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A Wing and a Prayer: A Message of Faith and Hope

Katharine Jefferts Schori

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Total reviews: 15 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Fantastic Book 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book is wonderful. Every chapter is perfect for a daily inspirational meditation. The entire book is very uplifting and inspiring. I lent my copy to a friend at church, and she loves it. Another friend ordered it, and she loves it. The message is real, down-to-Earth and easy to understand. Although Jefferts Schori is Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, the message is universal. This is a great book for Christians of any denomination.

Theology without dogma by the Presiding Episcopal Bishop. 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is a series of short essays based on sermons that Bishop Katharine Schori gave in the years before her election as the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. Perhaps the most striking feature is the complete absence of Doctrinal Dogma in them. The only two possible exceptions are her explanation of the Trinity as a relationship dance between the various members of the Godhead (which, of course, explains nothing), and of baptism as a connection to God that calls all of us to become, and serve as his ministers. Her statements that the Church is in the business of engendering dependency, and that rules become fences that separate people, may seem unusual coming from the head of the Church, but Bishop Katharine Schori is an unusual person.

Her main thesis is that we have been created to love, and that God loves us all, sinners and saints alike. We are all invited to join him in paradise, even Adolph Hitler. Again and again she exhorts us to take chances, use our God-given gifts and love one another in an effort to bring forth the Reign of God. "For this we have been created," she says, although this seems a little like circular reasoning. Our greatest sin is the desire to be right; we need diversity. "Communion is about learning to live and thrive with the obnoxious people around us," to learn to love them even if we may not like them.

The Bishop's ecumenical thinking is best revealed by a story she relates: "When each of us comes to the Day of Judgment, Moses will ask us if we enjoyed everything God gave us to enjoy." Placing Moses at the judgment table is not something that I have ever encountered before in Christian writings.

This is a wonderful little book. Don't be afraid to underline or highlight the numerous ideas you come across, and then to go back and read them over a couple of times. If you want a nice clean book for your bookcase, buy a second copy.

(The writer is the author of "The Way of the Butterfly: A Scientific Speculation on God and the Hereafter," and of "Christianity Without Fairy Tales: When Science And Religion Merge.")

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Katharine Jefferts Schori is a bishop on the move--she pilots her plane to remote parishes around the sprawling diocese of Nevada and shares her passionate message of reconciliation and peace. As the first female primate in the 500-year history of Anglicanism, she'll have the opportunity to speak to a far wider audience. This book will be the vehicle for introducing Bishop Jefferts Schori and her platform to the wider Church.

End of the Spear

Steve Saint

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Total reviews: 38 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Captivating 5 out of 5 stars.
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All of my life I've heard this story. Visited a church where Steve and Mincaye were speaking. Then saw the movie. WOW! Yet, the book was all that and more. Captivating. Inspiring.
The portions that speak of clashing cultures and languages were especially great for me. It helps me to see others as the same as me. To realize that no matter where we live, or how we are taught, there IS a universal human condition, variably expressed in our individual lives and societies.

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2005 ECPA Retailer's Choice Award winner for best biography/autobiography!
Steve Saint was five years old when his father, missionary pilot Nate Saint, was speared to death by a primitive Ecuadorian tribe. In adulthood, Steve, having left Ecuador for a successful business career in the United States, never imagined making the jungle his home again. But when that same tribe asks him to help them, Steve, his wife, and their teenage children move back to the jungle. There, Steve learns long-buried secrets about his father's murder, confronts difficult choices, and finds himself caught between two worlds. Soon to be a major motion picture (January 2006), End of the Spear brilliantly chronicles the continuing story that first captured the world's attention in the bestselling book, Through Gates of Splendor.

Always Enough: God's Miraculous Provision among the Poorest Children on Earth

Rolland and Heidi, Baker

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lover of books 5 out of 5 stars.
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An extremely well written book, that is hard to stop reading.
All serious Christians need to read a book about surrender, humility, and love for
God. As a result of the author's utter dependence upon God and their willingness to
live with and help the "poorest of the poor", they saw miracle after miracle.
Even people laden with disease and hunger and loneliness ran to God when Heidi
visited them and spoke of a God who loved them and would take care of them.
An important book which needs to be read. The average church today hopes to see
miracles, but won't until it does what the author's did through the help of God
who's just waiting for people to give up all for Him.

