This book is a song of Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving for the people whose courageous witness has transfigured this community-and this pastor. Thanksgiving for the gift of these stories that cry out to be told and retold because in the midst of death they rise to fill the air with life.Breathing Space is the story of a young woman, Heidi Neumark, and the Hispanic and African-American Lutheran church-aptly named Transfiguration-that took a chance calling on a pastor from a star...

Featuring key selections from Outlive Your Life, this booklet embodies the spirit of making a difference in the church as well as the local community, region, and world. Perfect for giving away to your church community, small group, or neighbors.

**“Brennan Manning does a masterful job of blowing the dust off of shop-worn theology and allowing God’s grace to do what only God’s grace can do—amaze.”—Max LucadoAre you bedraggled, beat-up, burnt-out?**Most of us believe in God’s grace—in theory. But somehow we can’t seem to apply it in our daily lives. We continue to see Him as a small-minded bookkeeper, tallying our failures and successes on a score sheet.Yet God gives us His grace, willingly, no matter what we...

In the New York Times bestseller An Altar in the World, acclaimed author Barbara Brown Taylor continues her thoughtful spiritual journey by building upon where she left off in Leaving Church. With the honesty of Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love) and the spiritual depth of Anne Lamott (Grace, Eventually), Taylor shares how she learned to find God beyond the church walls in this guide to everyday spirituality, embracing the sacred as a natural part of everyday life. In An Alta...

It comes from God and it is within your reach ... The applause of heaven.A joy that can't be quenched? A peace that can't be broken? A happiness that can't be threatened?There is such a joy. It is a sacred delight, a holy gladness. You can't open your Bible without reading about it. You can't live a truly satisfying life without it. And it's nearer than you think.Jesus describes that sacred delight in the astonishing mountain message we now call the Beatitudes. And ...

Everyone’s "faith story" is different. In the book, people of Christian and Jewish faiths share their personal stories about this life-changing and powerful event, providing inspiration and encouragement to readers.Chicken Soup for the Soul: Finding My Faith is filled with inspiring stories about the number of ways people discover, or rediscover, their faith -- whether it’s Christian or Jewish. The inspirational and powerful stories will touch the hearts a...

Why Stay Catholic? by Michael Leach is an uplifting book about what's right in the Catholic Church today and why tomorrow offers such hope and promise. Scandals in the Catholic Church won't go away. The uninspiring sermons keep coming and lay people who don't feel fulfilled find themselves asking Catholic questions and looking for Catholic answers. This leads them to the greater question Why Stay Catholic? In Why Stay Catholic? national best-selling author Michael Leach offers ...

One thing has saved her: the heaven-sent hope found only in Christ.If hope is scarce in your life, this special booklet will draw you-toward a fresh perspective on suffering, true scriptural encouragement, and this beloved author's hard-won insights about the goodness of God.In her life's journey Joni has learned to meet suffering on God's terms. She has learned that joy is for real. And most of all, she has learned that hope is the best of things when we give it a chance. ...

Doesn't every day deserve a chance to be a good day? An opportunity? A shot? A tryout? An audition? A swing at the plate? After all: "This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it." But what of those days when traffic snarls, airports close, friends forget, and spouses complain? Or divorce days, final exam days, surgery days, tax days, or even days when the cemetery dirt is still fresh?"Yes, every day," says best-selling author Max Lucado. In Every Day De...

If you're like 70 percent of working adults, you're still looking for your sweet spot. You're struggling to find meaning in your work, use for your talents, and a purpose for your days.Maybe you have settled for this kind of ho-hum existence. Maybe you think it's all that's out there. It's not.New York Times best-selling author, Max Lucado, says that we've each been created for a purpose, and when we discover that purpose, our lives will be radically different. Whe...

In Nothing Is Impossible, you'll step into the lives of some of your favorite Women of Faith―Mary Graham, Luci Swindoll, Nicole C. Mullen, Marilyn Meberg, Sheila Walsh, Sandi Patty, and Patsy Clairmont―as ordinary moments show themselves to be extraordinary encounters with God.Discover the creative, hilarious, and the heartwarming ways God shows up. Whether it's throwing a birthday party, leaving a child at camp, going on a diet, negotiating with the Tooth Fairy, or fallin...

In Revealing Heaven, Reverend John W. Price makes the case for how near-death experiences can be gifts from God and are fully compatible with Christian spirituality and the Bible. As a pastor open to near-death experiences, he has heard more than 200 personal accounts of this phenomena.Todd Burpo's bestelling book Heaven Is for Real, the story of a young child’s near-death experience, has validated the existence of heaven and of God for many. Yet there are Christians who remain unc...