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Help is on the Way

by David Friedman

In today’s complex and challenging world, we often find ourselves facing problems for which there seem to be no answers. In this practical and inspirational book, songwriter and author David Friedman explores the idea that there are ALWAYS answers, and they often come in ways we don’t expect, if only we are willing to be open to the possibilities. In 1990, David wrote the song, Help is on the Way, in response to the AIDS crisis. First sung by Nancy LaMott, it has since become the theme song for ... more

Essence

by Charles McCormack

In Essence, Charles McCormack, LCSW-C, using his own life in illustration, makes palpable the constraining effects of an unhappy childhood on imagining who we can become in adulthood, as well as on the capacity to internalize whatever successes we achieve, thus helping to explain the depression, drug abuse and suicidality of many successful people . With unalloyed honesty, McCormack lays bare his essence revealed in the personal and professional ordeals of his life, along with the lessons he’s d... more

The Day My Heart Turned Blue

by Karla J. Noland

The Day My Heart Turned Blue: Healing After the Loss of My Mother After witnessing her mother’s death, Karla J. Noland struggled with the uncertainty of what life would be like without her. Then, while packing up her mother’s belongings, Karla uncovered a collection of journal writings and prayers that changed her life forever. The Day My Heart Turned Blue: Healing After the Loss of My Mother was written for people reeling from the death of a parent and needing encouragement and direction to he... more

Church After: Finding transformation in unexpected change

by Anna Hall

Change is inevitable. Make it transformational. Discomfort with change blocks transformation in churches and individual Christians every day. Yet the current landscape of church in the US is one of inevitable change: shrinking attendance among committed members, population shifts from rural to urban, and increasing numbers of people for whom church is an afterthought, at best. We have now lived through a period of unrelenting forced changes on congregations due to a pandemic. For those churches ... more

God Favors You

by Tannette Calderon

In God Favors You, Tannette Calderon relays the timeliness of what we can do to enrich our lives and others. We all have questions of why are we here on Earth and what shall we be doing with our life. We need answers, direction, and guidance. God Favors You touches upon and answers a number of questions, and some of those questions are listed on the back cover.

Honoring Our Creator

by Link Thompson

To Honor Our Creator by Honoring our Inner ?small? Voice. Then reveal through my life storyline, a memoir for the benefit of my precious Grandchildren and also share with the world, my perceptions of How Our Creator gets things done within His Universe, and the Means that He used to create all that is both tangible and visible, and all that is both intangible and invisible as well. Our Creator created transmutable energy within our Universe, or which can transfer from one form to another, but ne... more

Open Eyes, Happy Heart

by Carolyn Thompson

"I had been living with suppressed unanswered 'why' questions for years: why would God have allowed my abuse? Why would He have sent me back home when I was 12, rather than rescuing me?" - Carolyn Thompson, Open Eyes, Happy Heart

After surviving a hidden history of childhood sex trafficking, Carolyn had a major problem with the idea of God as a loving Father. But God had a purpose in her pain and a plan for... more

One Lifetime Is Not Enough

by Rex Nelson Greenwald

"One Lifetime is Not Enough" is mostly a true story. However, the essence of the story is about not judging anyone or anything by outward appearances, and that we are to find the inner character and follow the guiding principle of love that God shows and gives each of us willingly. "The world needs this message," said Greenwald.

Power of Obedience

by Hurdis V. Davis-Richardson

Hurdis V. Davis-Richardson examines the true meaning of obedience and explores the relationship between one’s positive or negative responses.

Where Compassion Begins: Foundational Practices to Enhance Mindfulness, Attention and Listening from the Heart

by Jared Seide

"Where Compassion Begins" is an invitation to build the muscle of compassion, through exercises and practices that enhance our capacity to listen from the heart and, in so doing, take care of ourselves and those around us. When we listen differently to someone’s story, without judging, we create the conditions for compassion to arise. The practice of council, described and explained in this book, asks us to lean in, to learn ways we can skillfully attend to the pain we recognize in ourselves and... more

The Heroic and Exceptional Minority: A Guide to Mythological Self-Awareness and Growth

by Gregory V. Diehl

Many people struggle throughout their lives, unable to identify the source of great inner existential discontent. No matter their material comfort or good fortune, they cannot escape the idea that they do not live the lives they ought to. They are not in environments that support their deepest personal growth and development. They are not the people they feel they are meant to be, and the world never works the way they know it could. Every day, exceptional minds like these begin to suspect th... more

The Journey: Spiritual Growth in Galatians and Philippians

by David Fiensy

The Christian life is not walking the line ... it is hitting the road...

Fiensy focuses on Paul's autobiographical references in his letters to the Galatians and Philippians to explore spirituality. Each chapter has:

• A new translation of the verses being studied
• The explanation and application of the verses to everyday life
• Four discussion questions for group interaction
• A section of additional information to go deeper into the script... more

Grace: A Journey of God’s Unmerited Favor in the Midst of Uncertainties

by Emily Lavalais

GRACE is a journey through the eyes of several women and God's grace, mercy, and favor for each, enabling them to rise about their challenges and blaze the trail ahead. Each story teaches that no one is perfect, nor do we live in a perfect world. But challenges do not need to be faced alone; God is only a prayer away. Inviting him into the daily minutia encourages a life of success and peace of mind. He provide courage to face fears and challenges head-on. Through faith in Him, each woman will f... more

God Now

by Runa Prinsloo

Come walk with Runa Prinsloo on a path leading to God’s heart where you will see his love for all people, what he expects from his people—and specifically what he has for you: him. Read with your bible by your side as GOD NOW frequently gives scriptures to look up. The book is, however, not a Bible study or ‘how to’ manual. It is a goad to prompt you to reach out to God’s heart, find the door open and see he is already waiting for you.

The Twelve Steps for Agnostics

by Andy F

A recovery resource for Agnostics, atheists and freethinkers in twelve-step recovery. A book that offers a simple, practical and highly effective method of going through the steps without the need to become concerned about the use of God as a Higher Power.

I Am You...And You Are Me

by F Nathan

As a child, Evelyn always felt a need to identify her greater purpose in this world. Growing up she excelled in everything she layed her hands on, obtaining even a higher degree in the scientific field. She was married and thought that her life was complete although she felt there were missing pieces to the puzzle. It wasn't until the day before her 33rd birthday, everything she once knew as her life crumbled in front of her. Enclosed with a dash of humour and incorporated with deeper spir... more

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