Author: Miriam Sagan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780971316034
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Poet Miriam Sagan's intimate, poignant, comical memoir begins with the death of her husband, a thirty-six-year-old Zen Priest. She approaches grief in typical baby boomer fashion: going to Korea, attending weightlifting classes, and searching for new lovers. She ultimately finds that she is not alone, and that she is surrounded with continuity, community, and all the beauty that is life.
Searching for a Mustard Seed
Author: Miriam Sagan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780971316034
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Poet Miriam Sagan's intimate, poignant, comical memoir begins with the death of her husband, a thirty-six-year-old Zen Priest. She approaches grief in typical baby boomer fashion: going to Korea, attending weightlifting classes, and searching for new lovers. She ultimately finds that she is not alone, and that she is surrounded with continuity, community, and all the beauty that is life.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780971316034
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Poet Miriam Sagan's intimate, poignant, comical memoir begins with the death of her husband, a thirty-six-year-old Zen Priest. She approaches grief in typical baby boomer fashion: going to Korea, attending weightlifting classes, and searching for new lovers. She ultimately finds that she is not alone, and that she is surrounded with continuity, community, and all the beauty that is life.
Mustard Seeds
Author: Lynn Coulter
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 0805446788
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
C.S. Lewis likened hard times to "God's megaphone," a season when the Creator's ways are made clear and proven merciful. Mustard Seeds author Lynn Coulter agrees, writing here across fifteen essays about the natural graces and "God signs" that emerged during a three-year period of hardship and sustain her faith today. From personal events (her parents' deaths, a job loss) to universal cripplers (stress, worry), Coulter's fresh anecdotes unearth the little daily markers of God's love and care while staying rooted in Scripture. Her writings fuse the observational strength of Anne Lamott's nonfiction with the warm delivery of Sue Monk Kidd's devotional books and are sure to be passed around as tools of encouragement and faith strengthening among friends. Chapters include "Used People," "Deep Healing," and "Nothing without Joy." Endorsements Starred review. Coulter, a magazine journalist, takes the familiar biblical story of faith the size of a mustard seed to illustrate how God can use even the most horrendous "lifequakes" as faith-builders. Coulter opens her compilation of life essays with a personal story from her childhood, when the concept of mustard seed faith was first planted after a teacher offered the class mustard seed charms as an attendance reward. Though Coulter eventually lost the charm, she never forgot its message. Years later, after the death of her parents, her husband's job loss, financial setbacks, and her own shattered shoulder, the author's faith was in pieces. She wrestled long and hard to regain closeness with God. In each of these tender topical chapters, Coulter uses everyday happenings from nature, parenting, work, illnesses, and church to reaffirm a single lesson: God is intimately involved in every aspect of life and he cares with a watchful affection. Readers will find strength from Coulter's story and solace in God's promises regarding faith and grace. --Publishers Weekly "Reading Mustard Seeds feels like time spent conversing with a dear old friend over a cup of coffee. Lynn's honest story of how she renewed her faith in Jesus will be a blessing and a source of encouragement." --Mickey McLean, Web Managing Editor, WORLD Magazine "A sensitive, thoughtful book, filled with new beginnings, hope, and the wonder and beauty of the search for God." --Amy Blackmarr, author of Going to Ground: Simple Life on a Georgia Pond
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 0805446788
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
