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Bruce Lee is a cultural icon, world renowned for his martial arts and film legacy. But Lee was also a deeply philosophical thinker, believing that martial arts are more than just an exercise in physical discipline - they are a perfect metaphor for personal growth. In Be Water, My Friend Shannon Lee shares previously untold stories from her father's life along with the concepts at the core of his teachings.

The great Indian Buddhist master Nagarjuna wrote his celebrated poem Letter to a Friend as a gift of advice to a South Indian king, and it has since become a monument in the Indian shastra tradition. Despite its short length (only 123 verses), it covers the entire Mahayana path, combining a practical approach to daily conduct with a theoretical exposition of the different stages leading to enlightenment. It has thus been an ideal source for many of Tibet’s greatest scholars seeking a scriptural authority to enhance their own descriptions of the Buddhist path.

From an era when 'self-help' books had genuine depth, Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People has influenced the world. No book in the self-help category matters more than this one. Learning to relate to people in the ways Carnegie instructs will help you personally as well as professionally. This book is a classic because Carnegie teaches timeless truths in timeless ways. This is a condensation of the original book.

In this short phrase, Elyse Fitzpatrick summarizes the heart of each devotion in Friend of Sinners. Beginning with Ash Wednesday and ending with the empty tomb, you’ll remember daily the love of Jesus, who died so you could have eternal life.

OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK 2025 #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “As we welcome a new year, I wanted to revisit the book that had more effect on me than any other book by a living author has had on my perception of how I understand my connection to the world.” —Oprah Winfrey (Oprah’s Book Club...

Conversations with experts in the history of Byzantium and surrounding fields, hosted by Anthony Kaldellis.

Our world has diluted the meaning of friendship, but the reality is, there’s nothing like the sustaining strength of true-blue, forever friends. Still, many people are convinced that they’ll never find such lifelong connections—or that they don’t need them. In this encouraging audio book, best-selling author and psychologist John Townsend delivers hope and help for making these relationships a reality—and for making them even better if you’ve already got a “bestie.”

No Christian need live without a keen sense of purpose, knowing God's daily presence in his life. But how do we open ourselves to the intimacy with God so evident in His friendship with Abraham? Through years of prayerful study, Henry Blackaby has uncovered powerful ways God shaped Abraham to be His friend.

Neither God nor his Word give place to the Devil. Western tradition has enshrined what Gallagher calls a "Satan maximalist" approach to the evil spiritual beings mentioned in the Bible, finding the devil and his army of fallen angels everywhere. But what does Scripture actually say about Satan...

Have you ever found yourself thinking your way into a tangle of fret, frustration, or gloom? And then something small—a few kind words, the sun glancing through the clouds, a warm cup of tea—gave you a welcome pause from all your inner chatter? With Making Friends with Your Mind, that's what...

On the ReOlding of Quakerism.Field notes from the pilgrimage of faith in covenant community. Conversations rooted in the living tradition of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). An audio collection in progress, featuring messages, lectures, and addresses given by Noah Bishop Merrill.[Interviews and conversations to follow]

Weekly snippets on aligning you with yourself in all the right ways.

Selections from the varied writings of a 17th century English doctor with a well-stocked mind, an interest in the new science of his age and a deep religious faith. His prose is famous for its Baroque complexity and its frequent eloquence. Sir Thomas endowed English with numerous quotations and was a notable coiner of words, many of which are still in common use. - Summary by Barbara Baker

"Seth, your house is on fire!"From that opening exclamation, this second Sara novel rampages through chapter after chapter of fun and adventure.Solomon (the owl from the first book who "speaks without moving his lips") reappears and gives Sara and her classmate Seth a fresh and enlightening...

The sermons in this collection were preached in Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal Church during the month of January, 1896. Afterwards, they were printed in this volume, intended as a companion to Christ and His Friends. The Rev. Banks hoped that this volume would be "still more valuable to earnest Christian workers, who ... are seeking to win souls to the Master." -Summary by Devorah Allen

This is a collection of thirty-one revival sermons, all of which were preached in the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Cleveland, Ohio, during the month of January, 1900. They were then collected and published, in order to be an inspiration and a help in the work of winning souls to Christ. - Summary by Devorah Allen, adapted from preface

A Christian podcast focused on discipleship, spiritual formation, and authentic Kingdom community. Kingdom Friends is a Kingdom Life AZ podcast centered on real conversations, real faith, and real friendships. Born around a table with good friends, this podcast explores what it looks like to walk out Kingdom life together—being shaped through everyday experiences, honest dialogue, and meaningful relationships. No hype. No pretending. Just people learning to live faithfully and intentionally in community.

Friends In The Word is a Christian podcast where two friends open the Bible together and help each other and their listeners, apply God’s Word to everyday life.Hosted by Cyndi Weeks and Jen Pam, each episode blends biblical teaching, theological depth, and real-life application in a way that seeks to be practical and stirring.With recurring segments like “Big Fat Word of the Week” (breaking down rich theological terms like aseity, effectual calling, and depravity) and “Do You Understand What You’re Reading?”, the podcast equips listeners to grow in biblical literacy, think deeply ...

Trauma often disrupts a person’s faith in God. At times, it even causes people to feel as though they have lost their faith in God altogether. Making Friends with Darkness joins the ongoing conversation about PTSD and moral injury recovery with an approach from the Scriptures, providing a plan that is non-formulaic, helps people heal from their trauma, and helps remove barriers to God.