Autobiography: religious and spiritual Books

Book SynopsisA candid and courageous book sharing a personal journey to wellbeing, revealing how the healing stories in the gospels can be a source of strength. The reflective poems, commentary, and autobiography will inspire readers on journeys of spiritual growth.

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Book SynopsisThis follows Hugh's lifestory, 'Tales of a Huggable Vicar Stumbling Towards Integrity' Described: * by Bear Grylls as 'a wonderful book', * by Bishop of Salisbury as 'a lovely read - Hugh's a legend', * by Bishop Rupert Hoave as 'gems of theological 'insight and wit'.

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Book SynopsisNew York Times best-selling author Immaculée Ilibagiza teaches readers how to pray the rosary of the seven sorrows for greater wisdom, strength, and forgiveness.In this new book by New York Times best-selling author Immaculée Ilibagiza, readers will rediscover this important message from Mary. Mary wanted the whole world to know the seven sorrows rosary, and Immaculée not only shares it, but explains Mary’s specific teachings for how to pray it, as well as offers the promises attached to the prayers.The Rosary of the Seven Sorrows dates back to the Middle Ages, but it gained new popularity following the sightings of the Blessed Virgin Mary that occurred in the 1980s in Kibeho, Rwanda. During these sightings, which were validated by the Vatican, Mary asked that this special rosary be introduced to the world. It was spread widely to thousands of people, who then taught it to thousands of others.Immaculée also reveals incredible real-life stories from people who have been healed through this prayer. These miracles include healing of addictions, healing of “incurable” illnesses, including stage 4 pancreatic cancer and infertility, and more. Besides those miracles, there are many other everyday blessings to be had, including inner peace, healthier marriages, happier careers, and more.Mary said, “Help me, my children, to spread this blessing, this prayer. I will reward those who do.”

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Book SynopsisShortly after becoming Chairman of the Birmingham District of the Methodist Church, Donald Eadie was told that he had a degenerative disc disease. Following three major spinal operations, he was forced to retire, and to face the letting go of identity and role, feelings of marginalisation and abandonment living with the death of the old life, and not being able to imagine a new one with meaning and purpose. Jesuit priest and writer Gerard Hughes accompanied Donald during this time. The borderlands are the place of exploration and discovery. They are the new centre,' he said. And paradoxically, in time, Donald began to experience the move away from the centre of a busy life to the edge as a journey deeper into the heart of things. There will be new companions,' another wise old friend promised. And to Donald's great surprise and joy this has been true. Much of Donald's time is now lived in a loved room', visited by people who are also pilgrims within the borderlands. Into the Foothills of Transformation is a collection of Donald's reflections and journal writings, and letters, prayers and poems. Donald's previous book is Grain In Winter.

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Book SynopsisSangharakshita read the Diamond Sutra for the first time the summer he turned seventeen. It seemed to awaken him to something whose existence he had forgotten, and he joyfully embraced those profound teachings 'with an unqualified acceptance'. This experience decided the whole future direction of his life.In this first volume of memoirs he describes how, from a working-class childhood in the London suburb of Tooting, he came, a twenty-four-year-old Buddhist novice monk, to Kalimpong in the eastern Himalayas. Sangharakshita paints a vivid picture of the people, the places and the experiences that shaped his life: his childhood, his army days, and the gurus he met during his years as a wandering ascetic staying in the caves and ashrams of India. He moves between the ordinary and the extraordinary, from the mundane to the sublime; his narrative takes in the psychological and aesthetic, the philosophical and spiritual. His experiences are both universal - love and loss, comedy and tragedy - and unique to what is an exceptional life.Trade Review'I have always looked to Sangharakshita's books for inspiration and ideas on how to better translate the principles and practices of Buddhism for Western audiences and practitioners today.' - Lama Surya Das, author of Awakening the Buddha WithinTable of ContentsForeword KalyanaprabhaMap1 Giants and Dragons2 The Children's Encyclopaedia3 Learning to Walk4 'Here Comes the Boys' Brigade'5 Evacuated6 The Veil of Isis7 The Pendulum Swings8 Buddhism and the LCC9 The Misfit10 Passage to India11 With the Swamis in Ceylon12 Maitreya,the Coming Buddha13 The Three Worlds14 Coincidences15 The End of the Beginning16 Jumping in at the Shallow End17 Direct Action Day18 All-India Religions Conference19 Two Meetings and a Marriage20 Anandamayi, the Blissful Mother21 The Three Untouchables22 Meditations in the Mango Grove23 The Divine Eye24 The Going Forth25 A Question of Identity26 Sramana Versus Brahmana27 The Temple of the Virgin Goddess28 The Road to Trivandrum29 What Happened to the Offerings30 The Town of the Three Rivers31 'What Is Your Caste?'32 The Three Lawyers33 Other Friends34 Outings and Activities35 The Path Within36 'Krishna Has Come!'37 Ramdas, the Servant of God38 At The 'Abode Of Bliss'39 The Vision in the Cave40 The One-Eyed Guru41 Sandalwood Country42 'Tiger, Tiger...'43 Disappointment at Sarnath44 Through the Curtain of Fire45 At the Shrine of the Recumbent Buddha46 'Here the Blessed One was Born' 47 With the Newars in Nepal48 Academic Interlude49 In the Land of the Great Disciples50 Facing Mount KanchenjungaAppendices1 Introduction to Learning to Walk2 Giants and Dragons: Original Version

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Book SynopsisSangharakshita read the Diamond Sutra for the first time the summer he turned seventeen. It seemed to awaken him to something whose existence he had forgotten, and he joyfully embraced those profound teachings 'with an unqualified acceptance'. This experience decided the whole future direction of his life.In this first volume of memoirs he describes how, from a working-class childhood in the London suburb of Tooting, he came, a twenty-four-year-old Buddhist novice monk, to Kalimpong in the eastern Himalayas. Sangharakshita paints a vivid picture of the people, the places and the experiences that shaped his life: his childhood, his army days, and the gurus he met during his years as a wandering ascetic staying in the caves and ashrams of India. He moves between the ordinary and the extraordinary, from the mundane to the sublime; his narrative takes in the psychological and aesthetic, the philosophical and spiritual. His experiences are both universal - love and loss, comedy and tragedy - and unique to what is an exceptional life.Table of ContentsForeword KalyanaprabhaMap1 Giants and Dragons2 The Children's Encyclopaedia3 Learning to Walk4 'Here Comes the Boys' Brigade'5 Evacuated6 The Veil of Isis7 The Pendulum Swings8 Buddhism and the LCC9 The Misfit10 Passage to India11 With the Swamis in Ceylon12 Maitreya,the Coming Buddha13 The Three Worlds14 Coincidences15 The End of the Beginning16 Jumping in at the Shallow End17 Direct Action Day18 All-India Religions Conference19 Two Meetings and a Marriage20 Anandamayi, the Blissful Mother21 The Three Untouchables22 Meditations in the Mango Grove23 The Divine Eye24 The Going Forth25 A Question of Identity26 Sramana Versus Brahmana27 The Temple of the Virgin Goddess28 The Road to Trivandrum29 What Happened to the Offerings30 The Town of the Three Rivers31 'What Is Your Caste?'32 The Three Lawyers33 Other Friends34 Outings and Activities35 The Path Within36 'Krishna Has Come!'37 Ramdas, the Servant of God38 At The 'Abode Of Bliss'39 The Vision in the Cave40 The One-Eyed Guru41 Sandalwood Country42 'Tiger, Tiger...'43 Disappointment at Sarnath44 Through the Curtain of Fire45 At the Shrine of the Recumbent Buddha46 'Here the Blessed One was Born' 47 With the Newars in Nepal48 Academic Interlude49 In the Land of the Great Disciples50 Facing Mount KanchenjungaAppendices1 Introduction to Learning to Walk2 Giants and Dragons: Original Version

