Sabbatical Journey: The Diary of His Final Year
10 best books like Sabbatical Journey: The Diary of His Final Year (Henri J.M. Nouwen): UnClobber, Practicing Resurrection: A Memoir of Work, Doubt, Discernment, and Moments of Grace, Jesus Freak: Feeding, Healing, Raising the Dead, Disquiet Time: Rants and Reflections on the Good Book by the Skeptical, the Faithful, and a Few Scoundrels, The Attentive Life: Discerning God's Presence in All Things, Seeking Enlightenment... Hat by Hat: A Skeptic's Path to Religion, The Spirit of Food: Thirty-Four Writers on Feasting and Fasting Toward God, God's Joyful Surprise: Finding Yourself Loved, Hidden Inheritance: Family Secrets, Memory, and Faith, The Cup of Our Life: A Guide for Spiritual Growth
Churches in America are experiencing an unprecedented fracturing due to their belief and attitude toward the LGBT community. Armed with only six passages in the Bible often known as the clobber passages the conservative Christian position has been one that stands against the full inclusion of our...
| Author | Nora Gallagher |
| ISBN | 0375705635 |
In the highly praised memoir Things Seen and Unseen, Nora Gallagher reflected on a year of spiritual renewal and the fact of mortality with uncommon wisdom and grace. We rejoin her in Practicing Resurrection as Gallagher searches for direction in the wake of her brother’s death. A desire to reclaim...
| Author | Sara Miles |
| ISBN | 0470481668 |
"I came late to Christianity," writes Sara Miles, "knocked upside down by a mid-life conversion centered around eating a literal chunk of bread. I hadn't decided to profess an article of doctrine, but discovered a force blowing uncontrollably through the world."In this new book, Sara Miles tells...
| Author | Jennifer Grant |
| ISBN | 1455578827 |
An engaging and hilarious collection that encourages readers to tackle those strange, awkward, worrying, yet endlessly compelling passages of the Bible. The Bible is full of not-so-precious moments, from murder and mayhem, to sex and slavery. Now, an incredible cast of contributors tackles the...
| Author | Leighton Ford |
| ISBN | 0830835164 |
Your attention, please. That's what God wants, Leighton Ford discovered. It's the path to becoming like Christ. Distractions, fear and busyness were keeping Ford from seeing God's work in and around him. He was missing God. So he began a journey of longing and looking for God. And it started with paying...
| Author | Nevada Barr |
| ISBN | 0425196038 |
A refreshingly honest spiritual exploration from the New York Times bestselling author of the Anna Pigeon novels.
Actor, adventuress, seeker of truth, and author of the New York Times bestselling Anna Pigeon mystery series, Nevada Barr beckons readers to share her spiritual search for...
| Author | Leslie Leyland Fields |
| ISBN | 1608995925 |
Description: You are invited to a feast for the senses and the spirit! Thirty-four adventurous writers open their kitchens, their recipe files, and their hearts to illustrate the many unexpected ways that food draws us closer to God, to community, and to creation. All bring a keen eye and palette to...
| Author | Sue Monk Kidd |
| ISBN | 0060645814 |
The bestselling author's inspiring account of her spiritual journey into discovering the love of God.
"Beautifully written . . . the message and challenge of the book is profound. . . . This book will awaken your longing and set you off on your own spiritual journey."—Today's Christian Woman
"A...
| Author | Heidi B. Neumark |
| ISBN | 1630881244 |
A shocking discovery of hidden family secrets leads to profound revelations of faith.
Heidi Neumark’s life changed when a few computer keystrokes exposed a generation of family secrets. Late one night while her family slept, Neumark discovered her hidden Jewish heritage—and uncovered...
| Author | Joyce Rupp |
| ISBN | 0877936250 |
I purchased this book along with the members of our church to use for a daily devotional during Lent. That made it more special, since I knew each day that others I knew were reading the same devotional. Rupp centers the book around a teacup or coffee cup or mug of your choosing and uses scripture to teach...
| Author | David Dark |
| ISBN | 0310286182 |
Is Your God Big Enough to Be Questioned? The freedom to question is an indispensable and sacred practice that is absolutely vital to the health of our communities.According to author David Dark, when religion won’t tolerate questions, objections, or differences of opinion, and when it only brings...