C.S. Lewis likened hard times to "God's megaphone," a season when the Creator's ways are made clear and proven merciful. Mustard Seeds author Lynn Coulter agrees, writing here across fifteen essays about the natural graces and "God signs" that emerged during a three-year period of hardship and sustain her faith today. From personal events (her parents' deaths, a job loss) to universal cripplers (stress, worry), Coulter's fresh anecdotes unearth the little daily markers of God's love and care while staying rooted in Scripture. Her writings fuse the observational strength of Anne Lamott's nonfiction with the warm delivery of Sue Monk Kidd's devotional books and are sure to be passed around as tools of encouragement and faith strengthening among friends. Chapters include "Used People," "Deep Healing," and "Nothing without Joy." Endorsements Starred review. Coulter, a magazine journalist, takes the familiar biblical story of faith the size of a mustard seed to illustrate how God can use even the most horrendous "lifequakes" as faith-builders. Coulter opens her compilation of life essays with a personal story from her childhood, when the concept of mustard seed faith was first planted after a teacher offered the class mustard seed charms as an attendance reward. Though Coulter eventually lost the charm, she never forgot its message. Years later, after the death of her parents, her husband's job loss, financial setbacks, and her own shattered shoulder, the author's faith was in pieces. She wrestled long and hard to regain closeness with God. In each of these tender topical chapters, Coulter uses everyday happenings from nature, parenting, work, illnesses, and church to reaffirm a single lesson: God is intimately involved in every aspect of life and he cares with a watchful affection. Readers will find strength from Coulter's story and solace in God's promises regarding faith and grace. --Publishers Weekly "Reading Mustard Seeds feels like time spent conversing with a dear old friend over a cup of coffee. Lynn's honest story of how she renewed her faith in Jesus will be a blessing and a source of encouragement." --Mickey McLean, Web Managing Editor, WORLD Magazine "A sensitive, thoughtful book, filled with new beginnings, hope, and the wonder and beauty of the search for God." --Amy Blackmarr, author of Going to Ground: Simple Life on a Georgia Pond
Inspired You
Author: Miss Mustard Seed,
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 140032128X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Some girls get giddy over a new pair of shoes. Marian Parsons gets giddy over room makeovers. With a lot of ingenuity, a little bit of effort, and a tight budget, she has transformed her home into a beautiful space and filled her heart with a lot more contentment. Thousands have found inspiration at Marian’s blog, missmustardseed.com, and now she shares dozens of new projects, ideas, and DIY adventures in the pages of Inspired You. Marian will remind you that homes don’t have to be magazine material to be special, comfortable, and inviting. The goal you’re working toward is home. Not a perfect home. Not an “impress the neighbors” home. Just home—one whose walls and rooms tell the story of the family who lives there. Beautiful homes start with inspiration and a willingness to try. So uncover your God-given creativity. Be encouraged, be willing, and be inspired.
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 140032128X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Some girls get giddy over a new pair of shoes. Marian Parsons gets giddy over room makeovers. With a lot of ingenuity, a little bit of effort, and a tight budget, she has transformed her home into a beautiful space and filled her heart with a lot more contentment. Thousands have found inspiration at Marian’s blog, missmustardseed.com, and now she shares dozens of new projects, ideas, and DIY adventures in the pages of Inspired You. Marian will remind you that homes don’t have to be magazine material to be special, comfortable, and inviting. The goal you’re working toward is home. Not a perfect home. Not an “impress the neighbors” home. Just home—one whose walls and rooms tell the story of the family who lives there. Beautiful homes start with inspiration and a willingness to try. So uncover your God-given creativity. Be encouraged, be willing, and be inspired.