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Book SynopsisAs we move towards an inevitably, increasingly, uncertain future how do we fit into the swirling patterns? Taking its bearings from Tennyson's sunset classic about a king at the end of his odyssey, Hungry Heart Roamingis a poignant, intelligent memoir of a life lived loving words, places and people a life as an odyssey sans pareil. Essayistic, aphoristic, and affirming, the bookmeanders between two ''in-between'' places. On one beach, a young boy with his grandmother, at the turn of the tide, and on another beach, a grandfather with another young boy, when the tide begins to wane. In between it wanders through a lost and perhaps more hopeful Europe. Remembering with affection the ignorant and thoughtless visions of youth, the journey maps the loss of innocence and its replacement, by something that feels like understanding, and acceptance.

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Book SynopsisFrom the recipient of a 2018 Guggenheim Fellow Based on the New York Times' Critic Pick documentary "The first book about the Hajj from a gay perspective, written by a man with a deep knowledge of Islamic history. This pilgrimage is the centerpiece of his book, and he recounts it with courage and fierce emotion." —The Guardian This is the Islam you've never been allowed to see. Daringly reported from its frontlines and forbidden to most of humanity for centuries. The Hajj pilgrimage is a journey every Muslim is commanded by God to go on at least once in a lifetime if they are able and, like millions, Parvez Sharma believes his spiritual salvation lies at Islam's ground zero, Mecca. But unlike the journeys of his fellow Muslims, the consequences of his own could be deadly. In A Sinner in Mecca, author, filmmaker, and 2018 Guggenheim Fellow Parvez chronicles his pilgrimage as a very openly gay Muslim to Saudi Arabia, where Islam's heart beats . . . and where being true to himself is punishable by death. Risking his life, Parvez embarks on a Jihad of the self—filming his experience along the way. Already under fire for his documentary A Jihad for Love, which looks at the coexistence of Islam and homosexuality, he would undoubtedly face savage punishment if exposed—from being thrown off a cliff to public beheading. Parvez's odyssey is at once audacious, global, and remarkable. He meets everyone from extremists to explorers of the spiritual kind and the world they open up is frightening . . . yet breathtaking. In Mecca, Parvez comes out to a pilgrim, who then asks him why he would want to be part of something that wants no part of him. This book is his answer to this question and many more. Parvez provides an unflinching look at our troubling unfolding history, including Hizbullah, ISIS, Trump, the race-wars, an embattled Europe, and more. He offers real solutions, borne of his efforts to get his hands dirty to find them. This is a lived history—and its author is no armchair theorist. Following the New York Times Critics' Pick hit documentary of the same title, A Sinner in Mecca unflinchingly showcases parts of the dangerous ideology that governs today's ISIS and how much it has in common with Saudi Arabia's sacred, yet treacherous dogma, Wahhabi Islam. A Sinner in Mecca is simultaneously one man's personal odyssey as well as a groundbreaking, provocative revelation of a clandestine world and its fastest growing and most contested religion.Trade Review"The first book about the Hajj from a gay perspective, written by a man with a deep knowledge of Islamic history. This pilgrimage is the centerpiece of his book, and he recounts it with courage and fierce emotion." —The Guardian "You will never think the same way about Saudi Arabia and Islam after reading this beautifully written book." —Washington Book Review "Sharma's spiritual search is intimate and careful, and ultimately one of understanding." —Foreword Reviews "Sharma's . . . book uses that trip not only to gain perspective on extremists and religion, but as a glass to view the world here in the United States, the challenges felt by the Muslim community, and the oppressive weight of the Trump admisistration."—Towerload "Parvez's heroism is rare and his courage well-documented. Putting his own life at risk, he takes us on a surprising and compelling journey through the frontlines of his much contested faith. A brilliant follow up to his films, A Jihad for Love and A Sinner in Mecca." —Reza Aslan, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Zealot "In our lives, we face a choice of whether to live with judgment or reach deep within ourselves to find an inner moral compass that leads us to a metaphorical Mecca of unconditional love. With his powerful, brave book, A Sinner in Mecca, Parvez Sharma takes us on his hero's pilgrimage, teaching us of an ethereal truth: the qibla, or direction of Mecca, resides within each one of our hearts." —Asra Q. Nomani, author of Standing Alone: An American Woman's Struggle for the Soul of Islam "Parvez Sharma's Hajj pilgrimage is not only a journey to Mecca but to his deepest self. Both a Muslim and an out gay man, Sharma writes bravely and brilliantly. His religion is ancient. His story is timeless." —Kevin Sessums, New York Times bestselling author of Mississippi Sissy and I Left It On the Mountain "Sharma's gripping journey unfolds with cinematic splendor, giving those of us who will never experience the hajj firsthand the next best thing. This book examines modern Islam's beauty and its ugliness with an unflinching gaze and a hopeful vision for its future." —Cole Stryker, author of Hacking the Future and Epic Win for Anonymous "As a gay man and a Muslim, Parvez Sharma's unique personal journey is reflected in this powerful examination of faith, sexuality, and gender. In a divided world, Sharma fearlessly crosses the boundaries and barriers that separate us from each other and finds common ground in the search for love and truth."—Cleve Jones, author of When We Rise

