Best Easter Holiday
1 The Women of Easter: Encounter the Savior with Mary of Bethany, Mary of Nazareth, and Mary Magdalene
With unforgettable insights and powerful life application for today's women, Liz Curtis Higgs delves into the biblical text to help us view Easter through the eyes of three women named Mary, each of whom has a life-changing encounter with Jesus: Mary of Bethany, who prepares the way for the Lord’s burial when she anoints His feet and fills the air with her perfume; Mary of Nazareth, who remains by His side from His first breath to His last, her loyalty unwavering; and Mary Magdalene, delivered of seven demons, who bravely supports her Teacher through His darkest hours, then proclaims the glorious news of His resurrection. What a trio. “Liz Curtis Higgs has an incredible way of giving us a fresher, deeper understanding of God’s Word. “In this beautifully tender yet scripturally deep book, Liz Curtis Higgs gives us a chance to view Easter through brand-new eyes. A fresh point of view from women who knew Jesus best and loved Him most.” —Joanna Weaver, author of Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World. Through these pages you will be inspired by the insightful prose of Liz and the life-changing power of the Savior.” —Kyle Idleman, author of Not a Fan and Grace Is Greater. This book will stir a resurrection in your own heart and open your eyes to the wonder and beauty of the cross.” —Margaret Feinberg, author of Fight Back with Joy. “Liz Curtis Higgs has crafted a book that is unique and profound in its intimate look into the lives of the women who served Jesus throughout His ministry.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"She is fully responsible for creating in my heart a full blown obsession with the book of Ruth. I planned to wait until Lent and use it as a guide for bible time. I did not want to leave their dedication and fearless love for Jesus. It happens when one is blessed to read an amazing book it is so bitter sweet when you finish the last page."
"Liz has indebt word studies throughout the book, which assists the Bible reader to understand the language and times behind the Easter story. I told the ladies to read Matthew 27:55-56, Mark 15:40-41, Luke 23:49 and John 19:25, telling them that THEY are the OTHER WOMEN watching, nearby and meeting the needs of others. Jesus’ death on the cross, where He paid MY, our, penalty for all sin, His burial and then three days later, His resurrection, is the basis of our faith!"
"Higgs ends with the tremendous encouragement for us all that just like Mary Magdalene whom Jesus tasked with sharing the news of His resurrection with the disciples, we too are tasked with the same great news of Easter: He is Risen."
"Liz "speaks" in a very folksy way to her readers, sharing the multitude of Bible translations she has used to get the feel of each passage. I didn't want to just read it to them, but the chapters were hard to summarize, sharing nuggets came out choppy, and coming up with ways to discuss it was hard."
"I greatly enjoyed the fresh insight gained from reading this book regarding Mary, sister of Lazarus, Mary, mother of Jesus and Mary Magdalene by Liz Curtis Higgs."
"This book really is fantastic and now I'm reading women Christmas."
"This book was more than wonderful!!"
"I love how Liz Curtis Higgs writes, giving a verse, or a snippet of a verse, and then writing about the verse, before moving to the next verse in the Bible."
Adam Hamilton believes that some powerful answers are contained in the Apostles’ Creed, an early statement of foundational Christian beliefs. God Jesus Christ The Holy Spirit The Church at the Communion of Saints The Forgiveness of Sins The Resurrection of the Body. Adam Hamilton is senior pastor of The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, one of the fastest growing, most highly visible churches in the country.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Another brilliant book by Pastor Hamilton."
"Adam Hamilton did it again!"
"The author is able to write in a way that enables me to understand big concepts and profound truths such that I am able to translate my learning into simple faith steps as a follower of Christ."
"A must read for all who are Methodists and believers."
"This book was used as a Lenten study at our church."
"This book made me more aware of the Trinity & what the words in the Creed actually mean."
"Hamilton helps bridge the gaps between those who doubt, and those who believe."
"Wonderful read for all Christians!"
