In these pages, you’ll witness how acts of social and environmental justice, intertwined with mercy, have the potential to reshape lives, offering a vivid portrait of the profound impact of embracing the everyday God. As he reflects upon Jesus’s teaching in Matthew 25:34–40, Arnold challenges us to discover God’s presence in the most unexpected places and join in with where God is acting, whether
Packed with vivid, often deeply moving memories and evocative photographs, this book tells John's story against the backdrop of the developing National Children's Home. Throughout his life he has kept in touch with the home (now Action for Children) and is well placed to describe the changes in it's approach and some of the remarkable men & women who gave their lives for homeless children.
Songs of Faith offers 52 devotionals, one for each week of the tear, each based on the words of songs and hymns. Each devotion shares the story behind the song and explores the themes it reflects. At the end of each devotion there are questions for reflection, a prayer and space to make notes or journal.
These draw together everyday events and encounters, landscape, journeys, poetry, stories, memory and a sense of the sacred, and fuses them to create richly satisfying portraits of the familiar that at the same time opens the way to an enchanted world.
In Lifting the Veil, Malcolm Guite explores the vision from which all his writing springs – that there is a radiant reality at the heart of things which our dulled sight misses, and that the imagination is an aspect of the image of God in us that can awaken us to the presence and truth of God shimmering through all creation.
From Yehuda Amichai and W. H. Auden to Phyllis Wheatley and Walt Whitman, Hearing God in Poetry invites you to take a closer look at fifty great poems by some of the finest poets in the English language. Some are well known, some deserve to be better known, but all say something distinctive that will lift your spirit.
The author of this short poetry book, Mary Fleeson, writes, 'This collection of poems and prayers with Bible passages is offered with the invitation to join me in my musings and journey with me for awhile.' This book is staple bound, A6 (10.5x14.8cm) and 20 pages.
The author of this short book, Mary Fleeson, writes, 'This collection of poems and prayers with Bible passages is offered with the invitation to join me in my musings and journey with me for awhile.' This book is staple bound, A6 (10.5cm x 14.8cm) and 20 pages.
Use this day-by-day invitation as the encouragement you need to step out, step up, and become the heart of welcome that models Christ to everyone you meet.
This stunning collection of poems by Malcolm Guite is based on the Psalms. Your soul will be blessed and enriched by these imaginatively written poems.
C. S. Lewis’ Little Book of Wisdom offers more than 300 bite-size nuggets of inspiration and wisdom from the much-loved author, philosopher, and Christian theologist.
Addresses the desire to explore and retain the heightened awareness and insight that comes to us when confronted by the death of someone we know. Bring us, Lord our God, at our last awakening, into the house and gate of heaven . . John Donne's prayer speaks of the hope and promise of a life with God that embraces us beyond death as well as during our time on earth. However, people of faith are
Out of the Silence not only offers a rare insight into one man's experience in the throes of a bitter conflict of the past; it also bears witness to the enduring power of forgiveness, truth and reconciliation in the face of adverse forces at work in the world today.
Spoken Worship is written with the conviction that the spoken word has a unique power - power to reach into the heart, power to transport ust to where we could not otherwise go and transform us into what we would not otherwise become.
The Cross. It's at the heart of the Christian faith, integral to a life of joy, and woven throughout Max Lucado's books. Take time to browse over the inspirational teaxt and images in this beautiful book.
In Arthur's Garden, Pam Rhodes collates a heart-warming collection of songs and poems, advice and tit bits about the glorious, very ordinary, English garden - told through the life of her Uncle Arthur. This is a gardening book, with a story.
Each devotional begins with Scripture, includes a story about the hymn or its writer and the lyrics to the hymn, and ends with a prayer. An index of hymn titles and first lines is included. What better way to end your devotional reading than with a song in your heart?
Compact and concise, Carolyn Larsen's Words of Comfort for Women and Words of Hope for Women each offer you 90 inspiring devotional readings that will help you remember God's presence in your days and see your world from a positive perspective.