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Book SynopsisIn a time when the Pauline dictum decreed that women be silent in matters of the Church, Johanna Eleonora Petersen (1644-1724) was a pioneering author of religious books, insisting on her right to speak out as a believer above her male counterparts.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsDay / Night Beginning / Origin Elsewhere / Silence Reflections / Reticence Premonitions / Postcards Home / Afterlife Stealth / Sacrifice Killing / Elemental Abandonment / Mortality Displacement / Place Creativity / Thinking E/Mergence / Emptiness Walls / Garden Painting / Play Perhaps / Numbers Pleasure / Money Vocation / Teaching Last / Burial Solitude / Loneliness Things / Ghosts Levity / Grief Humor / Monsters Faction / Dishonesty Inheritance / Withholding Letting Go / Dinnertime Compassion / Suffering Clouds / Waiting Freedom / Terror Forgiveness / Cruelty Daughters / Obsession Failure / Success Balance / Simplicity Face / Aging Stigma / Autoimmunity Patience / Chronicity Technology / Addiction Pain / Intimacy Blindness / Aura Cancer / Surviving Trust / Bitterness Hands / Will Secrets / Tripping Strangers / Tips Sharing / Fatigue Idleness / Guilt Driving / Accident Imperfection / Vulnerability Friendship / Doubt Love / Fidelity Hope / Despair Happiness / Melancholy Ordinary / Extraordinary Notes Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsDay / Night Beginning / Origin Elsewhere / Silence Reflections / Reticence Premonitions / Postcards Home / Afterlife Stealth / Sacrifice Killing / Elemental Abandonment / Mortality Displacement / Place Creativity / Thinking E/Mergence / Emptiness Walls / Garden Painting / Play Perhaps / Numbers Pleasure / Money Vocation / Teaching Last / Burial Solitude / Loneliness Things / Ghosts Levity / Grief Humor / Monsters Faction / Dishonesty Inheritance / Withholding Letting Go / Dinnertime Compassion / Suffering Clouds / Waiting Freedom / Terror Forgiveness / Cruelty Daughters / Obsession Failure / Success Balance / Simplicity Face / Aging Stigma / Autoimmunity Patience / Chronicity Technology / Addiction Pain / Intimacy Blindness / Aura Cancer / Surviving Trust / Bitterness Hands / Will Secrets / Tripping Strangers / Tips Sharing / Fatigue Idleness / Guilt Driving / Accident Imperfection / Vulnerability Friendship / Doubt Love / Fidelity Hope / Despair Happiness / Melancholy Ordinary / Extraordinary Notes Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisSubstantial correspondence from an exceptional writer, poet, pacifist, and mysticTrade Review"An engaging book."--Presence: An International Journal of Spiritual Direction"[Underhill] reminds us how Christian women of the last century were able to exercise intellectual influence and unofficial leadership with faithfulness and love."--Commonweal"This correspondence reveals the intimate Evelyn Underhill--friend, spiritual guide, wife, pacifist--whose life spanned the age of Victoria through the horrors of two global wars. These letters serve as a companion piece to Underhill's pioneering books on mysticism and the spiritual life and explore the making of this foremother of contemporary spirituality. Carol Poston has retrieved a treasure for all of us."--Dana Greene, author of Evelyn Underhill: Artist of the Infinite Life"Evelyn Underhill's public voice was strong and confident, often choosing language from the middle of the road, while her private writings often reveal tremendous insecurities and perspectives from the margins. These letters are a rich resource for those of us who study Underhill's life and writings."--Todd E. Johnson, coauthor of Performing the Sacred: Theology and Theatre in DialogueTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vi Introduction ix A Note on Editorial Practice xix One The Early Years: 1888-1905 1 Two Toward Mysticism: 1906-10 84 Three A Dark Time: 1911-23 179 Four The Retreat Years: 1924-34 224 Five Worship unto Death: 1935-41 280 Index 353

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Book SynopsisOne of the most respected figures in Catholic higher education, the Reverend Edward A. Malloy has written a thoroughly engaging first installment of his three-volume memoir. This book covers the years from his birth in 1941 to 1975, when he received his doctorate in Christian ethics from Vanderbilt. Written in his trademark self-effacing and humorous style, Malloy's book portrays his childhood growing up in the northeast Washington, D.C., neighborhood of Brookland (the neighborhood's alias was Little Rome because of all the Catholic church-related institutions it encompassed). Malloy describes his family and early education, his growing love of sports, and his years at Archbishop Carroll High School where he played on an extraordinarily successful basketball team. The next five chapters chronicle his undergraduate years at Notre Dame, where he was recruited to play basketball, his decision to become a priest, his seminary experience, the taking of final vows, and his graduate schoolTrade Review“The first volume of Monk Malloy's memoir is more than a collection of personal reminiscences of the early decades of his life by a retired Catholic university president. At its heart the volume is also a detailed chronicle of the formation of a son who, from his youth during the second half of the last century, absorbed the religious faith and convictions of his representative middle-class Irish American Catholic family. It is the influence of that faith and cultural heritage throughout his personal and professional formation that grounds Monk's aspirations and achievements as priest, religious, and educator.” —Ernest Bartell, C.S.C., Faculty Fellow, Kellogg Institute for International Studies, University of Notre Dame"Time has taken Monk and me in totally different directions from our high school days together at Archbishop Carroll High School. It was enjoyable getting reacquainted through this book. I found his very accurate description of his shooting ability most amusing!" —John Thompson, Basketball Coach Emeritus, Georgetown University"As one of the many fans of Father Ed 'Monk' Malloy, I was delighted to peruse his new autobiography which he has graciously written. It brings to life many of the highlights of his life and explains many of the great characteristics that have lead him to be much admired in our world. I trust many others will share in this delight. I congratulate Monk on this wonderful account." —Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., President Emeritus, University of Notre Dame"It's great to see that basketball should be such an important part of such an important life. I really enjoyed reading this book and I'm sure other people will also." —Lou Carnesecca, Basketball Coach Emeritus, St. John's University“Father Monk gives an insight into his life by sharing success, challenges, and a destiny of response to a call to be a Holy Cross religious-priest. It is a journey of a soul!” —Rev. Thomas E. Chambers, CSC, President Emeritus, Our Lady of Holy Cross College, New Orleans"One of the greatest blessings in life is the opportunity to touch people's lives. Father Malloy has done that as a player, teacher, priest, and President of the University of Notre Dame . . . and he has done it again in this inspiring and motivating book. Be prepared to laugh. Monk can really spin a tale." —Morgan Wootten, coach Emeritus, DeMatha High School“ ‘. . . my story is in some ways the typical American success story,’ Monk Malloy says. ‘My parents were both high school educated and I was the first member of our extended family to go to college.’ . . . Malloy says that he wrote the first volume [of his memoir] in a way that shows how his personal story was transformed by the changes taking place in society and within the Catholic Church.” —South Bend Tribune"The president of the University of Notre Dame from 1987 to 2005 provides an informative and readable memoir starting from birth to completion of graduate studies. Readers from Notre Dame's constituency, such as this alumnus, will find Monk's formative experiences and perspectives on Notre Dame persons and issues especially interesting. For historians and others, Monk reveals the early years of a major figure in higher education and a rich personal account of a Catholic priest's formation in an era of rapid change." —The Catholic Historical Review"Monk's Tale offers a clear testimony to the formative years of one of Indiana's most solid university administrators. The book will appeal to those with a connection to Notre Dame. Other readers will appreciate Malloy's meticulously reconstructed cultural and religious history. . . . Monk's Tale is an important addition to understanding the dynamics within one of the best-known universities in both the state and nation." —Indiana Magazine of History

