Best Christian Prayer Books
Stormie Omartian shares how God can strengthen your marriage as you pray for your husband concerning key areas in his life, including... According to Omartian, a marriage's success depends upon "laying down all claim to power in and of yourself, and relying on God's power to transform you, your husband, your circumstances, and your marriage."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"In years past, I’ve heard about “The Power of a Praying Wife.” The Holy Spirit led me to check it out. Each day I pray, the chapter’s topic just so happens to coincide with what my man is going through and/or addresses a pressing issue about his character. I personally appreciate this book because it is helping me to keep my focus/contentment on Christ, pray instead of nag, and address my own character flaws as I study the provided scriptures."
"Definitely recommend this book to anyone who needs help praying specific prayers for their spouse, and marriage!"
"So glad we chose this book and the accompanying study guide."
"We have survived and grown together as a couple, and without a doubt this book was the guide I needed to be a strong wife and reconnect with my husband."
"Stormie covers all the bases in this book of prayers for a Christian wife."
"There is a prayer at the end of each chapter and there are 31 chapters!"
"ITS NOT THE FULL BOOK!"
"This book not only provides prayers but tells of her story as well which strengthens my faith seeing I am not alone."
The Scripture, prayers, and reflections in Sacred Space: The Prayer Book will inspire you to a richer daily spiritual experience throughout the liturgical year and invite you to develop a closer relationship with God. The Irish Province of the Society of Jesus (the Irish Jesuits), founders of the www.sacredspace.ie, has provided a trusted online prayer guide since 1999.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"A great way to start your day: a scripture reading and short, pithy reflections on the reading."
"Outstanding daily reflection ."
"My husband has used this book for years, I always have to remember to reorder it in November!"
"Follow the liturgical year with daily devotions."
"As someone who has written and taught Ignatian spirituality, I find Sacred Space to be a rich resource--but also very accessible for busy lay people like me."
"This is produced by Irish Jesuits and makes an nice addition to your bedside to read first thing in the morning to get your day started right."
"This is my favorite devotional."
Prayers for use by the laity in waging spiritual warfare from the public domain and the Church's treasury.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Highly recommended book for families struggling with generational spiritual problems, as Father gives a good explanation of the devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows in the introduction."
"This book is a real treasure."
"Absolutely love the new prayers !"
"Those who know of Father Ripperger's work to heal afflicted souls for the glory of God have been waiting for this work."
"Great book, we need more of these good traditions made known!"
Best Christian Sacraments
--This text refers to an alternate Kindle Edition edition. If you have not yet experienced Confession as a wonderful, personal encounter with Christ; if you do not yet look forward to going to Confession with the same eagerness and expectation with which you receive Holy Communion, this book is for you. In 7 Secrets of Confession , he addresses the most misunderstood sacrament of the Church, and his readers will never look at confession the same way again. Taking the intimidation factor out of this great sacrament, he brings it into new relevancy for today's Catholics and helps us realize that confession is not something we have to do; it's something we get to do. In 7 Secrets of Confession , he addresses the most misunderstood sacrament of the Church, and his readers will never look at confession the same way again. Taking the intimidation factor out of this great sacrament, he brings it into new relevancy for today's Catholics and helps us realize that confession is not something we have to do; it's something we get to do.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"For instance, the fact that confession is all about healing and is an ongoing process. This is a book you will want everyone to benefit from so order more than one copy."
"Mr. Flynn, by the grace of God and a boat-load of behind-the-scenes work, has done for me in 180 pages what I was unable to do for myself in 9 years of studying the Catholic faith as an adult convert; he's made me eager to participate in a Sacrament that I once dreaded. As a side note, this book may make you want to buy copies of the Catechism of the Catholic Church as well as the Diary of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska by the time you finish due to the author's numerous references to both."
"This book made me want to read more of Vinny Flynn's books too."
"I read this book and used the workbook in a bible study."
"It's great for everyone."
"It begins with the word if: "If we confess our sin, He is faithful and just to forgive our sin and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." And delivers it all with humor and good writing that keeps you reading instead of frowning Pharisee style."
"If anybody doesn't understand the need for confession read this beautifully written book by Vinny Flynn."
"This is so basic, not for anyone who is beyond the beginner stage of the Catholic Faith."
Best Christian Catechisms
The full, complete exposition of Catholic doctrine and the essential elements of the faith are presented, enabling everyone to know what the Church professes, celebrates, lives, and prays in her daily life.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"it will help me increase my knowledge and faith."
"excellent service/product."
"Awesome resource for life."
"Excellent gift for confirmation."
"I learned things I did not know."
"Very pleased with my purchase."
