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Spirituality and ageing
By Albert Jewell. 1999
This work presents the experience of ageing as an opportunity for spiritual reflection and affirmation of life. The contributors are…
religious and spiritual leaders and ethical thinkers from a range of backgrounds. They define "spirituality" not just as a religious concept but as an answer to the natural human need for purpose, values and relationships - a sense of wholeness in life.Finding time for serenity: every woman's book of days
By Barbara Cawthorne Crafton. 2004
A new earth: awakening to your life’s purpose
By Eckhart Tolle. 2006
Yoga vrksa: the tree of yoga
By B K S Iyengar, Daniel Rivers-Moore. 1988
Iyengar offers his thoughts on many practical and philosophical subjects, ranging from the place of yoga in our daily lives…
to Patonjolis Yoga Sutras. He includes chapters on yoga and health, childhood, love, death, faith, teachers and teaching. The author argues that yoga is a spiritual path involving a great deal more than physical exercise. Yet this spirituality is deeply rooted in practicality, and all the philosophical concepts covered in the book are related directly and specifically to the practice of yoga postures and breathing. 1988.Wise women: over two thousand years of spiritual writing by women
By Susan Neunzig Cahill. 1996
This anthology presents spiritual, but not necessarily religious, writings of women from ancient to modern times. Each entry includes a…
biographical sketch of the author and the time in which she lived. Among the selections are works by Joan of Arc, Anne Bradstreet, Emily Dickenson, and Eleanor Roosevelt. 1996.William Carey: father of missions (Heroes of the faith ; #6)
By Sam Wellman. 1997
A shoemaker turned missionary, William Carey was one of the first missionaries to India. He mastered the languages there and…
spent his life preaching, teaching, translating, and distributing Bibles. Amidst the millions of committed Christians in each generation, a handful rise to special prominence. Learn more about their exciting and inspiring lives in Barbour's "Heroes of the Faith" series. 1997.When the heart waits: spiritual direction for life's sacred questions
By Sue Monk Kidd. 2018
Blending her own experience with an intimate grasp of spirituality, Sue Monk Kidd relates the passionate and moving tale of…
her spiritual crisis, when life seemed to have lost meaning and her longing for a hasty escape from the pain yielded to a discipleship of "active waiting." 2018.As a multilingual, medical missionary stationed in Jerusalem, the author witnessed one of the most momentous years in the history…
of the Jewish people, in 1948. A personal record of this time. 1998.Water my soul: cultivating the interior life
By Luci Shaw. 1998
Poet Lucy Shaw guides you into a deeper understanding of how to cultivate the life of the soul in relationship…
to God and help you enjoy a lifelong partnership with Him. 1998.Voix d'espérances ((Les racines du ciel).)
By Frédéric Lenoir, Laylī Anvar, Karima Berger. 2016
Par ces temps troublés, où trouver matière à espérer ? Répondant aux questions de Frédéric Lenoir et de Leili Anvar,…
artistes, penseurs et écrivains tracent des chemins où inscrire nos pas. Ce sont autant d'invitations : cultiver l'indignation face à l'injustice avec Stéphane Hessel ; incarner le vivre-ensemble dans une unité féconde avec Jean Vanier ; être à l'écoute d'une voix de fin silence avec Sylvie Germain ; célébrer, au-delà des ténèbres, la joie avec Magda Hollander-Lafon ; ou suivant les paroles du poète Salah Stétié, ajouter chacun un peu d'humanité à l'humanité... Ces témoignages, ainsi que le parcours exemplaire d'Etty Hillesum évoqué par Karima Berger, sont porteurs d'une espérance insoupçonnée. Ces entretiens sont issus de l'émission Les Racines du Ciel, diffusée sur France Culture chaque dimanche de 7h05 à 8h00. Frédéric Lenoir et Leili Anvar y évoquent toutes les formes de spiritualité, d'hier et d'aujourd'hui, d'Orient et d'Occident, ancrées ou pas dans une tradition religieuse. 2016.Unlikely angel: the untold story of the Atlanta hostage hero
By Stacy Mattingly, Ashley Smith. 2005
Ashley Smith recalls the fateful day in March 2005 when she became the hostage, for several hours, of Brian Nichols,…
who was fleeing a courthouse shooting in which he had killed several officials. 2005.Under the overpass: A Journey Of Faith On The Streets Of America
By Michael Yankoski. 2005
Mike and Sam found their beds under bridges and received handouts from strangers for five months... by their own choice.…
This is their story, providing insight into the reality of street life. 2005.Twelve extraordinary women: how God shaped women of the Bible and what He wants to do with you
By John MacArthur. 2005
Spiritual lessons drawn directly from the trials and successes of Jesus' ancestors and earliest followers. Many of these women were…
ordinary, common or in some cases low-caste, yet each was made extraordinary by her life changing encounter with God. 2005.Trusting God day by day: 365 daily devotions
By Kai Meyer. 2012
In this devotional, international speaker Joyce Meyer provides you with powerful 'starting points' for every day of the year. Each…
day's devotion is filled with practical advice along with life-changing promises from God's word that you can quickly and easily apply in your own life. 2012.Torches of joy
By John Dekker. 1985
After 12 years of soul refining fires, the Meyers family left everything, trusted God and followed a dream - sailing…
on a hospital ship bringing hope and healing to the world's forgotten poor. While training at the Mercy Ships International Operations Center, a health crisis left them in shock and the dream sank before launching. Trust in God returned as they faced dangers of the sea, lessons in mercy and a quiet miracle. c2007.This is my story: Missions Stories From The Frontlines
By Kathy Bousquet. 2008
There's a snake in my garden
By Jill Briscoe. 1975
The author has struggled with her faith, battled discouragement, fought demons of temptation, ministered to rebellious teenagers and resistant senior…
citizens, raised three children, moved her family across an ocean, and searched for God's will. 1975.There's a spiritual solution to every problem
By Wayne W Dyer. 2002
This text proposes that we hold the keys to solving any problems we face within us. The author sets out…
basic principles and foundations we can understand and practice in order to access spiritual solutions to any problems we are experiencing. The book is in two sections. The first sets out the theory, the second enables you to put the wisdom into practice. Part one discusses the theory that everything in the universe is nothing more than energy. Part two shows how we can transform any negative energy into positive energy: hate into love; hurt into forgiveness; doubt into faith; despair into hope; sadness into joy. 2002.The wise woman within: sprials to wholeness
By Jill Treseder. 2004