Author: Anthony Delisi
Publisher: Paraclete Press
ISBN: 9781557254238
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 180

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Discover how contemplative prayer can heal inner wounds.

Author: Anthony Delisi (O.C.S.O.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 31

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Continuation of the author's "Praying in the cellar."

Author: Anthony Delisi (O.C.S.O.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Following the exhortation of Jesus to "go into your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret", the author recounts his experiences in hopes it may inspire others to make the same journey.

Author: Jeremy Davis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781955890007
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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In a remote canyon, Saint Martin's monks seek the Lord with all their hearts. Among them is the Cellarer, whose not-so-secret love of celery helps him remember what it means to be a monk. When misfortune strikes, his friendship with the Sower lifts these spiritual brothers above momentary hardship to find joy in God. Written in exuberant verse, this endearing and whimsical tale hides a wealth of meaning. Smile at its rhymes, bounce to its rhythm, and rejoice in the blessings of Christian brotherhood.A children's picture book for ages 5 to 10

Author: Mark Richard
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 140007777X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 226

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Crippled by deformed hips as a child, Mark Richard was told he would spend his adult life in a wheelchair. The son of an unpredictable, violent father and a mother who sought inner peace through scripture, Richard spent his bedridden childhood in the company of books. As a young man, he set out to experience as much of the world as possible before his hips failed him. He spent years doing odd jobs and getting into trouble, grappling throughout with his faith and his calling, before winning a national fiction contest and launching an extraordinary writing career. In this irresistible blend of history, travelogue, and personal reflection, Richard draws a remarkable portrait of a writer’s struggle with his faith, the evolution of his art, and the recognition of one’s singularity in the face of painful disability.

Author: Natasha Preston
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492600997
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 374

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"Lily?" My stomach dropped as a tall, dark-haired man stepped into view. Had he been hiding between the trees? "No. Sorry." Gulping, I took a step back. "I'm not Lily." He shook his head, a satisfied grin on his face. "No. You are Lily." "I'm Summer. You have the wrong person." You utter freak! I could hear my pulse crashing in my ears. How stupid to give him my real name. He continued to stare at me, smiling. It made me feel sick. "You are Lily," he repeated. Before I could blink, he threw his arms forward and grabbed me. I tried to shout, but he clasped his hand over my mouth, muffling my screams. My heart raced. I'm going to die. For months Summer is trapped in a cellar with the man who took her—and three other girls: Rose, Poppy, and Violet. His perfect, pure flowers. His family. But flowers can't survive long cut off from the sun, and time is running out...

Author: Stewart O'Nan
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466853255
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177

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A deadly epidemic threatens the lives and sanity of a Civil War veteran and his family in this “new masterpiece of American literature” (Dennis Lehane). Set in Friendship, Wisconsin, just after the Civil War, A Prayer for the Dying tells of a horrible epidemic that is suddenly and gruesomely killing the town’s residents and setting off a terrifying paranoia. Jacob Hansen, Friendship’s sheriff, undertaker, and pastor, is soon overwhelmed by the fear and anguish around him, and his sanity begins to fray. Dark, poetic, and chilling, Stewart O’Nan’s A Prayer for the Dying examines the effect of madness and violence on the morality of a once-decent man. Praise for A Prayer for the Dying New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year “A Prayer for the Dying reads like the amazing, unrelenting love child of Shirley Jackson and Cormac McCarthy. It’s twisted proof that God will do worse to test a faithful man than the devil would ever do to punish a sinner.”―Chuck Palahniuk “O’Nan again proves himself a writer of dazzling virtuosity and imagination. . . . A mesmerizing story and a brilliant tour de force.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Author: John Glatt
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429967560
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 257

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Josef Fritzl was a 73-year-old retired engineer in Austria. He seemed to be living a normal life with his wife, Rosemarie, and their family—though one daughter, Elisabeth, had decades earlier been "lost" to a religious cult. Throughout the years, three of Elisabeth's children mysteriously appeared on the Fritzls' doorstep; Josef and Rosemarie raised them as their own. But only Josef knew the truth about Elisabeth's disappearance... For twenty-seven years, Josef had imprisoned and molested Elisabeth in his man-made basement dungeon, complete with sound-proof paneling and code-protected electric locks. There, she would eventually give birth to a total of seven of Josef's children. One died in infancy—and the other three were raised alongside Elisabeth, never to see the light of day. Then, in 2008, one of Elisabeth's children became seriously ill, and was taken to the hospital. It was the first time the nineteen-year-old girl had ever gone outside—and soon, the truth about her background, her family's captivity, and Josef's unspeakable crimes would come to light. John Glatt's Secrets in the Cellar is the true story of a crime that shocked the world.

Author: Matthew Henry
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Prayer
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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Author: Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Publisher: Whitaker Distribution
ISBN: 9780883683507
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 191

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Charles Spurgeon not only knew how to preach, but he also knew how to pray. His prayers were filled with adoration, confession, petition, and intercession. Join Spurgeon as he boldly comes before the throne of grace to obtain mercy and help in time of need (Hebrews 4:16), and discover how you, too, can?? Receive forgiveness for sins? Restore the joy of your first love? Find healing for a wounded spirit? Come to know the God who keeps his promises? See great things accomplished for Christ? Intercede for others successfully? Enter into the joy of the LordPrayer provides access to the heart of God. In response to your prayers and petitions as His child, God has promised to give you all things. Here are the secrets of developing a deeper fellowship with God. Learn how you can participate in the highest calling Christ has given the church?the call to prayer.