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Book SynopsisThe story of how Sean Stillman, a shy preacher's son from Reading, started and led a long-term outreach to the motorcycle clubs and street people of Swansea.Trade ReviewAn extraordinary, authentic example of discipleship, and the honouring and validation of the radiant "broken jewels" on society’s margins. -- Stewart Henderson, poet, broadcaster and lyricistSean is a remarkable man with a wonderful story. His ministry resides among the margins, the outliers, the broken, the forgotten. Rides a mean bike too. -- Rick Elias, recording artist and producerI put some miles on my bike alongside Sean back in the day, and he remains the kind of Christian and human being I aspire to be. Compelling. -- Sean Gladding, author of The Story of God, the Story of Us and TenRead God’s Biker at your own peril, and with a significant bit of fear. The closer we connect with God, the more he changes us. Sean transformed from a "painfully shy, nervous preacher’s kid" to working with motorcycle clubs and shepherding the "sometimes chaotic community of Zac’s Place." A dangerous process? Absolutely. But man, what a ride you get when striving to fully follow Jesus. Sean would say that’s the normal Christian life. I agree. -- Tim Riter, author of God, a Motorcycle, and the Open RoadThe mystique of pioneering ministry can easily be alluring to those who want to do things differently. But Sean Stillman has always done things differently and, in this powerful and moving book, he shows how deep trust in God can lead to costly mission which makes a real difference to fragile lives. If you are looking for full-on glamour and minute by minute excitement this isn’t for you. But if you want to see a transformative God at work in pioneering ways and far from easy places, go out and buy it – now! -- Norman Ivison, former BBC TV producer and Director of Communication at Fresh Expressions UKA very human story of a self-aware, flawed individual who has used his faith . . . to help and support people on the fringes of society. -- Andy Hornsby, American-V MagazineYou don’t need to have interest in motorbikes to find principles that we do well to apply to any demographic of the population who would struggle to enter our church gatherings. -- Peter Grier, author of Travel: In Tandem with God’s HeartHis whole story challenges us to learn from fragile people. -- Roy Jenkins, broadcaster and Baptist ministerMemorable and moving. -- Ian Coffey, author and Director of Leadership Training, Moorlands CollegeSean challenges Christians to rethink what the church is throughout and offers a wake-up call to the bigger picture of what it means to be a part of the body of Christ. -- Ruth Clemence, award-winning bloggerThis is the best kind of challenging Christian book. It pushes readers to face their preconceptions and hunger for a countercultural but deeper way to live for God. -- G. Connor Salter, writer and bloggerRaw and gut-wrenching. -- Mandy Bayton, freelance writer and speaker.

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Book SynopsisCommentaries by Pius II (1405–1464)—the only autobiography ever written by a pope—was composed in elegant humanistic Latin modeled on Caesar and Cicero. This edition contains a fresh Latin text based on the last manuscript written in Pius’s lifetime and an updated and corrected version of the 1937 translation by Florence Alden Gragg.

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Book SynopsisInspirational true story about a man who survived a tragic fire to pursue his passion of becoming a reconstructive surgeon to bring hope and healing to those dealing with great physical and emotional pain.

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Book SynopsisCaptivating True Story of God''s Supernatural Love at WorkAs a child, Leanna''s young world pulsed with adventure, including emergency moves across the country in an old Dodge Dart with a dismantled airplane strapped to the roof.By age fifteen, she had become an equestrian champion with sights fixed on the Olympics. Then, in a series of stunning revelations, Jesus appeared to her and revolutionized her life. A few years later, not expecting to return alive, she wrote a will for her parents, left everything behind, and embarked for northern India with a one-way ticket and a mission: to rescue people trapped in darkness.This firsthand, often-supernatural account follows the rigors, heartaches, and miracles of a life propelled by faith into one of the poorest and darkest places on earth. Leanna''s fearless determination to shine Jesus'' light into the shadows--whether helping the destitute in small villages or reaching girls abused in the sex-trafficki

