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Aflame : Learning from Silence. by Iyer, Pico.;
Pico Iyer has made more than 100 retreats over the past three decades to a small Benedictine hermitage high above the sea in Big Sur, California. His life has been transformed by these periods of time spent in silence as the silence reminds him of what is essential and awakens a joy that nothing can efface. In 'Aflame', Iyer offers ageless counsel about the power of silence and what it can teach us about how to live, how to love, and, ultimately, how to die. From the author of 'The Half Known Life'.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Inspiration & Personal Growth; RELIGION / Christian Living / Spiritual Growth; RELIGION / Inspirational;
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Cherished Belonging : The Healing Power of Love in Divided Times. by Boyle, Gregory.;
At a time when society is more fractured than ever before, Jesuit priest Gregory Boyle invites us to see the world through a new lens of connection and build the loving community that we long to live in. A perfect message for readers of Anne Lamott, Mary Oliver, and Richard Rohr. From the author of 'The Whole Language' and 'Barking to the Choir'. Goodreads Giveaway. Book Club.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious; RELIGION / Faith; SELF-HELP / Motivational & Inspirational;
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Somehow Thoughts on Love [electronic resource] : by Lamott, Anne.aut; cloudLibrary;
“Anne Lamott is my Oprah.” —Chicago Tribune From the bestselling author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, Wow, a joyful celebration of love “Love is our only hope,” Anne Lamott writes in this perceptive new book. “It is not always the easiest choice, but it is always the right one, the noble path, the way home to safety, no matter how bleak the future looks.” In Somehow: Thoughts on Love, Lamott explores the transformative power that love has in our lives: how it surprises us, forces us to confront uncomfortable truths, reminds us of our humanity, and guides us forward. “Love just won't be pinned down,” she says. “It is in our very atmosphere” and lies at the heart of who we are. We are, Lamott says, creatures of love. In each chapter of Somehow, Lamott refracts all the colors of the spectrum. She explores the unexpected love for a partner later in life. The bruised (and bruising) love for a child who disappoints, even frightens. The sustaining love among a group of sinners, for a community in transition, in the wider world. The lessons she underscores are that love enlightens as it educates, comforts as it energizes, sustains as it surprises.  Somehow is Anne Lamott’s twentieth book, and in it she draws from her own life and experience to delineate the intimate and elemental ways that love buttresses us in the face of despair as it galvanizes us to believe that tomorrow will be better than today. Full of the compassion and humanity that have made Lamott beloved by millions of readers, Somehow is classic Anne Lamott: funny, warm, and wise.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Inspiration & Personal Growth; Spirituality; Spiritual;
© 2024., Penguin Publishing Group,
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The new prayer shawl companion : 35 knitted patterns to embrace, inspire & celebrate life / by Bristow, Janet.; Cole-Galo, Victoria A.; Erikson, Christine.; Desart, Zach.;
Includes Internet addresses (p. 168) and index.LSC
Subjects: Knitting; Shawls.; Gifts.; Religion in art.;
© c2012., Taunton Press,
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What this comedian said will shock you / by Maher, Bill,author.;
Inspired by the "editorial" he delivers at the end of each episode of Real Time, this hilarious work of commentary about American life speaks exactly to the moment we're in, covering free speech, cops, drugs, race, religion, cancel culture, the media, show biz, romance, health and more.
Subjects: Humor.; American wit and humor.;
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We Who Wrestle with God. by Peterson, Jordan B.;
In 'We Who Wrestle with God', Dr. Jordan B. Peterson guides us through the ancient, foundational stories of the Western world. In riveting detail, he analyzes the Biblical accounts of rebellion, sacrifice, suffering, and triumph that stabilize, inspire, and unite us culturally and psychologically.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: PSYCHOLOGY / Applied Psychology; RELIGION / Biblical Meditations / Old Testament; SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Happiness;
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Sacred nature : restoring our ancient bond with the natural world / by Armstrong, Karen,1944-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A profound exploration of the spiritual power of nature-and an urgent call to reclaim that power in everyday life. Since the beginning of time, humankind has looked upon nature and seen the divine. In the writings of the great thinkers across religions, the natural world inspires everything from fear to awe to tranquil contemplation; God, or however one defined the sublime, was present in everything. Yet today, even as we admire a tree or take in a striking landscape, we rarely see nature as sacred. In this short but deeply powerful book, the bestselling historian of religion Karen Armstrong re-sacralizes nature for modern times. Drawing on her vast knowledge of the world's religious traditions, she vividly describes nature's central place in spirituality across the centuries. In bringing this age-old wisdom to life, Armstrong shows modern readers how to rediscover nature's potency and form a connection to something greater than ourselves"--
Subjects: Ecotheology.; Human beings; Human ecology; Nature; Nature; Spiritual life.;
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His truth is marching on : John Lewis and the power of hope / by Meacham, Jon,author.; Lewis, John,1940-2020,writer of afterword.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."John Lewis, who at age twenty-five marched in Selma and was beaten on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, is a visionary and a man of faith. Using intimate interviews with Lewis and his family and deep research into the history of the civil rights movement, Meacham writes of how the activist and leader was inspired by the Bible, his mother's unbreakable spirit, his sharecropper father's tireless ambition, and his teachers in nonviolence, Reverend James Lawson and Martin Luther King, Jr. A believer in hope above all else, Lewis learned from a young age that nonviolence was not only a tactic but a philosophy, a biblical imperative, and a transforming reality. At the age of four, Lewis, ambitious to become a preacher, practiced by preaching to the chickens he took care of. When his mother cooked one of the chickens, the boy refused to eat it--his first act of non-violent protest. Integral to Lewis's commitment to bettering the nation was his faith in humanity and in God, and an unshakable belief in the power of hope. Meacham calls Lewis "as important to the founding of a modern and multiethnic twentieth- and twenty-first century America as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison and Samuel Adams were to the initial creation of the nation-state in the eighteenth century. He did what he did--risking limb and life to bear witness for the powerless in the face of the powerful--not in spite of America, but because of America, and not in spite of religion, but because of religion"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Lewis, John, 1940-2020.; United States. Congress. House; African American civil rights workers; Civil rights workers; Legislators; Protest movements;
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Blessings for us all / by Sweeney, Samantha.; Lee, Zhi Ling.;
"An inspirational collection of messages from faiths and cultures around the world. There are words of hope covering themes such as home and family, friendship, kindness, faith and hope, and perseverance and courage"--
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Christian fiction.; Board books.; Religions; Cultural pluralism; Faith;
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Embers : one Ojibway's meditations / by Wagamese, Richard,author.;
"In this carefully curated selection of everyday reflections, Richard Wagamese finds lessons in both the mundane and sublime as he muses on the universe, drawing inspiration from working in the bush--sawing and cutting and stacking wood for winter as well as the smudge ceremony to bring him closer to the Creator. Embers is perhaps Richard Wagamese's most personal volume to date. Honest, evocative and articulate, he explores the various manifestations of grief, joy, recovery, beauty, gratitude, physicality and spirituality--concepts many find hard to express. But for Wagamese, spirituality is multifaceted. Within these pages, readers will find hard-won and concrete wisdom on how to feel the joy in the everyday things. Wagamese does not seek to be a teacher or guru, but these observations made along his own journey to become, as he says, "a spiritual bad-ass," make inspiring reading."--
Subjects: Wagamese, Richard.; Ojibwa Indians;
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