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What would you give to have Jesus with you — with you as He once was with people in the long ago? When reading about Him have you not felt that you were reading of an absent person — one whom you would see in the next life, but not here? If you love a person very dearly you cannot bear to be away from him; you feel that by staying away you wrong the loved one as well as yourself. I do not see how Jesus could love me very much and willingly be absent from me. I do not feel satisfied when told that He sees me; I want to see Him. Reading of Jesus in the Bible makes people hungry to have ...

Are you sometimes perplexed with Jesus’s teaching? Do you really want what he wants? Bestselling author Kyle Idleman reveals that the key to the abundant life Jesus promised lies in embracing His inside-out way of life. As he examines Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount, Kyle unpacks the many counter-intuitive truths, including: brokenness is the way to wholeness, mourning is the path to blessing, and emptiness is required in order to know true fullness. Ultimately you will discover how Jesus transforms you as you begin to live out these paradoxical principles.

Immerse yourself in the New Testament Epistles and Book of Revelation as they are read by some of country music’s biggest stars. Whether it’s fourteen-time GRAMMY and eight-time CMA and ACM winner Ricky Skaggs reading Hebrews, New Artist of the Year Lauren Alaina reading James, or two-time GRAMMY award winner Randy Owen reading Romans, you will find encouragement and faith as you listen to Scripture read by some of your favorite performers.

Este libro tiene por objetivo que el lector pueda descubrir y vivir la Divina Misericordia en su vida. En la primera parte se propone la oración más conocida a la Divina Misericordia, la Coronilla, con la novedad de añadir un versículo bíblico antes de cada petición de misericordia para ayudarnos a profundizar más en este misterio.En la segunda parte el autor selecciona 12 reflexiones extraídas del Diario de Santa Faustina y de los Papas Francisco, Benedicto XVI y San Juan Pablo II, para comprender mejor la misericordia de Dios con nosotros.

When you feel your soul being afflicted with anxiety and turmoil, return to Scripture to find rest. Listening to the Gospels enhanced with peaceful instrumental music in the background will restore the calm your heart needs.

My Catholic Life! now offers two complete four-volume series of daily Gospel reflections that cover the entire liturgical year. Each four-volume series can be used from year to year, since every Gospel option is covered in each series. Advent and Christmas Reflections is Volume One in the second four-volume series. As a devotional it is a great resource for daily meditation and prayer offering reflections on the Gospel of the day in a practical, faithful and down-to-earth way. It is formatted in such a way that it can be used for any liturgical year, offering reflections on every Gospel ...

The Carols of Christmas is a heart-warming devotional inspired by some of the most beloved Christmas carols of all time. Inside, you’ll enjoy a fresh glimpse of some of the same joyful and nostalgic melodies you sing every year now set to personal reflections in this 28-day devotional journey.

We’re living in crazy times. If a filmmaker gave you a script that described the state of the world today, you’d probably think it was too crazy. No one would believe that this could happen! But, here we are - living in a crazy time. Everyone feels like the rug has been pulled out from under their feet. There seems to be a new thing to react to every minute.

Enjoy this four-week collection of unique meditations on key scriptures from the Song of Solomon by Charles H. Spurgeon (1834 - 1892), one of the most popular authors all time. Taken from his celebrated "Morning and Evening" meditations, these devotional readings offer Christians of all denominations an uplifting dose of Charles Spurgeon's wit and wisdom as he meditates on the deeper meaning of key scriptures.

With modern scholarship applied to ancient texts, the NRSVue is designed to help listeners explore the meanings of ancient texts in light of the cultures that produced them with unprecedented readability, accessibility, and inclusivity.

Sus padres de creencia católica la instruyeron en el conocimiento de Dios y de muy temprana edad empezó a buscar de Dios. Pero ella nunca imaginó que, a la edad de 12 años, su padre empezara a visitar una iglesia cristiana pentecostal y entonces es cuando ella empezó a comprometerse con Dios y desarrollar un espíritu de servicio al prójimo.

When you're serious about following Christ, you long to become more like Him. You also know that the Bible contains the life-changing truths that will help you reach that goal. Face to Face: Praying the Scriptures for Spiritual Growth helps you turn your devotional times into a daily experience of transformation. Adapting and personalizing select Bible passages, Dr. Kenneth Boa offers you a refreshing and encouraging way to "renew your mind".

“Why me?” is the cry I hear most often in my work as a hospice chaplain. I’m not a theologian, but through my encounters with people who are elderly, disabled, dying, and bereaved - and through my own quest for peace - Jesus’ teachings known as the Beatitudes have become essential. They describe the attributes of God’s people: God is with those who suffer, those beaten down by life and rejected by the world.

This series of short devotionals from popular author and speaker Paul David Tripp encourages Christians to experience the life-giving message of the gospel every day. Each book contains 40 daily passages curated from the best-selling devotional New Morning Mercies and focused on a particular theme essential to the Christian life. Short enough to listen to in 5 minutes or less, each meditation will encourage listeners to treasure the life-changing truths of God’s word more fully.

No matter your place in life, this inspiring collection of devotional readings is designed to bring you daily to a special place of renewal— to help you pause and gaze "unto the hills" for help and inspiration. Each of the readings in this inspiring collection was distilled from a lifetime of study and ministry. This devotional supplies food for thought about living fruitfully and joyfully in an often-fretful world.

Jesus simplifies our need down to one word: connection. If you feel like everything is spinning out of control amid the increasing disconnection and isolation of our daily lives, Jesus' words in John 15:5 on how to live will change your life. On the night before he was arrested, he told his followers, "I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can't do anything."

A Heavenly Conference is Richard Sibbes' exposition of the memorable meeting that took place on the first Easter Sunday when the risen Christ met Mary Magdalene at the empty tomb. Though only a few words were exchanged between the Lord and Mary, Sibbes saw in them the gospel in a nutshell. A Heavenly Conference is a wonderfully original treatment of the doctrine of the believer's union with Christ. It is written by a loving and tender-hearted pastor whose main aim is to help believers enjoy the comfort that comes from knowing that Jesus' God and Father is our God and Father too.

Atheists often level charges at the God of the Bible as being angry and hateful. They claim that God condones genocide, that he is a cruel and oppressive megalomaniac, but this doesn’t seem to match what Christians claim about him being a God of love. How can a God who provides and saves also wipe out entire nations?

Two of the books of the scriptures that should be studied daily are the book of Proverbs and the book of Psalms. The book of Proverbs will show one how to be biblically wise in the things of the Lord. That book is primarily for spiritual guidance in this existence. But even an ungodly person will prosper by studying and applying its principles. In the same sense, the book of Psalms will also benefit anyone who studies it on a regular basis. The reason that the psalms are so valuable is because they are experiential. One can read exactly how David had felt while he was running from a king ...

In the Footsteps of the Savior is an invitation to come alongside bestselling author and pastor Max Lucado as he shares key teachings from the Gospels and Acts on the people and places that shaped Jesus' life. Max weaves together in-depth teachings with reflections on his time in the Holy Land, guiding you through the events that took place at these places in Israel.