Worship & Devotion Books - Page 2

Daily Guideposts 2009

Various

Amazon Price: $13.59 List Price: $19.99 Usually ships in 24 hours By: Ideals Amazon Marketplace: 27 new & used starting at $11.43

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> Christianity -> Christian Living -> General
Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> Christianity -> Christian Living -> General AAS
Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> Christianity -> Worship & Devotion -> Devotionals

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

large print daily guideposts 2009 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

The books arrived in a timely fashion and were new and in excellent condition and were considerably cheaper than if I had ordered directly from Guideposts.

Editorial Review:

This favorite daily devotional has more than thirty years of success behind it Here sixty contemporary writers create 365 all-new devotionals to take the reader through the year 2009. Each day's devotion offers a short scripture verse for reflection, a true, first-person anecdote, told in an informal, conversational style, that shares the ways God speaks to us in the ordinary events of life and a brief prayer to focus the reader's own prayers and put the day's message to work in his or her own life. Simply and directly, in just five minutes a day, Daily Guideposts helps its readers to find the spiritual richness in their own lives everyday of the year. And it makes them part of a remarkable family of readers and writers brought together by a common faith and united by heartfelt prayer. The book is indexed by author, title, and subject. And Daily Guideposts is a proven best-seller year after year, With over 80,000 copies in print in 2008 alone.

The Language of Letting Go

Melody Beattie

List Price: $11.95 By: Audio Literature Amazon Marketplace: 1 new & used starting at $108.54

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Health, Mind & Body -> Alternative Medicine -> Meditation
Subjects -> Health, Mind & Body -> Mental Health -> Codependency
Subjects -> Health, Mind & Body -> Relationships -> Codependency

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 69 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Taking Care of Ourselves 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

A decade or so ago a friend who was going through a rough patch in her life had a therapist who highly recommended this book of meditations. I happened to be in Barnes and Noble with her when she bought Melody Beattie's book, and after perusing a few of the passages, I bought one for myself. What a difference reading The Language of Letting Go made (and continues to make) in my life.

I've bought and given away several copies of Letting Go since that night in the bookstore in the hope that my friends will benefit as much as I have from these sage words of "gentle" advice and reminders that we deserve "the best that life and love have to offer." A few of my personal favorites are the reminders to be patient and realize that timing is perfect, that it's okay to say "no" sometimes and equally okay to say yes to what feels right and good, and that we are responsible for taking care of ourselves.

The realization that we are being divinely led and that we need to trust our Higher Power is reinforced throughout the book. Anyone interested in growth and self-care will benefit from reading it.

Editorial Review:

Reflecting on the core issues of codependency, Melody Beattie encourages readers to trust themselves on their journey to self-care. Each meditation is filled with the personal warmth and insight Beattie brings to all of her books.

My Utmost for His Highest (Special Edition)

Oswald Chambers

List Price: $4.99 By: Barbour Publishing, Incorporated Amazon Marketplace: 611 new & used starting at $0.01

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> Authors, A-Z -> ( C ) -> Chambers, Oswald
Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> Christianity -> Christian Living -> General
Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> Christianity -> Christian Living -> General AAS

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 119 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Great Truths 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

Oswald Chambers gives the awesome truths of the Bible and God's character in this easy, daily study.

Profound Devotional 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

This book has been a profound daily devotional for me for 15 + years. I have read it every year. The insights this man of God had are some of the most relevant, authentic, and remarkable devotions I have ever read. I continue to be amazed.

Most Beautiful Edition of a Wonderful Devotional 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

I have been an Oswald Chambers follower for many years. I had been reading a tattered copy that belonged to my dad. For my birthday today I got this copy for my birthday and it is so very special. The leather cover is so soft and beautiful. Two shades of purple and liliac. Soft and comfortable to hold.

The dovotions are still current today. They make you look deep within your heart to what God is saying to you.

Highly recommend.

Editorial Review:

Here's the book you've been waiting for all year--Barbour's promotional edition of My Utmost for His Highest! The classic daily devotional by Oswald Chambers has sold millions of copies over the years, yet the demand continues. This bargain-priced edition features the complete text of Chambers's masterwork plus a helpful subject index. It comes in a classically-styled burgundy cover with gold stamping.

Celebration of Discipline

Richard J. Foster

By: Hodder & Stoughton Religious Amazon Marketplace: 12 new & used starting at $13.85

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> Christianity -> Christian Living -> General
Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> Christianity -> Christian Living -> General AAS
Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> Christianity -> Worship & Devotion -> Rites & Ceremonies

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 120 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

In the twenty years since its publication, Celebration of Discipline has helped over a million seekers discover a richer spiritual life infused with joy, peace, and a deeper understanding of God. Hailed by many as the best modern work on Christian spirituality, Celebration of Discipline explores the "classic Disciplines," or central spiritual practices, of the Christian faith. Along the way, Foster shows that it is only by and through these practices that the true path to spiritual growth can be found.

