Practical Religion

Combining the best of clinical research with a biblical worldview, The Mental Health Handbook for Ministry is a practical and accessible resource to help pastors, church leaders, and others who are called on to offer counsel.

The Children’s Fire forges a trail into Britain’s wild and ancient Celtic past. In the winter of 2009 Mac Macartney walked from his birthplace in England across Wales to the island of Anglesey, once the spiritual epicenter of Late Iron Age Britain, navigating by the sun and the stars, with no map, compass, stove, or tent, and in the coldest winter for many years. The Children’s Fire records that journey, and seeks to lay bare the aching loss of knowing and understanding sacredness as it applies to everything ordinary that brings joy to the human heart.

Contemporary efforts toward fitness are, by and large, rooted in vanity and self-interest. Here, however, authors Dan Burke and Chase Crouse reveal how your physical well-being can help energize your spiritual life and empower you to offer a more complete self-gift to God and others. In this practical guide inspired by St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body and the evidence-based benefits of good health, you will discover how fitness and wholesome nutrition assist you in elevating and intensifying your journey to Christ.

A home ripped apart by one spouse leaving reverberates with a host of unanswered questions. Simple answers don't exist - heartrending complexities do. In the midst of the turmoil, reconciliation may seem out of reach. But there is still hope for those who are willing to fight for their marriages. In this transformative guide, men and women who are separated but hopeful for restoration will discover life-changing truths about God, themselves, and their marriages.

Although he holds a doctorate in depression, author Greg L. Russ chose to create this audiobook from a patient's point of view. Having suffered five clinical bouts, Russ offers a graphic look inside the dark abyss while chronicling the insights he learned when his depression intersected God's mercy. The audiobook extends an invitation to families, friends, churches, and their pastors to become part of the comforting process.

The sensitive, profound, and rare insights in Alchemy of the Heart help us gain entry into the most precious and misunderstood component of our being: the heart. They show us that while love can be compassionate and nurturing, it can also be powerful, dynamic, and practical, a catalyst for spiritual growth. Drawing on wisdom from the world’s great spiritual traditions, this inspiring guide explores how you can overcome hidden blocks to giving and receiving more love.

In this concise series of lectures, famed Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda answers the important question: How can Vedanta be made practical in our daily lives? Though intended for Western audiences, Vivekananda's idea of sacralizing every moment has transformed the lives of generations of spiritual seekers.

If you are a child of God who still commits sin deliberately, committing the same sin over and over, it is because your eyes have never been opened to see that sin is a knife thrust willingly into God's heart; your eyes have never been opened to see the harm that sin causes in every domain of your life.

As believers around the world pray for renewal and revival in our conflicted times, they often neglect a key ingredient: pursuing God's presence. The problem, says pastor and theologian Roger Helland, is that we were never taught, in a balanced and biblical way, how to seek, experience, and host God's kavod—his radiant glory, his manifest presence. Offering grounded and practical teaching, balanced with Scripture and Spirit, Helland shows how to live out a deeper biblical experience of the Holy Spirit and the manifest presence of God.

In A Beginner’s Guide to Fasting, Pastor Vladimir Savchuk shares simple, practical, and (most importantly) biblical in- sights on what you need to know, why you need to know it, and how to cultivate this powerful spiritual discipline in your life. It’s concise enough to listen to in one siting, and valuable enough to refer back to time and again.

Expounding on the esoteric aspects of the ancient wisdom, in simple terms, this book shows you how to take care of yourself better and how to lead a healthier life in our present world - a world where we have all the comforts yet we are restless. We have organic breakfast on the table but no time to eat it; we've the comfiest mattress but little sleep. The key to wholesome living and your well-being is entirely in your hands. This book is a must-listen for those who are serious about their health.

While the notion that “happiness can found within oneself” has recently become popular, Buddhism has taught for thousands of years that every person is a Buddha, or enlightened being, and has the potential for true and lasting happiness. Through real-life examples, the authors explain how adopting this outlook has positive effects on one’s health, relationships, and career and gives new insights into world environmental concerns, peace issues, and other major social problems.

A Course In Miracles (ACIM) can answer those nagging questions. Yet because of its esoteric writing style and hidden messages, most people find the Course difficult to decode and harder to believe.

The first part of this audiobook is comprehensive and informative, yet provides all the essential information you need to get yourself, or someone else started with practical astrology. When you know their strengths, the planets will work well for you. There are no rules for astral magick, and your instincts and emotions will guide you.

This book’s intention is to ignite and maintain the love within you and that you will find your true self in the process of working with the divine energy of the Akashic Records. Developing a connection to the Akashic Records requires both heart and spirit. I am going to use a common medium—language—to explain the process and the guidelines of connecting to this source.

Have you heard of crystal grids but wondered what they are, what they're for, how they work? This audiobook will explain all that and more. A refreshingly practical crystal healing book, you'll find this guidebook outlined with clear, basic instructions on specific grids and their use. Using science as the platform, you’ll explore the “hows” and “whys”. Hibiscus Moon explains what a crystal grid is along with how to use one most effectively, their sacred geometry foundation, grid energy fields, the connection to Mother Earth’s own grid, and much more.

Miguel Ruiz nos recuerda una verdad sencilla y profunda: el único modo de acabar con nuestro sufrimiento emocional y recuperar nuestra dicha de vivir consiste en dejar de creer en mentiras - principalmente sobre nosotros mismos. Este penetrante audio libro nos enseña a recuperar nuestra fe en la verdad y a regresar a nuestro propio sentido común.

Ever feel like your brain has 47 browser tabs open—and one of them is definitely playing music, but you can’t find which? Tired of advice that sounds like it was written by a Tibetan monk on a juice cleanse? Wish there were practical, science-backed tools for staying sane without needing to give up your day job, personality, or will to live? You’re in the right place. The No-Nonsense Guide to Mindfulness and Meditation isn’t your typical “just breathe and manifest your best self” fluff-fest.

How to Use a Pendulum guides you every step of the way, from choosing your pendulum to using it to find lost objects, ask and answer divinatory questions, and communicate with spirits.

Are you a new Orthodox Christian, confused about what you need to do to grow in your faith? Or perhaps you've been Orthodox for some time but could use a refresher course in basic spirituality. Popular podcaster Fr. Evan Armatas explains the fundamentals of the three-legged stool of Orthdoox practice - prayer, almsgiving, and fasting - in terms that everyone can understand and implement. Let Fr. Evan help you establish your life in Christ on a firm footing.