Offers a dramatic human, medical, and scientific study of AIDS and its impact that focuses on a home for destitute AIDS victims, run by nuns in the heart of Manhattan
How do you explain a love that has no explanation? What will happen if you let it touch your heart? God loves you not because you are flawless, not because you are a perfect person, but just because you are you. In Life-Changing Love, John Ortberg reveals the God you’ve longed to encounter: a Father head-over-heels in love with you, his child, and intensely committed to your highest joy. Ortberg takes you to the very focus of who God is to discover a burning, passionate love that gives, and gives, and gives. He explores the life-changing ways this love has expressed itself through Jesus. And he shows how you can love your mate, your family, your friends, and the world around you with the same practical, transforming love. Dispelling your fears and misconceptions of God, Life-Changing Love brings you face-to-face with the Love that frees and empowers you to love.
A fascinating look at the encounters of love that cross all boundaries, this insightful book explores how life-after-death experiences can help people overcome their grief and develop a deeper understanding of the life that continues after death.
When Mary Adams married into the powerful Manning dynasty, her life became a nightmare that ended only when she and her husband died on the same night. Now her beautiful, savvy sister, Katherine, has vowed never to let a Manning near her orphaned niece. But she finds the charismatic Jason Manning impossible to resist.
Everyone loves a love story. We all want to believe that we have value and that we are not alone. We all want to know that someone loves us, and that the sun rises and sets on us at least for somebody. Such is the truth behind the Song of Solomon. It is the most tender expression of Love Beyond Reason to be found anywhere in the world, through any time; for any generation. This love is HOT, as love has always been intended to be. Its really not enough to say, I am loved. I am adored by Him, and His love surpasses logic It is LOVE BEYOND REASON. I am captivated by the idea that the entirety of the Song of Solomon is about the mortal and the immortal forever joined in Holy passion; her for Him, and, more importantly, Him for her. Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: ... Song of Solomon 1:2, 4 King James Version
An autobiographical story about the love between a young Dutch woman and her Norwegian friend, who is knocked down by a car and dies in front of her eyes. In the middle of the chaos and terror she perceives how his soul withdraws from his body and watches the scene. He stays with her that first, difficult night. An unusual dialogue develops in which he convinces her that there is a reality which goes beyond life and death and that their relationship continues in this reality. In her sorrow, love, longing and curiosity about what is real, she is willing to explore this contact with him. This leads to an extraordinary voyage of discovery in the following months. While she goes through her process of mourning, he takes her into his world. She moves out of her body several times, going through experiences of other states of consciousness and travelling through spheres beyond the earthly dimension of time and space.
Long before the universe is created, there is no concept of time or place. In this ocean of absolute wisdom and existence, the Lord contemplates creating a planet where humans will not only know him, but also be respected and loved by the angels. As the creation unfolds, one of the angels is so enchanted by the process that he desires to be a part of human evolution. It is not long before the Great Angel is born in ancient Nubia to a mother who makes the ultimate sacrifice. As he takes his first breath, his mother diesbut not before she makes his brother, Kumma, promise to look after the baby, who is named Semneh. Fifteen years later, Semneh and Kumma have grown into men. After Kumma saves the life of an Egyptian prince, he and his brother are taken to the princes palace, where they begin a new life. Kumma joins the Egyptian army, and Semneh becomes an artist. But when both brothers fall in love with a beautiful princess, their lives change forever. Semneh commits an act that he will carry with him for the rest of this life and beyond. In this visionary tale, ancient Egypt and Anatolian civilizations collide as a soul is reincarnated through multiple lifetimes in the quest for salvation.
In "Love Beyond Time: A Modern Twist on Classic Romance," a modern woman, Lily, discovers an unexpected connection to an 18th-century aristocrat named Henry. Drawn together across time, their love faces immense challenges as they navigate the complexities of their worlds. But as time begins to unravel, Lily and Henry must confront impossible choices to preserve both their love and the very fabric of time itself. Filled with passion, sacrifice, and mystery, this story explores how far two people will go to defy the limits of time.
Powerful, poignant, and prophetic poems from one of the rising literary talents in Unitarian Universalism today. This timely collection explores faith, race, love, identity, and more, and invites us to think deeply about our place and role in contemporary society. The latest installment in the popular UUA inSpirit series (formerly the Meditation Manual series).