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First published anonymously in 1418, Thomas à Kempis's The Imitation of Christ is a classic Christian devotional work that has been read through the ages by such notable figures as Sir Thomas More, John Wesley, and Pope John Paul I. A meditation on spiritual life, it offers instructions for renouncing worldly vanity and discovering eternal truths with the goal of living out the teachings of Jesus by taking inspiration from his life.

For 30 years, author Karen Anna Vogel has lived near the Amish, considered a "Trusted English Friend". She passes on inspirational experiences about the Amish culture in her novels, but readers want more. So, in this 31 Day ‘challenge’ Karen shares all she’s gleaned so far. Book Table of Contents Day 1 Faith Day 2 Commitment Day 3 Community spirit Day 4 Simple Life Day 5 Deep character and enduring values Day 6 Serenity Prayer Day 7 Downsize Day 8 Organized Bliss Day 9 Read Amish Books Day 10 Daddy Time Day 11 Garden Day 12 Gelassenheit Day 13 Volunteer Day 14 Small Business Day 15 ...

With so much happening in the world, are you looking for goodness and guidance? This year-long devotional contains a collection of encouraging quotes, stories, prayers, and teachings from the beloved Mother Teresa. Her daily guidance continues to reach the needs and circumstances of those who are thirsty for inspiration and spiritual nourishment in entries that are easy to understand and absorb.

Healing the Soul of a Woman delved deeply into Joyce Meyer's personal story and the journey of healing for all women. Despite suffering from years of abuse, abandonment, and betrayal by those closest to her, Joyce firmly believes a woman who has been deeply hurt by life's circumstances can be healed, heart and soul. Now, in this companion devotional, Joyce will guide you through 90 daily devotionals to encourage you through whatever obstacles may be holding you back from finding your true destiny. God can heal your pain, and He wants to do this in you.

With contagious faith, pastor Steve Austin takes you on a biblical journey through the healing promises found in Scripture, empowering you to stand firm as you wait for your breakthrough. Filled with miracle testimonies, prayers, and practical application, this hope-infused forty-day devotional provides a holistic battle plan for overcoming sickness, including how to partner with God in your healing process, expand your faith, wield the weapon of prayer every day, take hold of biblical promises for your life, and receive divine healing.

The Songs of Jesus by Timothy Keller offers inspiration every day for an entire year based on the book of Psalms. Few authors have the loyal audience that Timothy Keller has. Penguin has sold more than two million copies of his books. His many fans have been waiting for him to write a daily devotional in the tradition of Sarah Young's Jesus Calling. Each day, listeners will encounter a fresh, inspiring lesson from one of the most beloved books in the Bible.

This is a really inspiring book. It gets you focused on your dreams and goals with very simple to understand directions. We encourage everyone to read and apply the information with a spirit of enthusiasm and watch your life change!

Anyone involved in organized worship has probably seen what worship can be, and they've wondered: How can we tap into that transformative spirit more often? How can we overcome the problems of urgency, fatigue, and the temptation to just go through the motions? How can we gather before God, consistently ready to receive his presence? In Before We Gather, Zac Hicks—author of the best-selling book The Worship Pastor—provides a unique year-long devotional that focuses the attention of worship teams and individuals on God.

These days, society tells women they can buy self-care in a store or cross it off a to-do list. In this forty-day devotional, Tiffany Bluhm invites women into a deeper, more meaningful understanding of self-care that includes faith, rest, joy, lament, collaboration, and empowerment. Bluhm shows how self-care is critical to women's spiritual growth and empowerment to make a difference in the world.

In his landmark book The Universal Christ, Richard Rohr articulated a transformative view of what it means to recognize Jesus as "Christ" - as a portrait of God's constant, unfolding work in the world. Now, in partnership with Patrick Boland, a psychotherapist and member of Rohr's Center for Action and Contemplation community, he invites listeners to engage with the themes of the book through spiritual practice.

