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5 Essentials for Lifelong Intimacy
by: James C. Dobson
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2007-04-01
ASIN: 1414317409
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| | More details | What can we do to keep our romance alive? With so many marriages ending in divorce, how can ours be different? How can we have a fulfilling relationship that goes the distance?
Dr. James Dobson, America's most trusted authority on marriage and family, equips you and your spouse to build a firm foundation for a love that endures the test of time. Biblically sound teaching in five key areas, from persistent prayer to passionate romance, will help you build a strong and steadfast unionâtoday, tomorrow, and always! |
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A Life-Giving Way: A Commentary on the Rule of St. Benedict
by: Esther de Waal
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 1995-11
ASIN: 0814623581
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| | More details | | Is it surprising that a sixth-century monastic text, the Rule of St. Benedict, should be a guide for lay Christians living in today's world? In fact, the questions which St. Benedict had to face are still questions which face us today: how do I live with others? With the world? With myself? With God? How do I bring balance into my life? St. Benedict speaks to the heart, and this commentary approaches the Rule in a prayerful and reflective way. It will help many people who today are seeking a contemplative centre in a busy life. St. Benedict's writing is steeped in scripture. In the Middle Ages, his Rule was seen as a digest of the Bible. It therefore crosses the divides of the church and speaks to Christians of all denominations. |
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A Seven Day Journey with Thomas Merton
by: Esther de Waal
Publisher: Servant Publications
Published: 1993-06
ASIN: 0892837896
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| | More details | | Journey with Thomas Merton for 7 days, meditating on the best of his contemplative writings and savor-ing striking black & white photos taken my Merton himself. Let this book bring you to a greater aware-ness of yourself and Christ's presence in your world. |
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About Time (Penguin Science)
by: Paul Davies
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 1996-04-25
ASIN: 0140174613
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| | More details | | This is a book about the meaning of time, what it is, when it has started, how it flows and where to. It examines the consequences of Einstein's theory of relativity and offers startling suggestions about what recent research may reveal. |
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All the Way to Heaven: The Selected Letters of Dorothy Day
by: Dorothy Day
Publisher: Image
Published: 2012-04-10
ASIN: 0767932811
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| | More details | âThe publication of the letters of Dorothy Day is a significant event in the history of Christian spirituality.â âJim Martin, SJ, author of My Life with the Saints
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Dorothy Day, cofounder of the Catholic Worker movement, has been called the most significant, interesting, and influential person in the history of American Catholicism. Now the publication of her letters, previously sealed for 25 years after her death and meticulously selected by Robert Ellsberg, reveals an extraordinary look at her daily struggles, her hopes, and her unwavering faith.
This volume, which extends from the early 1920s until the time of her death in 1980, offers a fascinating chronicle of her response to the vast changes in America, the Church, and the wider world. Set against the backdrop of the Depression, World War II, the Cold War, Vatican II, Vietnam, and the protests of the 1960s and â70s, she corresponded with a wide range of friends, colleagues, family members, and well-known figures such as Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan, César Chávez, Allen Ginsberg, Katherine Anne Porter, and Francis Cardinal Spellman, shedding light on the deepest yearnings of her heart. At the same time, the first publication of her early love letters to Forster Batterham highlight her humanity and poignantly dramatize the sacrifices that underlay her vocation.
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Awakening: Conversations with the Masters
by: Anthony De Mello
Publisher: Image
Published: 2003-10-21
ASIN: 0385509952
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| | More details | From the bestselling author of Awareness and The Way to Love comes a classic reissue of lessons to inspire readers every day of the year.
With more than two million books sold and countless admirers throughout the world, Anthony de Mello is regarded as one of the most influential religious teachers of the past fifty years. Since his death in 1987, widespread recognition of his workâs enduring value has continued to grow. In Awakening, de Mello explores âthe wisdom that cannot be conveyed in human speech.â Through 365 meditations, blending the mystical traditions of both East and West, he creates the lessons of a profound âmasterâ to his âpupil,â illustrating our common need for harmony and enlightenment. The daily parables, sometimes cryptic and often witty, are not meant so much to instruct as to awaken the understanding deep within the human heart. |
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Baby & Child Care: From Pre-Birth through the Teen Years (Focus on the Family)
by: Paul C. Reisser
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2007-09-01
ASIN: 1414313055
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| | More details | Unlike any other book of its kind, the Complete Guide to Baby & Child Care takes a balanced, commonsense approach to rearing emotionally, physically, mentally, and spiritually healthy children. This indispensable guide delivers practical and critical information parents need to know in a straightforward format.
Features: - 25 Special Concerns sections that cover topics such as fevers in small children, effective discipline, ADHD, cyberspace safety, and more
- Medical Reference section with detailed definitions/descriptions of common childhood illnesses and medical conditions
- Emergency Care section that includes information on 911 calls, preventive safety, and what to do when your child needs immediate medical attention
- Illustrations, photographs, and charts to help you comprehend recommended techniques and recognize specific diseases and conditions
- New expanded sections on immunizations and nutrition!
