BEHIND THE PREACHER'S DOOR deals particularly with the problems and temptations that preachers face and fall prey too. A number of authors contributed articles to this project.Author: Warren E. BerkleyISBN-10: 0982137680ISBN-13: 9780982137680Publisher: Spiritbuilding.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/25/2009Pages: 134Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.31d

For thousands of years humanity has longed for a truth, revelation, or knowledge that explains the unity of God behind all mystical experiences, previous revelations, and religions of the world, and the truth behind the universe (science). There have been mystical explanations of God...

The story of Ascended Master Kuthumi's human adventures continues on with the life of Pythagoras of Samos- history's most famous mathematician and one of Ancient Greece's most notable philosophers. Set in an amazing time of change for humanity, Pythagoras takes us on a journey...

"Growing Up in Mama's Club" is a compelling, coming-of-age story about a boy who is a victim of sixteen years of emotional, religious abuse. His day-to-day life and his attempts to conform to a belief system at odds with his intellectual skills are at...

Dating the Old Testament addresses the subject of when the books of the Bible were written. It explains why the books of Genesis through Deuteronomy are a literary unity, and how the Egyptian background for these books support a date of writing during the...

Tommy the wolf lives in the forest with his family. He is always getting blamed for things he did not do. The biggest rule in his house is not to go into the town. One day, a little boy yells that a wolf is...

Thoughts on everyday musings and sayings that inform a life of prayer and devotion without being overly religious in scope. The experiences captured in this volume seeks to call the mind and spirit to take note of the many ways humanity can connect to...

In this shorter and simplified second edition of his ground-breaking book, Brian Hines shows the connection between the findings of the new physics and the insights of the great mystics. He presents the theories of contemporary physics with elegant simplicity and a sense of...

The Messiah is book number 5 in the highly acclaimed Walk in the Light Series. It provides a groundbreaking Scriptural and historical examination of the purpose and identity of the Messiah. This book breaks the mold of most religious paradigms and provides a fresh...

The Healing Touch of Mary explores the fascinating connection between the human and spiritual world. This collection of true stories focuses on the divine intervention of Mary, the Blessed Mother, in the lives of people from all walks of life. These personal accountings of...

The Second Comforter describes the process, as set out in the Gospel of Jesus Christ taught through the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is an Odyssey through the greatest principles, ordinances and meanings of the Latter-day Saint faith in a comprehensive...

Time or Too Late charts the evolution of the thought of atheist minister, Gretta Vosper, from the launch of the Canadian Centre for Progressive Christianity (CCPC) in 2004 through to her identification as an atheist while continuing to serve as minister for West Hill...

There is a hunger for supernatural revelation. The Spirit of God is releasing key revelation that will uncover His redemptive plan in the world. The Bible is coming alive as the voice of God teaches us to understand times and seasons. We must not...

This small book, Have Salt in Yourself, provides both new and veteran Christians great good counsel, so that they may grow strong in grace. Its advice comes from George Fox, whose spirit directed ministry from 1640 and 1691 led to the founding of Religious...

For over twenty years, Gene Hoffman engaged in efforts to seek out the deep, psychological causes of violence and to help bring about healing and reconciliation through a process she named "Compassionate Listening." This carefully edited collection of her writings sheds light on Gene's...

Grigori Savvich Skovoroda is the person that all philosophers wish to become. He was a mendicant teacher, nomad and Christian humanist, and the exceptional talents he possessed provided him the means for success as he preached his version of Christian humanism. He had a...

Praised as "a spiritual treasure" by Huston Smith, The Way of Selflessness is an authoritative guide for anyone who wishes to walk a mystical path and discover directly the truth testified to by the mystics of the world's spiritual traditions. Drawing from the universal...

Fight of your life is a literary treasure along with your bible as your weapons to help you recognize the forces that operate in the kingdom of darkness and gives you the sword (Word) that will arm you with God's power and authority. Having...

The Tao Te Ching is the most vital and one of the oldest texts of the roots of indigenous Chinese wisdom. It uses a language that is often highly metaphorical and blends poetic expression with clear insight about the nature of the human condition...

An Experiential Guide To Energy Work for all aspiring healers, lightworkers, and anyone seeking personal, spiritual or psychic development. This book offers a hands-on, practical approach to understanding and working with the subtle energy that surrounds us and flows through us. Learn how to...

We all lead busy lives but making a tiny bit of time for ourselves to think our thoughts and get to know more about ourselves, our hopes and our dreams can have a massive impact on how we see the world and our role...

The Sufi ritual meal ceremony of 'Deeg-Jush' translates as the 'Seething Cauldron' or 'Boiling Cauldron', and, like its Celtic equivalent: the Cauldron of Cerridwen, it symbolizes the transformation and change of the initiate as he/she becomes cooked in the cauldron. In this collection of...

Given today's religiously charged political climate-and an increase in secular Americans pushing back against the Religious Right-this book from Humanist Press fits the times by taking a look at some of history's greatest secular heroes. "Damned Good Company" by Luis Granados contains 20 tales...

Originally published in two volumes, this book is based on the diaries of the years in Japan of Roshi Jiyu-Kennett, one of the first Western women to become a Zen Master. In addition to telling the story of Roshi Jiyu-Kennett's search for the Truth...

Late in December of 1961, Peggy Kennett, British organist and medieval music scholar, boarded a steamer headed for the Far East. Eight years later she returned to the West as one of the first Western women ever to be recognized as a Zen Master....

The Book of Dialogues is a series of conversations between the author and his spiritual mentors on topics essential to inner development and spiritual life and knowledge. The book sheds light on the author's own development from early childhood on and, also, on the...