Dale J. Brown, PhD, will never forget the day his wife left him. Her declaration caught Brown off guard. Suddenly he was just a statistic: another divorced man. In the dark days that followed, Brown felt alone and bereft of meaning. Dale reached out to his good friend Ken, a psychotherapist. With Ken’s help—and insistence that Brown not be alone at this time—Brown found his intense agony abating. But he still had much grief to process. Brown is not alone. Men who are separated or divorced have a rate of suicide nearly 40 percent higher than that of married men, and even those who do ...

Beloved evangelist Billy Graham understood the flurry of modern life and the constant temptation of busyness. In a world in which everyone seems to be rushing to finish their to-do list, answer their emails, and respond to their cell phones, peace is still possible. In Peace for Each Day, a 365-day devotional, Graham shares God's gentle, reassuring promise of spiritual calm.

In More Power to You, Margaret Feinberg exposes these false beliefs and shows you that the places of your deepest hurts can become wellsprings of your greatest healing. Here Margaret shares the daily practice that has been so life changing for her: the 90-Second Daily Declaration Challenge. You'll launch into each day by listening to and reciting the Daily Declaration aloud, paying attention to what the Holy Spirit may be highlighting for you. Then you'll go through the weekly devotions that examine each line of the Daily Declaration.

On many occasions throughout the history of the Catholic Church, God has provided visible proof of the invisible reality of the real presence of Jesus Christ in the holy eucharist. In Eucharistic Miracles, Joan Carroll Cruz documents 36 such miracles. Finally, it also recounts miraculous eucharistic phenomena in the lives of saints: saints who lived with only the eucharist for sustenance, received communication miraculously, or experienced raptures, ecstasies, levitations, visions, locutions, and more.

Many people are crying out to Jesus, but few are regularly fellowshipping with the Holy Spirit. Yet the Holy Spirit dwells in our spirits. We are his temple (1 Cor. 6:19), and he is our comforter, counselor, helper, intercessor, advocate, strengthener, and standby (John 14:26, AMP). The Holy Spirit leads and guides us into all truth - including the truth about our beautiful savior (John 16:13). And the Holy Spirit is speaking to us more than we know.

Whether we’re taking a grand leap toward our life’s dream or a small step out of bed, we can only find the courage we need to move forward when we stay at the feet of Jesus. Tasha Cobbs Leonard learned this truth throughout the incredible wins of her music career, her battles with depression and infertility, and her times of doubt and insecurity. In this emboldening devotional, Leonard offers sixty empowering reflections with prayers and Scripture verses to help you.

This 40-day devotional from Brian "Head" Welch, former lead guitarist of Korn and the New York Times best-selling author of Save Me From Myself, is an intimate tour through the Bible passages that have meant the most to him on his trying journey from substance abuse to salvation. Save Me From Myself, Welch's self-effacing story his against addiction and his reawakening to divine love, has made the metal band icon into a hero of Christian rock.

Gain a fresh perspective of God's amazing story through the eyes of fifty-two remarkable women in Scripture. This updated and expanded year-long devotional draws you into the stories of 52 prominent (and not-so-prominent) women in the Bible. From Eve to the Proverbs 31 woman, you'll learn more about their struggles to live with faith and courage. And you'll see that their stories aren't far from our own.

A companion to the number one New York Times best seller The Daniel Plan, this 365-day devotional provides the heartfelt insight you need to take your health to the next level. Feast on something bigger than a fad. Motivational tips, Scripture passages, food for thought, and a special note from Rick Warren lead the way to transformation for the long haul.

Jesus used things like a lily, sparrow, and sheep to teach about the kingdom of God. And in the Old Testament, God repeatedly describes himself and his saving work in relation to physical things such as a rock, horn, or eagle. In God of All Things, pastor and author Andrew Wilson invites you to rediscover God in this way, too - through ordinary, everyday things. He explores the idea of a material world and presents a variety of created marvels that reveal the gospel in everyday life and fuel worship and joy in God.