The Easter of Our Lives
The Easter of Our Lives

Author: Joel Goldsmith

Publisher:

Published: 2017-06-29

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781547227273

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With vivid clarity, Joel Goldsmith takes the reader to the Garden of Gethsemane to stand by the side of the Master as he reflects, alone and deserted by his disciples. "'Then, have I failed? Did I fail?' and from somewhere deep within his own being comes the answer, 'you could not succeed and you could not fail, because this is not your work. This is My work, you are My instrument.'"This powerful message captures the essence of what it means to realize "God, Itself, is our power, God, Itself is our presence." The author emphasizes that the celebration of Easter is not about an event that took place two thousand years ago, rather it is the symbolic revelation of a principle, that God alone Is. This is the Easter experience that lives in us, but only if we have "eyes to see and ears to hear." He teaches, "There will come a time in our own experience when we are in that courtyard, and when we know that before us lies inevitability in one form or another. Before us stands the desertion of everything and everyone upon whom we have placed reliance, and we find ourselves alone with God. It is in that aloneness with God that we find the spiritual reality of wholeness and completeness."This essay is Joel Goldsmith at his finest. Each paragraph yields a treasure of spiritual guidance and truth.

Time of Our Lives
Time of Our Lives

Author: Emily Wibberley

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2021-02-02

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 1984835858

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"Emily and Austin have a reputation for delivering heartwarming, provoking, and real contemporary YA novels."--BuzzFeed Fitz Holton waits in fear for the day his single mother's early-onset Alzheimer's starts stealing her memory. He's vowed to stay close to home to care for her in the years to come--never mind the ridiculous college tour she's forcing him on to visit schools where he knows he'll never go. Juniper Ramirez is counting down the days until she can leave home, a home crowded with five younger siblings and zero privacy. Against the wishes of her tight-knit family, Juniper plans her own college tour of the East Coast with one goal: get out. When Fitz and Juniper cross paths on their first college tour in Boston, they're at odds from the moment they meet-- while Juniper's dying to start a new life apart from her family, Fitz faces the sacrifices he must make for his. Their relationship sparks a deep connection--in each other's eyes, they glimpse alternate possibilities regarding the first big decision of their adult lives.

Connecting the Liturgy with Our Lives
Connecting the Liturgy with Our Lives

Author: Kathy Kuczka

Publisher: LiturgyTrainingPublications

Published: 2019-02

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 1616714859

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Series of bulletin inserts that will help connect the person in the pew with the liturgical year.

Subversive Jesus
Subversive Jesus

Author: Craig Warren Greenfield

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2016-04-26

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 031034624X

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When Jesus left the most exclusive gated community in the universe to come live with the people he loved and gave his life for, he turned everything we know and believe about life on its head. Jesus said that he came to bring good news to the poor, but most Western Christians remain disconnected and isolated from the poor and their contexts of injustice. Even our churches echo society’s pressure to isolate ourselves from the margins (e.g. by moving to a better suburb) and instead teach us how to be “nice people” who worship a “nice Jesus” and don’t disrupt the status quo. Convinced that Jesus places love for the poor and the pursuit of justice central, Craig Greenfield has sought to follow in Christ’s footsteps by living among people at the edges of society for the last fourteen years. His quest to follow this Subversive Jesus has taken Craig and his young family from the slums of Asia to inner city Canada and back again. This is the story of how Jesus led them to the margins: initiating the Pirates of Justice flash mobs, sharing their home with detoxing crackheads, welcoming homeless panhandlers and prostitutes to the dinner table, and ultimately sparking a movement to reach the world’s most vulnerable children. This book is a strong and potentially controversial critique of the status quo too often found in our churches, but it offers an inspirational and hopeful vision of another way. While readers may not relocate to a slum, they will certainly come to view their lives and ministry through a fresh lens—reconsidering how they are uniquely called by Jesus to subversively love the poor and break down systems of injustice in their sphere of influence.