Includes more than seventy Lenten and Easter readings by Alexander Stuart Baillie, Alfred Kazin, Alister E. McGrath, Amy Carmichael, Barbara Brown Taylor, Barbara Cawthorne Crafton, Blaise Pascal, Brennan Manning, C. S. Lewis, Christina Rossetti, Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt, Clarence Jordan, Dag Hammarskjöld, Dale Aukerman, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Dorothee Soelle, Dorothy Day, Dorothy Sayers, Dylan Thomas, E. Stanley Jones, Eberhard Arnold, Edith Stein, Edna Hong, Emil Brunner, Ernesto Cardenal, Fleming Rutledge, Frederica Mathewes-Green, Frederick Buechner, Fyodor Dostoevsky, G. K. Chesterton, Geoffrey Hill, George MacDonald, Henri Nouwen, Henry Drummond, Howard Hageman, J. Heinrich Arnold, Jean-Pierre de Caussade, Johann Christoph Arnold, John Dear, John Donne, John Howard Yoder, John Masefield, John Stott, John Updike, Joyce Hollyday, Jürgen Moltmann, Kahlil Gibran, Karl Barth, Kathleen Norris, Leo Tolstoy, Madeleine L’Engle, Malcolm Muggeridge, Martin Luther, Meister Eckhart, Morton T. Kelsey, Mother Teresa, N. T. Wright, Oscar Wilde, Oswald Chambers, Paul Tillich, Peter Kreeft, Philip Berrigan, Philip Yancey, Romano Guardini, Sadhu Sundar Singh , Saint Augustine, Simone Weil, Søren Kierkegaard, Thomas à Kempis , Thomas Howard, Thomas Merton, Toyohiko Kagawa, Walter J. Ciszek, Walter Wangerin, Watchman Nee, Wendell Berry and William Willimon. Has there ever been a more hard-hitting, beautifully written, theologically inclusive anthology of writings for Lent and Easter?
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This is a good devotional but I wouldn't say extremely inspiring."
"It far exceeded my expectations for a devotional during Lent and Easter."
"I am doing this devotional this Lent with a group of women and we email each other daily our impressions on that day's readings."
"This collection is readings is crafted in such a way that it builds up in intensity as it follows in an indirect way the life, suffering, death, and resurrection of Christ."
"THese reading will be good year round for feeding my Soul."
"Each selection was perfect for Lent and through the Easter season."
"I really have enjoyed reading this book throughout Lent."
"As an evangelical Christian who has never participated in Lent but always found something lacking in the Easter celebration, I was looking for something more to prepare my heart in this season."
Best Christmas
Beginning with Jesse, the father of David, The Greatest Gift retraces the epic pageantry of mankind, from Adam to the Messiah, with each day's profound reading pointing to the coming promise of Christ, so that come Christmas morning you find that the season hasn't blurred past you but your heart's fully unwrapped the greatest gift you've always yearned for. " The Greatest Gift isn't simply words on a page; it's a song your heart already loves : a song about Jesus from the beginning to end...a glorious way to celebrate the season!" " Leave it to Ann Voskamp to powerfully and poetically call our hearts to respond to the real meaning of Christmas . Her pen crafts a beautiful masterpiece that slows us down only long enough to lift us up to see Him more clearly.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The idea is that over 25 days of devotional reading, you and your family will come into the Christmas season fully steeped in the meaning of Christmas and have a beautiful Christmas decoration to remind you of the journey. If your family is looking for something to make a more meaningful Christmas and retain the Christmas message amid all the jollity and distractions of the season, I can hardly think of a better idea."
"You can also access a website to print off ornaments to go along with the devotion, though we already had a set from when Voskamp provided a similar devotion online before this book was published."
"In any case, it's the kind of book where you can jump in and read "today's" chapter and not feel lost because you hadn't read for a few days (but I always wanted to catch up on what I missed because it was so worth it!)."
"Our women's group at church chose to read this book beginning December 1st up till Christmas to prepare our minds and hearts for Advent."
"Her writing flows like milk and honey, transporting you to the time Mary’s womb was swollen with Child, until the moment Christ was born and the three wise men visited him."
"Ann Voskamp is an incredibly gifted writer and her creative way of reminding you of old Truths will leave you inspired and better appreciating the season of Advent and the Jesse Tree!"
"Like in her previous book, "One Thousand Gifts," Ann Voskamp inspires thankfulness in the small & forgotten treasures."
"I did not like the poetic style in which this book was written..."