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ALL WILL BE WELL
Norwich, Julian of The 12th-century
English mystic Julian of Norwich has become one of the most beloved and influential spiritual teachers of our time. Let Julian be your guide for thirty days and discover her groundbreaking feminine images of God and the assurances that in God's unbounded love and mercy "all things will be well. 

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AT HOME WITH THE WORD-1999
Brey, Steven P., and Lynda C. Ward
This book invites you to be at home with God's word, by your -self or with a group, you can read the Sunday scriptures and reflect on them. For each Sunday, there are scripture readings, reflection on one of the readings for study or discussion, suggestions for practice of faith, hope and charity, and the biblical citations for weekday readings. 

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ATTENDING PARISHIONERS' SPIRITUAL GROWTH
Wiliamsen, Thomas P.
Designed for those who work with individuals and congregations as they struggle with their spiritual journeys. Although concrete suggestions and models are given, this is more than a 'how-to' book. It conveys a deep understanding of spirituality and its roots in the Christian tradition. 

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BECOMING A MAN OF PRAYER
Beltz, Bob
This book examines the typical problems surrounding prayer and provides a prove strategy for developing a lasting prayer life. Using your prayer notebook and a seven-week model, this book helps you move from five minutes of prayer to an hour of time spent alone with God every day.

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BENNET: STORIES OF HUMOR, GRACE, AND HOPE
Gamble, Eugenia A.
A collection of ten short stories for adults that focus on the life of a very special six-year old, Bennet. These humorous, heartwarming, sometimes sad, but always touching stories deal with life's most important faith and spiritual issues in a down-to-earth, faithful way. 

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CALMING THE RESTLESS SPIRIT
Johnson, Ben Campbell
This book is written especially for those who have dropped out of organized religion, call themselves spiritual but not religious, have continued to attend religious activities still hoping to find spiritual reality, or have never participated in organized religion. Not theoretical or academic, but about the human experience of encountering God. 

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CATCH YOUR BREATH-GOD'S INVITATION TO SABBATH REST
Postema, Don
This book is intended as a guide for small groups of believers who wish to learn and practice Sabbath rest. The six chapters lead the readers deeply into the subject, encouraging them to reflect and respond to the ideas presented and to develop a pattern of spiritual rest. 

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COMPANIONS IN CHRIST-GETTING STARTED GUIDE
Peacock, Larry J.
This guide will help you promote, recruit, encourage, and sustain the new Upper Room formational study, Companions in Christ. It includes suggestions to help you start a spiritual formation group that can change lives and strengthen your congregation.

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COMPANIONS IN CHRIST-GETTING STARTED-JOURNAL
This journal is designed to be used for use with "Companions in Christ," or as a place to record creative ideas, an impetus to reflect on passages of scripture.

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COMPANIONS IN CHRIST-LEADER'S GUIDE
Dawson, Gerrit Scott; Gonzalez, Adele; Hinson, E. Glenn; Job, Rueben P.; Thompson, Marjorie J.; Wrig
Leading a spiritual formation group requires specific skills and considerations. The Leader's Guide helps the leader identify and develop such qualities as patient, trust, listening, and acceptance, while offering directions for guiding each weekly session. It gives specific information on how to lead these sessions for each week of the study, including suggested songs, prayers, and scriptures for opening and closing worship

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COMPANIONS IN CHRIST-PARTICIPANT'S BOOK
Bryant, Stephen D.; Grana, Janice T.; Thompson, Marjorie J.
This Participant's Book includes 23 weeks of readings and exercises divided into five major parts. Weekly themes are introduced by recognized authors, including well-known writers for Upper Room Ministries. Following each reading are five daily exercises to help you ponder the theme more deeply. These exercises may involve some combination of scripture reading, spiritual practice, reflection questions, and journaling and will take about 30 minutes each day.

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CREATIVE MINISTRY
Nouwen, Henri J. M.
Chapters treat the five areas that the author considers the primary responsibilities of the minister: teaching, preaching, counseling, organizing, and celebrating; and ties these to the minister's spiritual life. 

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DELIBERATE ACTS OF KINDNESS
Gould, Meredith
This is a guide to the spiritual and practical aspects of devoting one's time and energies to the service of others. It explores the significance of service as an expression of spirituality and the commitment to something greater than oneself.

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DEVOTIONAL CLASSICS
These fifty-two selections have been organized to introduce readers through the course of one year to the great devotional writers. In addition, each reading features a linked biblical passage, discussion questions, and individual and group exercises.

