Religious and spiritual Books

"This beautiful book is rich with wit and humanness and honesty and loving detail....I cannot overstate how liberating and transforming I have found Leaving Church to be." --Frederick Buechner, author of Beyond Words"This is an astonishing book. . . ...

A mesmerizing memoir by Joy Davidman's son that retells the tender love story of his mother and C. S. Lewis.

Why Understanding America's Religious Landscape Is the Most Important Challenge Facing Us TodayThe 1990s saw the U.S. Navy commission its first Muslim chaplain and open its first mosque.There are presently more than three hundred temples in Los Angeles,...

As a boy I heard my mother warn my father never to walk alone and never to come home late lest he be killed like Kutchona. But why could people kill an innocent pastor? For Alexander Kutchona God stood above politics and God came first in all areas of...

Francinah Baloyi was sixteen when the ancestors demanded that she continue the family tradition and be trained as a sangoma, one through whom the spirits would speak. She was twenty-three when Christ appeared to her in vision and cast out those spirits,...

A fascinating account of an audacious woman’s journey and a rapidly vanishing way of life, Azadi's Daughter is both a personal memoir and a political commentary. Journalist Seema Mustafa writes evocatively of the secular, pluralist India of the...

Hverdagsbilleder og overraskelser - At finde sin(e) plads(er) og sig selv i tilværelsen - Med en Søborgdreng årgang 1945.Undres over forstandens og kroppens forunderlige, og selvstændige liv, som ikke altid husker at banke på, hos de øverste lag af...

Dois dias após psicografar as primeiras das milhares de páginas através das quais o mundo espiritual se comunicou por seu intermédio, Chico Xavier manteve um revelador encontro com uma ilustre senhora que lhe mudaria o curso...

Volume I is a compilation of 40 sermons preached by an Episcopal deacon who has been a physician for 48 years. The Rev. Seibert responds to her call as a deacon to "interpret to the Church the needs, concerns, and hopes of the world" as a narrative...

L'HOMOSEXUALITÉ : UNE APPÉTENCE PERVERSE ET SATANIQUE ! Frédéric n'a que huit ans quand les Témoins de Jéhovah commencent à lui inculquer cette idéologie homophobe. Il grandit alors avec la conviction que les homosexuels sont promis à la destruction...

L'HOMOSEXUALITÉ : UNE APPÉTENCE PERVERSE ET SATANIQUE ! Frédéric n'a que huit ans quand les Témoins de Jéhovah commencent à lui inculquer cette idéologie homophobe. Il grandit alors avec la conviction que les homosexuels sont promis à la destruction...

According to author, Jan Thomas, one of the most important words in the Bible is but. So much hinges on that single word. A but always changes reality, impacting lives in sometimes startling ways. Since its fi rst publication nearly 10 years ago, Big...

In every era of Baptist history, leaders have emerged who have become navigators of the faith through their beliefs and actions. These men serve as guides to their fellow Baptists, attempting to teach them the proper religious course. In so doing they...

Most of the papers in this volume originated as presentations at the conference Biblical Hebrew and Rabbinic Hebrew: New Perspectives in Philology and Linguistics, which was held at the University of Cambridge, 8-10th July, 2019. The aim of the...

Présentation de l'ouvrageShrî Râmana Maharshi (1879-1950), le grand sage de l'Inde du XXe siècle, ne fut pas seulement un être d'exception, mais aussi un homme, confronté comme tel aux  intempéries  de la vie terrestre, et à l'agitation de son entourage...

Fifty-Two illustrated memoirs and spiritual insights,from a veterinary surgeon who came to see that Christ was ultimately ‘in all and through all’. This is a book to inspire a living faith in children and adults alike.

Imagine being able to go back in time to meet one of the original apostles and hear from him first-hand the inside story of the ministry of Christ and the birth of the early church. In “I, John.....” the author dreams of such an...

Do you often wonder if you have the faith it takes to meet your daily needs? Do you long for someone to understand the difficulties in your life? Have you ever questioned, "Why me?" Have you wondered if God does hear or care about your circumstances? Do...

Why would God call a woman into leadership when He has plenty of capable men to choose from? What if a woman has a continual galling dream to minister the gospel? Would God put that burden on a woman?It is time we see women for what God made them to...

The 1st edition of "The Illusion Is Not The Conclusion", shares the Author's journey through two bouts of cancer and a flesh-eating bacteria. This republishing and 2nd edition provides the details of the third bout (2 years ago) which was designed to...

D. L. Moody once heard Henry Varley say, “The world has yet to see what God will do with a man fully consecrated to Him. Moody was struck to his soul and, when the words would not leave him, responded, ‘By God’s help, I aim to be that...