Best Christian Rites & Ceremonies
Jesus Always, the new 365-day devotional from bestselling author Sarah Young, was written as part of Sarah Young’s exploration of the promises of joy in scripture. Written as if Jesus Himself is speaking directly to the reader, Jesus Always invites you into a new way of living—a life of joy. Hall-of-Fame center BILL RUSSELL, widely considered the greatest team player of all time, won 11 championships in 13 seasons with the Boston Celtics.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"For the past several months, I've been attending a mom's group at church and one day they were giving away the Jesus Calling devotional by Sarah Young. When I started searching Sarah Young on here, I came across the Jesus Always devotional as one of the top results since it is a new release. After traveling for awhile and dealing with illness, Sarah Young strives to find joy in her everyday life so she wrote this particular devotional with that in mind. It's the perfect size to stick in your purse if you need something positive and uplifting to read when you are at work or out and about and it makes a great gift."
"Very good for the soul, every one should read it to make an informed opinion for themselves."
"Sarah writes in the voice of Jesus in the same way A. J. Russell did with his classic devotional "God Calling" whose writings inspire Sarah. Using the voice of Jesus personalizes Scripture for readers in ways that other devotions do not and Jesus’ words are always italicized."
"Her other books have been good, but this one speaks to me as much as "Jesus Calling"."
"It is always good to start the day with God."
"So beautiful to read each morning and start your day with a great reminder that God's got your problems and you're blessed to have His word to guide you."
"Another great spiritual book from Sarah Young."
"I am really enjoying this devotional."
Best Christian Monasticism & Asceticism
It tells of the growing restlessness of a brilliant and passionate young man whose search for peace and faith leads him, at the age of twenty-six, to take vows in one of the most demanding Catholic orders--the Trappist monks. In 1941, a brilliant, good-looking young man decided to give up a promising literary career in New York to enter a monastery in Kentucky, from where he proceeded to become one of the most influential writers of this century. The best reason to read The Seven Storey Mountain , however, may be the one Merton provided in his introduction to its Japanese translation: "I seek to speak to you, in some way, as your own self.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"fantastic copy of the 1st edition, excellent condition -- and the book/story is riveting."
"This is one of the very best books out of many hundreds that I have read."
"The 50th edition of The Seven Storey Mountain has added information pertinent to understanding Merton from the publisher Giroux and Shannon."
"Truly inspirational for me at a time of deepening spiritual faith."
"Fascinating read!"
"I found the early narration rather tedious trekking from home to home, in and out of schools with mixed anecdotal commentary on Merton's early life and adolescence."
"This famous autobiography chronicles the author's life from childhood up to the point as a young man he makes the bold decision to enter the Trappist order. Eventually his love for God becomes a passion of awesome proportions, enabling him to bring his life into a wonderous balance, inspiring him to write some of the most influential religious reflections of our age or perhaps any age."
Best Christian Meditation Worship & Devotion
Visions of an angry, distant, moral scorekeeper or a supernatural Santa Claus handing out cosmic lottery tickets to those who attend the right church or say the right prayer dominate our culture. Richard Rohr (with Mike Morrell) points readers to an unlikely opening beyond this divinity impasse: the at-times forgotten, ancient mystery of the Trinity—God as utterly one, yet three. Seriously friends, this is Richard in peak form, doing what he does best: showing you how the best ideas for the future have actually been here, in the Jesus tradition, the whole time. In these pages it’s the Trinity—that old familiar word—that suddenly gets infused with insight and electricity as you see just how practical and helpful and healing and inspiring and provocative and dangerous this conception of the Divine is. The Divine Dance is an example of why Rohr has had such a profound influence on so many Christians seeking to balance reason and mystery, action and contemplation, not to mention faith and real life. —Nadia Bolz-Weber, Accidental Saints The Divine Dance is a joyful plunge into what is often dry academic mystery. Richard Rohr shares his exploration into the sacred and challenges us all to come along on the nourishing journey to community.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Franciscan priest Richard Rohr considers The Divine Dance the most important book he has ever written. “…this ‘whole creation itself … [is being] brought into the same glorious freedom as the children of God’ and is ‘groaning in one great act of giving birth’” (page 114). The book ends with a quote from Catherine of LaCugna: “The very nature of God, therefore, is to seek out the deepest possible communion and friendship with every last creature on this earth” (page 194). I highly recommend this book for people of all faiths who seek inspiration for living in our current time of increasing interconnectedness."
"Then when I was faced with what seemed like unbearable challenges in my own life, it became vital to my sanity and survival to "own" my faith instead of simply competing for first place among my peers for being the holiest appearing of them all. It wasn't THAT dramatic, but I desperately needed to re-assess what I actual did believe, and rid myself of the toxic burdon of man made dogmas that had poisoned my heart. All of them pointing to the reality that our acceptance and eternal love in the heart of our Father has nothing to do with how good or bad we are, how many religious "buzz phrases" we have memorized .... but simply because of Who HE is .. and his provision for our placement as sons and daughters in and through Christ."
"The beauty of the flow of love between the members of the Trinity, the flow of Trinitarian love in believers, and the flow of Trinitarian love through believers to the world was made so clear and so exciting."
"I've been taking my time reading Rohr's text."
"Rohr explores the mystical heart of Christianity with a bold and wholly accessible book on that most enigmatic and ignored doctrine of the Holy Trinity."