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DISCERNING YOUR SPIRITUAL GIFTS
Edwards, Lloyd
This book is a complete resource for leading workshops on spiritual gifts, encouraging lay persons to discover the talents they have been given to carry out ministry in the parish. 

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DISCIPLESHIP 101-FOR BEGINNING DISCIPLES
Johnson, Ben Campbell
Eight Bible studies using Mark 1-8 explore who Jesus Christ is and what it means to follow Christ today. By introducing the faith to beginning disciples, it provides the foundation for serious discipleship. (Recommended for new members, youth, and outreach Bible study groups.) 

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DISCIPLESHIP 202-FOR INTERMEDIATE DISCIPLES
Johnson, Ben Campbell
Eight Bible studies using Mark 9-16 that invite persons into deeper dimensions of discipleship. Includes topics such as: "Learning to List to Christ, Believing that Jesus Transforms Life, Serving With Christ," and "Praying in Faith." Good "next step" material for persons eager to grow in the faith. j Consider this for maturing disciples. 

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DISCIPLESHIP 303-ACTS: THE CHURCH ALIVE
Johnson, Ben Campbell
Acts 1-13 provides a close look at the dynamic life of the 1st century church. Studies imagine new ways of being the 21st century church. Good for church officers. Sample topics: "The Church's Central Task, The Content of the Church's Witness, The Church and Politics." 

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DISCIPLESHIP 404-ROMANS: A MATURE FAITH
Johnson, Ben Campbell
Romans 1-8 explores the foundational theology of Paul. His faith is God-centered and provides a healthy antidote to easy, do-it-yourself religion. Among the topics: "The Foundation of the Christian Life, Freedom From Sin's Dominion, Life in the Spirit." 

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DISCIPLESHIP 505-LIVING IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD AS A DISCIPLE OF JESUS
Johnson, Ben Campbell
Jesus' parables of the Kingdom call for personal, corporate, and social dimensions of discipleship. They explain personal faith by examining how disciples in a secular world may truly embody the Kingdom of God. Thought-provoking and faith-probing sessions for serious disciples. 

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DISCOVER YOUR SPIRITUAL TYPE
Ware, Corinne
Under different types of spirituality provides a tool for strengthening congregations, effective evangelism, greater appreciation of others' religious beliefs, and personal spiritual growth. 

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DISCOVERING JESUS-A MULTIMEDIA JOURNEY
Use Discovering Jesus to put together a dynamic, multimedia tour through Jesus' birth, death, and resurrection. As participants are led on this heart-gripping journey by a written guide and CD of worship and narratives by characters in the story, they will be inspired to draw closer to Jesus. They will experience God's Presence in a powerful, potentially life-changing way.  Kit contains Leader Guide, 10 Participant Guides, 2 Videos, and 6 Music & Narration CDs.

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DISCOVERING THE NARROW PATH
Standish, N. Graham
The author offers an alternative for leading a spiritual and faithful life, by providing models that embrace elements of many spiritual traditions within Christianity, this book seeks to hold all extremist positions in perfect tension, by integrating their essential truths yet also recognizing their flaws.

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FINDING A SPIRITUAL FRIEND
Jones, Timothy
This book takes a fresh look at the centuries-old tradition of having a spiritual friend to guide, support, and encourage. The book contains examples of biblical friendships and contemporary friendships, questions for reflection, and quotations from classical spiritual writers. 

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FINDING GOD-PRAYING THE PSALMS IN TIMES OF DEPRESSION
Lewis, Thomas
In this small yet helpful guide, the author offers spiritual resources for the many persons today suffering from depression. By turning his readers toward praying the Psalms, as he did in his own battle with depression, he assists those seeking hope and a healing touch to find, in his words, "a cup of cold water in parched land."

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FOLLOWING JESUS WITHOUT EMBARRASSING GOD
Campolo, Tony
In this book, the author confronts us with some of our everyday words and actions that are out of step with the footsteps of Jesus. And he gives us some insightful advice on how to get back in step, with such topics as: How to...exhibit a Christian lifestyle without moving into a commune, protect yourself from technology without becoming Amish, have a devotional life without becoming a monk, figure out the will of God without hearing voices from Heaven, be positive about women without being negative about men, etc.

