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A father-daughter story that tells of the author’s experience growing up in a separatist fundamentalist Christian cult, from the author of the national bestseller Ghostwalk Rebecca Stott grew up in in Brighton, England, as a fourth-generation member of the Exclusive Brethren, a cult that...

Newly revised! I Still Believe shares Jeremy Camp’s journey of finding hope and healing through life’s toughest moments and the songs that came from his journey that have inspired a generation. When Jeremy Camp lost his beloved wife Melissa just three months after their wedding, the last...

In their escape from Boko Haram's reign of terror in Nigeria, Tani's family's journey to the United States was nothing short of a miracle. Then 8-year-old Tani started competing with his public school in the ultra-exclusive chess clubs of New York City – and winning. A true story of...

A riveting, inspiring memoir of one woman’s escape from an extremist religious sect and an extraordinary rise from housewife to shoe designer, to CEO and co-owner of the modeling agency Elite World Group “An irresistible read . . . Written with great intensity and rare candor, Brazen is a...

In this searing meditation on the bonds of family and the allure of extremist faith, one of today’s most celebrated Christian writers recounts his unexpected journey from a strict fundamentalist upbringing to a life of compassion and grace—a revelatory memoir that “invites comparison to...

Here are magnificent insights into the lives of biblical prophets and kings, talmudic sages, and Hasidic rabbis from the internationally acclaimed writer, Nobel laureate, and one of the world’s most honored and beloved teachers. “This posthumous collection encourages a path toward purpose...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this refreshing and inspiring memoir, Lauren Akins, the wife of country music star Thomas Rhett, shows what it’s really like to be “the perfect couple” fans imagine, and reveals what it actually takes to live in love, stay in love, and grow together. NAMED...

In 1982, Sister Helen Prejean became the spiritual advisor to Patrick Sonnier, the convicted killer of two teenagers who was sentenced to die in the electric chair of Louisiana’s Angola State Prison. In the months before Sonnier’s death, the Roman Catholic nun came to know a man who was...

يعرض المؤلف في هذا العمل تراجم لمجموعة من الصحابيات اللاتي التفّين حول الرسول الكريم صلى الله عليه وسلم واللاتي شملن المهاجرات والأنصاريات والروايات، اعتمادًا على مراجع التراجم المعتمدة، وذلك رغبة في التأكيد على دور المرأة في الإسلام وكونها مشاركة في بناء الأمة وقت السلم.

الإنسان سجين طبعه، والطبع موروث لا دخل له فيه، وحياة الإنسان قصيرة، مهما زادت قوة فهي إلى ضعف، ومهما طالت فهي إلى نهاية، ولكن تُرى أيعيش الإنسان أسيرًا لطبيعته...

كتاب 'فقه السيرة' لمؤلفه محمد الغزالي، المتخصص في سيرة الرسول محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم، لم يعمد المؤلف فيها إلى استخدام أسلوب التأريخ كما طغت العادة في كُتب السير،...

قيل لقد حج جدُّ ابن تيمية، وله امرأة حامل، فلمَّا كان بتيماء - مدينة بين المدينة وتبوك - رأى طفلةً قد خرجت من خباء، فلما رجع إلى حران، وجد امرأتَه قد ولدت بِنْتًا،...

There have been times in Florine's life when she entered the fourth dimension, another realm of pure being before God beyond time and space. Some of the unique encounters here will be a testament of this reality to the listener. This book unfolds the mystery of life and the captivating journey of the author. It will be a forever companion for you.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In ‘From Broken to Blessed,’ Sandra Marie Baker opens the door to her most hidden memories and invites readers to walk beside her through the darkest corridors of her past. Born into a life marked by neglect and cruelty, she survived years of abuse...

Dieses Hörbuch stellt zehn Frauen des Glaubens vor, die sich durch Liebe und Geduld ausgezeichnet haben. Sie arbeiteten aufopferungsvoll unter Straßengangs und im Dschungel, litten tapfer in Kriegsgefangenenlager und Gefängnissen und wurden so zu Vorbildern für Frauen und Männer gleichermaßen.

Based in San Francisco, this memoir traces a forty-year marriage through the sexual revolution in the 1970s and the materialism of the 1980s. The author keeps hope alive in spite of personal tragedy occurring in 1993. Carmen Hartono discusses the global, religious, and political thinking of the...

Pastor Richard Wurmbrand war gerade aus den Gefängnissen des kommunistischen Rumäniens in den Westen freigekauft worden, als er seine Erlebnisse als Gefangener aus Glaubensgründen in »Gefoltert für Christus« beschrieb. Sein Buch ist nicht nur ein Zeitzeugnis, sondern als Herausforderung an Christen im Westen immer noch aktuell: Nachfolge Christi ist laut den Worten Jesu mit Leiden verbunden.

This powerful spiritual narrative explores the connection between Paramahansa Yogananda and the mysterious Mahavatar Babaji, the immortal master who has remained hidden from the world for centuries yet continues to shape the destiny of countless spiritual seekers. Written by a fifty-year practicing yogi, Sripad Jagannatha Das, the story reveals how Babaji, often called the deathless avatar, serves as the silent force behind the global spread of Kriya Yoga.

Bloomsbury presents On Augustine by Rowan Williams, read by Gordon Griffin Since his retirement as Archbishop of Canterbury and his return to academic life (Master of Magdalene College Cambridge) Rowan Williams has demonstrated a massive new surge of intellectual energy. In this new book he...

“[Ismail’s] memoir thoughtfully examines the challenges of preserving faith…His storytelling balances humor with reflection…A warm and insightful exploration of how faith sustains and evolves across generations.” —Kirkus Reviews “An uncommonly honest and moving book about family...