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The Resurrection of the Son of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, Vol. 3)

N. T. Wright

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Total reviews: 33 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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Why did Christianity begin, and why did it take the shape it did? To answer this question – which any historian must face – renowned New Testament scholar N.T. Wright focuses on the key points: what precisely happened at Easter? What did the early Christians mean when they said that Jesus of Nazareth had been raised from the dead? What can be said today about his belief?

This book, third is Wright’s series Christian Origins and the Question of God, sketches a map of ancient beliefs about life after death, in both the Greco-Roman and Jewish worlds. It then highlights the fact that the early Christians’ belief about the afterlife belonged firmly on the Jewish spectrum, while introducing several new mutations and sharper definitions. This, together with other features of early Christianity, forces the historian to read the Easter narratives in the gospels, not simply as late rationalizations of early Christian spirituality, but as accounts of two actual events: the empty tomb of Jesus and his "appearances."

How do we explain these phenomena? The early Christians’ answer was that Jesus had indeed been bodily raised from the dead; that was why they hailed him as the messianic "son of God." No modern historian has come up with a more convincing explanation. Facing this question, we are confronted to this day with the most central issues of the Christian worldview and theology.

A Brief History of Everything

Ken Wilber

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"A mistake inside of an enigma wrapped in bubble-wrap." 2 out of 5 stars.
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Through an unfortunate clicking error, I accidentally purchased a copy of Ken Wilber's opus "A Brief History of Everything." I had read snippets of other Wilber books in the past and was saddened by my purchasing error when the box arrived from Amazon.

I reminded myself, however, that in the past I had made other purchasing mistakes and had then been ultimately pleased by the book when I finally got down to reading it. That was not the case with "A Brief History".

Armed with two undergraduate degrees, a doctorate, and a lifetime love of general reading on a broad host of subjects, I dove in. I felt that my education and experiences were both broad and narrow enough to decipher Wilber. I soon re-discovered that reading Wilber is like having your brain pushed through the extra-gooey sludge layer of popular intellectualism. His convoluted syntax is surpassed only by his wholly imaginary vocabulary. This kind of psycho-babble, new-age charlatanism should be reserved exclusively for the conversion of Silicon Valley CEOs to Wilber's zen-narcissism. The book should carry a safety warning for the general public. I am dumber having read it.

Reluctantly, I gave the book two stars, for three reasons. First, the cover photo on the book is the largest head shot of any author ever. It would have never fit on the back jacket flap. Second, Wilber's child-like belief in a universal unitarianism refreshes my own desire to believe in the transcendence of human nature. (Unless you think he's just saying all this stuff to sell books and lectures to Silicon Valley CEOs . . .?!). Finally, I'm amazed that he could string so many imaginary words together and make them sound like sentences.

Well, at least I got bubble-wrap.

Editorial Review:

In a breathtaking trip from the Big Bang to the Postmodern world we inhabit, Ken Wilber examines the universe and our place in it, and comes up with an accessible and entertaining account of how it all fits together. Along the way he sheds light not only on the great cosmic questions but on various contentious issues of our day, such as changing gender roles, environmentalism, diversity and multiculturalism, even the meaning of the Internet. A Brief History of Everything is the perfect introduction to the great Integral thinker at his wise and witty best.

The Little Soul and the Sun: A Children's Parable Adapted from Conversations With God

Neale Donald Walsch

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Total reviews: 66 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

No Need to Forgive 5 out of 5 stars.
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Once I began to truly understand that everything that happens in life is consciousness, it became clear to me that 'there was no one but me." and that my life was a reflection of my thoughts, beliefs and feelings. This book says it better than any sermon or book I've read in a long time. Yes, it's a story for children, but much like the Velveteen Rabbit, it will become a classic for adults as well.
A must read - and worth pondering.
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precious 5 out of 5 stars.
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Both story and illustrations are beautiful. A story for all time...for all ages...for all human kind...as we continue our individual journies while visiting Planet Earth.

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The Little Soul and the Sun is a simple and powerful story that brings children a very profound truth: there is not absolute good or bad--that underneath all that happens in the world, all that we call "good" and all that we call "bad," is love. Your child will discover a God that she or he can love, because God is love, as are all the Little Souls who are a part of God. And perhaps parents, too, will rediscover who they really are.

Night; with Connections

Elie Wiesel

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Total reviews: 926 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

What eyes could not see 5 out of 5 stars.
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From the moment we had began on this book in our classes it was truly an eye opener. Words cannot describe the misery that was felt in each and every word this book had within. The book itself had casted night over all of us, especially me as we listened intently on what could be known as the most heart striking tale. From the start of the camp to the death marchings in the snow, the story gives a full eye account of the horror that was seen in the Nazi war. No story ever has been written so amazingly nor dramaticly as this. Yes, it touched me darkly and it burned deeply but this story, this story is something everyone should read because no one should forget what happened so long ago. You cant go your whole life without reading this book, its something that you should not miss.