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FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS
Schnackenburg, Rudolf
Friendship with Jesus gives Christians the strength of the Holy Spirit to overcome the difficulties that can make their way into daily life. By viewing our relationship with Jesus as a deep and profound friendship, Christians can recognize the compassion, care, communication, and commitment that Jesus offers to us through our faith. 

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GAMES GRANDMAS PLAY
Jacobs, Joan
This is a light-hearted but insightful book written in a practical theological way. Jacobs describes her growth as a grandmother and as a Christian by recording some high and low points in her own quest to integrate her faith and her relationships with her nine grandchildren and three of their first cousins. She sees herself as a Christian grandmother and shows how playing with her grandchildren has actually taught her important truths about herself and her faith, about God and about others.

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GETTING IT TOGETHER: SPIRITUAL PRACTICES FOR FAITH, FAMILY, AND WORK
Wehrheim, Carol A.
As modern persons struggle to cope with the many commitments that consume our lives and the increasing-and seemingly insurmountable-demands on our time, the author offers this much-needed work. In this book she offers a direction toward relief, showing how a Christian foundation of faith can provide a sense of balance amid the struggle.

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GOD WE NEVER KNEW
Borg, Marcus J.
This book "tells us who God is in a way that is both authentically traditional and vividly contemporary....The book will appeal to unbelieving seekers and faint-hearted believers, but it also has riches for those who think their faith is secure.

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GRACE KEEPS YOU GOING: SPIRITUAL WISDOM FROM CANCER SURVIVORS
Turnage, Mac N.; Turnage, Anne Shaw
In this book, cancer survivor Anne Turnage and her husband, Mac, have compiled an inspiring collection of stories from cancer survivors. This brief volume includes qutoations and prayers from cancer survivors and others that provide real insight into the lives of those who are faced with the disease and express the range of emotions experienced by family members and other loved ondes who care fro them. These heartfelt, heartwarming, and humorous stories are taken from actual events in the lives of those with cancer, giving readers an authentic experience that allows them to share in the grace that lifts the spirits of cancer survivors.

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HAND IN HAND
Downing, Sue
Offers parents a guide devoted to help raise their children as Christian disciples while growing spiritually by God's grace. Contains ideas, suggestions, and activities. Great for new parents or at baptisms. 

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HARVEST OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
Langer, Rebecca Bradburn
A guide to spiritual growth through the practice of daily prayer, Bible reading, and personal worship, this workbook provides a five-week program for individuals and small groups in the practice of daily worship. It contains biblical passages, devotional readings, prayers, and helpful exercises for each day. Easy to use, with clear instructions. 

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HEART WHISPERS-BENEDICTINE WISDOM FOR TODAY
Canham, Elizabeth J.
This book offers accessible insights from Benedictine spirituality to help us explore the need for faithful living in today's often stress-filled world. It guides readers to a daily rhythm that balances work and rest, study and play, and prayer and compassion. Readers will discover anew that life with God is a journey that grows richer and more blessed as we hear and respond to divine grace.

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HOME BY ANOTHER WAY
Taylor, Barbara Brown
Taylor walks us through the church year, from the expectancy of Advent to the fires of Pentecost and beyond. Her themes arise from the particular feasts or fasts, as well as from the perennial questions of faith: doubt, grace, anger, and jubilation. These sermons are models of good preaching, but more than that they are simply great stories well told. Again and again Taylor opens the books of Scripture before our eyes and shows us their hidden glory and power to save and transform us.

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I HAPPENED UPON A MIRACLE
McKirachan, C. David
This is a collection of eighteen first-person narratives told in the voices of characters from the life of Jesus, ranging from the Christmas story through the crucifixion and resurrection. This imaginative representation of stories from the perspective of some of the supporting actors and big players of the Gospel provides an excellent resource for leaders who want to enliven their teaching or preaching with a thoughtful retelling. 

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IN PURSUIT OF THE GREAT WHITE RABBIT
Hays, Edward
The author weaves together parables, practical advice and spiritual insights into a manual for big game hunters seeking the greatest of all pursuits, the Divine Mystery. Reading this book will give you new insights into such commonplace parts of life as the daily weather report, taking a bath, won tongs, and the merits of being a hypocrite! 

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JESUS STORY
Johnson, Ben Campbell
This book differs from most others addressing spirituality in that it focuses is christocentric; that is, centered on the life of Jesus as the source of spiritual gifts. The authors do not attempt to describe faith or spirituality; instead they hope to evoke it through the retelling of the Jesus story. The story itself is preceded by suggestions for reading and background aids for understanding the context of Life's life and it is followed by brief accounts of how others met Jesus along with the authors' answers to commonly asked questions about the Christian faith. 