Dividing the Disciplines into three movements of the Spirit, Foster shows how each of these areas contributes to a balanced spiritual life. The inward Disciplines of meditation, prayer, fasting, and study offer avenues of personal examination and change. The outward Disciplines of simplicity, solitude, submission, and service help prepare us to make the world a better place. The corporate Disciplines of confession, worship, guidance, and celebration bring us nearer to one another and to God. Foster provides a wealth of examples demonstrating how these Disciplines can become part of our daily activities -- and how they can help us shed our superficial habits and "bring the abundance of God into our lives." The discussion of celebration, often the most neglected of the Disciplines, shows its critical importance -- for it stands at the heart of the way to Christ. Celebration of Discipline will help motivate Christians everywhere to embark on a journey of prayer and spiritual growth.

The Power of a Praying® Wife

Stormie Omartian

List Price: $10.99 By: Harvest House Publishers Amazon Marketplace: 588 new & used starting at $0.01

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> Christianity -> Christian Living -> General
Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> Christianity -> Christian Living -> General AAS
Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> Christianity -> Worship & Devotion -> Devotionals

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 271 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

You need this book! 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

This book reallly jumps into what God intended us wives to be. If you look at marriage many years ago it was about commitment, it was about the wife being the heart of the home while her husband was the head of it. God made woman as a partner and a helper for man and Stormie really covers it in detail. Marriages need the basic principals that she lays out in order to survive.

It really goes into great detail on how you can change your marriage just by changing yourself. IF YOU ARE SELFISH NATURED then you will hate this book. This book is about giving your heart and soul over to God and changing yourself to benefit your marriage. If you are the type that "won't change until he does" then don't buy this book because you need a Bible. You have to be willing to be completely unselfish the way Jesus Christ was when he was on earth. God is not saying "let the husband walk all over his wife." Most marriages that you see that have lasted 25 years or more today have God as the center of their marriage. The divorce rate 53% today, that has to tell you something? Something is missing, and it's God. If you change yourself to be a wife after God's own heart, then through you, God will reach your husband. Giving up is not the answer.

Editorial Review:

Omartian shares how wives can develop a deeper relationship with their husbands by praying for them. Packed with practical advice on praying for specific areas, including decision-making, fears, spiritual strength, and sexuality, this book helps women discover the fulfilling marriage God intended.

Daybreak® Streams In The Desert

Charles E. Cowman

List Price: $9.99 By: Zondervan Publishing Company Amazon Marketplace: 5 new & used starting at $9.94

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> Christianity -> Christian Living -> Faith
Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> Christianity -> Worship & Devotion -> Devotionals
Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> Spirituality -> Devotionals

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 75 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Inspiring, Uplifting, a sweet essence for dark days! 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

Read this book if you have experienced the grief from losing a loved one physically as in my case or you are broken from a life circumstance. This book along with the word of God will uplift you and see you through those difficult days when again your tears seem to be the only medicine for your heart. I love that each day starts off with a scripture. I usually will read the scripture then look it up in my bible and do a small study on the scripture. I will then read the devotion for that day. This book and Oswald Chambers devotional book is what I read daily. I recommend it for anyone who has walked down the road of losing a child, parent or sibling. It also makes a great gift for someone facing cancer or for the single mom who is struggling to makes ends meet and feels hopeless. Whoever you are and wherever you are you will be blessed by the golden pages and by the sweet quiet whisper of Gods spirit revealed in the writing of this book.

Editorial Review:

An encouraging thought or Scripture verse to display in a home or office each day in a spiral-bound tabletop format. Each features lovely designs with words of wisdom from best-loved authors and the NIV Bible.

Sacred Space: The Prayer Book 2009 (Sacred Space)

Ave Maria Press

Amazon Price: $10.17 List Price: $14.95 Usually ships in 24 hours By: Ave Maria Press Amazon Marketplace: 12 new & used starting at $10.17

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> Christianity -> Catholicism -> Inspirational
Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> Christianity -> Theology -> Mysticism
Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> Christianity -> Worship & Devotion -> Prayerbooks

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

sacred space 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Sacred Space: The Prayer Book 2009 (Sacred Space)

this is a wonderful book will really help me in the year ahead

Sacred Space Meditation book 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

After using the Irish Sacred Space meditations on line, this book, SACRED SPACE, The Prayer Book 2009, enables me to enter into Jesuit-centered prayerfulness at the same time each day. The Gospel scenario is presented, followed by thoughts that I can personalize for my day. I wish I had known about these books before this year.

Shirley Johnsrud
Soldotna, AK

Editorial Review:

The simple, time-honored method of prayer based on scripture presented in Sacred Space has become a worldwide phenomenon. This entirely new edition provides readings and prayer starters for every day of the year.

Now in its fifth year, the best-selling Sacred Space: The Prayer Book 2009 offers busy Christians an aid to daily prayer and meditation that is both nourishing and well-suited to the fast-paced life of busy people. Offering daily meditations in the Jesuit tradition, Sacred Space is scriptural, down to earth, and filled with solid Ignatian insights. Sacred Space: The Prayer Book 2009 is sure to help anyone with a hectic life make their workplace, school, or home a sacred place to stay in communication―and communion―with God!

