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  Comfort and Joy - Readings and...

  Sherah-Leigh Gerber, Gwen Lantz

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  Connect with what truly matters this holiday season   In the hustle and bustle of the season’s endless to-dos, it can be difficult to truly connect with what matters—honoring beloved traditions with family and friends, being present in our communities, and experiencing God in the celebration of Jesus’ birth. In Comfort and Joy, authors Sherah-Leigh Gerber and Gwen Lantz offer a unique blend of thoughtful reflections and inspiring spiritual practices grounded in noticing the sacred amid the ordinary. Two friends who forged a friendship and a blog through a shared love of writing, together they bring fresh insight, warmth, and opportunities for spiritual nurture and growth. In these pages, you’ll find ways to engage more deeply with favorite traditions and cultivate creative space for new ones.   With readings to walk through the Advent and Christmas season, the weekly offerings include a variety of devotional meditations and invitations. Scripture texts drawn from A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church by Wilda C. Gafney accompany reflections, journal prompts, and spiritual practices to help us slow down and savor this meaningful and holy Advent journey.  

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  The Essential François Mauriac -...

  François Mauriac

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  Three great nonfiction works from the Nobel Prize–winning, Catholic, French author of Thérèse Desqueyroux.Saint Margaret of CortonaFor François Mauriac, Saint Margaret of Cortona became a source of fascination and solace during the Nazi occupation of France. During that time, feeling himself and all his countrymen to be among the downtrodden, he wrote this biography of the thirteenth-century Italian penitent who would become the patron saint of the homeless . . .Born in 1247 to a farming family in a small village outside Perugia, Margaret of Cortona was willful and reckless in her youth. At age seventeen, she became a wealthy man’s mistress—even bearing his son out of wedlock. But her life of sin ended when she found her lover murdered.Devoting herself to prayer and penance, Margaret eventually joined the Third Order of St. Francis and took a vow of poverty. She established a hospital for the poor and homeless at Cortona. On divine command, she challenged her own bishop for his lavish and warlike lifestyle. Canonized by Pope Benedict XIII in 1728, she became a patron saint of the downtrodden, including the falsely accused, homeless, orphaned, and mentally ill, as well as midwives, penitents, single mothers, reformed prostitutes, and third children.Letters on Art and LiteratureIn this collection of letters, Mauriacshares fascinating insights through correspondence with Albert Camus, Jean Cocteau, and other authors, artists, intellectuals, as well as the readers of his various articles and columns. The letters delve into a variety of topics—from the death of Georges Bernanos to the correspondence between Paul Claudel and Andre Gide, and the Routier youth movement.Proust’s Way The thinking and suffering of the author of Remembrance of Things Past are intimately exposed in these letters to Mauriac.

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  Face to Face with God - A...

  T. Desmond Alexander

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  How can sinful humans approach a holy God? In the book of Hebrews, Jesus Christ is celebrated as the great high priest who represents his people before the Father. Jesus' roles as priest and mediator are central to his identity and bring to completion themes woven throughout Scripture.
  In this fifth ESBT volume, T. Desmond Alexander considers the often-neglected themes of priesthood and mediation and how Christ fulfills these roles. He explores how these concepts illuminate what Christ has already accomplished for us through his self-sacrifice, as well as what he is presently achieving on our behalf, seated at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. Through this study we gain a richer understanding of concepts such as holiness, sacrifice, covenant, reconciliation, and God's dwelling place.
  About the Series
  Essential Studies in Biblical Theology (ESBT), edited by Benjamin L. Gladd and L. Michael Morales, explore the central or essential themes of the Bible's grand storyline. Taking cues from Genesis 1–3, authors trace the presence of these themes throughout the entire sweep of redemptive history. Written for students, church leaders, and laypeople, the ESBT offers an accessible yet rich introduction to biblical theology.

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  Pray First Challenge - 60...

  Andrew F Carter

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  Pray Powerful Prayers—Experience Miraculous Answers 
   
   
   
  Known for his authentic, heart-felt prayers, Pastor Andrew F. Carter invites you on a life-changing sixty-day prayer journey, showing that prayer isn't complicated—and that a consistent prayer life is the secret to a powerful prayer life. 
   
   
   
  Through motivational devotions, inspiring prayers, Scripture, and real-world application, Pastor Andrew helps you saturate your days with prayer and see God move powerfully in five core areas of life: Faith: your spiritual life and relationship with God; Family/Friends: your relationships and relational issues; Fitness: your physical, mental, and emotional well-being; Finances: your stewardship, income, resources, and giving; and Future: your purpose, calling, and profession. 
   
   
   
  When you take up the challenge to pray first, you'll see miraculous answers to your prayers—and experience God's supernatural peace, provision, and protection each day.

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  The Relevance of Jesus' Own...

  Allen C. Dotson

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  Do the laws of nature prohibit the possibility of direct divine intervention? After the crucifixion, did God really present Jesus in some form to disciples and to others? What is the core of Jesus' good news ("gospel"), how does it differ from Paul's good news, and how relevant is it to today's world? A physics teacher gives his personal answers to these questions.

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  Guardian of Faith - Orson...

  William Staub

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  Orson Kincaid had achieved his spiritual goal and was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. His plans were to start his own security business, teach collage part time, and settle into a quiet lifestyle without any kind of violence. But that plan gets interrupted when two of his students come to him, desperate for his help. They had just joined the same church he attended but there was a problem. They had both been raised Muslim in the Middle East and their families were not happy with their transition—to say the least! This is the third Orson Kincaid book William Staub has written. William is also a member of the LDS Church. Although raised in the church, he joined the US Army after graduating from high school, and never left, giving the Army 52 years of his life before he hung up his sniper rifle, kit, and Kevlar. He is still married to the wife of his youth and together they have four children, seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren—at last count. He retired to St Augustine, Florida with his wife where they both take life at a slower pace—except for when he writes!

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