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  Stealing My Religion - Not Just...

  Liz Bucar

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  We think we know cultural appropriation when we see it. Blackface or Native American headdresses as Halloween costumes—these clearly give offense. But what about Cardi B posing as the Hindu goddess Durga in a Reebok ad, AA's twelve-step invocation of God, or the earnest namaste you utter at the end of yoga class? 
   
   
   
  Liz Bucar unpacks the ethical dilemmas of a messy form of cultural appropriation: the borrowing of religious doctrines, rituals, and dress for political, economic, and therapeutic reasons. Does borrowing from another's religion harm believers? Bucar sees religion as an especially vexing arena for appropriation debates because faiths overlap and imitate each other and because diversity within religious groups scrambles our sense of who is an insider and who is not. 
   
   
   
  Stealing My Religion guides us through three revealing case studies—the hijab as a feminist signal of Muslim allyship, a study abroad "pilgrimage" on the Camino de Santiago, and the commodification of yoga in the West. Reflecting on her own missteps, Bucar comes to a surprising conclusion: the way to avoid religious appropriation isn't to borrow less but to borrow more—to become deeply invested in learning the roots and diverse meanings of our enthusiasms.

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  Starting Strong - Discovering...

  Matt Bell

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  Marriage and money: starting strong will make a world of differenceMarriage and finances can be a complicated mix. Many couples struggle because of money stresses, which is one of the leading causes of divorce. What if you could start your happily ever-after with the financial wind at your back, propelling you into a future of unity with your spouse, financial security, and joy?Matt Bell is a financial writer and stewardship expert who will help you create a sound foundation of financial literacy that will pave the way for your future together. In Starting Strong, Matt examines the four temperaments that shape our behavior and influence how we manage our finances, providing us with a framework for understanding how we are wired and our motivations when it comes to money.Managing your money well from the start can lead to an exceptional marriage that frees you to love God, love others, and make a difference in the world. If you establish the financial priorities and practices shared in Starting Strong, you’ll run the race well.

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  Secrets of Greek Mysticism - A...

  George Lizos

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  “Secrets of Greek Mysticism is a rare gem that marries scholarly wisdom with practical spirituality. George’s insightful approach unveils the gods’ profound essence, offering readers a transformative road map to inner growth and connection. This book is an invitation to weave the divine into our daily lives.” —Sophie Bashford, intuitive and bestselling author of You Are a Goddess  A clear introduction to the spirituality, beliefs, rituals, and gods and goddesses of the Greek pantheon from a modern practitioner.  Secrets of Greek Mysticism is the first spiritual book about the Greek gods and goddesses written by a native, practicing priest of Hellenic Polytheism. It goes beyond the simplistic and archetypical representation of the Greek pantheon and instead introduces the gods and goddesses from a theological perspective.  Secrets of Greek Mysticism teaches readers how to find each god or goddess within them. This is achieved through grounded insights on the gods’ virtues as they relate to modern life (i.e., practicing bravery with Ares, cultivating endurance with Demeter, and embodying love with Aphrodite), explaining the deeper spiritual meaning of popular myths, practicing guided meditations, activating the gods’ energies with mantras and hymns, and performing simple rituals.   In helping readers build a spiritual connection with the gods and goddesses, Secrets of Greek Mysticism reveals the beginnings of the practice as well as practices for everyday life:    The twelve gods’ birth stories, essences, and virtues  The foundation of ancient Greek spirituality, cosmology, and theology  How to live and work with the gods on a daily basis  Setting up altars  Symbols, hymns, and meditations to guide readers’ practice of connecting with the gods   Secrets of Greek Mysticism also makes the claim that for the Divine Feminine to rise, the Divine Masculine needs to rise, too. Rather than solely focusing on female goddesses, it brings together the male and female deities of the Greek pantheon to help readers experience divine union.

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  Best Life After - An Ex...