Story-Formed Pathways to Peace is the second edition of the award-winning ­ first edition. Though this edition retains the content of the first, it has been expanded to include a very practical "best practice" application at the end of each storied...

To all my readers and everyone who buys this book, thank you! I know it's hard to write a story of your life when every life is a story-but maybe, because I had the courage and the drive to write my story, maybe you can now write yours. I know how hard...

Reading is fundamental to every child's growth. It expands their creative experiences and allows them to venture into the unknown. It also expands their vocabulary and develops concepts that are going to help children with communication skills and...

To Lose A Penny is a fictional autobiography of a man who loses everything and finds answers he wasn't looking for. In the midst of the worst year of his life, an anonymous narrator finds an outlet to express his deepest fears, most joyous moments, and...

Spiritual Experiences is a compilation of stories where God revealed himself to the author. She experiences many miracles including a vision of Jesus, has a conversation with an angel, and witnesses the power and protection of the holy spirit. Each story...

Amazing Chaos--God's preparation for my more. When you can look back at the chaos that was your life and see it through God's eyes, it all falls into place. The life you have led becomes clear to you. You can see how He brought you through it. You can...

By the great mercies of God, with the help of the Holy Spirit, this is the story of my life--a terrifying yet wonderful life. I just wanted to share it with people so that they would know life is unpredictable, but it is possible to make it through no...

When author Christine LaFever Schnegg came to the realization that her life and the life of her children was solely up to her, she gathered her thoughts and prayed. Christine had felt traumatic loss at a young age with the passing of her mother, but...

Same Kind of Different As Us: Stories of the Hopeless and Homeless Who Found Their Way Home.Five stories of friends who graciously and haltingly told me their stories of how and when they really met God and God met them in their absolute worst and total...

Say to These Mountains tells the true story of Wallace Turnbull, one of Haiti’s pioneers in development and missions. Over the course of 70 years, his work changed countless lives and influenced national policy in both Haiti and the United...

Mountain peaks, especially, are often shrouded in a mantle of cloud; their sides shrouded in a mantle of snow. But to the observant, listening heart, they are also shrouded in a mantle of mystery, a mantle of Spirit. And that Spirit speaks, and flows,...

The Arms of God is a love story in which the author weaves together the life stories of the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur from their first call to religious life, to teaching and mission work, to a deeper sense of community during the challenging times...

Thousands have already been encouraged by this man's inspiring story.""It was the worst imaginable nightmare. In the midst of total darkness, I was searching for those most precious to me. . . . I struggled to maintain my footing on icy pavement. I was...

The Confessions of a Jewish Priest are the reminiscences of Gabriel Weinreich, a secular Jew who was born in Poland and moved to the U.S. as a young adolescent during World War II thus narrowly escaping the Holocaust. The book follows Weinreich as he...

Whether you are teaching a Sunday school class, leading a small group, discipling an individual, or studying on your own, this study guide is designed for you!Each lesson consists of the Lesson text, Outline, Teacher's Guide, Discipleship Questions,...

Whether you are teaching a Sunday school class, leading a small group, discipling an individual, or studying on your own, this study guide is designed for you!Each lesson consists of the Lesson text, Outline, Teacher's Guide, Discipleship Questions,...

“The slums of Victorian London have provided the setting for countless tales of murder, intrigue, and dissipation, an urban landscape where Sherlock Holmes and mythologies of Jack the Ripper have had a field day. Donald Lewis’ compelling...

The story of Adam and Eve is not just a beginning but an ending also. In the Bible we learn how God created Adam and then Eve, their work, their love, and their fall. This incredible story of Adam and Eve sets the stage for the greater story of how God...

After taking a beating from warfare religious groups and people in neighboring states, Mom needed help. This is a wonderful story about a mom that couldn’t get out of bed. Brian Donald Smith II is life force. Life force is the force of the center...

Like her grandmother, Lucinda J. Miller wears long dresses and a prayer covering. But she uses a cellphone and posts status updates on Facebook, too. Anything but Simple is the riveting memoir of a young woman's rich church tradition, lively family...

There comes a time in every person's walk with God that we are handed a circumstance in which we do not understand. We ask questions such as, "Why?" The death of my daughter and other circumstances brought me to a really low point of life. I struggled...

Deniese Dillon, Co-founder and Executive Director Emeritus of Dillon International, Inc., leads us through forty plus years of work in international adoption and humanitarian aid in several countries. She presents the early years of the agency by sharing...

The ages of our lives are like the chapters of a book. Each time span in life tells of places and events that, like chapters in a book, lead us to the next phase until all the chapters finally come to a conclusion. Each age, like a chapter, brings more...

When you consider smells, aromas and fragrances, many things come to mind. Memories are awakened, appetites are peaked, and other senses are heightened in response to fragrances. There's nothing like the fragrance of a flower-filled garden, a clean,...