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JOY OF DISCIPLING-FRIEND WITH FRIEND, HEART WITH HEART
Ott, E. Stanley
Discipling is far more than teaching the content of the Christian faith to others. In this book, the author shows how both content and friendship are at the heart of discipling.

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LABYRINTH AND THE ENNEAGRAM-CIRCLING INTO PRAYER
Geoffrion, Jill Kimberly Hartwell; Nagel, Elizabeth Catherine
The labyrinth has become one of the most recognized symbols of contemporary spirituality. Walking, praying, and living the labyrinth is a path taken by millions of Christans and others towards a deeper connection with the sacred. Readers are given an orientation in the enneagram and an explanation of the nine positions, as well as exercises on the labyrinth to identify barriers within. References from Scripture are part of each exercise.

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LIFE OF THE BELOVED
Nouwen, Henri J. M.
This spiritual classic begins with a simple request from one friend to another, to write a book explaining the spiritual life in terms that he and his friends could understand, avoiding theology and technical language. Nouwen's answer has become one of the most cherished books of our era.

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LIVING THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
Ramey, Jr., Robert H.
This book responds to real-life situations in today's world that constantly challenge people. It responds to these challenges by drawing upon the Reformed tradition to provide guidance for spiritual development. 

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MAKING A HOME FOR FAITH
Caldwell, Elizabeth Francis
This book offers guidance to parents and caregivers who want to take an active role in the faith development of their children. By modeling their own faith, parents can encourage their children's faith. Designed for use by individuals and groups, the book includes reflection questions in each chapter to foster dialogue in a variety of settings.

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NURTURING THE SEEDS OF SPIRITUALITY
Held, Ann Reed
Explores ways for congregations and families to work together to establish fertile ground for the workings of God's spirit. Each chapter includes a real-life situation offered for group discussion, as well as suggestions for at-home activities on the given topic. Parents or caregivers may want to explore this resource on their own. 

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ONE DAY FOR GOD
Dove, Anthea
An encouragement, and reassurance, for anyone who wants to embark on the adventure of setting aside one day for God. The clear structure offers gentle guidance through the day, beginning at dawn and ending before bedtime. The one day for God includes silence and Scripture reading, reflection and prayer, exercise and relaxation. 

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OPENING TO GOD
Bohler, Carolyn Stahl
Moving beyond the language of prayer into an emotional and sensate prayer experience, this book offers 50 guided imagery meditations to enhance readers' devotional lives. Designed for groups or individuals, it includes biblical notes for scripture passages, guidelines for using imagery, topical indexes, and suggestions for devotions and worship. 

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PRAYER PATH-A CHRIST-CENTERED LABYRINTH EXPERIENCE
With The Prayer Path, churches will create their own multimedia labyrinth. Participants will #journey# through the labyrinth guided by a CD that soars with provocative, devotional narration set against a worshipful music backdrop. Eleven stations on their journey will lead them to #let go# of busyness, hurt and distractions that can spoil relationships, #center# their lives on God and spend time with him, and reach out to the world with Christ#s love. This can comes packed with sight-and-sound tools you'll need for creating a spiritually compelling labyrinth including: Leader's guide, 10 devotional guides , CDs that act as "audio guides" for up to six people at a time, Two videos.

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PRAYERS FROM THE HEART
Foster, Richard J.
Drawing on the structure of his award-winning "Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home," Foster presents this collection of prayers according to the three aspects of the human journey: looking inward to the heart, reaching upward toward God, and moving outward to care for others. These prayers speak to moments in our days and events in our lives. 

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PRAYING FOR FRIENDS AND ENEMIES
Vogt, Susan
That is intercession? How do we pray for others, even our enemies? What happens when we pray for someone else? Does prayer change God's will? The author offers readers practical and inspired guidance in finding answers to these questions of faith. By addressing these questions in the context of everyday experience, she helps readers grow in their understanding of the ministry of intercessory prayer, others, and themselves.

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PRESBYTERIANS: A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY
Wierenga, Dirk
This spiritual journey leads us to places of inspiration and refreshment, challenge and devotion, as we meet Presbyterians all across the United States and discover their exciting and life-changing stories of faith. Filled with beautiful photographs. 