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Book SynopsisOn the 100th anniversary of Oswald Chambers's death, a bestselling novelist presents an intimate portrait of his wife, "Biddy," a God-loving adventurer and the woman behind her husband's bestselling devotional My Utmost for His Highest.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsForeword by Patrick J. Ryan, S.J. Introduction by Antonio Spadaro, S.J. Translator’s Notes by Marina A. Hererra List of Abbreviations 2009 The Meaning and Importance of Academic Preparation Address to the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America— February 18, 2009 To Fast Is to Love Homily, Ash Wednesday—February 25, 2009 Our Country Has a Believing Soul Message to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on the Occasion of the Ad Limina Visit of the First Group of Argentine Bishops, Vatican City—March 14, 2009 We Are Anointed to Anoint Homily, Chrism Mass—April 9, 2009 The Stone Has Been Moved Homily, Easter Vigil—April 11, 2009, Year B (Transcript) Open Your Heart to the Light Homily, Education Mass—April 22, 2009 (Transcript) The Spirit Makes Us Missionaries Homily, Opening Mass of the Ninety-Seventh Episcopal Assembly—May 11, 2009, Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter, Year B What Do You Want Me to Do? Letter to Priests on the Solemnity of Pentecost—May 31, 2009, Year B We Recover the Memory of His Love Homily, Solemnity of Corpus Christi—June 13, 2009, Year B The Mission of the Disciples in the Service of Full Life Keynote, Meeting of Argentina Liturgical Society, Pilar—June 15, 2009 “With Saint Cajetan We Seek Justice, Bread, and Work” Homily, Feast of Saint Cajetan––August 7, 2009 “Cry Out Full-Throated and Unsparingly” Homily at Plaza Constitución—September 4, 2009 (Transcript) It Is Urgent to Build and Establish the Culture of Encounter Opening Address, Twelfth Annual Day of Social Pastoral Ministry, Shrine of Saint Cajetan in Liniers—September 19, 2009 (Transcript) To Repay the Social Debt Opening Address at the Seminar on the Social Debt Organized by EPOCA –– September 30, 2009 Mother, Your Gaze Renews Our Hope Homily, Thirty-Fifth Youth Pilgrimage to Luján—October 4, 2009 (Transcript) To Purify the Temple Homily, Opening Mass of the Ninety-Eighth Assembly of the Episcopal Conference—November 9, 2009 He Is the One Who Will Give Definitive Meaning to Your Suffering, Your Pain Homily, Fifth Anniversary of the República Cromañón Tragedy—December 30, 2009 (Transcript) 2010 A Christian Heart Is Never on Vacation Homily, Mass for the Victims of the Earthquake in Haiti—January 17, 2010 (Transcript) Habituation Is a Brake, a Callus That Imprisons the Soul Lenten Act of Solidarity—February 17, 2010 Empty Your Hearts. Make Room for Our Lord to Enter Homily, Ash Wednesday—February 17, 2010, (Transcript) Priestly Formation Today: Intellectual, Communitarian, Apostolic, and Spiritual Dimensions Presentation at the Commemoration of the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of La Encarnación Seminary, City of Resistencia—March 25, 2010 Our God Came to Become Patient for My Sins Homily, Palm Sunday Mass, San José de Flores Basilica—March 27, 2010, Year C (Transcript) Consecrated through Anointing Homily, Chrism Mass—April 1, 2010, Year C Why Do You Seek the Living One among the Dead? Homily, Easter Vigil—April 3, 2010, Year C (Transcript) Teach Children the Ability to Dream Homily, Mass for Educators, Metropolitan Cathedral—April 14, 2010 (Transcript) The Homeland Is a Gift That We Must Grow in the Present and Project into the Future Words at the Opening Mass of the Plenary Assembly of the Argentina Episcopal Conference—April 19, 2010 Let Us Recover the Memory of Our Mother and Ask Her Not to Abandon Us Celebration of the Bicentennial at Luján—May 8, 2010 The Priest in the City in Light of the Aparecida Document Presentation to the Priests from San Isidro—May 18, 2010 “I Am with You Always, Until the End of the Age” Homily, Solemnity of Corpus Christi—June 5, 2010, Year C We Cannot Make Equal What Is Different Letter to Dr. Justo Carbajales, Director of Laity Department, Argentina Episcopal Conference—July 5, 2010 If We Wash Our Hands, We Are Accomplices to This Slavery Homily, Mass at the Constitution Railway Station for the Victims of Human Trafficking—July 12, 2010 (Transcript) We Walk with Faith, Praying for Your Protection Homily, Feast of Saint Cajetan—August 7, 2010 We Need Witnesses More Than Teachers Letter to Catechists—August 21, 2010 “Mother, We Desire a Homeland for All” Homily on the Thirty-Sixth Pilgrimage to the Shrine at Luján—October 3, 2010 Toward a Bicentennial of Justice and Solidarity: We as Citizens, We as a People Keynote Address, Thirteenth Archdiocesan Day for Social Ministry, Buenos Aires, October 16, 2010 To Die Is to Place Oneself in His Hands Homily, Memorial Mass for Dr. Néstor Kirchner—October 27, 2010 (Transcript) We Are Called to Live as Children with a Meek Heart Homily, Opening Mass of the One Hundredth Assembly of the Episcopal Conference, Pilar—November 8, 2010 He Will Come a Second Time Homily, Christmas Mass—December 24, 2010, Year A (Transcript) 2011 Ironing out the Wrinkles of the Heart Homily, Ash Wednesday—March 9, 2011 (Transcript) The Fast That God Wants Lenten Act of Solidarity—March 9, 2011 Mary Receives and Accompanies Life Homily, Mass for Life—March 25, 2011 (Transcript) They Were Killed by Slave Labor Homily, Mass in Memory of the Victims of Slave Labor, Five Years after the Fire in the Clandestine Workshop at 1269 Luis Viale Street—March 27, 2011 (Transcript) The Truth That Shines Brightest Is the Truth of the Father’s Mercy Homily, Chrism Mass—April 21, 2011 Beyond the Grave There Is Always Hope Homily, Easter Vigil—April 23, 2011, Year A Do Not Fear Joy Homily, Mass of Thanksgiving for the Beatification of Pope John Paul II—May 1, 2011 (Transcript) A Proposal for Justice and Love to a Disillusioned World Homily, Closing Mass during the National Congress on the Social Teaching of the Church, Rosario—May 8, 2011 Together with Mary, the Woman Who “Is There” Homily, Opening Mass for the 102nd Assembly of the Argentina Episcopal Conference, Pilar —May 9, 2011 Humility Rekindles Our Confidence Homily, Solemn Te Deum on National Day—May 25, 2011 We Share the “Salt of Life” Homily, Solemnity of Corpus Christi—June 25, 2011, Year A Joy Is Rooted When We Get down to Work Homily, Feast of Saint Cajetan—August 7, 2011 God Lives in the City Opening Address to the First Regional Congress on Urban Ministry—August 25, 2011 Teach Us to Strive so That This City Will Have No More Slaves Homily, Fourth Mass for the Victims of Human Trafficking and Smuggling, Plaza Constitución—September 23, 2011 (Transcript) “Mother, Help Us to Care for Life” Homily, Thirty-Seventh Walking Youth Pilgrimage to Luján—October 2, 2011 (Transcript) Everything Is Grace, Tangible Grace Shed for Love Homily, Opening Mass for the 103rd Assembly of the Argentina Episcopal Conference, Pilar—November 7, 2011 The Spirit of Christmas Opinion Piece for La Nación—Friday, December 23, 2011 If We Do Not Feel Marginalized, We Are Not Invited Homily, Christmas Mass—December 24, 2011 2012 To Combat Habituation, Return to the Roots of Faith Lenten Message—February 22, 2012 Welcome Life Not in Luxury Packaging Homily at the Archdiocesan Catechetical Encounter (EAC)—March 3, 2012 (Transcript) We Ask for the Grace to Cry Homily, at Month’s Mind Mass after Train Tragedy of the Once Station—March 23, 2012 (Transcript) Remain in the Anointing Homily, Chrism Mass—April 5, 2012 This Night Shall Be as Bright as Day Homily, Easter Vigil—April 7, 2012, Year B Let Us Accompany the Harmony of a Growing Heart Homily, Mass for Education—April 18, 2012 (Transcript) Reciprocal and Radical Faith Is the Fruit of Love Homily, Solemn Te Deum on National Day—May 25, 2012 We Make Room for Everyone to Enter Homily, Solemnity of Corpus Christi—June 9, 2012, Year B We Carry with Us Only What We Gave Homily, Shrine of Saint Cajetan—August 7, 2012 Open All the Doors to Faith Letter to Catechists—August 21, 2012 Keep Yourselves Unstained by the World Homily, Closing Mass for Urban Ministry Day in the Buenos Aires Region—September 2, 2012 (Transcript) Where Is Your Enslaved Brother? Homily, Fifth Mass for the Victims of Human Trafficking and Smuggling, Plaza Constitución—September 25, 2012 (Transcript) Crossing the Threshold of Faith Letter to the Priests, Consecrated Men and Women, and Lay Faithful of the Archdiocese, Feast of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus—October 1, 2012 Mother, Teach Us to Work for Justice Homily, Thirty-Eighth Youth Pilgrimage to Luján—October 7, 2012 (Transcript) 2013 Rend Your Hearts, Not Your Garments Lenten Message, Buenos Aires—February 13, 2013 Allow Yourself to Be Reconciled with God Homily, Ash Wednesday—February 13, 2013 (Transcript) Remain in the Anointing Homily, Chrism Mass—March 28, 2013 Index of Scriptural References General Index

