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c2008
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More than any other book of the last fifty years (and perhaps ever), the Harry Potter novels have captured the imagination of children and adults around the world. Yet no one has ever been able to unlock the secret of Harry's wild popularity... until now. Updated and expanded since its original publication as Looking for God in Harry Potter (and now containing final conclusions based on the entire series), How Harry Cast His Spell explains why the...
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[2012]
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New Age thinker Marianne Williamson reveals the spiritual principles that help people overcome financial stress and unleash the divine power of abundance. 505 0 $a The law of divine compensation -- The power of faith -- Making love the bottom line -- Transforming a negative sense of self -- Releasing anger -- Beyond guilt -- Facing our prejudice -- Spiritual surrender -- Transcending fear -- Positivity -- Job vs. calling -- Embracing abundance --...
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2021.
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"With each generation, we have drifted further and further away from our ability to recognize and connect with the source of our original design. In this modern world, we spend our attention in ways that benefit the powers that be, and not ourselves or the earth. But what if we called upon the knowledge of our roots to move us forward, individually and collectively as a society? Direct descendant of Grandpa Chief Sitting Bull and American Lakota spiritual...
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Full of larger-than-life characters, stunning acts of bravery, and heart-rending sacrifice, Tried by Fire narrates the rise and expansion of Christianity from an obscure regional sect to the established faith of the world's greatest empire, with influence extending from India to Ireland, Scandinavia to Ethiopia, and all points in between.William J. Bennett explores the riveting lives of saints and sinners, paupers and kings, merchants and monks who...
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[2020]
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"In Seven More Men, the sequel to the acclaimed Seven Men, #1 New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas offers more captivating stories of influential heroes. Profoundly inspiring, Metaxas reveals a gallery of historic figures who faced insurmountable challenges with extraordinary resolve"--
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2019
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Renowned grief counselor Stephen Levine tells us that long after an initial loss has passed and the period of grieving has ended an unattended sorrow lingers, accounting for a host of physical, emotional and spiritual maladies. It is not uncommon then for those with unresolved grief to lean toward addictions or dangerous behaviors or other forms of self-destruction. In Unattended Sorrow, Levine addresses the grief from fresh loss but also attends...
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2023.
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The Pax Romana has long been shorthand for the empires golden age. Stretching from Caledonia to Arabia, Rome ruled over a quarter of the worlds population. It was the wealthiest and most formidable state in the history of humankind. Pax is a captivating narrative history of Rome at the height of its power. From the gilded capital to realms beyond the frontier, historian Tom Holland shows ancient Rome in all its glory: Neros downfall, the destruction...
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2017.
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"After the American Civil War, while bodies still littered battlefields, the movement known as Spiritualism began to sweep across America as thousands of people, mostly from shock and grief, tried to make contact with the recently departed. The movement captivated Europe as well, especially England in the aftermath of the Great War and Great Influenza Epidemic. Prominent figures such as Charles Dickens, W.B. Yeats, and Queen Victoria were mesmerized....
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2022
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In A Time to Dance: Chasing Joy in Difficult Seasons, Shannon shares an intimate glimpse into her journey of drawing close to Jesus in the hard and letting Him pour through her heavy, broken and grieving heart. Her book provides an easy-to-follow outline of ways that we can truly clear the clutter, lean in, redefine who we are in Him, and refocus on where He is taking us, even in the most difficult seasons.
1030) Buddhist boot camp
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Buddhism is all about training the mind, and boot camp is an ideal training method for this generation's short attention span. The chapters in this small book can be read in any order, and are simple and easy to understand. Each story, inspirational quote, and teaching offers mindfulness-enhancing techniques that anyone can relate to.
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[2017].
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"To coincide with the bicentennial of Thoreau's birth in 2017, this thrilling, meticulous biography by naturalist and historian Kevin Dann fills a gap in our understanding of one modern history's most important spiritual visionaries by capturing the full arc of Thoreau's life as a mystic, spiritual seeker, and explorer in transcendental realms. This sweeping, epic biography of Henry David Thoreau sees Thoreau's world as the mystic himself saw it:...
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A New York Times best-selling author writes the first major biography of Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch watchmaker who saved the lives of hundreds of Jews during World War II--at the cost of losing her family and being sent to a concentration camp, only to survive, forgive her captors and live the rest of her life as a Christian missionary
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[2016]
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Does God speak? Is He speaking to you? The good news is, yes, He is speaking. And like a radio host broadcasting His voice into the airwaves, God speaks all the time. The question is, are we tuned into the right frequency? Morris reveals that God communicates with us in multiple ways, whether through the Bible, through circumstances, or even through a whisper. When we begin to understand the general and specific ways God speaks to us, then we can...
1035) Good and evil
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c2008
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The Ultimate Superhero Graphic Novel!! In the beginning… Before the first man was created, before the earth, the sun, the stars, even before light and time were created, there was God. He alone existed without beginning, but he was not alone. He communed with himself in harmonious love. But god wanted to share his life. He wanted friends and neighbors. The Bible tells us God created numerous kinds of angelic beings to offer praise around his throne....
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"On June 4th, 2019, country music singer Granger Smith was enjoying a final evening with his kids before heading to Nashville for the CMT Music Awards and his next tour. While helping his daughter London with her gymnastics, his youngest son fell into their pool. Granger did everything he could to get to him, but he was too late. River drowned, and Granger's world shattered. The days, weeks, and months that followed River's death sent Granger on...
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[2010]
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"In Brenda Peterson's picaresque memoir, Fundamentalism meets Deep Ecology. Peterson's childhood with her forest ranger father in the high Sierra led her to embrace the natural world, while at the same time, her Southern Baptist relatives prepared fervently and eagerly to leave this earthly life. Peterson survived fierce "sword drill" competitions over total recall of the Scriptures and awkward dinner table questions ("Will Rapture take the cat, too?")...
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"Speaker and Bible teacher Jennie Allen hears all the time from women who feel stuck in patterns of frustration and defeat. In her search for a solution, she's learned that the greatest spiritual battle of our generation is taking place between our ears. How we think shapes how we live. So it's crucial that we learn how to stop our spinning thoughts and refuse to be victims of toxic thinking patterns like victimhood, anxiety, and distraction. In this...