Award-winning religion journalists describe a recently rediscovered medieval prayer tool that provides fresh inspiration and daily prayers for contemporary Christians.All people of faith struggle at times to sustain a flourishing prayer life--a loss felt all the more keenly in times like ours of confusion, political turbulence, and global calamity. The Prayer Wheel introduces an ancient prayer practice that offers a timeless solution for the modern faithfu...

In a world of imperfect-at-best and bad-at-worst dads, what is the ideal of fatherhood we aspire to? Why does this ideal exist?What is it about fathers and father figures that looms so large in the lives of so many? So wonders Patton Dodd in this intimate reflection and memoir in which he wrestles with a dad-sized hole, the gap between the father he yearned to have and the father he got—an absent-while-present alcoholic whose unreliability caused chaos for everyone...

What is it about fathers and father figures that looms so large in the lives of so many? So wonders Patton Dodd in this intimate reflection and memoir in which he wrestles with a dad-sized hole, the gap between the father he yearned to have and the father he got—an absent-while-present alcoholic whose unreliability caused chaos for everyone around him.This struggle with the father he was given led to a variety of substituted: fathers he created, from an imaginary "Papa Friend" to m...

The Imitation of Christ (Latin: De Imitatione Christi) by Thomas à Kempis is a Christian devotional book. It was first composed in Latin ca.1418-1427. It is a handbook for spiritual life arising from the Devotio Moderna movement, where Kempis was a member. The Imitation is perhaps the most widely read devotional work next to the Bible, and is regarded as a devotional and religious classic. Apart from the Bible no book has been translated into more languages than the Imitation of Christ. Th...

Who rides through the night without a head—and why does he haunt Sleepy Hollow? Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1820) is one of America's earliest and most enduring ghost stories. Set in a quiet New York village, the tale follows the superstitious schoolmaster Ichabod Crane, whose courtship of Katrina Van Tassel is overshadowed by the terrifying legend of the Headless Horseman. With its blend of eerie atmosphere, sharp wit, and folklore, Irving's story captures both the...

In this dynamic devotional, international speaker and New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer provides you with powerful "starting points" for every day of the year.Each day's devotion is filled with practical advice and help from Joyce along with life-changing promises from God's Word that you can quickly and easily apply in your own life.The world wants you to place your trust in your circumstances, your su...

This is a manual on how to pray. It is simply a description of how to spend time daily in effective, life-changing prayer.

Begin each day with gratitude, good humor, and faith with these companion readings for Joel Osteen's #1 New York Times bestseller Every Day a Friday and see God's gifts more clearly than ever before.This 90-day devotional incorporates excerpts from the original book emphasizing faith-building messages day to day; along with additional supportive and encouraging material in the form of key Bible verses, daily prayers, and daily thoughts.Div...

In her acclaimed trilogy, The Divine Hours, Phyllis Tickle introduced modern Christians to the time-honored practice of "praying the hours." In this exquisite new volume, she provides a vibrant program of prayer dedicated to the anticipation of Christ’s resurrection.**Beginning with Ash Wednesday and moving through Lent and on to Easter Sunday, Eastertide provides the daily prayers that bring practitioners into the full spirit of this season. Each day is ...

Bishop T. D. Jakes's instant #1 New York Times bestseller Instinct is already transforming lives. Now, unleash your God-given intuition day by day with this companion volume of daily readings.In this collection of affirmations, meditations, and scriptures, T. D. Jakes shares 100 readings that will help you rediscover and reclaim your intuition and inner drive one day at a time when you:Listen to and hear your own deep instinctive rhy...

***Take Our Moments and Our Days***is a four-week cycle of morning and evening prayer services prepared for the period in the church year between Pentecost and Advent. The services focus on the teaching and ministry of Jesus: the Lord's Prayer (week one), the Beatitudes (week two), Jesus' parables (week three), and Jesus' miracles (week four). The prayer services are designed for use by small groups of families, although they are suitable for individuals as well. The central features are:

Spend this year meditating on the promises of God. In this devotional, Cheri Fuller and Jennifer Kennedy Dean invite readers to explore God's promises each and every day and encourage them to reflect on how God's hand is evident if only we look for it. Each reading includes a Bible verse from that day's reading in The One Year Bible, a devotional, a prayer, and a quotation that relates to the promise of the day. Each day is an invitation to pursue a closer relationship to God and ...