Inspiring and Truly Captivating! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I read this book while on a mission trip in Swaziland (borders Mozambique). The plight of African orphans was before my eyes daily during this time, while the great HOPE of what God has done in the midst of similar children's pain was evident by the reading of this book. The accounts of God's work in the lives of these children are supernatural and awesome. The Baker's ministry make it evident that love changes people. My prayer is that this powerful account will motivate those who have been called to orphan ministry to move with boldness into the field. It certainly has called me to be more involved in bringing the hope of the gospel to orphans. For anyone who is interested in orphan ministry, I also recommend Fields of the Fatherless by C Thomas Davis.

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Against outrageous odds, this couple brought hope, miraculous healing, and faith to Mozambique, the poorest country in the world. Discover their incredible story of God’s modern miracles.

Becoming a True Spiritual Community: A Profound Vision of What the Church Can Be

Larry Crabb

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For those who ask if there is more... 5 out of 5 stars.
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There is a growing sense among many within the church that there must be more. Futurists including George Barna suggest that there is a significant number of believers choosing to go underground in their faith --- forming home groups in an effort to foster the kinds of relationships that can't naturally happen during a few hours on Sunday morning.

In BECOMING A TRUE SPIRITUAL COMMUNITY, Larry Crabb addresses the heart issues behind the changes taking place in the church. He points out that most people who choose to follow Jesus assume that they'll find a spiritual community of friends, a kind of family that will enjoy each other's company as they encourage one another to spiritual maturity. More often than not, though, they are sorely disappointed. Though Christians hunger for a community of deep rich relationships, both new and veteran believers often find themselves frustrated that these kinds of connections don't happen naturally.

The relationships among believers often can be compared to a series of rocking chairs on a front porch lined up side by side. Though every seat may be filled and cordial dialogue exchanged, the real hunger in people's hearts is to have the chairs placed in a circle facing each other. In the same way, we long for our souls to be turned toward each other.

Rather than offer four magical steps or three quick ways to community, Crabb takes readers on a journey to explore the nature of life with the Trinitarian revelation as a backdrop for the longings of a relationship. He invites readers to turn the focus inward and examine the weaknesses that short-circuit their own ability to enter real spiritual community.

Crabb explains some of our core struggles with intimate relationships in the context of the Lower Room and the Upper Room. The Lower Room is the place of our own flesh --- where our passions for self, control, defining our own lives and performance tear us away from each other and who God designed us to be. This stands in dark contrast to the Upper Room, where the passion to worship, trust, grow and obey reshape and renew who we are to look more like Jesus. When we as individuals abide in the Upper Room, we are better prepared to partake of the true spiritual community God intended.

Crabb is incredibly vulnerable and honest about his own shortcomings throughout the book. He isn't afraid to look at his own failures, sins and faults in an effort to uncover our own. The transparency is refreshing and moving. Beyond being a brilliant thinker, he is also a great writer. His descriptions dance, and his insights pack a punch.

BECOMING A TRUE SPIRITUAL COMMUNITY is like a balm for those in the church who keep thinking There must be more. Crabb assures us that there is more --- much more --- but it's going to have to take intentional decisions and movement by every individual to get there. The journey isn't easy, but it's well worth it.

--- Reviewed by Margaret Oines

Editorial Review:

In today's frenetic society, people rarely develop intimate friendships. Instead, they spend their lives essentially disconnected from others, rushing through life content with brief visits and casual conversations. But what if one were to develop a community, a spiritual community, of people who walked with and supported each other through life's journey? A community of real friends who listened to each other's personal tragedies without merely trying to fix the problems, who encouraged and nurtured each other's strengths, and who accepted people for who they really are, instead of the image they try to portray. In Becoming a True Spiritual Community (formerly titled The Safest Place on Earth), Larry Crabb explores such a place, where God can heal disconnected people and allow them to reconnect with each other and, ultimately, with Him.