I give it a rating of five stars and I hope you, the reader, can also find that too.

The Most Gripping Story I Have Ever Read 5 out of 5 stars.
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As an English teacher, I have my ninth graders read this memoir every year. And every year, I am moved to tears. Not only does Mr. Wiesel tell of his devastating experience of dehumanization in the Holocaust, but he tells it with such eloquence and mastery of the English language, that one would wonder if he was always a writer. This is his first book and it reads like a story written by some of the greatest writers of the literary canon. Be forewarned that his story will change your perspective on life and will most likely you move you to tears as well. If it doesn't, than as my Pastor would say, "your wood is wet."

You may be asking yourself, "why would I want to read something that will just get me upset?" My answer to that is that if we don't get upset, how can we facilitate change? Ignorance leads to bliss? No way--it leads to destruction. Furthermore, antisemitism hasn't gone away. And in the midst of the violence and hatred exploding in the middle east 63 years after Hitler was defeated, there are millions of people who once again want to annihilate the Jews and are devising plans to do just that. So this memoir must be read. Mr. Wiesels' story must be heard.

Editorial Review:

An autobiographical narrative, in which the author describes his experiences in Nazi concentration camps.

The Integral Vision: A Very Short Introduction to the Revolutionary Integral Approach to Life, God, the Universe, and Everything

Ken Wilber

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Total reviews: 15 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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Suppose we took everything that all the various world cultures have to tell us about human potential—about psychological, spiritual, and social growth—and identified the basic patterns that connect these pieces of knowledge. What if we attempted to create an all-inclusive map that touches the most important factors from all of the world's great traditions?

Ken Wilber's Integral Vision provides such a map. Using all the known systems and models of human growth—from the ancient sages to the latest breakthroughs in cognitive science—it distills their major components into five simple elements, and, moreover, ones that readers can verify in their own experience right now.

In any field of interest, such as business, law, science, psychology, health, art, or everyday living and learning—the Integral Vision ensures that we are utilizing the full range of resources for the situation, leading to a greater likelihood of success and fulfillment. With easily understood explanations, exercises, and familiar examples, The Integral Vision shows how we can accelerate growth and development to higher, wider, deeper ways of being, embodied in self, shared in community, and connected to the planet, which can literally help with everything from spiritual enlightenment to business success to personal relationships.

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Five Wishes: How Answering One Simple Question Can Make Your Dreams Come True

Gay Hendricks

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Total reviews: 51 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

This could be life changing 5 out of 5 stars.
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This little book has a very powerful, very simple, and life changing challenge. 5 Wishes....that's all. The first time I read this book, I made my list and felt like I was on top of the world for weeks. But the 5 Wishes I had listed weren't exactly what my heart said, they were what my mind said (and still I soared for weeks!). The second time I read over the book and made my list, my 5 wishes were authentic and have been very powerful for me. As someone who has read dozens of books trying to find the "authentic me", this one is my favorite. It is a very quick read, but don't let yourself get lost in the people Mr. Hendricks speaks of....get lost in yourself. I'm becoming the person I want to be now. I'm on the "right path". And this little book has provided me with the inspiration and desire to actually follow my heart. Thank you, Gay Hendricks!

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A cocktail party conversation changed Gay Hendricks’ life forever. A man he’d never met asked him to imagine himself on his deathbed, pondering the question “Was my life a complete success?” And if it wasn’t, the stranger wondered, why? “What would be the things you’d wish had happened that would have made it a success?” This odd encounter proved to be a life-altering experience. Hendricks created a list of five wishes, turning them into powerful affirmations that changed the course of his life, and which have guided his life ever since. Over the years, every one of his five wishes came true. Here, he passes the gift he received in that chance meeting onto others. He helps readers clarify their own wishes, and shows how to phrase them as affirmations. The result is a simple process that anyone can use to find wealth, wisdom, and a joyful, fulfilled life.

The Gift of Change

Marianne Williamson

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Total reviews: 55 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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"The only way to gain power in a world that is moving too fast is to learn to slow down. And the only way to spread one's influence wide is to learn to go deep. The world we want for ourselves and our children will not emerge from electronic speed but rather from a spiritual stillness that takes root in our souls. Then, and only then, will we create a world that reflects the heart instead of shattering it." --from the Introduction

In this honest and uplifting book, bestselling author Marianne Williamson delves deeply into the powerful role of change in our lives today. Far from being something to fear and avoid, she says, every change -- even the most difficult and painful -- gives us an opportunity to receive the miraculous gift of personal transformation. The only real failure in life, she observes, is the failure to grow from what we go through. We will find real growth when we reorient ourselves using an eternal compass of spiritual principles, which alone can guide us on this path to wholeness.