  Correen Hardin

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  Jehovah’s Witnesses promised me they could offer the best life ever. 
  A life where every question had an answer. Every pain had a purpose. Every flaw had a fix. 
  They told me that if I stayed faithful, followed the rules, suppressed my doubts, and endured the shame, I’d be rewarded with paradise, with peace, with love. 
  And I believed them. Because I was already carrying the weight of not being enough. I thought obedience could earn me love. That being good could make me worthy. I wasn’t born into the religion, but I was born into the conditions that made it feel like salvation. 
  What they offered felt familiar: conditional love dressed as truth. 
  A place to belong… as long as I didn’t become too much. 
  So I tried. I gave them my voice, my body, my mind, and the years I’ll never get back. I submitted. I silenced myself. I followed the rules. 
  And still, it was never enough. 
  This book is not just about leaving Jehovah’s Witnesses. 
  It’s about untangling the lie that love must be earned. 
  It’s about the painful, beautiful, messy process of learning how to belong to myself. 
  They promised me the best life ever. 
  But what I found was something they couldn’t offer. 
  I found the best life after.

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  The Good Girl's Guide to Great...

  Sheila Wray Gregoire

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  Read by the author. 
  Bring greater satisfaction to your relationship in every way--emotionally, spiritually, and physically--whether you're preparing for your honeymoon or are empty nesters looking for a new spark. 
  Are you wondering if there's more to your sex life than the status quo? Or maybe you have questions about your upcoming marriage that aren't exactly appropriate for the rehearsal dinner? This edition of The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex from tell-it-like-it-is blogger and speaker Sheila Wray Gregoire has been completely updated and expanded to include new research from surveys of more than twenty-five thousand people. With humor, stories, and highly practical ideas, Sheila helps you:See how God intends sex to unite couples physically, emotionally, and spiritually--and how to overcome roadblocks in each areaUnderstand more about your two bodies and how they were meant to go togetherFind healing from past sexual experiences, sexual trauma, or pornography addictionFigure out the missing piece in your sex life that often makes pleasure out of reachLearn how to help your husband give you greater pleasure than ever beforeEmbrace sex with freedom, rather than viewing it with shame or embarrassment 
  Sheila's content and style will appeal to:Newly engaged couples who want to start their marriage out rightMarried couples who wonder if sex will ever become what they'd hoped it would beFollowers of Sheila's marriage blog and bestselling booksPastors and counselors seeking a resource for helping engaged and married couples 
  Listen to The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex as your husband learns more about you in The Good Guy's Guide to Great Sex. Clothing optional. 
  Discussion questions and accompanying charts are available in the audiobook companion PDF download.

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  Three Rivers Ranch Romance Box...

  Liz Isaacson

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  This Christian western romance boxed set contains four novels in the Three Rivers Ranch Romance series - Fifth Generation Cowboy, Sixth Street Love Affair, The Seventh Sergeant, and Eight Second Ride. 
  Fifth Generation Cowboy: Tom Lovell has watched his friends find their true happiness on Three Rivers Ranch, but everywhere he looks, he only sees friends. Can he remove his friendship blinders and find love with someone who's been right in front of him all this time? 
  Sixth Street Love Affair: After losing his wife a few years back, Garth Ahlstrom thinks he's ready for a second chance at love. But Juliette Thompson has a secret that could destroy their budding relationship. Can they find the strength, patience, and faith to make things work? 
  The Seventh Sergeant: Life has finally started to settle down for Sergeant Reese Sanders after his devastating injury overseas. Discharged from the Army and now with a good job at Courage Reins, he’s finally found happiness—until a horrific fall puts him right back where he was years ago: Injured and depressed. Carly Watters, Reese's new veteran care coordinator, dislikes small towns almost as much as she loathes cowboys. But she finds herself faced with both when she gets assigned to Reese's case. Do they have the humility and faith to make their relationship more than professional? 
  Eight Second Ride: Ethan Greene loves his work at Three Rivers Ranch, but he can't seem to find the right woman to settle down with. When sassy yet vulnerable Brynn Bowman shows up at the ranch to recruit him back to the rodeo circuit, he takes a different approach with the barrel racing champion. Can they find the path God wants them to take and still stay together?

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