Publisher: Ave Maria Press
Mission to Love is a transformative thirty-day retreat drawn from St. Óscar Romero’s powerful homilies, guiding readers through prayer, reflection, and daily inspiration to encounter Christ in every person—especially the poor and marginalized—while cultivating deeper faith, authentic love, and courageous justice.
This book delves into the spiritual virtues that anchor and guide us toward a deeper connection with the divine. By embracing Faith, Trust in God, and Reverence, we develop a strong spiritual foundation that nurtures our relationship with God and fosters a life filled with devotion, peace, and purpose. These virtues are central to cultivating a life of spiritual commitment, love, and dedication. Faith is the cornerstone of spiritual devotion. This section emphasizes the importance of believing in something greater than ourselves, even when faced with doubt or uncertainty. Faith in God allows us to see beyond the immediate challenges and trust that His plan for us is purposeful. It nurtures hope, provides guidance, and fosters resilience in the face of adversity. With faith, we find strength in moments of weakness and clarity in times of confusion. Trust in God goes hand in hand with faith but focuses more specifically on surrendering our worries and uncertainties to God. This section explores how trust in God allows us to relinquish control and fully rely on His wisdom and timing. Trusting in God means believing that He is always with us, guiding our path, and providing the grace we need, even in moments of doubt or hardship. It nurtures a profound sense of peace and security, knowing that God’s love and guidance are unwavering. Reverence involves a deep respect and awe for the divine. This part highlights the importance of showing honor, humility, and deep admiration for God's holiness. Reverence calls us to approach life with a sense of sacredness, recognizing the presence of the divine in all aspects of creation. It encourages us to live in a way that reflects our reverence for God, through acts of kindness, gratitude, and devotion. Reverence strengthens our spiritual connection and inspires us to live a life that honors the divine in all things.Show book
Anyone disenchanted with institutionalized religion and desperate for something real will welcome this subversive book’s call to abandon performative faith and rediscover the radical way of Jesus. This isn’t another feel-good Christian book—it’s an unfiltered, unapologetic guide to dying to yourself. Blending storytelling, raw liturgy, and counter-cultural faith, Joshua Porter rips through the safe, sanitized versions of Christianity and reclaims the gritty, disruptive truth of the gospel. How to Die weaves together biblical narrative, ancient creeds, and personal story in a way that dares us to reconsider what it means to follow Jesus. This book isn’t here to affirm what you already know. It’s here to wreck your assumptions, shake your faith, and challenge you to follow Jesus beyond disillusionment and into authentic discipleship. Features bonus audio content by the author not available in the printed version of the book.Show book
God calls us to live lives of joy, but sometimes we feel mad, sad, or scared. Managing Your Emojis, a 100-day devotional, teaches kids that God loves them no matter what they’re feeling, and Scripture can empower them to manage their emotions. Learning to manage our emotions is a critical life skill, yet we’ve often missed equipping kids with these valuable skills before situations intensify into mental health issues. Managing Your Emojis will help kids discover that emotional control and happiness come from God’s love for them. Through short, accessible devotions kids will be encouraged to observe, name, and release their emotions while turning to God for the strength, love, and care they need as they begin the fast-moving process of growing up. Managing Your Emojis, for boys and girls ages 8–12:Teaches kids they can accept and manage their God-given emotions.Refers to specific Scriptures that speak to our emotions and help children realize God accepts all their emotions.Creates freedom in families to discuss emotions and know they are part of God’s design.Includes stories that present a problem, a Scripture that provides a solution, a practical application, and a closing prayer.Is written by bestselling author Lynn Cowell and licensed professional counselor Michelle Nietert. Managing Your Emojis will empower your child to find acceptance and approval from God as they come to know that God made them just as they are; intense emotions and all. Meditations are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.Show book
Many archetypical correlations and parallels can be garnered from the life of King David to help strengthen and better equip us for the flood of evil and persecution the church faces in these Last Days. The Word is alive and active with outstanding insights! — And Bible researcher Simon Bennett brilliantly reveals how the life of David divulges vital secrets to surviving the End times via a fervent, spiritual relationship and discipline of trust and dependency in our guiding Light, Jesus Christ, and allowing Him to lead us along the narrow path to ultimate victory!Show book
It's 1962, and all across America barriers are collapsing. But when Natalie Marx's mother inquires about summer accommodations in Vermont, she gets the following reply: The Inn at Lake Devine is a family-owned resort, which has been in continuous operation since 1922. Our guests who feel most comfortable here, and return year after year, are Gentiles. For twelve-year-old Natalie, who has a stubborn sense of justice, the words are not a rebuff but an infuriating, irresistible challenge. In this beguiling novel, Elinor Lipman charts her heroine's fixation with a small bastion of genteel anti-Semitism, a fixation that will have wildly unexpected consequences on her romantic life. As Natalie tries to enter the world that has excluded her—and succeeds through the sheerest of accidents—The Inn at Lake Devine becomes a delightful and provocative romantic comedy full of sparkling social mischief.Show book
As our nation has experienced a renewal of reckoning with the reality of slavery in our past and the continued struggle for equality and liberation in the present, many previously untold stories have come to light. But not every story. Some histories remain shrouded, waiting for someone to uncover them and make them known. Incredibly, some of them have been hiding in plain sight for decades. Yonder Come Day brings these hidden histories into the light in an unconventional yet powerful way. Drawing from the interviews of more than 3,000 formerly enslaved people from across the South collected in the 1930s, Jasmine L. Holmes creates a compelling "collective memoir" unlike anything you've heard. The story follows Little One, a composite character who guides the modern-day listener through the experience of slavery. As she grows from Little Bit to Lonely One to Lovely One to Grandmama, she exposes both harsh truths and an irrepressible spirit, helping us better understand the love, resilience, and faithfulness necessary to survive the evils of our nation's original sin. Teachers, historians, and anyone doing the work of reconciliation will find that Yonder Come Day is the vital resource they didn't even know they were missing.Show book
