The 40-Day Journey with Joan Chittister introduces Joan Chittister, a Benedictine nun who lives in Erie, Pennsylvania and is best known for her spiritual writing and her powerful actions for peace and justice. The 40-Day Journey series invites readers to take a personal spiritual journey with a Christian leader from the past or present. Each book begins with a short introduction to the life of the leader and then offers forty chapters, each of which includes a reading from the subject's writings, scripture selections from the Bible, a journal-writing exercise, and a prayer. Each book is a...
The 40-Day Journey with Joan Chittister introduces Joan Chittister, a Benedictine nun who lives in Erie, Pennsylvania and is best known for her spirit...
These resources focus on an influential church leader and include passages from Scripture and opportunities to reflect and pray. The texts are ideal for use during Advent or Lent.
These resources focus on an influential church leader and include passages from Scripture and opportunities to reflect and pray. The texts are ideal f...
For Madeleine L' Engle, the world is full of beauty, mystery, grace - intimations of the divine. Editor Isabel Anders draws from the best of L' Engle's fiction, non-fiction and poetry to invite the reader on a 40-day journey of incredible richness. Includes a short introduction to L' Engle's life and work, questions to draw the reader into her spiritual world, journaling suggestions and daily prayers. This 40-day journey is an invitation to personal meditation and/or group discussion. An inspiring journey to take at any time, especially through the seasons of Advent and Lent.
For Madeleine L' Engle, the world is full of beauty, mystery, grace - intimations of the divine. Editor Isabel Anders draws from the best of L' Engle'...
A 40-Day Journey with Gerard Manley Hopkins introduces the poetry of the 19th century English Jesuit priest Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889). His poetry speaks to contemporary Christians about spiritual conversion, consolation, and desolation. Through his poetry, Hopkins (1) rejoices in a personal experience of the God we know, love, and serve through faith in Jesus Christ, (2) celebrates the divine life manifest in creation, and (3) laments the existential and spiritual despair of the faithful disciple feeling abandoned by God.
A 40-Day Journey with Gerard Manley Hopkins introduces the poetry of the 19th century English Jesuit priest Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889). His poe...
Howard Thurman was an influential American author, philosopher, theologian, educator, and civil rights leader. Strongly influenced by his grandmother, a former slave, who raised him and a Quaker mystic under whom he studied, Thurman adopted a philosophy of activism rooted in faith, guided by spirit, and maintained in peace. Editor Donna Schaper selects forty inspiring passages from the works of this spiritual advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to accompany readers on their own spiritual journeys. Ideal for traveling through the seasons of Advent and Lent.
Howard Thurman was an influential American author, philosopher, theologian, educator, and civil rights leader. Strongly influenced by his grandmother,...
In this slim volume, the legendary wisdom of this American poet, educator, historian, actress, director, and civil-rights activist is clearly evident in her own words. Editor Schaper has selected 40 inspiring passages for readers to ponder while taking a spiritual journey with Angelou.
In this slim volume, the legendary wisdom of this American poet, educator, historian, actress, director, and civil-rights activist is clearly evident ...
