His Holiness the Dalai Lama offers a simple yet illuminating program for transforming self-centered energy into outwardly directed compassion. Drawing on exercise and techniques established in Tibetan monasteries more than a thousand...
Religion and spirituality
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Author:Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtshoSummary: - Author:Harling, BeckySummary:
How Listening Well Builds Stronger Communication and Deeper Connections No relationship is perfect-but it can be better. The secret to stronger relationships isn't to become more charming or funny or to solve the world's problems or to...
- Author:Hanh, Thich NhatSummary:
Reach true clarity and insight by looking deeply, minimizing misperceptions, and having the courage to see things as they really are. The seventh book in the bestselling Mindfulness Essentials series, a back-to-basics collection from...
- Author:Tate, AlbertSummary:
Albert Tate shares nine letters that educate, enlighten, and reimagine discipleship in a way that flips the Christian church on its head.
- Author:Ruka, J.Summary:
Once the sacred guardian of New Zealand's native forests, the huia was a symbol of the land's unique beauty and spirituality. The rare bird's tragic extinction in the early 1900s represents a shot to the heart of Aotearoa...
- Author:Anderson, HannahSummary:
Recovering a theology of creaturehood, Humble Roots studies the missing virtue in our pursuit of life: humility. Exploring the character of Jesus and His invitation to come unto Him, Hannah Anderson uncovers the myriad benefits of...
- Author:Gray, John W.Summary:
David was born a number eight--a hidden gem, often overlooked and undervalued by everyone except for God. For David, being a number eight seemed like a curse until the day God transformed him from the unknown eighth son of Jesse into...
- Author:Brown, TabithaSummary:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "America's Mom" Tabitha Brown presents an inspirational guide for encouraging positive changes in your life - one day and one challenge at a time. I did a new thing today! Years ago, Tabitha...
- Author:Kamin, Ben.Summary:
Americans-especially young people-are more un-churched and less affiliated with organized religion than at any other time in our history. I Don't Know What to Believe addresses that decline and presents an insightful examination of...
- Author:Niequist, ShaunaSummary:
Read by the author with an audio-exclusive interview of Shauna about her family's move to New York. When everything we've been clinging to falls apart, how do we know what to keep and what to let go of? I Guess I Haven't...
- Author:Girard, RenéSummary:
René Girard holds up the gospels as mirrors that reveal our broken humanity, and shows that they also reflect a new reality that can make us whole. Like Simone Weil, Girard looks at the Bible as a map of human behavior, and sees Jesus...
- Author:Holland, Sarah StewartSummary:
Two friends on opposite sides of the aisle provide a practical guide to grace-filled political conversation while challenging readers to put relationship before policy and understanding before argument. More than ever, politics seems...
- Author:Weatherly, Amy.Summary:
Read by the authors. Is it just me? Am I the only one who's lonely? Am I the only one without friends?If you've ever asked yourself these questions, Amy Weatherly and Jess Johnston, founders of the widely popular "Sister...
- Author:TerKeurst, LysaSummary:
Based on her bestselling book Made to Crave, but now distilled down for busy readers, Lysa TerKeurst offers a new perspective to all those stuck in the cycle of losing weight but then gaining it back, equipping readers with the deeper...
- Author:Dickey Young, Pamela, Shipley, HeatherSummary:
Growing numbers of young adults are either nonreligious or "spiritual but not religious," but this does not signal a lack of interest in religion and meaning-making. Though the lexicon describing sexuality and gender is...
- Author:Anisa, JoySummary:
Following the principles in the Old Testament Book of Nehemiah, we too can rebuild. A crisis can affect anyone at anytime and ruin life as we know it. However, the process of rebuilding is what will make all the difference. Often the...
- Author:Power, CarlaSummary:
If the Oceans Were Ink is Carla Power's eye-opening story of how she and her longtime friend Sheikh Mohammad Akram Nadwi found a way to confront ugly stereotypes and persistent misperceptions that were cleaving their communities.
- Author:Ivey, JamieSummary:
Among our greatest fears is the dread of what others would think of us "if they only knew"-the parts of our past we hope to forget, the parts of our present we work to conceal. Yet the part we actually do the best job of hiding is not...
- Author:Bodhi, BhikkuSummary:
This landmark collection is the definitive introduction to the Buddha's teachings - in his own words. The American scholar-monk Bhikkhu Bodhi, whose voluminous translations have won widespread acclaim, here presents selected discourses...
- Author:McCord, KateSummary:
Written under pseudonym to protect herself and her sources, McCord depicts sharing the love and truth of Christ with women living in Afghanistan. These stories are honest and true, and the harsh reality of their lives is not sugar-...
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