Mustard Seed
Author: Laila Ibrahim
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781542045568
Category : FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The bestselling author of Yellow Crocus returns with a haunting and tender story of three women returning to the plantation they once called home. Oberlin, Ohio, 1868. Lisbeth Johnson was born into privilege in the antebellum South. Jordan Freedman was born a slave to Mattie, Lisbeth's beloved nurse. The women have an unlikely bond deeper than friendship. Three years after the Civil War, Lisbeth and Mattie are tending their homes and families while Jordan, an aspiring suffragette, teaches at an integrated school. When Lisbeth discovers that her father is dying, she's summoned back to the Virginia plantation where she grew up. There she must face the Confederate family she betrayed by marrying an abolitionist. Jordan and Mattie return to Fair Oaks, too, to save the family they left behind, who still toil in oppression. For Lisbeth, it's a time for reconciliation. For Jordan and Mattie, it's time for liberation. As the Johnsons and Freedmans confront the injustice that binds them, as well as the bitterness and violence that seethes at its heart, the women must find the courage to free their families--and themselves--from the past.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781542045568
Category : FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The bestselling author of Yellow Crocus returns with a haunting and tender story of three women returning to the plantation they once called home. Oberlin, Ohio, 1868. Lisbeth Johnson was born into privilege in the antebellum South. Jordan Freedman was born a slave to Mattie, Lisbeth's beloved nurse. The women have an unlikely bond deeper than friendship. Three years after the Civil War, Lisbeth and Mattie are tending their homes and families while Jordan, an aspiring suffragette, teaches at an integrated school. When Lisbeth discovers that her father is dying, she's summoned back to the Virginia plantation where she grew up. There she must face the Confederate family she betrayed by marrying an abolitionist. Jordan and Mattie return to Fair Oaks, too, to save the family they left behind, who still toil in oppression. For Lisbeth, it's a time for reconciliation. For Jordan and Mattie, it's time for liberation. As the Johnsons and Freedmans confront the injustice that binds them, as well as the bitterness and violence that seethes at its heart, the women must find the courage to free their families--and themselves--from the past.
Mommy's Reflections
Author: Zuton Lucero-Mills
Publisher: Sakhu Schule Publications
ISBN: 9780982425565
Category : Bereavement
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Mommy's Reflections is the true account of one mother's journey following the death of her child. The journey begins on September 18, 2009. It has been almost two months since the passing of nine year old Zumante, and the reader is immediately drawn into the soul searching of his brokenhearted mother. She examines her emotions, details her despair, and struggles with her very survival. In the midst of the grief, though, there is something even greater. There are several recurring themes in these reflections. The love that this mother has for her son is apparent on every page. Apparent also, is the overwhelming pain caused by his death. Although this story is one that chronicles the devastation of losing a child, it is also a testament of faith and courage. This is a powerful narrative that will move many to tears. It is also a complex collection of journal entries that will encourage reflections and evoke conversations. No one will read it and remain untouched. Mommy's Reflections is an honest read. Lucero-Mills endures a parent's worst nightmare and allows the reader the unique opportunity to gain insight and understanding. From the first hurtful holiday season through the first anniversary of Zumante's death, this story speaks of tears and toil, healing and hope. This is a grieving mother's memoir. It is a book that gives voice to the violation of a soul. It is a book not only for mothers, but a book for anyone who has ever loved or lost, or wondered about either. It is a book not only about grief, but about life and death, and relationships and perspectives. Mommy's Reflections is not about getting over it. It is about getting through it. This book shines a spotlight on that process. In the end, it's not about giving in to grief. It's about facing loss and finding the mustard seed.
Publisher: Sakhu Schule Publications
ISBN: 9780982425565
Category : Bereavement
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Mommy's Reflections is the true account of one mother's journey following the death of her child. The journey begins on September 18, 2009. It has been almost two months since the passing of nine year old Zumante, and the reader is immediately drawn into the soul searching of his brokenhearted mother. She examines her emotions, details her despair, and struggles with her very survival. In the midst of the grief, though, there is something even greater. There are several recurring themes in these reflections. The love that this mother has for her son is apparent on every page. Apparent also, is the overwhelming pain caused by his death. Although this story is one that chronicles the devastation of losing a child, it is also a testament of faith and courage. This is a powerful narrative that will move many to tears. It is also a complex collection of journal entries that will encourage reflections and evoke conversations. No one will read it and remain untouched. Mommy's Reflections is an honest read. Lucero-Mills endures a parent's worst nightmare and allows the reader the unique opportunity to gain insight and understanding. From the first hurtful holiday season through the first anniversary of Zumante's death, this story speaks of tears and toil, healing and hope. This is a grieving mother's memoir. It is a book that gives voice to the violation of a soul. It is a book not only for mothers, but a book for anyone who has ever loved or lost, or wondered about either. It is a book not only about grief, but about life and death, and relationships and perspectives. Mommy's Reflections is not about getting over it. It is about getting through it. This book shines a spotlight on that process. In the end, it's not about giving in to grief. It's about facing loss and finding the mustard seed.
