Religion & Spirituality

Congratulations! By reading this, you’re proving that you’re willing to put in the work. You’re ready to learn something most Christians don’t have a clue about. If you’re like the majority of today’s Christians, you know how the world got started – you may even be able to quote some verses from the book of Genesis – but, do you know how the world ends? Do you know the difference between the Rapture and the Return of Christ? Do you know about the Antichrist or the Tribulation? My guess is probably not. I have been in your shoes. Over the years, I’ve gained a great deal of ...

There is something wonderful and glorious that happens when we try to put words to a task they were never meant to do. One level, failure here is inevitable. On another level, this wonderful failure awakens us to a world that runs deeper than definitions. The 111 poems in Invitations, Invocations welcome the reader into a space where words cease to function. They explore topics like love, God, and being fully present to the moment. Each is accompanied with a brief meditative prompt meant to help the reader dive deeper into this world where the words are only fingers pointing at the moon. ...

How to Build a Successful Global Prayer Network: Strategies for Building and Sustaining a Successful Global Prayer Network Ignite Your Global Prayer Vision! Are you ready to revolutionize the world through the power of united prayer? "How to Build a Successful Global Prayer Network" is your ultimate guide to creating a thriving, impactful, and sustainable prayer community that transcends borders and transforms lives. Dive into this masterclass of strategic insights and spiritual wisdom to launch and maintain a prayer network that echoes across continents and generations. Discover the ...

There is this disconnect. We know that The Bible is important, but it sometimes can feel so distant from us. It does not need to be this way. Four spiritual practices can help to bring these words to life. Prayer and journaling rooted in the scriptures can begin this process. The time honored practices of Lectio Divinia and Holy Imagining take it even deeper. When we put these to work we find that eternal truths come to life in a whole new way, deeply embedded in the workings of our own lived realities.Words Made Flesh uses the four Gospels as a case study. The four practices are applied to...

Is your special friend always waiting at the door for you with a wagging tail and an unconditional look of happiness? Is your favorite lap warmer always ready to keep you company on dark and stormy nights? No matter if your friend is furry, finned, feathered, or leathered, no doubt your pet plays an important role in your life and your family. In fact, your pet may be your family. But after the inevitable happens and you sob your last good-bye, will you see your pet again? In Heaven? Does your pet have a soul? Will your pet go to Heaven? This fun and light-hearted look at a seriously sad ...

Throughout time, when it seemed mankind was slipping irrevocably into ungodly decay from which the world might never recover, God did something unexpected and released a fresh wind of His presence that awoke a remnant of believers. These revivalists and prophets in turn often departed ecclesiastical and cultural norms to preach the everlasting Gospel with innovative flare. While in their days they were thought to be radicals, they nevertheless pushed back darkness with the Sword of the Spirit and liberated minds to comprehend their estate and need of Jesus (2 Cor. 10:5).

Metaphysics, the secret doctrine of the Dead, is traditionally and invariably couched in intrigue and mystery within the darkness of seances, haunted buildings, ghosts and demons; not truly taken seriously. Talk of death in our age is frowned upon, for the World has no answers to offer but to avoid discussion. This is changing now in front of us, old habits are fading as internal knowledge breaks through the barrier of conventional discussion and allows our society to more freely examine personal internal experiences having more validity than the physical world symbols we presently judge by.

Through the assisting mercy of God, the snares of the Manichæans having been broken to pieces and left behind, having been restored at length to the bosom of the Catholic Church, I am disposed now at least to consider and to deplore my recent wretchedness. For there were many things that I ought to have done to prevent the seeds of the most true religion wholesomely implanted in me from boyhood, from being banished from my mind, having been uprooted by the error and fraud of false and deceitful men. For, in the first place, if I had soberly and diligently considered, with prayerful and ...

Yoga is a philosophy of life and a systematic science that enables us to realize our true nature and experience our union with the Divine. Inner Quest weaves together hundreds of answers to the questions that well up from within our heart as we travel the spiritual path. Topics include: reincarnation, relationships, karma, death and dying, understanding the mind, health and healing, meditation, and more.