Author: Fernando OrtizISBN-10: 0897290534ISBN-13: 9780897290531Publisher: Ediciones UniversalLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/21/2005Pages: 288Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.65d

From the first Christmas celebrations in Colonial America to Christmas in the 1990s, this book explores in detail holiday preparations, tree traditions, ornaments, decorations, and lights. Through over 500 color photographs illustrating over 3,000 objects, catalog reprints, and historical photographs, it documents Christmas history...

Guardian angels, demonic spirits, extraterrestrial visitors--are these entities figments of the imagination, or is there evidence for their existence? Famed psychic detective Joe Nickell answers these questions in his lively book.From the "Newberry Demon" of 1679 and the strange phenomena produced by 19th-century spiritualist...

This is a print on demand publication. Author Erica Reiner collected the Near Eastern material for this book over many years of association with the "Chicago Assyrian Dictionary." She culled her sources from such scientific texts as medicine, divination, & rituals, which are not...

Author: Larry E. AxelISBN-10: 0865542554ISBN-13: 9780865542556Publisher: Mercer University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/1987Pages: 108Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.73lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d

A clairvoyant, Leadbeater wrote, is simply a person who develops the power to respond to another octave out of the stupendous gamut of possible vibrations and so is enabled to see more of the world..than those of more limited perception. And what a world...

Don't feel alone or guilty if you've ever wondered how to have a consistent devotional time with God each day. A lot of other teenagers—and adults—have asked the very same question. It can get frustrating when you just can't seem to find the right...

An exploration of the role that religion and culture play in the oppression of women Ophelia Benson and Jeremy Stangroom, philosophers and authors, ask probing questions about the way that religion shields the oppression of women from criticism and why many Western liberals, leftists,...

When Jonathan Aitken was in prison, he experienced a religious conversion. When he emerged into the light of day, he headed for Oxford where he read for and obtained a degree in theology. The Psalms have assumed a quite exceptional importance in his life....

National Best Books 2007 Award-Winner in Religion "Insightful, imaginative, and provocative! Val Webb's new book has freed the Divine from the religious. A striking achievement."-John Shelby Spong, author of Jesus for the Non-Religious In Like Catching Water in a Net, Val Webb is not...

In 1865 a French priest was visited by a small group of Japanese at his newly built church in Nagasaki. They were descendants of Japan's first Christians, the survivors of brutal religious persecution under the Tokugawa government. The Kakure Kirishitan, or "hidden Christians," had...

It is said that words are like people: One can encounter them daily yet never come to know their true selves. This volume examines what words are--how they exist--in religious phenomena. Going beyond the common idea that language merely describes states of mind, beliefs,...

We hope-even as we doubt-that the environmental crisis can be controlled. Public awareness of our species' self-destructiveness as material beings in a material world is growing-but so is the destructiveness. The practical interventions needed for saving and restoring the earth will require a collective...

This classic text in American Philosophy by one of the foremost figures in American philosophy offers a concise analysis of the various factors in human nature which go toward forming a religion, to exhibit the inevitable transformation of religion with the transformation of knowledge...

. . . a comprehensive review and criticism of the major deductive and inductive arguments against theism [and] a morally sufficient reason for the presence of evil.--Religious Studies ReviewAuthor: Bruce ReichenbachISBN-10: 0823210812ISBN-13: 9780823210817Publisher: Fordham University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1993Pages: 198Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w...

...a volume more usable for the second-year student to replace Dana and Mantey has been needed. For this, Brooks' and Winbery's publication furnishes a decided improvement.Author: James a. Brooks, Carlton L. WinberyISBN-10: 0819104736ISBN-13: 9780819104731Publisher: University Press of AmericaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/23/1978Pages: 186Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 8.42h...

Beginning in the late 1970s and early 1980s, significant numbers of Haitian immigrants began to arrive and settle in Miami.Overcoming some of the most foreboding obstacles ever to face immigrants inAmerica, they, their children, and now their grandchildren, as well as morerecently arriving immigrants...

The extraordinary story of a few non-Jews who risked their lives to rescue and protect Jews from Nazi persecution in Europe during World War II is told in The Courage to Care. It features the first person accounts of rescuers and of survivors whose...

When Israel declared its independence in 1948, Harry Truman issued a memo recognizing the Israeli government within eleven minutes. Today, the U.S. and Israel continue on as partners in an at times controversial alliance--an alliance, many argue, that is powerfully influenced by the Christian...

After 9/11, there was an increase in both the incidence of hate crimes and government policies that targeted Arabs and Muslims and the proliferation of sympathetic portrayals of Arabs and Muslims in the U.S. media. Arabs and Muslims in the Media examines this paradox...

In this simple book Herb Brokering comes face-to-face with many of his own anxieties and in the process teaches readers to quiet the noisy worries they confront in their own lives. While books on anxiety abound, the very personal and pastoral nature of this...

After launching his career with the 1947 publication of his dissertation, Occidental Eschatology, Jacob Taubes spent the early years of his career as a fellow and then professor at various American institutions, including Harvard, Princeton, and Columbia. During his American years, he also gathered...

This study seeks to explain how one group of Native Americans, the Oglala Sioux, has preserved its social and cultural identity despite formidable attempts by the U.S. government to eliminate tribal societies. Treating continuity and change as two aspects of the same phenomenon, it...

A penetrating critique of the Enlightenment assumption of evidentialism -- that belief in God requires the support of evidence or arguments to be rational. Garnering arguments from C. S. Lewis, Alvin Plantinga, Nicholas Wolterstorff, Thomas Reid, William James, and John Calvin, Clark asserts that...