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PROCLAIM JUBILEE
Harris, Maria
The author considers the implications of a living Jubilee for today and for the next century. She offers a compelling argument that a living Jubilee is a comprehensive spirituality that would have a positive political, economic, and moral impact on individuals, families, religious congregations, institutions, and nations. 

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PSALMS, PARABLES, PROMISES
Smith, Judy Gattis
This resource was created with one end in view: to help teachers help each other to grow spiritually and thus to become better teachers. Arranged as a series of personal (daily) studies leading to three weekly studies. 

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RECEIVING THE DAY
Bass, Dorothy C.
This book invites readers to embrace the temporal landmarks of our lives as opportunities for deeper relationship with God and one another. One audience for which this book was written is readers whose initial interest is merely practical- those pressed for time who may even think that what they really need is a book on time management. It helps to develop life patterns that get us through our days with not only greater efficiency but also with greater authenticity as human beings created in God's image.

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RECLAIMING YOUR STORY: FAMILY HISTORY AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH
Jordan, Merle R.
The author argues that many people spend their adult lives struggling to distinguish between the imperatives of divine authority and the deeply rooted psychological authority of family structures. The lack of a clear understanding of the difference between these two forces often accounts for the hurt, fear, anger, and guilt that impair one's ability to love others, God, and self. 

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REFORMED SPIRITUALITY
Rice, Howard L.
Provides help for reclaiming spirituality in the Reformed tradition. It is an introduction for believers and is marked by a lively (and deliberately Reformed) sense of the presence of God; and its reliable discussions of prayer, study, spiritual guidance, and ethical practice are appropriately balanced and helpful, sensitive and disciplined. 

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RETURNING GOD'S CALL
Purdy, John C.
This book begins each chapter with a selection from the Bible and concludes with the meaning of the text for our daily lives. It also opens fresh understandings of the scriptures and injects insight and vitality into the reader's everyday life. 

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ROAD HOME
Juengst, Sara Covin
In this highly accessible biblical study, Sara Covin Juengst writes on the images of the road found in Scripture and explores their implications for the Christian spiritual journey. She examines contemporary issues like risk taking, uprootedness, loneliness, and change, all in light of what it means to be "followers of the way."

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ROAD TO DAYBREAK
Nouwen, Henri J. M.
This is the author's intimate diary, in which he describes how spending a summer at the L'Arche community in Trosly changed his attitudes and enriched his spiritual life. 

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SABBATH
Heschel, Abraham Joshua
The meaning of the Sabbath is to celebrate time rather than space. Six days a week we live under the tyranny of things of space; on the Sabbath we try to become attuned to holiness in time. 

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SEIZE THE DAY (CARPE DIEM)
Campolo, Tony
This book is written "for people who want to stay live until the day they die." Intended as an invitation to enjoy relationships that spark genuine love and appreciation, embrace dreams, and learn to take risks. 

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SELECTING CHURCH LEADERS: A PRACTICE IN SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT
Olsen, Charles M.; Morseth, Ellen
The authors believe that spiritual guidance is often missing in the selection processes of leaders. They urge leaders to participate in a prayer-full process of seeking God's yearning in a particular setting, whether local church or denominational or personal. Their book offers the practices of spiritual discernment with many encouraging examples that show spiritual discernment in the selection of leaders.

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SONGS & PRAYER FROM TAIZE
The songs on this CD were selected from among the most recent well-known songs which make up the booklet "Songs and Prayers from Taize." The CD provides an ideal companion to the book. It also stands by itself as an aid for personal devotion and for prayer in parish groups and congregations.

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WILL OF GOD-A WORKBOOK
Weatherhead, Leslie
Includes the text of Weatherhead's book, along with case studies, questions, and exercises for personal reflection, and prayers. The workbook will help Christians discern God's will by showing them how to apply abstract ideas to specific, true-to-life circumstances. 

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WITH OPEN HANDS
Nouwen, Henri J. M.
With gentle simplicity and challenging insight Nouwen invites us to embark on a prayerful journey, to release our tightly clenched fists and open our hands to God. He leads us to confront our fear of silence, to let go of our false securities, and to enter the stillness of God's presence. 

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WOULDN'T TAKE NOTHING FOR MY JOURNEY NOW
Angelou, Maya
The author shares her thoughts about spirituality and how it can move and shape your life. She urges service and grace in giving, and celebrates the spirit of her people and the sensuality of the sisterhood. 

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