Sowing the Mustard Seed
Author: Yoweri Museveni
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
The autobiography of Yoweni Kaguta Museveni. Museveni led a guerilla war to liberate his country from tyranny and, as President of Uganda, has established a reputation as one of the most widely respected African leaders of his generation.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
The autobiography of Yoweni Kaguta Museveni. Museveni led a guerilla war to liberate his country from tyranny and, as President of Uganda, has established a reputation as one of the most widely respected African leaders of his generation.
A Mustard Seed (eBook)
Author: Angus Buchan
Publisher: Christelike Uitgewersmpy
ISBN: 1432130269
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 537
Book Description
The 366 daily devotions in A MUSTARD SEED will inspire readers to grow their faith so that they can walk in the fullness of what God has prepared for His children.
Publisher: Christelike Uitgewersmpy
ISBN: 1432130269
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 537
Book Description
The 366 daily devotions in A MUSTARD SEED will inspire readers to grow their faith so that they can walk in the fullness of what God has prepared for His children.
The Gospel According to Matthew
Author:
Publisher: Canongate U.S.
ISBN: 9780802136169
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
The publication of the King James version of the Bible, translated between 1603 and 1611, coincided with an extraordinary flowering of English literature and is universally acknowledged as the greatest influence on English-language literature in history. Now, world-class literary writers introduce the book of the King James Bible in a series of beautifully designed, small-format volumes. The introducers' passionate, provocative, and personal engagements with the spirituality and the language of the text make the Bible come alive as a stunning work of literature and remind us of its overwhelming contemporary relevance.
Publisher: Canongate U.S.
ISBN: 9780802136169
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
The publication of the King James version of the Bible, translated between 1603 and 1611, coincided with an extraordinary flowering of English literature and is universally acknowledged as the greatest influence on English-language literature in history. Now, world-class literary writers introduce the book of the King James Bible in a series of beautifully designed, small-format volumes. The introducers' passionate, provocative, and personal engagements with the spirituality and the language of the text make the Bible come alive as a stunning work of literature and remind us of its overwhelming contemporary relevance.
The Mustard Seed
Author: Joseph A. Galdon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789715690270
Category : Sermons, English
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789715690270
Category : Sermons, English
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
As Earth Without Water
Author: Katy Carl
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781951319939
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
When Dylan Fielding, celebrated contemporary visual artist, becomes Br. Thomas Augustine, novice at Our Lady of the Pines monastery, he finds delight not only in the shock his choice causes everyone around him but--to his own surprise--in the rhythms of the life itself. Shortly before he solidifies a lifelong commitment to the community, a traumatic encounter with an abusive priest plunges Thomas Augustine into terror and doubt. Reeling and uncertain, he reaches out to his friend, rival, and former lover, Angele Solomon, with hopes that she can help him to speak the difficult truth. As she attempts to advocate for her friend, Angele must ask how the scars left by their common past-as well as newer harms-can ever be healed or transcended. The wider inquiries demanded next will transfigure how both of them picture a range of human and divine things: time and memory; art and agency; trust and responsibility; and what it might mean to know real freedom.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781951319939
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
When Dylan Fielding, celebrated contemporary visual artist, becomes Br. Thomas Augustine, novice at Our Lady of the Pines monastery, he finds delight not only in the shock his choice causes everyone around him but--to his own surprise--in the rhythms of the life itself. Shortly before he solidifies a lifelong commitment to the community, a traumatic encounter with an abusive priest plunges Thomas Augustine into terror and doubt. Reeling and uncertain, he reaches out to his friend, rival, and former lover, Angele Solomon, with hopes that she can help him to speak the difficult truth. As she attempts to advocate for her friend, Angele must ask how the scars left by their common past-as well as newer harms-can ever be healed or transcended. The wider inquiries demanded next will transfigure how both of them picture a range of human and divine things: time and memory; art and agency; trust and responsibility; and what it might mean to know real freedom.