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Book SynopsisA spiritual journey from the Jewish faith to Christianity, told with whit and warmth.Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgments 8Glossary of Hebrew terms 9Introduction 131 Of Pedigrees, Peers and Poverty 172 The Docta’s Bairns 413 Lessons in the Jewish Way of Life 734 A Very Anglican Education 1055 The Forbidden Books 1256 Unwelcome Revelations 1407 So Who Am I, Really? 1588 On the Streets 1759 Of Romance and Its Consequences 18710 In the Vicar Factory 21811 Mining, Striking and Finding Gold 22912 Sent to Coventry 25113 Of Work, Womanhood, Sex and Sensuality 27214 Auntie Beeb, the Blitz and Being in the Money 29215 In Red Rose County 30816 Let Children Be the Barometer 32017 The Years Roll By 339Some Favourite Traditional Recipes 351

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Book SynopsisDrawing on the story of the leader of a small Mennonite community in southern Ukraine, this book explores how colonial subjects were shaped by and helped shape Russian imperial policy.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. Land of Opportunity, 1804–1817 3. A Public Life, 1818–1824 4. Awakening, 1824–1828 5. Imposing Order, 1828–1834 6. Mennonites in the Era of Small Reforms, 1834–1838 7. “A Useful Man,” 1838–1842 8. The Warkentin Affair, 1841–1842 9. An Agent of the State, 1842–1847 10. Conclusion: “Something for the Future,” 1847–1848 Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe life journey of a woman who-as a medical doctor, missionary nun, pioneer of gender equality, Anglican priest, and now a contemplative Catholic-influenced the lives of thousands. Una Kroll is one of the most outspoken campaigners for the ordination of women. She achieved a certain notoriety in 1978 at the Church of England's General Synod when its members turned down a proposal to prepare legislation to ordain women to the priesthood. Quoting from Matthew 7:9, she shouted from the gallery "We asked you for bread and you gave us a stone." 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of the ordination of women on the Church of England and 2015 will almost certainly see the consecration of women as bishops. This celebration will both rekindle interest in the history of the movement for women's ordination and also serve to further ignite debate for the same in the Roman Catholic Church. Una Kroll told BBC radio about the campaign for the full inclusion of women into the Anglican church and her role in it. Listen again at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04p5f3cTrade ReviewUna Kroll has written a remarkable book from her perspective both as a medical doctor and as one of the first women priests in the Church of England. The stories Una recounts reveal a woman with a passionate humanity, brilliant intellect and deep spiritual insight. As both doctor and priest, Una has been a pioneering advocate for women: whether introducing new healthcare treatments or being one of the most outspoken campaigners for women's ordination. Ultimately, though, Una has written a spiritual biography of women's struggle for full inclusion in the Church's ministries and mission, with her most profound reflections revealing an evolving understanding of God as creative energy and unconditional love. -- Christina Rees, broadcaster; writer; member of General Synod of the Church of England June 2014

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Book SynopsisWhen Edith was stillborn without warning, the authors were both stunned and confused. Where should they turn for help? Who would answer their burning questions? One in in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage; one in 200 in stillbirth. And yet, while the church offers resources to cope with suffering more generally, there is often an echoing silence when it comes to the trauma of baby loss. 'When we lost our daughter Edith, say the authors, 'it was painful indeed to find the lack of biblically rooted and pastorally sensitive resources.' Nothing really hit the mark, so, though tears, they wrote their own book. This little volume comes to you, or to someone close to you, with a massive hug. It is Jonny and Joanna's passion and prayer that you will be amazed by our great God as you connect with deep biblical truths, bringing healing to your heart, mind and soul.Trade ReviewJonny and Joanna, thank you for writing this book! Thank you for sharing your life with us. Thank you for your authenticity, and for allowing us to walk with you through the loss of your dear daughter, Edith. As a pastor and counsellor, I highly recommend this book. If you have been through loss and you are looking for help, Silent Cries will feel more like a compassionate friend than a book. If you want to understand the grief of losing a child, Silent Cries will immediately welcome you into Jonny and Joanna's story. You will feel a part of the family journeying with this couple. Above all, you will be more convinced of the deep need that we all have to know that Jesus has suffered and understands us today. -- Dr Tim Lane * Founder Institute for Pastoral Care and Tim Lane & Associates, Peachtree City, Georgia; author of Unstuck *In this refreshingly honest and well-written account of the loss of their precious daughter, Jonny and Joanna Ivey allow us to journey alongside of them on their path of loss, grief, healing and hope. Rather than shying away from the deep questions of faith that often taunt us in our darkest days of grief, they allow us to glean from the truths they’ve discovered as Christ has walked with them through it. Whether you have experienced the loss of a child or have simply known the crushing weight of grief, you will find the pages of this book to be a comfort and an encouragement as you learn to walk with Christ on the path where joy and sorrow meet. -- Sarah Walton * Author of Hope When It Hurts and Together Through the Storms *Most books don't make me cry, but this rare and wrenching meditation on the grief of child-loss did. The heartache of losing a baby is still a taboo subject for many. Every grieving parent - and all who love and comfort them - will instantly empathize with Joanna and Jonny's Jesus-saturated lament -- Marcus Honeysett * Director of Living Leadership *Silent Cries flows from a harrowing experience of personal tragedy. Jonny and Joanna Ivey are honest about the cacophony of emotions associated with grief. At the same time we see their darkness illuminated by the comforts found in Scripture as they affirm that even in the darkness Jesus is enough. Sooner or later we all have to walk dark paths. This book helps us to face such times with courage and confidence. It is highly recommended. -- Paul and Edrie Mallard * [Paul] Senior Minister at Widcombe Baptist Bath and author of Invest Your Suffering and Invest Your Disappointment *Losing a baby is a deep yet often hidden tragedy. The pain can overwhelm and the questions feel endless. There are no easy answers in the pages of this book, but in meeting a family who have lost, we all gain precious companions for our personal journeys of grief - be that after losing a child ourselves or from loving someone who has done. A compelling read, this is raw and real - at times tears may flow - but every chapter is infused with beautiful hope. Hope not in a quick fix, but in a precious Saviour whose comforting and sustaining hand never fails. -- Helen Thorne * Director of Training and Resources at Biblical Counselling UK *Silent Cries has all the beauty of a well-crafted memoir—detail-driven, honest, engaging, compelling, inviting, vulnerable—with all the benefits of a reliable non-fiction resource on grief–biblical, truth-filled, accessible, comforting and encouraging. Jonny and Joanna courageously welcome readers into their story of sorrow with the best sort of hospitality, skillfullly demonstrating vulnerability and honesty in a way that moves beyond reflection or catharsis to offer companionship, hope and help for those who find themselves grappling with the trauma of stillbirth and grieving a child whose cries they long to hear. This is the book I wish I had had to hand for my dearest friend when her precious baby girl was born asleep last year, and it is undoubtedly a resource I will keep on hand and recommend for couples walking this tragic road, in order that though paved with pain, the way might be lit with the character of God and the hope of the gospel. -- Abbey Wedgeworth * Author, Held: 31 Biblical Reflections on the Comfort and Care of God in the Sorrow of Miscarriage *Moving, honest, beautifully written. Fresh insights into the mystery of baby loss seen through the eyes of Christian faith. Heartbreaking but hopeful. -- Professor John Wyatt * Paediatrician, medical ethicist and author of Matters of Life and Death and Dying Well *Both heartbreaking and hope-bringing, Silent Cries will leave you rejoicing in the unshakeable hope of Christ. The Iveys relay their story in such a way that you’ll eagerly turn the pages until it is done. I’m excited for the witness this book will be to Jesus, and pray it gets into the hands of many grieving parents, both believers and unbelievers alike. -- Kristen Wetherell * Co-author of Hope When It Hurts and author of Fight Your Fears *Beautifully and brilliantly written, Silent Cries tells the story of the shocking death in utero of baby Edith Joy Adeah, and her parents’ subsequent journey through all that follows—the traumatic stillbirth, the heart-wrenching farewell, the sad burial, and the ongoing complexity of grief thereafter. Jonny and Joanna, Edith’s parents, courageously invite us into their vulnerable process of grappling with their daughter’s death. Because of a similar experience, I cried through most of this book, but I was also moved to a renewed hope, as the gospel of Jesus Christ was so wonderfully applied in the face of death, chapter after chapter. But this is not just a book for parents who have lost a baby; it is also a book for any church that has lost a baby. "If one member suffers, all suffer together" (1 Cor. 12:26). Silent Cries will help us all to grieve better when a baby in our church dies, and to hope stronger and longer for that day when Jesus Christ will return to raise the dead, and bring his chosen ones into a new creation where death will be no more. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. -- Dr Jonathan Gibson * Associate Professor of Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary, Pennsylvania: Author of The Moon Is Always Round *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION: THAT DAY PART 1: WEEPING I. THE HAPPY-EVER-BEFORE II. GROANING AS IN THE PAINS OF CHILDBIRTH III. GOODBYE, LITTLE ONE IV. INTERLUDE: THE VOICE V. TOO SHORT A GRAVE PART 2: WALKING VI. BLAME AND SHAME VII.CRYING IN COMMUNITY VIII.BEING A MAN, GRIEVING A CHILD IX. INTERLUDE: THE ONLY SON OF HIS MOTHER PART 3: WAITING X. HOPING FOR RAINBOWS XI. THE HAPPY ENDING? XII.I WILL GO TO HER

