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Lucado discusses the burden-bearing in the light of Psalm 23.

Presents a book of reflections for those seeking wisdom, guidance, encouragement, and inspiration on the road to a meaningful life.

"'Joy to the world--the Lord has come!' We sing these words every year, but what does it mean that the Creator came to his creation as a baby? How exactly does the "earth receive her King?" What does it sound like when rocks, hills, floods, and plains echo his praise? And what would it mean for you to join in the chorus? Heaven and Nature Sing invites you into a fresh reading of the Christmas story--one where earthy, overlooked things like snowflakes,...

Maya Angelou, one of the best-loved authors of our time, shares the wisdom of a remarkable life in this best-selling spiritual classic. This is Maya Angelou talking from the heart, down to earth and real, but also inspiring. This is a book to treasured, a book about being in all ways a woman, about living well, about the power of the word, and about the power do spirituality to move and shape your life. Passionate, lively, and lyrical, Maya Angelou's...

Quiet the thoughts and renew the spirit under the reassuring direction of Shiva Rea. A collection of meditations provide a calming oasis where viewers can leave behind life₂s stresses while being transported to tranquil settings such as a Greek island and New Mexico₂s White Sands National Park. Unwind and rejuvenate with meditations in Shiva's Yoga Matrix, which allows viewers to customize their practice for a calming and restorative experience....

"In 1993, Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge spent fifty days walking solo across Antarctica, becoming the first person to reach the South Pole alone, accompanied only by a radio whose batteries he head removed before setting out. In this book, an astonishing and transformative meditation, Kagge explores the silence around us, the silence within us, and the silence we must create. By recounting his own experience and discussing the observations of poets,...

"En este libro, el papa Francisco nos ayuda a comprender, y por lo tanto a vivir, el Evangelio de cada domingo y de cada dia festivo. La cita semanal adquiere una nueva dimension gracias a las palabras de este extraordinario pastor de almas. Con emocion y humildad, se acerca al Evangelio para inspirarnos y consolarnos, para alentarnos y para encontrar un camino que nos ayude incluso en los momentos de mayor confusion. Para iluminar mejor la inagotable...

The Bible has a lot to say about childbirth, offering real hope that nothing in the world can match. Furman helps women see topics such as infertility, miscarriage, birth pain, and new life in the framework of the larger biblical realities. Only Christ can provide the strength they need in order to labor with hope. -- adapted from jacket