By fixing our eyes on the things that don't change, Williamson leads us across ten key bridges of transformation:

• From Forgetting Who We Are to Remembering Who We Are
• From Negative Thinking to Positive Love
• From Anxiety to Atonement
• From Asking God to Change the World to Praying That He Change Us
• From Living in the Past and Future to Living in the Present
• From Focus on Guilt to Focus on Innocence
• From Separation to Relationship
• From Spiritual Death to Rebirth
• From Your Plan to God's Plan
• From Who We Were to Who We Are Becoming

These ten simple but profound changes empower us to see life's transitions as opportunities for growth and rebirth, providing not only keys for shaping our lives today, but also hope for transforming our world into a place of greater love and peace.

The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life

Bruce H. Wilkinson

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Total reviews: 557 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

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Dr. Bruce Wilkinson, president of Walk Thru the Bible Ministries, takes readers to 1 Chronicles 4:10 to discover how they can release God's miraculous power and experience the blessings God longs to give each of us. The life of Jabez, one of the Bible's most overlooked heroes of the faith, bursts from unbroken pages of genealogies in an audacious, four-part prayer that brings him an extraordinary measure of divine favor, anointing, and protection. Readers who commit to offering the same prayer on a regular basis will find themselves extravagantly blessed by God, and agents of His miraculous power, in everyday life.

Do you want to be extravagantly blessed by God?

Are you ready to reach for the extraordinary? To ask God for the abundant blessings He longs to give you? Join Bruce Wilkinson to discover how the remarkable prayer of a little-known Bible hero can release God’s favor, power, and protection. You’ll see how one daily prayer can help you leave the past behind -- and break through to the life you were meant to live.

Home with God: In a Life That Never Ends

Neale Donald Walsch

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Total reviews: 139 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

My favorite book of all time 5 out of 5 stars.
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I have gone on a virtual rampage of reading books on spirituality, including all of the CWG books, several Abraham-Hicks books, books on Quantum Physics, Reincarnation, etc. but no book has made me more positive about life, and less fearful of death than than Home With God.
Contrary to some reviews I feel that it covers alot of new ground, specifically the analogies provided on the cycle of non physical and physical experiences of each human soul. I've found several quantum theory type books support the simple truths which lends further credence to the message (ie: What the Bleep movie covers alot of this). This is the definitive book of what life is FOR and ABOUT in my opinion. I read it every few months just for the positive charge.

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An uplifting masterwork of comfort and compassion exploringthe ultimate questions of existence and transcendence.

Nothing has riveted humanity's interest more, nor has anything been more frightening or awe-inspiring, than the finality of death. In Home with God, the last installment of his bestselling Conversations with God series, Neale Donald Walsch asks the questions that everyone has longed to ask and receives the answers readers have all been waiting for. Through his profound and personal dialogue with God, Walsch explores the process by which all human beings must end their days here on Earth and begin their new life in God's Kingdom -- to which all eventually return, regardless of their earthly deeds. An astonishing and spiritual work, Home with God offers hope, comfort, and surprising revelations for all humankind.

The Purpose-Driven Life Journal

Rick Warren

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Total reviews: 10 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

The Purpose-Driven Life 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 5 people found this review helpful.

It is an informative and celebration of life experience. The Bible versus and explanations helped me tremendously to understand the Bible. The author has great insight into life and the Bible.
Emily Stefanus

great journal 5 out of 5 stars.
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An amazing book as a companion to the Purpose Driven Life. It's a great tool and room for a lot of writing. I love it.

The Spiritual Journal of 40 Days: Paradigm Shift of the Mind, Unshakable Center-God, Custom-made! 5 out of 5 stars.
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"The 40 Days PDL-Prayer Journal" is an invaluable tool that parallels and intersects with the Purpose Driven Life. One compliments the other. Strength is drawn buy using the tools together! Rick Warren's piece has given me a paradigm shift of the mind. He reminds me of the unshakable center in Christ Jesus. We are custom made by the hand of God. Discover your roots, throw off the unnecessary baggage through insight, meditation & reflection proded by scriptures, Purpose Driven Life quotes and a simple guided prayer. Free fall writing gives access to unlock blocked channels of the mind. Every chapter begins with "Points of Reflection" and "Questions to Consider". We are pressed to consider "The Five Most Important Questions of Your Life".
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Editorial Review:

The perfect companion to The Purpose Driven® Life! Features include Scriptures and quotes by Rick Warren, taken from the best-selling trade book, plus space to record reflections, prayers, and goals while seeking God’s plans for life.