Visions Beyond the Veil: Visions of Heaven, Angels, Satan, Hell and the End of the Age

H. A. Baker

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Visions Beyond the Vail 5 out of 5 stars.
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My wife and I found this book to be very exciting as it depicts how orphan children in China where provided with a home in an orphanage; how they were fed and clothes and taken care of. This - in and of itself - is a dynamic testimony of how Jesus Christ brings victory into the lives of these children. However, their experience of seeing visions and dreams of Heaven, of God, of Jesus and of angels is one to be envied. We strongly encourage you to read this book. You will not be able to put it down.
Sincerely, Rev. Richard and Holly Lang

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Originally published many years ago, this outstanding book, now revised, is still fresh and challenging to us today. It tells the story of a group of children—mostly street beggars and orphans—living in the Adullam Rescue Mission in Yunan Province, China, under the care of missionaries H. A. Baker and his wife —the grandparents of Rolland Baker, founder of IRIS Ministries in Mozambique.

These children experienced an immense and incredible outpouring of the Holy Spirit—so great that they literally "experienced Heaven" through visions, were aware of the presence of angels, and were able to describe in great detail what they saw. The result of these experiences of God was fervent passion for worship, the Word of God, and prayer.

Waiting for Summer's Return (Waiting for Summer's Return Series #1)

Kim Vogel, Sawyer

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A Gentle Prairie Miracle of Love 4 out of 5 stars.
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Summer is a young woman who has just buried her husband and four precious children. Alone and heartbroken, she takes a temporary job teaching in a home. She is not welcomed by the grandmother. The townspeople are Mennonite and do not want an outsider to reside in their town. Summer turns to God and to the only few friends she manages to make, and finds that God is, indeed, the God of second chances.

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After losing her husband and children to typhoid, Summer Steadman lacks the desire to forge ahead to Oklahoma. Instead she seeks employment in the small Mennonite community of Gaeddert, Kansas, to be near the graves of her family. Widower Peter Ollenberger, the local gristmill owner, needs someone to teach his son. When he hears of a "learned woman" in town, he believes she is the answer to his prayers, despite the fact that he faces censure for helping an "outsider." There is next to nothing Peter will not do for his son. But when the boy begins looking at Summer as more than a teacher, Peter battles with himself. Does he marry this woman to give his son a new mother, or does he marry only for love?

Courting Trouble

Deeanne, Gist

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Courting Trouble 4 out of 5 stars.
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This is Deeanne Gist's third book, although it is not as amazing as her first two, Ii still felt that this story was well written and caught my attention. I was rather surprised at the amount of detail that she used when it came to relationships. In my opinion christen romance novels do not need that much description when it comes to passion. Nevertheless Mrs. Gist was still able to keep me up late at night reading this book to see what would happen next. I enjoyed that the ending is not typical but rather encouraging to all single women. I am looking forward to reading the next book about Essie to see what kind of trouble she gets into. This is a wonderful story to read over the summer on a hot day.

Hardly a "Christian" Romance 1 out of 5 stars.
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I only got to chapter 3 and had to put the book away. I'm very disappointed that readers are giving this book such good reviews. I am seriously concerned about the content. The author described a male character having lustful imaginings about the woman who worked for him, and she described a scene where he was looking at parts of her body or wondering what she looked like underneath her clothes. What is going on with Christian authors? If I wanted to read secular romance, then that's what I would buy. I believe this kind of writing for a Christian audience is completely out of line. I'm extremely disappointed and will not recommend this book to anyone.

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Bestselling, Christy award-winning author's humorous romance--a 30-year-old single woman who draws up a list of the eligible bachelors in 1890's Texas.

A New Day Rising (Red River of the North #2)

Lauraine, Snelling

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Ingeborg turns the corner! 4 out of 5 stars.
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A cruel blizzard has taken the life of her husband, Roald and his brother and 2 children. Ingeborg spends the next few months bitter - and dressed in her "britches" works the fields like a man. This way, fatigue and distance keep her from facing the truth and more importantly, her children whom she nearly gives away to her sister.

