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"Vocês me amam ainda?" Essa era uma pergunta que o apóstolo Bud Wright fazia com frequência durante suas pregações, geralmente após uma exortação. Com seus olhos azuis brilhantes e cheio de carisma, ele demonstrava o sentimento de um pai zeloso após corrigir os filhos espirituais de...

Uncover the raw history of holiness and spark deep personal growth through stories of beautifully flawed, everyday heroes. Instead of viewing spiritual icons as distant and untouchable, explore the hidden lives of caregivers, workers, and resilient neighbors facing daily pressures. Find calming...

Experience raw courage and profound spiritual growth as flawed believers surrender to God's transformative grace. Perfect for a contemplative commute or morning devotion, these vivid biographical narratives transport you across centuries of Christian history. Step into the shoes of everyday men...

So, wie die Weite des estnischen Nordens, prägte auch der weite Horizont seiner Eltern und Großeltern das Denken von Sven Findeisen. Als Pfarrer und Theologe war er immer offen für ungewöhnliche Initiativen. Stets auf der Suche nach einer „Übersetzung" des Evangeliums in die jeweilige Zeit, konnte er vielen Menschen einen neuen Zugang zur guten Nachricht vermitteln.

Universal Wisdom is an empowering collection of insights from seven extraordinary human beings—including Warren Buffett, Helen Keller and Nelson Mandela—by Brett Kelly, the founder and CEO of Kelly+Partners, the publicly traded global accounting network.

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 Kriegsgefangenenlanger und Gefängnissen und wurden so zu Vorbildern für Frauen und Männer gleichermaßen. Es geht dabei nicht um große Taten, bekannte Namen oder einen möglichst weitreichenden Wirkungskreis. Die Treue zu Gott zeigte sich gerade auch im Alltagsleben.

Discover God's gifts hidden in seasons of lack There are so many ways we experience lack in this life: loneliness, loss, underemployment, empty-nesting, literal hunger, the void left by a habit overcome but not yet replaced. Each creates a hole in our souls that we may try everything to...

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK "Sublime . . . The definitive study of Pilate."—The Washington Post Book World "A masterwork . . . one of the most interesting and creative books I've read in a very long time."—Ryan Holiday, New York Times bestselling author of The Obstacle Is the Way...

From a shy pastor's kid growing up in Texas in the 1950s to cofounder of Generals International in the 1980s to a prophet, preacher, pioneer, intercessor, mentor, and advocate for other women leaders, Cindy Jacobs has had an incredible life. Now, in this deeply personal and remarkably practical...

This definitive work on the occult's "great beast" traces the arc of his controversial life and influence on rock-and-roll giants, from the Rolling Stones to Led Zeppelin to Black Sabbath. When Aleister Crowley died in 1947, he was not an obvious contender for the most enduring pop-culture...

'One of the most inspiring, persuasive, and urgent arguments I have ever come across for the consciousness of nonhuman life. Beautiful, wise, comforting, life-altering.' – Barbara Gowdy, Bestselling author of The White Bone An unforgettable field guild to the superabundance of the wild, and an...

A deeply personal biography of Pope Leo XIV, featuring his first-ever public interview as pope, from Elise Ann Allen, journalist and Rome correspondent for Crux. “An extraordinary achievement . . . a masterful and amazingly intimate portrait of our new pope.”—Austen Ivereigh, biographer of...

A tribute to a great man, an important and interesting writer, an inspiring teacher, and a friend some will not likely find again. Roger Lancelyn Green and Walter Hooper wrote a memorable biography about their pal, C.S. Lewis. "...We have sought to tell his story as best we could, to lay before...

“Osgood’s reporting takes us down the winding back roads of belief . . . [her] subjects find their way to Mormonism, evangelical Christianity, Islam, Quakerism; one of them becomes a Catholic nun. Like Osgood, they are earnest, funny, and articulate.” —The New Yorker “A lyrical...

Set against the powerful testimony of how God stepped into rescue Preston from his early life of crime and drugs, How to Tell the Truth is a hope-filled encouragement to take up Jesus' invitation to 'make disciples of all nations' and enjoy the powerful conversations that result. Unlike any other book on evangelism, How to Tell the Truth will demonstrate how to share your faith with confidence and compassion. Perfect for anyone who loves to talk about Jesus or wishes they could do it better.

The inside story of the global megachurch and its charismatic leader, Brian Houston. In 2023 the curtain finally came down on Brian Houston. The rock star of Pentecostalism, former Global Senior Pastor of Hillsong Church, was acquitted of concealing his father's sexual abuse of a minor, but it...

The fascinating quest of a New York Times contributor to follow Mahatma Gandhi’s code of ethics in modern times—and to discover what it actually takes to “Be the change you want to see in the world” Mahatma Gandhi championed truth and nonviolence, led the struggle for India’s...

C. S. Lewis tornou-se, na segunda metade do século XX, um dos grandes nomes do cristianismo moderno. Os que leem suas profundas reflexões e robustas argumentações acerca da fé cristã podem não imaginar que, um dia, ele já se considerou "o mais deprimido e relutante convertido de toda a...

This program is read by the author. "A profoundly moving memoir which gripped me . . . It’s about spirituality and asceticism and silence and sisterhood, but also about how flawed human beings can abuse power and how hermetically sealed communities, which should care for and protect their...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The extraordinary saga of Mother Angelica--who passed away on Easter, 2016--founder of the multimillion-dollar Eternal Word Television Network and “the most influential Catholic woman in America” according to Time magazine In 1981, the year after Ted Turner founded...