Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Meditations

The soliloquies were first sent out on a weekly basis via email to an ever-increasing mailing list. Many who received them expressed appreciation...

""Throw vayu up into space, abide as no-self in the par avastha of Kriya, remain only in Brahman with breath sealed in Brahman and do "yunjana." Via this, there will be "rechak"--meaning: you will be Still.""
--Yogiraj Lahiri Mahasaya from Commentary on Krishana-Yajurvediya Amritabindu...

Theologian and writer David Cunningham draws from novels, poems, and plays to give a resource for humans who face suffering, death, and new life. He provides a religious reading of important literary texts, with three studies for each of the three themes--drawn together by the weekly sequence of Friday-Saturday-Sunday and the events of Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday. These reflections on universal experiences are enriched by Cunningham's presentations of Christian perspectives which are significant resources for dealing with grief and pain, separation and absence, and...

Parents, friends of college-aged students, and teens leaving for college will find these meditations on the Psalms filled with wisdom and insight. They are inspirational, clearly written, and easy to use for daily devotions. Space is provided for journaling, inviting the reader to become personally involved with each Psalm text.

A Wesleyan Spiritual Reader provides resources for a 26-week devotional experience. The volume includes Scripture, spiritual readings (primarily quotes from the writings of John Wesley), and an essay by the author. This material is woven into a pattern for daily prayer and reflection. This devotional experience will lead readers to live with Wesley's ideas and spirit as a window or vehicle for reaching God. Among the 26 themes explored are: Scriptural Christianity; Life in Christ; Reaching Out to the Poor; The Means of Grace; Holiness of Life; Justifying Grace; The Ministry of All...

Over the last thirty years African American voices and perspectives have become essential to the study of the various theological disciplines. Writing out of their particular position in the North American context, African American thinkers have contributed significantly to biblical studies, theology, church history, ethics, sociology of religion, homiletics, pastoral care, and a number of other fields. Frequently the work of these African American scholars is brought together in the seminary curriculum under the rubric of the black church studies class. Drawing on these...

As we pass through the various stages of our life, change is the one constant. Our lives change, our bodies change, our situations change, and our response to these changes vary as well. Our spirituality takes on new aspects as we grow from child to teen and into adulthood, and with those changes, so too our prayer takes on new meaning, new intent, and new form. In Prayers for Later Years, William Rabior captures the concerns, themes, and tone of prayer that flow from a maturing faith born of our later years. Prayers of appreciation, prayers for healing, prayers for special people,...

Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart shows us that happiness doesn't come from any kind of acquisitiveness, be it material or psychological. Happiness comes from letting go. Weaving together the accumulated wisdom of his two worlds--Buddhism and Western psychotherapy--Epstein shows how "the happiness that we seek...

In times of crisis and confusion, Dr. Charles Stanley has learned the one phrase that can carry him through: -God, You are in control.- The peace he has experienced in life stems from that foundational belief. In Finding Peace, Dr. Stanley shares with readers how they, too, can experience an unshakeable peace which -passes all understanding.-

Filled with encouragement to lift the soul, Finding Peace offers insight on what causes us to live without God's peace in our lives, and how we can reverse course and open our hearts to receive it. Also, Stanley gives his...

Scripture records numerous conversations Jesus held around the dinner table: with Matthew and Zacchaeus; in Simon the Pharisee's home; and meals shared with his special friends Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. Also well-known are his feeding of the...