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Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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Lamott explores how we find meaning and peace when life lurches out of balance; where we start again after personal and public devastation; how we recapture wholeness after loss; and how we locate our true identities in this frazzled age. We begin, Lamott says, by collecting the ripped shreds of our emotional and spiritual fabric and sewing them back together, one stitch at a time.
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English
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More than 1.5 million copies sold! What if you discovered that the life you already have is the life you've always wanted? What if joy is possible right where you are? New York Times bestselling author Ann Voskamp invites you to embrace everyday blessings and embark on the transformative journey of chronicling God's gifts.
How can you find joy in the midst of deadlines, debt, drama, and even the death of loved ones? What
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Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Anne Lamott writes about faith, family, and community in essays that are both wise and irreverent. It's an approach that has become her trademark. Now in Small Victories, Lamott offers a new message of hope that celebrates the triumph of light over the darkness in our lives. Our victories over hardship and pain may seem small, she writes, but they change us, our perceptions, our perspectives, and our lives. Lamott writes of forgiveness, restoration,...
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English
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"I am stockpiling antibiotics for the apocalypse, even as I await the blossoming of paperwhites on the windowsill in the kitchen," Anne Lamott admits at the beginning of Almost Everything. Despair and uncertainty surround us: in the headlines, in our families, and in ourselves. But even when life is at its bleakest--when everything makes us feel, as Lamott puts it, "doomed, stunned, exhausted, and overly caffeinated" --the seeds of rejuvenation are...
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Publisher
Whitaker House Español
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
"En Creados para un propósito, usted descubrirá el plan de Dios para su vida como un miembro amado y valioso de Su creación, qué significa ser llamado por Dios y cómo conocer y vivir en su propósito a lo largo de su vida. Usted no es un accidente. Usted está presente en esta tierra por una razón importante. ¡Descubra quién está usted supuesto a ser!"--Back cover.
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Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"From his youth, John Kingston has always carried a vision for a free and united America. In American Awakening, Kingston pulls from history, science, faith, and culture to offer eight forgotten principles to restore the soul of America, by building better lives, breaking through cultural divides, and rediscovering who we are--together"--
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Publisher
B&H Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Pastor and author Dr. Derwin L. Gray believes there is a path to true happiness. It is a life lived with Jesus by embracing the Beatitudes found in Matthew 5:1-12. As you walk through these words, Jesus invites you into a new life-giving rhythm that cultivates a flourishing, happy, transformative life."--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher
Sounds True
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A groundbreaking endeavor that explores human spirituality using the evolving technology of artificial intelligence"--
What happens when the world's most advanced AI is prompted with the spiritual and philosophical texts that have formed the basis of human belief--and then answers our most pressing questions about life? A bold and daring endeavor, What Makes Us Human? offers a contemporary and moving exploration of what makes us humans, humans.
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Publisher
Broadleaf Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
From master storyteller and host of On Being's Poetry Unbound, Pádraig Ó Tuama, comes an unforgettable memoir of identity, conflict, Celtic spirituality, belonging, and sexuality. 'It is in the shelter of each other that the people live.' Drawing on this Irish saying, Ó Tuama relates ideas of shelter and welcome to our journeys of life using poetry, story, biblical reflection, and prose to open up gentle ways of living well in a troubled world....
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Publisher
Hampton Roads
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
This is a collection of inspirational wisdom for living a meaningful and productive life. This selection of quotations has been chosen to reflect Rumi's inspiring and uplifting approach to life and the inevitable issues that we encounter during our lifetimes. The wisdom includes no-nonsense statements, observations, and facts -- ranging from matters of the heart, to understanding human nature, to embracing the nature of the divine. The result is an...
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Publisher
Revell
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"When Christie Purifoy arrived at Maplehurst that September, she was heavily pregnant with both her fourth child and her dreams of creating a sanctuary that would be a fixed point in her busily spinning world. The sprawling Victorian farmhouse sitting atop a Pennsylvania hill held within its walls the possibility of a place where her family could grow, where friends could gather, and where Christie could finally grasp and hold the thing we all long...
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