In The Beginning is a detailed Bible Study on the book of Genesis. It covers all 50 chapters in twenty-six lessons that are designed for learning and application. Each lesson is divided into two sections. Part one covers the chapters directly from the Bible where as part two allows for deeper thinking and applying the knowledge on a personal level. Genesis is the foundation of the Bible because it states God as being the creator of all things. Then we see the people who proclaimed God but were not always perfect.

This addition to the Messages series is a continuation of the original theme found in the first book. In the Fourth Book of Messages from God's Humble Servant, we are again challenged to examine ourselves. When faced with a fork in the road, the Fourth Book is meant to help us choose the path that God has planned for our lives. One example is the message "The Pathway Home."

Volume 2 comprises a collection of poems based on a variety of Bible verses and other inspired devotionals (centred on the stories of biblical characters such as Noah, Moses, Elijah, David, Hannah, Ruth, Gideon, Naaman, Naboth, Jabez, Jonah, and Job). A worthy delicacy to nourish and restore, tantalise and inspire, bolster and fortify the appetite of your soul.

Jesus lived the stretched-out life so that you and I can have the incredible gift of sweet salvation in Him. The Stretched-out life is a life of submission and subjection to our Creator God, who knows our end from our beginning. It's about treading the narrow path of pain, promise, and purpose. It looks like an unpaved road of sacrifice, strength, and sorrow filled with uncertainty, but there is peace amid the storm.

After many weeks of painful recovery, actually during my recovery, I started to experience physical changes. At first it was my personal thermostat that seemed different, as the heat and humidity bothered me more than usual, but my tolerance to cold also seemed higher than usual. My tolerance to pain became apparent later, not that I didn't feel pain, but I could withstand more pain than what was normal for me.

Nobody knows for sure what exactly occurs after death, but many of us are fairly certain that there is a high chance of becoming an angel, who watches over those who are in need that are still among living souls on earth. Closure is something that we desperately need when someone we love has passed over. An old world tradition claims that each babe born comes with a guardian angel companion that remains with us through life and our guardian angel can influence our mind and suggest thoughts that are meant to protect us from danger.

Revisiting Mahabharata with Devdutt Pattanaik is an exclusive presentation by Audible. Mahabharata is a story that communicates Vedic Ideas such as dharma and karma. It narrates the epic quarrel over property between five brothers (the Pandavas) and their hundred cousins (the Kauravas). The events, if real, may have taken place 3,000 years ago in the Gangetic plains. It was composed orally and transmitted for centuries before it was written down in Sanskrit about 2,000 years ago.

Audible presents Many Ramayana, Many Lessons, an Audible Original. Written by best-selling writer Anand Neelkanthan.

Estos relatos nos cuentan, básicamente, una peregrinación a pie por regiones de Rusia y Siberia. Pero ese peregrinar es a su vez una búsqueda. El personaje central inicia una vía de aprendizaje: busca conocer los secretos de la oración interior y permanente, por la invocación del nombre santo de Jesús. Como todo caminante de la Fe (y cada uno de nosotros, los creyentes, lo somos) cree saber lo que busca, pero desconoce lo que ha de hallar, que siempre, por los dones de la Gracia, será infinitamente superior a lo esperado.

In this book, Kevin W. Hector argues that we can understand Christianity as a set of practices designed to transform one’s way of perceiving and being in the world. Hector examines practices that reorient us to God (imitation, corporate singing, eating together, friendship, and like-mindedness), that transform our way of being in the world (prayer, wonder, laughter, lament, and vocation), and that reshape our way of being with others (benevolence, looking for the image of God in others, forgiveness, and activism).

Audible presents Ramayana: Anek Kathayein Aur Sandarbh, an Audible Original. Written by best-selling writer Anand Neelkanthan. The show is in Hindi.