Publisher: Ave Maria Press
Living Easter invites you to embrace the Resurrection as a living reality, guiding you through fifty days of scripture, reflection, prayer, and action. With warmth and joy, Laura Kelly Fanucci shows how to celebrate Easter fully in daily life.
As a follower of Christ, you live each day as a pilgrim, traveling the path Jesus sets before you. Though the road may be rocky, God provides reminders along the way to show you that He writes your story, paves your path, and walks with you always. From bestselling author and artist Ruth Chou Simons comes this uplifting meditation on the character of God to accompany you on your pilgrim journey. These 25 devotions will lead you to -explore proof of God’s faithfulness found in both Scripture and daily life, -engage with many key attributes of God, -encounter hymns written throughout history that illuminate timeless truths about who God is, and -experience the peace that accompanies focusing your heart on God’s character. Pilgrim reminds us of profound truths by showing us how God’s grace and provision shape each Christian’s unique journey of conforming to the image of Christ. On the path of spiritual growth and maturity, knowing God’s character makes all the difference. When your travels leave you worn and weary, God will not abandon you—you can lay your burdens in His hands, find hope in His presence, and follow His path as He leads you onward.Show book
It has been said that to love another person is to see the face of God. To see the hand of God, cultivate a garden. Gardens are places where we are up close and personal to God's daily miracles of creation, death, and rebirth—life itself. But life, like gardening, can be messy, dirty and hard. Digging into the struggles and joys we face daily, such as discerning God's will, coping with crushed hopes, and learning to love, Gardening Mercies provides inspiration and instruction for the seasons of our lives.Discover how God is working in you, despite your past mistakes.Grow a deeper reverence for and friendship with God.Start the process of healing from painful moments in your life.Experience God through the power and beauty and wonder of His creation. Gardening can be hard work. Growth takes time and effort. But as all gardeners know, the results are beautiful to see, smell, and touch. The same is true as we grow and become new creatures in Christ, and yet the results are even more beautiful—eternal fruit. Creatively combines gardening observations & tips with devotional lessonsShow book
For the majority of us, happiness comes in spurts rather than sustained periods. We are filled with joy for a few minutes, but then it fades away. We don't appear to be able to keep our happiness going for long periods of time. We let the negativity that surrounds us overtake our happiness, and we find ourselves right back where we started. Simply put, it is entirely feasible to live a happy life. However, this is not the case if you do not take charge of your thoughts and life. Discover the straightforward, step-by-step process for finally living the happy life you've always desired! Here's what you can expect to find inside this book:How to break out of your comfort zone and ultimately live the life you've always desired with the help of the four most straightforward tactics available.The one secret to happiness that no one tells you about and the steps you must take to discover this secret.Why you should be open to and accepting of the change.How to re-discover the happiness you experienced a long time ago and how to sustain and maintain that joy.Every single day of your life, there are ten specific things for which you should be grateful.The top-secret tactics you can utilize to say goodbye to your undesirable behaviors are ultimately revealed.Why loving and putting yourself above all others is critical to achieving your ultimate level of fulfillment.Find out how the concept of 'paying it forward' may provide you and others with much-needed enjoyment.Show book
Step into the beguiling world of 1926 New York and discover the power of resilience, friendship, and love from award-winning author Jocelyn Green. Elsa Reisner's lifelong dream of working as an ornithologist at the American Museum of Natural History is fading as the job begins to drain her passion. But fate takes an unexpected turn when she is assigned to catalog the bequest of a recently deceased patron whose Gothic country mansion holds secrets and treasures waiting to be discovered. As Elsa delves into her task, she forms an unlikely bond with the estate's delightful gardener and her daughter, as well as an architectural salvage dealer who still bears scars from the Great War. Together, they embark on a thrilling treasure hunt for a missing relic intended to safeguard the servants' futures before the estate is sold. At the same time, Elsa's body seems to betray her with new symptoms from a childhood disease that isn't through with her yet. With the brooding veteran and her handsome colleague joining the search, Elsa must navigate the tangled web of secrets and hidden motives along with the changing state of her health. As her deadline looms ever closer, will she be able to secure a new life for her friends before the estate slips from their grasp?Show book
We live in a culture that worships the comeback but ignores the consistent. Where the woman who spiraled, sinned, and "found herself" gets a microphone, and the woman who never lost herself is treated like a footnote. Where's Her Medal? is a raw, unfiltered cultural wake-up call for anyone who's ever wondered why society celebrates redemption—but mocks restraint. Through dead-serious analysis, dark humor, and disturbingly true social critique, this book exposes how virtue lost its value in a world addicted to visibility, applause, and rebrands. From purity culture to public confessions, feminism's war on modesty to the rise of algorithm-fueled exhibitionism, this book doesn't just challenge the modern narrative—it flips the table. This is not a soft Christian devotional. This is a cultural weapon. If you've ever been the good girl who played by the rules and got ignored, the steady one overshadowed by chaos, or the parent watching virtue be erased by social engineering—this is your manifesto. It's time to stop praising brokenness like it's a badge of honor. It's time to honor the woman who never fell. It's time to ask: Where's her medal?Show book
Most of What Happens in Your Life Happens Because of the Way You Think. Wrong thinking produces wrong emotions, wrong reactions, wrong behavior—and unhappiness! Learning to deal with your thoughts is the first step on the road to healthy thinking. How to handle one's thoughts properly is what this book is all about! It explains the life-changing method the authors call Misbelief Therapy, and how it can work for you—in your home, in your own circumstances, in your own problems, in your own adverse environment, and in your own thinking. Based on the Bible, this book has helped thousands of people for many years, and it can help you! Telling Yourself the Truth can show you how to identify your own misbeliefs and replace them with the truth. Winner of the Gold Book Award (500,000 copies sold) Winner of the Gold Medallion Award (ECPA), which recognizes excellence in evangelical Christian literatureShow book