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Book SynopsisA scholarly edition of the letters and diaries of John Henry Newman. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.

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Book SynopsisThis Cambridge Companion serves as an authoritative guide to Augustine''sConfessions - a literary classic and one of the most important theological/philosophical works of Late Antiquity. Bringing together new essays by leading scholars, the volume first examines the composition of the text, including its structure, genre, and intended audience. Subsequent essays explore a range of themes and concepts, such as God, creation, sin, grace, happiness, and interiority, among others.The final section of the Companion deals with its historical relevance. It provides sample essays on the reception history of theConfessions. These essays demonstrate how each generation reads theConfessionsin light of current questions and circumstances, and how the text continues to remain relevant and raise new questions.Table of ContentsIntroduction: what is The Cambridge Companion to Augustine's 'Confessions'? Tarmo Toom; Part I. Circumstances of Composition: 1. Title, time, and circumstances of composition Carolyn Hammond; 2. Genre and structure of the Confessions Annemaré Kotzé; 3. Anticipated readers Jason BeDuhn; Part II. Main Themes and Topics: 4. Aversion and conversion Marie-Anne Vannier; 5. Creation and recreation Matthew Drever; 6. Sin and concupiscence Johannes van Oort; 7. Grace Volker Henning Drecoll; 8. God Paul van Geest; 9. Happiness and friendship Anne-Isabelle Bouton-Touboulic; 10. Love, will, and the intellectual ascents Sarah Byers; 11. Memory, time, and eternity Lenka Karfiková; 12. Philosophy Giovanni Catapano; 13. Pride and humility Notker Baumann; 13. Soul, self, and interiority Phillip Cary; Part III. Reception and Reading Strategies: 14. Manuscript transmission, critical editions, and English translations Gert Partoens; 15. Reception in the Middle Ages Eric Leland Saak; 16. Reception in the period of reformations Katrin Ettenhuber; 17. Reception during the enlightenment Patrick Riley; 18. Reading (in) the Confessions Mark Vessey.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review'An absorbing and enchanting breathwork bildungsroman that moves us from the meniality of modern corporate culture to the mesmerisms of meditation' James Nestor, New York Times bestselling author of Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art 'It's like Autobiography of a Yogi set in modern-day New York. It will stay in your heart long after you have put the book down'Vishen Lakhiani, CEO, Mindvalley; author of New York Times bestseller The Code of the Extraordinary Mind , Nautilus Book Award winner 'Like the WWII pilot forced to land his battle-damaged plane on "a wing and a prayer", Wall Street banker Kushal Choksi is forced by catastrophic events to embark on a remarkable journey of spiritual self-discovery. A poignant, funny, and thought-provoking read!' Carol Kline, New York Times bestselling co-author of Happy for No Reason, Love for No Reason , five books in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and Conscious Luck: Eight Secrets to Intentionally Change Your Fortune 'Kushal delivers a powerful and earnest narrative of a curious mind's struggle to know what lies beyond the unknown and to find a purpose along the way' Jeffrey Perlman, brand architect, former CMO, Zumba Fitness. 'Kushal's authentic journey of self-exploration inspires us all to question what it really means to lead a successful life. His heartfelt account will appeal to anyone seeking answers from within'Chandrika Tandon, business leader, humanitarian and Grammy-nominated artist ' On a Wing and a Prayer is a life-changing spiritual adventure. Deeply insightful and superbly written!' Emma Seppälä, author of The Happiness Track ; science director at Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE), Stanford University

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Book SynopsisIn a time when the Pauline dictum decreed that women be silent in matters of the Church, Johanna Eleonora Petersen (1644-1724) was a pioneering author of religious books, insisting on her right to speak out as a believer above her male counterparts.