'Twas the Morning of Easter
'Twas the Morning of Easter

Author: Glenys Nellist

Publisher: Zonderkidz

Published: 2021-02-02

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 0310769094

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Celebrate the story of Jesus’ resurrection in a fresh way as beloved, bestselling author Glenys Nellistshares the Bible stories of the season in a familiar rhythm and rhyme that children will love, following the classic style of the iconic 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. Join Glenys, beloved author of the bestselling 'Twas the Evening of Christmas, and ‘Twas the Season of Advent, as she reveals the joy and beauty of the resurrection in a unique, inspiring way.. This gorgeous picture book tells the true, biblical story of Easter through read-aloud rhymes and engaging illustrations by Elena Selivanova. With an eye-catching cover, this book is perfect for any Easter basket and sure to be a treasured Easter tradition for years to come. 'Twas the morning of Easter, before the sun rose, Two guards on a hillside were trying to doze. You see Jesus had died, only three days before, A huge stone had been placed, to sealthe cave door. 'Twas the Morning of Easter: Is written by Glenys Nellist, author of the bestselling‘Twas series, The Wonder That Is You, and the Snuggle Time and Love Letters from God series Is told in the style of Clement C. Moore's iconic poem––'Twas the Night before Christmas Features a familiar rhythm and rhyme that children ages 4-8 will love Retells the story of the resurrection of Jesus in a fresh way Gives adults the perfect way to share the powerful story of Easter with little ones Download your free companion Activity and Resource Pack to accompany this book, which includes an Easter pageant and an intergenerational StoryWalk event, at GlenysNellist.com Look for additional inspirational children’s picture books from Glenys: Baptized in the Water ‘Twas the Season of Advent 'Twas the Evening of Christmas Snuggle Time series Love Letters from God series

Jesus Lives! The Easter Story Happy Day Book
Jesus Lives! The Easter Story Happy Day Book

Author: Laura Ring

Publisher: Bean Sprouts

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9780784708927

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This book "retells the biblical Easter story in a simple way that will bring special meaning to your child's Easter and throughout the year."--Page 4 of cover

The Comfort Crisis
The Comfort Crisis

Author: Michael Easter

Publisher: Rodale Books

Published: 2021-05-11

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 0593138775

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“If you’ve been looking for something different to level up your health, fitness, and personal growth, this is it.”—Melissa Urban, Whole30 CEO and New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Boundaries “Michael Easter’s genius is that he puts data around the edges of what we intuitively believe. His work has inspired many to change their lives for the better.”—Dr. Peter Attia, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Outlive Discover the evolutionary mind and body benefits of living at the edges of your comfort zone and reconnecting with the wild—from the author of Scarcity Brain, coming in September! In many ways, we’re more comfortable than ever before. But could our sheltered, temperature-controlled, overfed, underchallenged lives actually be the leading cause of many our most urgent physical and mental health issues? In this gripping investigation, award-winning journalist Michael Easter seeks out off-the-grid visionaries, disruptive genius researchers, and mind-body conditioning trailblazers who are unlocking the life-enhancing secrets of a counterintuitive solution: discomfort. Easter’s journey to understand our evolutionary need to be challenged takes him to meet the NBA’s top exercise scientist, who uses an ancient Japanese practice to build championship athletes; to the mystical country of Bhutan, where an Oxford economist and Buddhist leader are showing the world what death can teach us about happiness; to the outdoor lab of a young neuroscientist who’s found that nature tests our physical and mental endurance in ways that expand creativity while taming burnout and anxiety; to the remote Alaskan backcountry on a demanding thirty-three-day hunting expedition to experience the rewilding secrets of one of the last rugged places on Earth; and more. Along the way, Easter uncovers a blueprint for leveraging the power of discomfort that will dramatically improve our health and happiness, and perhaps even help us understand what it means to be human. The Comfort Crisis is a bold call to break out of your comfort zone and explore the wild within yourself.

Why Easter?
Why Easter?

Author: Barbara Reaoch

Publisher: Shepherd Press

Published: 2012-02-17

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 1936908336

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Easter is a celebration of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. But how many children know why Jesus died and came to life again? This illustrated devotional contains 28 lessons—one for each day of the four weeks leading up to Easter—in a short, focused format designed to help parents show the Christ of Easter to their children. A companion volume, Why Christmas?, is available to help parents teach their children about Jesus’ incarnation.