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Seven Sacred Pauses: Living Mindfully Through the Hours of the Day

10 best books like Seven Sacred Pauses: Living Mindfully Through the Hours of the Day (Macrina Wiederkehr): The Septembers of Shiraz, It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered, Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation, Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes, Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace, A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy and Triumph, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux, 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess, The Mystic Heart: Discovering a Universal Spirituality in the World's Religions, Mystery of the Roman Ransom

The Septembers of Shiraz
AuthorDalia Sofer
ISBN0061130400
In the aftermath of the Iranian revolution, rare-gem dealer Isaac Amin is arrested, wrongly accused of being a spy. Terrified by his disappearance, his family must reconcile a new world of cruelty and chaos with the collapse of everything they have known.

As Isaac navigates the tedium and...
It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered
AuthorLysa TerKeurst
ISBN0718039858
New York Times  bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst unveils her heart amid shattering circumstances and shows readers how to live assured when life doesn't turn out like they expected.

What do you do when God’s timing seems questionable, His lack of intervention hurtful, and His promises...
Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation
AuthorAri Folman
ISBN1101871792
The only graphic novelization of Anne Frank's diary that has been authorized by the Anne Frank Foundation and that uses text from the diary--it will introduce a new generation of young readers to this classic of Holocaust literature.

This adaptation of Anne Frank's Diary of a Young Girl...
Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes
AuthorShauna Niequist
ISBN0310328179
This book is a collection of essays about family relationships, friendships, and the meals that bring us together. Written by well-loved writer and blogger, Shauna Niequist, this mix of Girl Meets God and the Food Network is a funny, honest, and vulnerable spiritual memoir. Bread & Wine is a celebration...
Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace
AuthorAnne Lamott
ISBN1594486298
The New York Times bestseller from the author of Help, Thanks, Wow, Hallelujah Anyway and Almost Everything, Lamott's long-awaited collection of new and selected essays on hope, joy, and grace

Anne Lamott writes about faith, family, and community in essays that are both wise and irreverent....
A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy and Triumph
AuthorSheldon Vanauken
ISBN0060688246
A heart-rending love story described by its author as “the spiritual autobiography of a love rather than of the lovers” about the author’s marriage and search for faith.

 

Vanauken chronicles the birth of a powerful pagan love borne out of the relationship he shares with his...
Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux
AuthorThérèse de Lisieux
ISBN0935216588
I can't remember the first time I read this but I think it was in high school. Dear St. Thérèse was my Confirmation saint so I wanted to read her autobiography. I remember being blown away by her simple and yet powerful approach to sanctity. It IS the Gospel -- so gentle, humble, meek and Christian -- and...
7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess
AuthorJen Hatmaker
ISBN1433672960
American life can be excessive, to say the least. That’s what Jen Hatmaker had to admit after taking in hurricane victims who commented on the extravagance of her family’s upper middle class home. She once considered herself unmotivated by the lure of prosperity, but upon being called “rich”...
The Mystic Heart: Discovering a Universal Spirituality in the World's Religions
AuthorWayne Teasdale
This book is both a summary of various mystic traditions and practices, as well as a guidebook to a life in mystic spirituality. It is well-written, well-researched, with a style and tone equally balanced between scholarly neutrality and personal conviction. It is a book worthy of re-reading.

Compared...
Mystery of the Roman Ransom
AuthorHenry Winterfeld
ISBN0152162682
In these two delightful history-mysteries, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . thanks to some help from their cranky teacher, a little bit of logic, and a lot of amusing misadventure.

It seems the boys can get nothing right: Their teacher's fiftieth birthday is long past (they...
The Rapture Exposed: The Message of Hope in the Book of Revelation
AuthorBarbara R. Rossing
ISBN0813343143
The idea of “The Rapture”—the return of Christ to rescue and deliver Christians off the earth—is an extremely popular interpretation of the Bible’s Book of Revelation and a jumping-off point for the best-selling “Left Behind” series of books. This interpretation, based on a psychology...
Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices That Transform Us
AuthorAdele Ahlberg Calhoun
ISBN0830833307
Have you heard about these practices and wanted to try them? Have you wandered from one practice to another not sure quite what to do? Are you overwhelmed by all the to-dos of your spiritual life? We have good desires--for a more intimate prayer life, perhaps, or deeper insight from God's Word--but we...
The Healthy Mind Cookbook: Big-Flavor Recipes to Enhance Brain Function, Mood, Memory, and Mental Clarity
AuthorRebecca Katz
ISBN1607742985
A collection of more than 120 recipes formulated to optimize brain health, boost memory, improve mood, sharpen the central nervous system, and more.

Feed your mind. 

Depression, ADHD, memory loss, agitation: These may seem like inevitable byproducts of modern lives spent multitasking,...
The Sacred Enneagram: Finding Your Unique Path to Spiritual Growth
AuthorChristopher L. Heuertz
ISBN0310348277
For all the ways we live unawakened lives, the enneagram is here to help.

The Sacred Enneagram is a trustworthy, richly insightful guide to finding yourself in the enneagram’s 9-type profiles, and applying this practical wisdom for a life transformed. Far more than a personality test,...
Living When a Loved One Has Died: Revised Edition
AuthorEarl A. Grollman
ISBN0807027197
When someone you love dies, Earl Grollman writes, "there is no way to predict how you will feel. The reactions of grief are not like recipes, with given ingredients, and certain results. . . . Grief is universal. At the same time it is extremely personal. Heal in your own way."

If someone you know...
Coping with Concussion and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Guide to Living with the Challenges Associated with Post Concussion Syndrome a nd Brain Trauma
AuthorDiane Roberts Stoler
ISBN1583334769
A comprehensive guide for improving memory, focus, and quality of life in the aftermath of a concussion.
 
Often presenting itself after a head trauma, concussion— or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)— can cause chronic migraines, depression, memory, and sleep problems that can...
Living Faith Day by Day: How the Sacred Rules of Monastic Traditions Can Help You Live Spiritually in the Modern World
AuthorDebra K. Farrington
ISBN0595413528
A full spiritual life goes beyond Sunday mornings and bedtime prayers, encompassing the way we work and play, eat and breathe, love and learn. Since ancient times monastic communities have recognized this and used guidelines to focus on the sacred in all aspects of life and to strengthen their love...
Pressed for Time: The Acceleration of Life in Digital Capitalism
AuthorJudy Wajcman
The technologically tethered, iPhone-addicted figure is an image we can easily conjure. Most of us complain that there aren't enough hours in the day and too many e-mails in our thumb-accessible inboxes. This widespread perception that life is faster than it used to be is now ingrained in our culture,...
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