soul just opened up: 40 days and 40 nights toward spiritual strength and personal growth
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Pub. Date
[1998]
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Program on inspiration and motivation to help you work through problems and improve your emotional and spiritual health
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What lists and systems and self-help books have failed to do for young moms in the trenches, Jesus can accomplish blindfolded. Yes, moms are busy, they need a break, and they'd just like a shower. But they are also strong and brilliant and have the power to move mountains. Author and speaker Jen Hatmaker takes the words and deeds of Jesus, adds the humor of a young mom's life, and offers messages of grace and encouragement. She shows overburdened...
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With over 2 million copies sold, Phillip Keller's beloved contemporary classic spans the decades with its uplifting insights on Psalm 23. Pairing Keller's sublime reflections with the New International Version, this edition sheds light for a new generation of readers on the nature and ways of sheep--and of the Good Shepherd who cares for them.
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Most Christians know the Lord's Prayer by heart. We pray it often, at different times and in different settings. We remember it as the prayer that Jesus taught his disciples. But do we really understand and appreciate the meaning and power of its words, what we ask of God each time we pray it? When the disciples asked Jesus how to pray, Jesus gave them this prayer. He likely taught it to his followers often, not just one time. He never intended the...
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Pub. Date
[2017]
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With 116 personal photographs, the author praises God for His wonderful works associated with edible and botanical gardens and includes insights from scientific research that highlight connections between creation and Scripture. By relating gardens and Scripture the book is also designed to assist in discipling children to help them know and walk with God.
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Pub. Date
2021
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See Neal’s remarkable photographs of the field and everything in it pouring out the creator’s speech day by day. Be encouraged to exult, rejoice, dance, sing, and tremble as the Lord and savior Jesus Christ reigns. Stunning testimonies of truth are illustrated from 193 wildflowers, 63 insects, and 18 animals in Colorado and Wyoming. One chapter attempts to answer the question, “why are there so many wildflowers in the wilderness?” Another...
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Pub. Date
2019.
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Learn to see the abundant power, goodness and sovereignty of God as you meditate on His birds, beasts, beetles and fish, illustrated by Dr. Bringe's remarkable photographs. Observe everyday examples of patience, peace and unceasing-praise. Create a thirst to walk humbly with God, serving Him faithfully with all your heart in Jesus. Expect to be encouraged to go on your own adventures outside to commend God's works with the next generation.
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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"From Choctaw elder Steven Charleston, author of the beloved Ladder to the Light, comes this stunning collection of short meditations on the four directions. Charleston's reflections on the four hallmarks of Native spirituality--tradition, kinship, vision, and balance--radiate the profound and poetic wisdom that readers have come to love. When the Spirit speaks to him in his daily prayers, Charleston takes a pen and writes down the messages. Now,...
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Pub. Date
p2012
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"The two words I am are the name of God. As Dr. Wayne W. Dyer explains, 'I discovered while reading James Twyman's book The Moses Code that the sounds you will be hearing in this CD were the result of some intense research to reproduce the exact sounds associated with the name of God found in the Old Testament, translated from the original Hebrew as I am that I am. It turns out that specific numbers can be assigned to letters. And the tuning-fork...
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Harris and Warren present a practical guide to meditation that debunks the myths, misconceptions, and self-deceptions that make many people reluctant to try it. They suggest a range of meditation practices that may lower your blood pressure, mitigate depression and anxiety, and literally rewire key parts of your brain.