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  Where Love Is God Is - A man...

  Leo Tolstoy

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  Leo Tolstoy was born in 1828 in the Russian province of Tula to a wealthy noble family. As a child, he had private tutors but he showed little interest in any formal education. When he went to the University of Kazan in 1843 to study oriental languages and law, he left without completing his courses.  Life now was relaxed and idle but with some writing also taking place.  Gambling debts forced an abrupt change of path and he joined the army to fight in the Crimean War.  He was commended for his bravery and promoted but was appalled at the brutality and loss of life.  He recorded these and other earlier experiences in his diaries which formed the basis of several of his works. 
   
  In 1852 ‘Childhood’ was published to immediate success and was followed by ‘Boyhood’ and ‘Youth’. 
   
  His experience in the army and the horrors he witnessed resulted in ‘The Cossacks’ in 1862 and the trilogy ‘Sevastopol Tales’. After the war he travelled around Europe, visiting London and Paris and meeting such luminaries as Victor Hugo and Charles Darwin.  
   
  It was now that Tolstoy began his masterpiece, ‘War and Peace’. Published in 1869 it was an epic work that changed literature. He quickly followed this with ‘Anna Karenina’.  
   
  These successes made Tolstoy rich and helped him accomplish many of his dreams but also brought problems as he grappled with his faith and the lot of the oppressed poor. These revolutionary views became so popular that the authorities now kept him under surveillance.  
   
  He led a life of asceticism and vegetarianism and put his socialist ideals into practice by establishing numerous schools for the poor and food programmes. He also believed in giving away his wealth, which caused much discord with his wife.  
   
  His writing continued to bring forth classics such as ‘The Death of Ivan Ilyich’ and many brilliant and incisive short stories such as ‘How Much Land Does A Man Need’.  
   
  In 1901 Tolstoy was excommunicated from the Church and controversially deselected for the Nobel Prize for Literature. 
   
  Whilst undertaking a pilgrimage by train in October 1910 with his daughter Aleksandra he caught pneumonia in the nearby town of Astapovo.  Leo Tolstoy died on November 9th, 1910, he was 82.

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  Prayers for Peace of Mind -...

  Holley Gerth

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  Beautiful Collection of Prayers for Hope in Anxious Times 
   
  · 100 inspired prayers and powerful truths to hold onto 
  · Experience more contentment, more peace, and more joy 
   
  We all have anxious and stressful thoughts. Maybe yours happen when you watch the news, worry about a loved one, get ready for a big meeting, or stare at the ceiling in the night worrying about the future. Your heart pounds, your mind races, your sleep suffers. You may even wonder if your faith is weak or something is wrong with you. But neither is true.  
   
  Anxiety and stress are an inevitable part of being human, but they don't have to control your life. You really can live with more contentment and less worry, more inner peace and less fear, more joy and less stress. 
   
  From bestselling author Holley Gerth comes this heart-calming, faith-building collection of more than 100 prayers for those times you feel burdened by worry, stress, and anxiety. Whether you want to start or end your day with prayer or need to head right to the prayer that best fits your current concerns, this collection of Scripture and encouragement will help you release your anxiety to God and accept his peace in exchange.

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  Sister Clare Gets Ready for Prayer

  Katie Warner

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  Sister Clare needs your help getting ready for prayer! Open the cover of this book, and you and your child will explore a cloistered monastery together and a day in the life of a Dominican nun. 
  Dance your fingers across the pages, sing, count, move around, and pray; we dare you not to smile. Sister Clare Gets Ready for Prayer is the most creative way to introduce your little one to the joy of vocation and the gift of the religious life! 

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  If Prison Walls Could Speak

  Richard Wurmbrand

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  For more than three years, while imprisoned in a cell 30 feet below ground in Communist Romania, Richard Wurmbrand composed sermons for an audience of One. When released from prison, he retained the treasure that God had given him there-sermons composed in solitary confinement. Though isolated from people, VOM founder Richard Wurmbrand was never separated from God's presence. In his book If Prison Walls Could Speak, he shares how God graciously brought His beauty to one of the most horrific places ever known. This book is an intimate look at the spiritual battle fought by one pastor who boldly followed Christ while suffering greatly for His name.

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  God Show Me What You See - 101...

  Merri Ellen Giesbrecht

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  Transform Your World One Person and One Prayer at a Time  
  Drawing from biblical wisdom, personal insights and inspiring stories, Life Coach and Spiritual Director Merri Ellen Giesbrecht, along with several women whom she coaches, invites readers to embrace a powerful prayer posture of love in every difficult situation of life. 
  This book offers wisdom, guidance, and inspiration to hear God's voice, discern His truth, and unlock the transformative power of His love. 
  Prepare to be challenged, inspired, and transformed as you journey through the pages of this life-changing book. You will also discover a collection of 101 heavenly words carefully selected to uplift, encourage, and empower you. With each word, you'll experience the profound impact of prayer and the transformative power of God's love. From the depths of personal struggles to the heights of global change, these words will guide you on a path of spiritual growth and renewal. 
  Whether you're seeking compassion in times of uncertainty or inspiration to make a difference in the world, God, Show Me What You See offers a beacon of hope and a reminder of God's unchanging presence in our lives. Let these heavenly words ignite your faith and transform your world, one person and one prayer at a time.

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  The Bible and Baptism (A...

  Isaac Augustine Morales

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  A Top Catholic New Testament Scholar on the Rite of Baptism 
   
  This addition to the Catholic Biblical Theology of the Sacraments series provides readers with a deeper appreciation of God's gifts and call in the Sacraments through a renewed encounter with God's Word. 
   
  New Testament scholar Isaac Morales, OP, offers a biblical theology of the initiatory rite of baptism that will be interesting and informative to the church catholic. Morales provides a synthetic biblical account of the sacrament of baptism, rooted in the rich water symbolism of the Old Testament and finding its full flourishing in baptismal participation in the saving events of Christ's passion, death, and resurrection as described in the New Testament. This book provides lay teachers with background and depth on topics taught frequently in the parish, making it suitable for classroom use and parish ministry. 
   
  The series editors are Timothy C. Gray and John Sehorn. Gray is president of the Augustine Institute, which has one million subscribers to its online content channel, Formed.org. Gray and Sehorn both teach at the Augustine Institute Graduate School of Theology, which prepares students for Christian mission through on-campus and distance-education programs.

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