- Over 350,000 sold of previous edition
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Book of the Elders: Sayings of the Desert Fathers The Systematic Collection (Cistercian Studies)
by: John Wortley
Publisher: Cistercian Publications
Published: 2012-04-17
ASIN: 0879072016
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| | More details | | In the early part of the fourth century, a few Christians, mostly men and some women, began to withdraw from the world to retreat into the desert, there to practice their new religion more seriously. The person who aspired to renounce the world first had to find an elder, a person who would accept him as a disciple and apprentice. To his elder (whom he would address as abba father) the neophyte owed complete obedience; from his abba he would receive provisions (as it were) for the road to virtue. In addition to the abba s own example of living, there was the verbal teaching of the elders in sayings and tales, setting out the theory and practice of the eremitic life. In due course, these sayings (or apophthegmata) were written down and, later, collected and codified. The earliest attempts to codify tales and sayings are now lost. As the collection grew, they were first organized alphabetically according to the name of the abba who spoke them, in a major collection known as the Apophthegmata Patrum Alphabetica. A supplementary collection, the Anonymous Apophegmata, followed. Later, both collections were combined and arranged systematically rather than alphabetically. This collection was created sometime between 500 and 575 and later went through a couple of major revisions, the second of which appeared sometime before 970. This second one was published in an excellent new critical edition, with a French translation, in 1993. Now, in Book of the Elders, John Wortley offers an English translation of this collection, based entirely on the Greek of that text. |
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Bringing Up Boys
by: James C. Dobson
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2005-02-22
ASIN: 1414304501
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| | More details | 2002 Gold Medallion Award winner!
Sensible advice and caring encouragement on raising boys from the nation's most trusted parenting expert, Dr.James Dobson. With so much confusion about the role of men in our society, it's no wonder so many parents and teachers are at a loss about how to bring up boys. Our culture has vilified masculinity and, as a result, boys are suffering. Parents, teachers, and others involved in shaping the character of boys have lots of questions. In Bringing Up Boys, Dr. Dobson tackles these questions and offers advice and encouragement based on a firm foundation of biblical principles. |
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Bringing Up Girls: Practical Advice and Encouragement for Those Shaping the Next Generation of Women
by: James C. Dobson
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2010-04-13
ASIN: 1414301278
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| | More details | 2011 Retailers Choice Award winner!
Bringing Up Boys by parenting expert and best-selling author Dr. James Dobson was, and continues to be, a runaway hit, selling more than 2 million copies to date. Now, Dr. Dobson presents his highly anticipated companion book: Bringing Up Girls. Based on extensive research, and handled with Dr. Dobsonâs trademark down-to-earth approach, Bringing Up Girls will equip parents like you to face the challenges of raising your daughters to become healthy, happy, and successful women who overcome challenges specific to girls and women today and who ultimately excel in life. |
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Building Confidence in Your Child
by: James Dobson
Publisher: Revell
Published: 2010-09-01
ASIN: 0800788117
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| | More details | | Over the past thirty years, more than a million parents and teachers have benefited from Dr. James Dobson's insightful counsel in his classic Hide or Seek. Now retitled and available in an affordable mass market paperback, this book provides a new generation of parents with practical pointers for raising self-confident, healthy children with solid self-esteem. |
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Cómo criar a las hijas: EstÃmulo y consejo práctico para los que están formando nuestra próxima generación de mujeres (Spanish Edition)
by: James C. Dobson
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2010-03-31
ASIN: 1414336039
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| | More details | La presión. Los desórdenes alimenticios. Las demandas académicas. Las metas y cómo lograrlas. Las decisiones acerca del amor, acerca del romance, acerca del sexo. Estos son sólo algunos de los muchos desafÃos que las chicas encaran hoy en dÃa, y la edad en la que los enfrentan es cada vez más y más precoz.
¿Cómo está usted guiando a su hija en el camino a ser una mujer adulta? ¿La esta equipando para que tome decisiones sabias? Aunque ella todavÃa juegue con muñecas o esté en el medio de los a menudo turbulentos años de adolescencia. ¿Está verdaderamente segura en su identidad como su hija amada y valorada?
Este libro de gran éxito de ventas del The New York Times, Cómo criar a las hijas del conocido autor y consejero familiar, el Dr. James Dobson, lo ayudará a encarar los desafÃos de educar y criar a sus hijas para que lleguen a ser mujeres fuertes, sanas y seguras que sobresalgan en la vida.