The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming

Henri J. M. Nouwen

List Price: $29.00 By: Continuum Intl Pub Group Amazon Marketplace: 7 new & used starting at $49.25

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> Authors, A-Z -> ( N ) -> Nouwen, Henri -> General
Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> Authors, A-Z -> ( N ) -> Nouwen, Henri -> Hardcover
Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> Authors, A-Z -> ( N ) -> Nouwen, Henri -> General AAS

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 96 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Deeply insightful and life changing 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

Henri Nouwen had a truly God-given gift - the gift of explaining timeless spiritual truths in very clear, ordinary language in a conversational and deeply captivating way. His words and his explanations imprint themselves into the memory and stay in the heart, and truly help to change lives. Much of his wisdom surely comes from his own struggles, which he admits to in the book - he personally struggled with depression, pride, desire for success and fame, envy, etc. - common human ailments. He also struggled with feeling unworthy of God, and with feeling distant from God. Yet, he learned to overcome his struggles (though he admits that he is still on a journey), and he describes how.

This is the third book I have read by Neuwen. After reading Life of the Beloved I really didn't think that anything could compare, but this book, if not better, is at least just as good. It is an instantly timeless spiritual classic. The whole book is a reflection on Rembrandt's painting, The Return of the Prodigal Son. First Nouwen reflects on the younger son who came back from a foreign land. Then he reflects on the older son who witnesses his younger brother's return. Finally, Nouwen reflects on the father figure. His insights are deep and beautiful. He leads the reader to a natural and yet incredible insight: that after identifying ourselves with both the younger and older brother, we must realize that rather than being either of these two brothers, we are called to become the father!

Editorial Review:

The beloved spiritual writer meditates on the parable of the prodigal son's return -- a powerful drama of fatherhood, filial duty, rivalry, and anger between brothers -- and its enduring lessons for Christianity.

Full-color photographs with gatefold.

A Grief Observed (Faber Paperbacks)

C. S. Lewis

List Price: $7.95 By: Faber & Faber Amazon Marketplace: 35 new & used starting at $0.99

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Health, Mind & Body -> Death & Grief -> Grief & Bereavement
Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> Christianity -> Literature & Fiction -> General
Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> Christianity -> Literature & Fiction -> General AAS

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 137 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Raw and true 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

CS Lewis looks death into the face; he does not flinch and does not console himself with platitudes. He had lost the love of his life and his pain is palpable to the reader. This is a raw and honest book but it is not at all depressing: At the end of the book, Lewis begins to recover: his wish is simply that, on his own death bed, his lover will come back to him and give him the consolation of seeing her face again.

Rather surpisingly, I was diagnosed with terminal cancer myself three weeks after doing this review. The Lord gives, the Lord takes away, blessed be the name of the Lord! If you read this, say a prayer for me that I may die with courage and joy!

Editorial Review:

Written after his wife's tragic death as a way of surviving the "mad midnight moment," A Grief Observed is C.S. Lewis's honest reflection on the fundamental issues of life, death, and faith in the midst of loss. This work contains his concise, genuine reflections on that period: "Nothing will shake a man -- or at any rate a man like me -- out of his merely verbal thinking and his merely notional beliefs. He has to be knocked silly before he comes to his senses. Only torture will bring out the truth. Only under torture does he discover it himself." This is a beautiful and unflinchingly homest record of how even a stalwart believer can lose all sense of meaning in the universe, and how he can gradually regain his bearings.

Valley of Vision: A collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions

Amazon Price: $10.88 List Price: $16.00 Usually ships in 24 hours By: Banner of Truth Amazon Marketplace: 29 new & used starting at $9.44

Buy at Amazon.com

Browse similar items by category:
Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> Christianity -> Christian Living -> Worship
Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> Christianity -> Reference -> Meditations -> General
Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> Christianity -> Worship & Devotion -> Devotionals

Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 93 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Worth Much, Much More 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

These prayers and devotions are wonderfully written. Passionate and thought provoking. Many phrases will remind you of scripture. I read them over and over and discover new morsels to digest. I have given copies to my friends. I carry it right next to my Bible.

Spiritually uplifting 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

The prayers of the Puritans are incredibly inspiring and beautiful. The combination of a close relationship with God and their command of the English language make these prayers powerful and enlightening. They show a depth of spirituality rarely experienced today and are an example and learning experience to all Christians. They touched my heart and life.

Valley of Vision 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

I love this book of Puritan praises and prayers. If you appreciate poetry, you will love Valley of Vision. It is so deeply written and humble and very refreshing to find what you feel put exactly into words.

Puritanism at its Best 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

The Puritans were know for their deep devotion to God. This little leather bound book is a wonderful insight into that devotion. Over 360 pages of excerpts from their written prayers.