Religious Love

In the early 19th century, many Americans were looking for an alternative to the Puritanism that had been the foundation of the new country. Amid the fervor of the religious revival known as the Second Great Awakening, John Humphrey Noyes, a spirited but socially awkward young man, attracted a group of devoted followers with his fiery sermons about creating Jesus' millennial kingdom here on Earth.

What really happened at the crucifixion? How can one who is immortal die? How can eternity be compressed into six hours? What really held Jesus' body to the cross? Chuck explores the hyper-dimensional aspects of a love letter written in blood on a wooden cross erected in Judea almost 2,000 years ago. Dr. Mark Eastman highlights the medical and forensic aspects of the crucifixion.

House on Fire! follows Sophie, a young investigative journalist searching for answers, whose sources for a story on leadership principles in a high-purpose organization get mixed up in a series of mysterious fires around Pittsburgh. Listeners follow Sophie as she explores the intersection of faith and servant leadership in high-purpose organizations and discover how to put serving leadership to work in their own high-purpose organization today.

Her great-great-grandma came to California in a covered wagon more than a hundred years ago, and her family has farmed in the Sacramento Valley ever since, but a life of farming was the last thing she wanted...until the day fate brings her back to the farm.

India Hartley, a famous and beautiful actress, is now alone after her father's death and embarks upon a tour of theaters across the South. Her first stop is Savannah's Southern Palace. On the eve of the second night's performance, something goes horribly wrong. Her co-star, Arthur Sterling, is shot dead on stage in front of a packed house, and India is arrested and accused of the crime. A benefactor hires Philip Sinclair, the best - and handsomest - lawyer in Savannah to defend India.

Love-Powered Parenting is written out of a love for parenting and a deep desire to encourage parents. Yes, there are experiences in parenting that can cause deep hurt. Yes, there are realities in parenting that certainly will cause you to feel inept. Yet at the core of it all there is a deep...

If you are an LGBTQIA+ person who has experienced rejection, conversion therapy, or religious harm due to your sexual identity, you may be carrying around residual wounds that are sabotaging your happiness...and your relationships. It doesn’t have to be this way. In this powerful new audiobook queer interfaith minister Erika Allison shares the story of how she overcame the trauma of conversion therapy, inspiring others who have suffered from identity harm to find the love they long for and deserve.

Why does the Lord bother to do the things he does in our lives? Why doesn’t he just let us keep believing what we were believing, keep doing the things we were doing, continually making mistakes and using bad judgment? I believe God puts people into our lives on purpose; to strengthen us, to encourage us, to teach us, to correct us, to stop us, and to direct us, so we can become who we are and all we were created to be. The following stories are an attempt to show the extraordinary lengths the Lord went through to point me in the right direction.

La Madre Teresa fue una de las mujeres más admiradas del siglo XX y su memoria continúa inspirando a muchos alrededor del mundo, pues incluso una santa puede amar los chocolates, hacer bromas o regañar al presidente de los Estados Unidos. Esta fue la mujer a la que Jim Towey conoció a mediados de los noventa — cuando era congresista y abogado de alto nivel—, la que iluminó el vacío que había en su vida. Durante más de una década, Towey viajó frecuentemente con ella, gestionó encuentros con políticos y donantes de Estados Unidos, y manejó muchos de sus asuntos legales y personales.

Explore the ancient art of numerology! This insightful guide explains the basics of this rich and powerful tradition. You’ll learn the history, origins, and types of numerology - and how modern people use them to navigate their lives. With the amazing knowledge in this insightful audiobook, you’ll find out what’s in store for you in the near and far future. With the enjoyable divination practice of numerology, you’ll discover how to create your Numerology Profile and fulfill your life goals!

A book of love poems which includes love of family, emotions of love, lost love & enduring love.

George, Christy's younger brother, is charming and kind. But is he also a thief? Everyone is delighted when George visits Christy at the Cutter Gap Mission. But the delight ends when George reveals what he has been expelled from school for stealing. Can Christy summon the love and faith to help her brother do the right thing?

I am not alone. Wherever I am, God is. Wherever I go, I go with God. Should traveling be in order, I have no fear, for his love goes before me and prepares the way. Right lodging and perfect meals await me as I need them. I dedicate both my car and the trip to God. His hand is on the wheel and his wisdom assures the smooth operation of the car. His love reaches out to help me through everyone I meet.

In Poems to Fall in Love With, Chris Riddell OBE, political cartoonist for the Observer, has selected his very favourite classic and modern poems about love. This gorgeous collection celebrates love in all its guises, from silent admiration through passion to tearful resignation. These poems speak of the universal experiences of the heart and are brought to life by Juliet Stevenson and David Rintoul. This collection features famous poems, old and new, and a few surprises. Classic verses sit alongside the modern to create the ultimate collection.

Alternating between laugh-out-loud scenes from his childhood and acidic ruminations on the present state of an America he and his famous fundamentalist parents helped create, best-selling author Frank Schaeffer asks what the Glenn Becks and the Rush Limbaughs and the paranoid fantasies of the “right-wing echo chamber” are really all about. Here’s a hint: sex.

In the aftermath of war, a Navy SEAL finds faith, hope, and love. Howard Wasdin, author of SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper (twenty-two weeks on the New York Times best-seller list), survived the firestorm made famous in Black Hawk Down only to return to a world without...

Our hearts as women were made by God for relationships. Why is it, then, that the thing we most deeply desire—relationships—becomes the source of so much pain? Difficult marriages, the loneliness of being single, problem children, abusive employers, fractured friendships...life's realities...

In this tender and spiritually uplifting tribute, Thank You, Lord for Our Precious, Maggie: A Tribute to Pet Owner Who Love Their Dog, invites listeners into the heart of a home transformed by unconditional love—poured out not just by people, but by a beautiful King Charles Cavalier Spaniel named Magnolia Rose.

Medieval philosophy is primarily associated today with university-based disputations and the authorities cited in those disputations. In their own time, however, scholastic debates were recognized as just one part of wide-ranging philosophical and theological discussions. A Hidden Wisdom breaks new ground by drawing attention to another crucial component of these conversations: the Christian contemplative tradition.

Live. Love. Engage. tells the story of Gloria Grace Rand's journey of self-discovery and spiritual awakening that began when her sister was diagnosed with stage four cancer. Gloria candidly relates how growing up with an alcoholic father and abusive mother contributed to unconscious limiting beliefs about self-worth which hindered her ability to succeed in business.