Peer pressure. Eating disorders. Decisions about love, romance, and sex. Academic demands. Life goals and how to achieve them. These are just some of the challenges that girls face todayâand the age at which they encounter them is getting younger and younger. As a parent, how are you guiding your daughter on her journey to womanhood? Are you equipping her to make wise choices? Whether sheâs still playing with dolls or in the midst of the often-turbulent teen years, is she truly secure in her identity as your valued and loved daughter? In the New York Times bestseller Bringing Up Girls, parenting authority and trusted family counselor Dr. James Dobson will help you face the challenges of raising your daughters to become strong, healthy, and confident women who excel in life. |
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Cuando lo que Dios hace no tiene sentido
by: James Dobson
Publisher: Carisma
Published: 1993-10-11
ASIN: 1560634588
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| | More details | | Por que cosas malas le suceden a las personas buenas? Donde esta Dios involucrado en todo este desastre? Por que Dios permitiria que algo malo me pasara a mi? Encuentre las respuestas en esta obra. Libro de mayor venta. |
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Desert Banquet: A Year of Wisdom from the Desert Mothers and Fathers
by: David G. R. Keller
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 2011-10-10
ASIN: 0814633870
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| | More details | The wisdom of the desert fathers and mothers lies in their experiences of solitude, prayer, community life, work, and care for their neighbors. Their goal was transformation of their lives through openness to the presence and energy of God in Christ. They taught by example and by sharing narratives and sayings that reflect the deep human psychological and spiritual aspects of their journey toward authentic human life. The venue for their transformation was the whole person body, mind, and spirit. They emphasized self-knowledge, humility, purity of heart, and love of God and neighbor. Far from being naÃÆïve, their sayings and narratives reflect honest struggles, temptations, and failures. They also demonstrate the disciplines of prayer and meditation that kept them centered in God as their only source of strength.
The daily reflections in Desert Banquet introduce readers to a variety of these early Christian mentors and offer reflections on the significance of their wisdom for life in the twenty-first century. |
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Desert Fathers and Mothers: Early Christian Wisdom Sayings, Annotated & Explained
by: Christine Valters
Publisher: Skylight Paths Pub
Published: 2012-06-15
ASIN: 1594733732
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Christian monasticism can become a companion on your own spiritual journey.
The desert fathers and mothers were ordinary Christians living in solitude in the deserts of Egypt, Palestine and Syria who chose to renounce the world in order to deliberately and individually follow God s call. They embraced lives of celibacy, labor, fasting, prayer, and poverty, believing that denouncing material goods and practicing stoic self-discipline would lead to unity with the Divine. Their spiritual practice formed the basis of Western monasticism and greatly influenced both Western and Eastern Christianity.
Their writings, first recorded in the fourth century, consist of spiritual advice, parables and anecdotes emphasizing the primacy of love and the purity of heart as essential to spiritual life and authentic communion with God. Focusing on key themes of charity, fortitude, lust, patience, prayer, self-control and visions, the Sayings influenced the rule of St. Benedict and have inspired centuries of opera, poetry and art.
Christine Valters Paintner, PhD, opens up wisdom of the desert fathers and mothers for readers with no previous knowledge of Western monasticism and early Christianity. She provides insightful yet unobtrusive commentary that describes historical background, explains the practice of asceticism and clarifies the ancient desert wisdom that will speak to your life today and energize your spiritual quest. |
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Devotions upon Emergent Occasions
by: John Donne
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1987-04-16
ASIN: 0195041739
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| | More details | | One of Donne's most important and haunting works in prose, Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions was composed in less than a month, during an illness that nearly cost the writer his life. Donne divided the book into twenty-three sections, each corresponding to a stage of his illness and each consisting of a meditation, an expostulation, and a prayer. Filled with powerful images of mortality and immortality that have moved readers throughout the centuries, it provides a coherent spiritual message relevant not only to Donne's life but to the lives of all people. |
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Discipline with Love
by: James C. Dobson
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Published: 1972-07-24
ASIN: 084230665X
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| | More details | | Excerpts from Dare to Discipline guide parents through the responsibility of helping children mature. Loving, consistent discipline is essential in maintaining respect and trust in the home. A Tyndale Treasure. |
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Dobson 2-in-1: Love Must Be Tough/Straight Talk
by: James C. Dobson
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 1999-11-09
ASIN: 0849916542
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| | More details | This new two-in-one volume contains the classic James Dobson bestsellers Love Must Be Tough and Straight Talk-each loaded with practical, straightforward advice for relationship building. In Love Must Be Tough, Dr. Dobson attacks the root problem of most marital crises-a lack of respect-offering practical help for rekindling mutual respect and mature love. Straight Talk stakes a clear path through the confusion of men's roles, teaching men how to build stable, loving and satisfying relationships with their wives and children. Thousands of lives have been dramatically changed though the principles presented in these essential books which are now together for the first time ever. |
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Emotions: Can You Trust Them?: The Best-Selling Guide to Understanding and Managing Your Feelings of Anger, Guilt, Self-Awareness and Love
by: Dr. James Dobson Ph.D
Publisher: Regal
Published: 2003-08-08
ASIN: 0830732403
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| | More details | Dr. James Dobson provides practical guidelines and simple steps to help anyone understand their emotions so that they can improve interaction with others. Love, anger and guilt are emotions that can be a very positive force in our lives if we lean to recognize and cope with these aspects of who we are. The sound teaching of this book will help dispel the myths surrounding the way we thing about our emotions and will separate distorted thinking from the real thing-for instance, distinguishing between infatuation and true love. Learn how to interpret and understand a broad range of emotions and separate fantasy from reality. Â Â |
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