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A daily devotional inspired by the hymns of Charles Wesley, this new book paves the way for spiritual
pilgrimage throughout this sacred period of the Christian year. Wesley's lyrical theology and hymns
represent a monumental devotional treasure within both the Anglican and Methodist heritage.
Sacred texts from Wesley's Redemption Hymns and Resurrection Hymns are particularly well suited to the
themes of Lent and Easter. Selections from both these...
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With St. Alphonsus Liguori as your spiritual guide, The Road to Calvary: Daily Meditations for Lent and Easter will take you on the long difficult path Our Lord took to His death and crucifixion.
Drawing on the insights of the saints who have gone before him, Liguori adds his own insights into the events of the passion, death, and resurrection of the Lord so that you may truly enter the details of Christ's suffering and ultimate victory over death....
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For those seeking inspiration and devotion for Lent and beyond, A Path to Wholeness is an invitation to Lenten observance through Biblical passages and reflections.
The ache of the human heart has always been to be made whole. The thrust of the Christian hope is that it can only come to that wholeness by way of a personal relationship with God, through Christ. This book is intentionally written as an avenue towards deepening, strengthening, and for...
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¿Estás buscando en esta Cuaresma un camino de vuelta a la Iglesia o un impulso más vivo en tu fe?
Magnificat Especial Cuaresma 2024 es la ayuda perfecta.
El tiempo de Cuaresma apela a nuestras luchas y tristezas diarias, mostrando cómo la respuesta a todos los problemas de la vida se encuentra en el misterio de Jesucristo.
Este práctico librito ofrece una serie de reflexiones para guiarte a lo largo de cada día de la Cuaresma hacia el corazón...
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Lent for Everyone: Matthew, Year A provides readers with an inspirational guide through the Lenten season, from Ash Wednesday through the week after Easter. Popular biblical scholar and author N. T. Wright provides his own Scripture translation, brief reflection, and a prayer for each day of the season, helping readers ponder how the text is relevant to their own lives. By the end of the book, readers will have been through the entirety of Matthew,...
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These forty stirring devotions will guide and inspire readers as they move thematically through the weeks of Lent and Easter, encountering themes of prayerful reflection, self-denial, temptation, suffering, and the meaning of the cross. Passages from Dietrich Bonhoeffer's letters and sermons provide special encouragement as readers prepare themselves spiritually for Holy Week and Easter Sunday. Supplemented by an informative introduction to Bonhoeffer's...
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All About Easter: A Christian Family Book for Kids, Teenagers, and Adults is the perfect book for families looking to celebrate Easter in a meaningful and educational way. From the history of the holiday to creative crafts and recipes, this book has everything you need to create a memorable Easter experience for kids, teenagers, and adults alike. With beautiful illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions, this book will help you explore the true...
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Unsettling Lent: Following Jesus to the Cross is not your ordinary Lenten devotional. That's a good thing, given the ways Lent's radical meaning has been diminished by our culture's false promotion of religious complacency. By connecting the biblical story to present-day realities, it invites Christians to make Lent a season of solidarity and justice-seeking. In contrast to devotionals emphasizing personal spirituality and interior transformations,...
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How does Jesus' 40-days in the wilderness intersect with our own 21st-century "wilderness" experiences? In this new daily devotional readers will explore: What Jesus's experience teaches us about the gifts to be found in our modern wilderness experiences, How a spiritual drought can create a more meaningful Lent experience, What fasting, sacrifice, and tempation look like in our daily lives, and How we prepare to experience new life on the side of...
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Every Easter, the Oakenfield acorn family decorates eggs. This story follows the family and their nutty antics as they find the perfect eggs and decorate them with their own styles. From traditional Ukranian Pysanky eggs to splatter-painted ones, the family brings their unique ideas to this holiday activity. Readers will love to read about this creative and funny family and the way they celebrate Easter.
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Valuable not only for their sublime musical expression, the African American spirituals provide profound insights into the human condition and Christian life. Many spirituals focus on the climax of the Christian drama, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and the ways in which those events bring about the liberation of Gods people.
In these devotions for the season of Lent, Luke A. Powery leads the reader through the spirituals as they confront...
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Easter eggs... Easter bunnies... Easter candy. Children see animated characters, hear silly stories, and shout with glee in egg hunts during the spring "holiday" season. This book helps children see beyond the commercialism and grasp the true celebration of Easter. Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!
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To Be Held by the Light reclaims the individual's role in biblical exegesis by incorporating poeticism into a traditionally intellectual space to explore the intimate relationship between God and self. This collection simultaneously showcases a pastoral desire to stir up affections of the reader towards God and reflect a genuine desire to share beautifully what Den Bleyker has found to be beautiful in Scripture. These devotional poems linger, amplify,...
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When Jesus was preparing for a new phase of his ministry - or experiencing the final week - he went to Bethany, his holy retreat. Following that tradition, The Bethany Fellowships, a ministry of support for young clergy and congregations, have cultivated an intentional rhythm of life and ministry that empowers community, creativity, prayer, and resilience. This six-week-long Lenten daily devotional follows practices and relationships Jesus models...
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Guaranteed to breathe new life into your walk with God, this 90-day devotional-with entries for March, April, and May-will reawaken your spirit through famous quotes, inspirational readings, meaningful prayers, and targeted scriptures.
Whether you're looking for those first signs of new life to burst through the soil, hunting Easter eggs with the kiddos, or seeking a closer relationship with Jesus, it seems we're all searching for something to bring...
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On a seven mile journey from Jerusalem to Emmaus, the resurrected Jesus captivated two travelers with stories from the Old Testament pointing to his life and death. Walking with Jesus through the Old Testament invites readers to embark on this journey with Christ throughout the Lenten season. Stroble imagines what Jesus would have said to his companions and guides readers along the way with forty-six devotions referencing the Old Testament. A prayer...
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In 40 Days, 40 Prayers, 40 Words, Reyes-Chow encourages readers to pause in the bustle of their daily lives to reflect, engage, and share during the Lenten season. Forty devotions are each framed around a word inspired by the daily lectionary readings and include a short scriptural passage, inspirational prayer, and reflection. Readers who feel too busy for daily engagement ...
18) Living into Lent
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The Lenten journey is a shared journeyChristians join with others along the way of faith, following Jesus and seeking to live out the will and purpose of God.Living into Lent,written by noted theologian, educator, and author Donald K. McKim, sets aside time during the Lenten season for readers to reflect on their Christian identities, listen to Gods Word and will, and engage in practices that deepen the Christian experience through discipleship.
Whether...
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"The gates of Jerusalem stood open when the camel and his master arrived, late in the
afternoon. They had traveled for many days, returning again to the lands they'd visited
many years before, searching again for the holy one who'd drawn them."
He Is Not Here follows Astor the camel and his last master as they return to the Holy
Land, seeking again the blessed one born under that star so many years ago.
Astor and the last wise man follow...
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God is often at work through the ordinary: ordinary people, ordinary objects, ordinary grace. Through the ordinary, God communicates epiphanies, salvation, revelation, and reconciliation. It is through the mundane that we hear Gods quiet voice.
In this devotion for the season of Lent, Jill J. Duffield draws readers attention to ten ordinary objects that Jesus would have encountered on his way to Jerusalem: dust, bread, the cross, coins, shoes,...
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