Her sod-home neighbor and sister (by marriage), Karen, a widow, has accepted happiness in a new life and finally Ingeborg comes to terms and returns to the faith of her youth.

The arrival of the distant cousin of her deceased husband, Haaken, eases the farm work but complicates the decision making. He is there ONLY to help the women with the farm for a crop season - or is he?

The delinquent arrival of the young, spunky, opinionated youngest brother of Roald further turns Ingeborg's world upside down, emotionally. The relationships and the final resolution of some major hurdles end this book and call for the immediate start of book 3, "A Land to Call Home."

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Ingeborg finds herself widowed and struggling to keep the new farm and her family together. With spring comes help from a distant cousin. Before long, Ingeborg cannot ignore the attraction she feels toward Haaken. But when her brother-in-law from Norway also arrives to help her, Ingeborg’s simple farm life becomes very complicated! (Red River of the North Book 2)

The Life and Diary of David Brainerd

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Native Rescuer 5 out of 5 stars.
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David Brainerd's recorded life speaks my heart and breath--my longings for my heavenly home. This is a must read for all as it washes away the deceiving beguilement of trendy Christianity.

Traveling through his pages of life, you witness his true mission that of only knowing Christ and Him crucified, 1 Corinthians 2:1-2. He was one of few who despised this vile world with its entertaining ways.

His soul displayed was that of a faithful, humble, loyal pastor who ministered to the natives in isolated areas of New England. He never set himself above these socially rejected ones who he found to be quite refreshing in contrast to snobbish white folk. He became known among fur trappers as "The man who trapped Indians with love."

Below are experts from David Brainerd's diary. The initial are the quotes of "His Heart." The following are observances of "His Natives."

His Heart:

"I know I long for God and conformity to His will, in inward purity and holiness, ten thousand times more than for anything here below."

"God was so precious to my soul, that the world, with all its enjoyments, was infinitely vile. I had no more value for the favor of men, than for pebbles."

"Spent the day mainly in conversing with friends; yet enjoyed little satisfaction, because I could not find but few disposed to converse on divine and heavenly things. Alas, what are the things of this world, to afford satisfaction to the soul! In secret, I blessed the God for retirement, and that I am not always exposed to the company and conversation of the world. Oh, that I could live in the secret of God's presence!"

His Natives:

"Discoursed from John 4:13, 14. There was a great attention, a desirable affection, and an unaffected melting in the assembly. It is surprising to see how eager they are to hear the Word of God. I have oftentimes thought that they would cheerfully and diligently attend divine worship twenty-four hours together if they had an opportunity so to do."

"I never saw any appearance of bitterness or censoriousness (being critical) in these, nor any disposition to `esteem themselves better than others.'"

Editorial Review:

David Brainerd Was An Early American Missionary To The Indians, And His Selfless Life Of Prayer Inspired Others. He Died Of Tuberculosis At The Age Of Thirty.

From a Distance (Timber Ridge Reflections, Book 1)

Tamera, Alexander

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What happens when the realization of a dream isn't what you imagined... and the secret you've spent a lifetime guarding is finally laid bare?

Determined to become one of the country's premier newspaper photographers, Elizabeth Westbrook travels to the Colorado Territory to capture the grandeur of the mountains surrounding the remote town of Timber Ridge. She hopes, too, that the cool, dry air of Colorado, and its renowned hot springs, will cure the mysterious illness that threatens her career, and her life. Daniel Ranslett is a man shackled by his Confederate past, and he'll do anything to protect his land, and his solitude. When an outspoken Yankee photographer captures an image that appears key to solving a murder, putting herself in danger, Daniel is called upon to repay a debt. He's a man of his word, but repaying that debt could reveal secrets from his past he would prefer remain buried.

Forced on a perilous journey together, Daniel and Elizabeth's lives intertwine in ways neither could have imagined when first they met from a distance.