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For generations, churches and families have used Advent wreaths to help prepare for celebrating the Lord's birth at Christmas. The evergreen wreath symbolizes eternal life and includes four candles—typically three purple and one pink, with a white candle in the middle that symbolizes the purity of Christ. Various traditions assign different topics to each candle, and the candles are usually given names to remind us of the good news of Christ's birth.

Discover how to integrate meditation practices into your modern Christian life. Explore a wide variety of meditations, paired with scriptural passages and prayers that you can make your own. The open-ended topics in this meditation journal can apply to your own experiences at work, at home, or at church.

One of the Most Important Tools for Anyone in Leadership Do you know how to care for your soul in the midst of the crisis? “David strengthened himself in the LORD his God.” Then he turned to those who wanted to stone him, reminding them of their destiny, renewing their vision and purpose. Then they went out and recovered all. Learn three practical tools, so that you, too, can strengthen yourself in the Lord.

When I tell you the Bible is your biography, I am actually saying that you are God, and I mean it. We are told in the 82nd psalm: "I say, 'You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you; nevertheless, you shall die like men, and fall like any prince.'" So I mean exactly what the psalmist said: that you are gods. But man has such a strange concept of the word "God".

Performed by 7-time number one Amazon best-selling narrator, Steve Cook, the Sacred Sleep series was created with a biblical model of peace in mind. It is a unique experience that will help you get the rest you need while deepening your faith and drawing you closer to God. This groundbreaking sleep aid contains some of the most well-loved verses in Scripture, presented with soothing music to allow the water of the Word and worship to wash over you every time you experience them (1 Samuel 10:5-6).

God's Promises in 8 Keys Life Areas That Will Change Your Life Forever helps you to know and understand who you are and what you have as a child of God. With personalized confessions of Scripture applied to eight key life areas, you will easily be able to receive God's promises and live life to the fullest. You will be empowered and changed from the inside out as you walk in the truth of God's promises in your relationship with Him and others, in your life purpose, in your thought life and more.

Focusing on a positive outcome and trying to block out the negative thoughts from your life is not just a trick that soothes your soul. It’s a tested and proven method to manifest God’s will in your life. It’s a way out of the negativity of our world. And it’s the ideal way to bring Him to your life. Biblical Prayer Affirmations for the Supernatural is not just another prayer book. Unlike other spiritual books, this prayer affirmation book is based on the author’s real-life experience.

We can all memorize and meditate on Scripture at the same time. This will help you to grow in your faith. You will become confident because you know the answers to give others from memory. I have seen other people be successful in memorizing this way also. By adding the meditation to it, you are now accomplishing both.

In All Seriousness…Totally Funny Bible Stories is a book full of entertaining stories that God has given us as loving gifts. In the stories, the listener learns how to avoid pitfalls by simply heeding God's words and instructions. After listening to this enjoyable book, you'll want a relationship with God and to have his presence guide your life.

The World’s Greatest Stories are an award winning series of Bible stories combining the excitement of a story, the accuracy of a Bible narration, and the highest quality production values. The texts for all the stories are taken directly, word for word, from the Bible. They are told using the art of a dramatic storyteller and incorporate carefully chosen music and sound effects. The result is a very exciting story that comes straight from the words of Scripture.

Pastor Roland Buck was sound asleep when he felt two hands resting heavily on his shoulders. The grip on his shoulders was so tight that Buck couldn't even move. These two hands lifted him up and sat him on his bed. Then a silhouetted figure in front of him spoke. Pastor, I have a message for you from the Father; a message that He will help you bring to the whole world! The Holy Spirit said, “Because of the accusations of satan and the daily reminders of sin, failure, and human weakness, you may forget what God has done. You must be reminded; you must remember. God in His wisdom has ...

Walk through the pages of the Bible in 90 days with a definitive voice in Christian spirituality. In this devotional, Eugene Peterson provides brief commentary and challenging thoughts designed to stir the biblical imagination and encourage even the weary believer. Life is a mixture of deep...

This book discusses the utilization of biblical contemplative practice in facilitating neuroplasticity in adults who experience psychological disorders. It examines psychological disorder from four perspectives: spiritual faculty, physiological faculty, psychological faculty, and relational faculty. Having chaos or rigidity in any one faculty will lead to disintegration in the central nervous system, which inevitably leads to mental distress. This book demonstrates from scientific research how to use prayer and biblical meditation to heal the brain from psychological distress

It's the first and greatest command - the most important thing. But even if we want to love God that way, most of us don't. Are we doomed? Absolutely not. Drawing from psychology, Shakespeare, loads of Scripture, and her personal experience falling in love at 13 (and staying in love for 26 years), Gerhardt makes a story-rich case for a surefire way to fall in love and stay in love with God. Inspiring, warm, genuine, and practical, Look to Love is both convincing and comforting. This isn’t a book to shame you into reading your Bible. It’s an invitation and a help.

Though suffering often leaves us feeling isolated, God invites us into the community of the Trinity and offers us many companions in scripture. We experience loneliness alongside the exiled Israelites. We journey with David as he pleads to God for rescue. With Asaph we confess our unbelief. With Job we learn to lament. With Mary and Martha we learn to wait. In God's community, there is sweet fellowship, even in the hardest of circumstances. Journey in this book with Wendy Alsup through her story of suffering, and more importantly, with the God who walks with us in the wilderness.

Poignant meditations occasioned by a unique convergence of commemorative events. On Good Friday, April 14, 1995, Christians remembered the crucifixion of Jesus, Jews reenacted the Passover, and the world at large observed the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II and the Holocaust. That unusual juxtaposition formed the backdrop as Joel Marcus - a Jew by birth, a Christian by choice - took the pulpit at St. Mary's Cathedral in Glasgow, Scotland.

Nackt kam ich aus dem Schoß meiner Mutter. Nackt werde ich aus dem Leben scheiden. Der Herr hat's gegeben. Der Herr hat's genommen. Gelobt sei der Herr, der mir alles gegeben hat, was ich habe, je im Leben hatte und je haben werde.

Beloved, God wants you to be joyful. But, don’t get joy confused with happiness. Happiness is a feeling that is apart of joy. But, happiness is just that - a feeling. Feelings are fleeting. They aren’t dependable because they are usually dependent on the state of situations. Happiness is too flimsy to base your strength on.

The Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, Hosea: Audio Lectures include high quality live-recordings of college-level lectures that cover the important points from each...

Morning is a very important time of each day. The birds are chirping, the grass is still moist, the sunshine is coming up, the air is fresh, and it's a great time to meditate on the word of God. And this book will motivate you in the inspiration of God's word.