| Author | Tony Jones |
| ISBN | 0787994715 |
What the "Emergent Church Movement" is all about-and why it matters to the future of Christianity Following on the questions raised by Brian McLaren in A New Kind of Christian, Tony Jones has written an engaging exploration of what this new kind of Christianity looks like. Writing "dispatches" about...
| Author | Michael Ford |
| ISBN | 0385493738 |
Henri Nouwen, a Dutch Roman Catholic priest, was one of the most beloved and important spiritual writers of the twentieth century. Since his death in 1996, his stature has only increased; and his books, including The Inner Voice of Love, The Wounded Healer, and The Return of the Prodigal Son, have become...
| Author | Richard J. Foster |
| ISBN | 0060836970 |
Too often, our study of the Bible focuses on searching for specific information or some formula that will solve our pressing needs of the moment. But what if we approached the Bible differently, and instead of transforming the text to meet our needs, allowed it to transform us?
That's exactly...
| Author | Diana Butler Bass |
| ISBN | 0062328549 |
The headlines are clear: religion is on the decline in America as many people leave behind traditional religious practices. Diana Butler Bass, leading commentator on religion, politics, and culture, follows up her acclaimed book Christianity After Religion by arguing that what appears to be a decline...
| Author | Josh Packard |
| ISBN | 1470725924 |
As millions of church members fall into inactivity each year, they've probably also started skipping church on Sunday.
We need answers—not statistics. We need to understand and hear from people who are leaving church so we can find a way to turn around the trend.
This book uses...
| Author | Mitri Raheb |
| ISBN | 1626980659 |
Growing up in conservative Christian culture, it was taken for granted that we (individuals, Christians, America) need to support Israel. The creation of Israel was a miracle, a herald of the end-times. Israel remains God's chosen people. Any who attack Israel are attacking God and will be punished.
Over...
| Author | Frederick Buechner |
| ISBN | 0060611391 |
In Wishful Thinking, the first book in his much-loved lexical trilogy, Frederick Buechner puts the language of God, the universe, and the human spirit under his wry linguistic microscope. In his often ironic and always keen-sighted reflections on such terms as agnostic, envy, love, and sin, he invited...
| Author | Philip Yancey |
| ISBN | 0310243130 |
Insights from Philip Yancey’s personal pilgrimage away from and back to the church. Why are there so many more professing Christians than churchgoing Christians? Is it because something is wrong with the church? In his candid, thought-provoking manner, award-winning author Philip Yancey reveals...
Lifestories: Finding God's "Voice of Truth" Through Everyday Life
| Author | Mark Hall |
| ISBN | 1558970088 |
Mark Hall is a master of words, rhyme, passion, and honesty, and he writes about all of the different things that went through writing the songs on his band, Casting Crowns, first two albums. I am a huge fan of his works, songs, and his band; their music was actually what made me become such an avid fan of Christian...
| Author | Gerard W. Hughes |
| ISBN | 0232521530 |
Definitely a book to read slowly and probably one to be re-read multiple times to get the full effect. The exercises were very useful though they felt unevenly spread throughout the book with some chapters having several large meaty exercises and some having none at all. In terms of content and presentation...
| Author | Pierre Teilhard de Chardin |
| ISBN | 0061319104 |
Teleological mysticism is a hard nut to crack.
Just think of the Book of Revelation. It’s pure teleology - the belief that all things work toward an invisible, final end.
But can you imagine projecting ALL of mankind’s scientific theories - in the disciplines of biology and anthropology...
| Author | Kay Arthur |
| ISBN | 1578568447 |
SOMEONE LOVES YOU. UNCONDITIONALLY. UNSHAKABLE, UNFAILINGLY. That Someone is God Himself. But how can that be possible? Why would God love you so? Because He has fashioned an unbreakable covenant between Himself and you. And He always keeps His promises. “Everything God does,” says Kay Arthur,...
| Author | Dallas Willard |
| ISBN | 1576838099 |
Jan Johnson guides you through 61 carefully chosen selections from renowned author Dallas Willard's best selling book, Renovation of the Heart. With each selection, you'll progress through Dr. Willard's plan for renovating the complete person. Each provocative reflection includes a thoughtful,...