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Book SynopsisIn this long-awaited book, Run the Mile You're In, Olympic athlete and American record holder Ryan Hall shares behind-the-scenes stories of his astounding career, and the principles and inspiration he's discovered to pushing past limits and living a life of God-given purpose.

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Book SynopsisHe was told he''d never walk again. She was losing hope that she''d ever feel whole again. This is their miraculous true story of defying the impossible.In my very first impression of Chris, I was blown away by his determination to stay positive, do the work, and trust that God had a bigger story in mind . . . this book is a master class in the power of perseverance. -Tim TebowQuadriplegics simply do not walk again - yet millions watched as Chris Norton defied incredible odds and took step by impossible step across his graduation stage. With his fiancée Emily by his side, those unbelievable steps became the start of an extraordinary journey for them both. Told from both of their unique perspectives, this moving story invites you to find, as Chris and Emily have, that God can transform our lowest points into life''s greatest gifts.In a moment, Chris went from a talented college football player with a promising future to a Trade ReviewChris and Emily Norton embody the spirit of overcoming. They are living proof that we can become better as a consequence of whatever it is that we face! * Kyle Maynard, bestselling author of No Excuses, two-time ESPY Award winner *Chris and Emily's story will inspire you and infuse your life with the courage to face the challenges of life. * Dr. Thomas Mullins, founding pastor of Christ Fellowship Church *Chris's determination is a true testament to the warrior mentality he portrays. He is a beacon of hope. His fight and will to never give up inspire so many. * Anthony Purcell, executive director of The Walking with Anthony Foundation *If you are struggling in some way right now, do your best to keep in mind that although it might not seem so, better days are coming. No one knows this better than Chris and Emily Norton. Their story, told though The Seven Longest Yards, will remind you that the test always comes before the merit. The struggle always precedes the strength. You have to endure breakdowns to break through them. Take it one day at a time, and trust the journey. Just as Chris and Emily did. * Marc and Angel Chernoff, New York Times bestselling authors of Getting Back to Happy *In life, everything happens for a reason, and meeting Chris reassured me of that. His positive attitude and desire to make a difference in other people's lives are infectious. This book will not only inspire you but will make you take action to bring positivity into this world. * Eric LeGrand, former Rutgers football player, motivational speaker *Our brains need stories of overcoming so we might know our own stories can be ones of overcoming too. Chris and Emily's book and hard-won lessons learned remind us that our most difficult challenges can also be our most powerful assignments in life. * Katherine and Jay Wolf, cofounders and coauthors of Hope Heals *Sometimes life will give you challenges you can't get away from. This book will encourage you to face any and all obstacles in your path by using the inner strength you possess. Chris exemplifies how you can overcome all life's adversities. Chris is an outstanding husband, father, and friend who truly inspires everyone he crosses paths with. * Travis Mills, retired United States Army staff sergeant, New York Times bestselling author *The old adage that life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we react to it has more validity than most perceive. Chris and Emily have faced some of life's most jagged twists head-on and sculpted them into opportunities. Paralysis envelops a life and those around it with pain and suffering. The ability to recultivate that life and find a positive journey is something we all can learn from. * Mike Barwis, MS, CSCS, RSCC*E, NASE, BMI, CEO of BarwisMethods Corporations *The Seven Longest Yards will have you laughing, crying, and feeling challenged to keep moving forward in life. You'll be ready to take on those things you thought you could never accomplish. Chris and Emily have given us a gift of encouragement and practical inspiration in the pages of this book. This is a must-read. * Todd and Julie Mullins, senior pastors of Christ Fellowship Church *This book takes you on a powerful, emotional journey. I simply love Chris and Emily and the way God is using their lives in incredible ways. This book will make your heart soar, your spirit rise, and your problems seem, well, momentary. Which is exactly what they are. Let Chris and Emily show you how God works hope into even the most trying of circumstances. * Carey Nieuwhof, founding pastor of Connexus Church, author of Didn’t See It Coming *Unashamedly honest, confident, and humble, Chris and Emily show us how to find lasting hope amid unending challenges. Their story confirms that internal fortitude is developed through dedication and determination. Their tenacity is contagious. This is a must-read for anyone seeking to live a rewarding life that leaves a legacy for others to follow. * Colleen Swindoll-Thompson, founder and director of Reframing Ministries *When I meet someone who can take steps after a serious fracture to their neck, I always say, 'You're a walking miracle!' That describes Chris Norton. This man refused to accept his doctor's prognosis and found the will to move forward despite adversity. If you like stories that inspire you to fight against the odds, The Seven Longest Yards should be your next read! * Joni Eareckson Tada, Joni and Friends International Disability Center *Without question, The Seven Longest Yards is one of the best books I've ever read on overcoming hardship and the unexpected in life. Seriously. I laughed. I cried. I fist-pumped a lot while reading this incredible and very encouraging book by Chris and Emily Norton. * Kurt W. Bubna, pastor and author *Your greatest struggles can become your greatest strengths. This book will show you this truth and inspire you to live your best life. * John O’Leary, bestselling author and speaker *

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Book Synopsis“An eloquent argument for speaking even the most difficult truths.” —New York Times Book ReviewTrade Review"Paul Moore and his daughter have been set free by this book. There is no shame left, and neither is there blame." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review"A probing autobiography and forthright reflection on a man who, for all his flaws, inspired his daughter to understand him." -- Newsday"Prose as emotionally resonant as a confession." -- O, The Oprah Magazine

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Book SynopsisMa Anand Sheela, known for her bold and controversial life, was the personal secretary of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh in the 1980s. Despite serving prison time, she now runs homes in Switzerland and remains devoted to Bhagwan's teachings. Adored and vilified, her memoirs reveal her life and beliefs.

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Book SynopsisJeremy Camp’s powerful story of discovering hope and healing in the midst of life’s deepest valleys---now in trade paper in time for the major motion picture release from the Erwin Brothers on March 20th, 2020.

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Book SynopsisAfter Paul Stutzman finished hiking the Appalachian Trail, he found himself longing for another challenge, another adventure. Trading his hiking boots for a bicycle, Paul set off to discover more of America. Starting at Neah Bay, Washington, and ending at Key West, Florida, Paul traversed the 5,000-mile distance between the two farthest points in the contiguous United States. Along the way he encountered nearly every kind of terrain and weather the country had to offer--as well as hundreds of fascinating people whose stories readers will love. Through cold and heat, loneliness and exhaustion, abundance and kindness, Paul pedaled on. His reward--and the readers''--is a glimpse of a noble yet humble America that still exists and inspires.Anyone who longs for adventure, who loves travel and stories of travel, and who loves this place called America will enjoy this book.

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