This historic apostolic letter from Pope John Paul II broadens the traditional pattern of the rosary to include the mysteries of light-five reflections on Christ's public ministry between his Baptism and his Passion.

    Kruis has been a strong-selling Baker title for more than a decade. "Quick Scripture Reference for Counseling Women" is a reference book with a similar format, written to meet the unique and specific needs of women and those who counsel them. This concise, topical resource of Scripture references covers approximately ninety topics that today's women face, including abortion, aging/menopause, bitterness, career, co-dependency, divorce, empty nest, flirtation, hospitality, marriage, past memories, prodigal children, self worth, and an unsaved spouse. Everyone who uses this reference will see how God's Word is relevant to life's problems and sufficient for creating wholeness and healing in women's lives. "Quick Scripture Reference for Counseling Women" was written as a personal reference guide for women, but it is very useful for counselors, pastors, and women's ministry leaders as well. Scripture quotations are from the popular NIV.

    How do I study the Bible? Where do I begin? Is it OK to interpret the Bible for ourselves? What Bible should I use? How can I understand such a deep book as the Gospel of St. John?This book has the answer to these and many other such questions. Stephen Ray takes the difficult and makes it easy; he takes the confusion and makes things clear. It gives a simple start for a beginner while providing the depth and profundity for the scholar. This book is one of a kind. It is the first extensive, easy to use and thoroughly Catholic study guide available.This Bible study provides extensive "text boxes" with detailed information that helps students discover the cultural, religious, historical and other information on the specific passage they are studying. It utilizes quotes for a wide range of scholars, historians and specialists to instruct the student and give valuable insights into the background and meaning of the text. This book can serve as a basic Bible study guide for working through the Gospel of John, helping the student plumb the depths of St. John's marvelous and deeply spiritual Gospel. It is excellent for use by individuals or groups, for families or schools.

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    The book is well laid-out, with music for each Psalm given at the beginning of the Psalm. The book includes a lengthy and thorough introduction with a section on Notes on Plainsong. Following the Psalter is the ordinary and Propers for the Daily Office (Morning and Evening Prayer), the Canticles set to the Psalm tones, and at the end listings and music of the various tones themselves.

    This collection of 32 ways to explore Scripture will help readers of all ages and backgrounds enjoy studying God's Word more.

    Also includes introductory material on how to pray the Psalms with the mind of the Church.

    At only 4.5”x 6.5”, it’s easy to pack when on the move, yet features readable type, along with other special features including: • Pacific Duvelle Brown • Gold-gilded pages • Silk ribbon marker • Presentation section • "Dei Verbum" document • Special prayers and devotions • Beautiful gift box • Bonded leather covers • Handsome, top-quality compact edition of very popular RSV Catholic Bible, also known as “The Ignatius Bible”. • The many special features make this Bible a great gift. • Compact size permits easy personal reading, at home or on the go.keywords: bibles, compact, brown, RSV

    The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland authorised publication of a new Psalter the following century. The Second Scottish Psalter was founded on many versions of metrical psalms. Publication took place in 1650 after an extensive process of revision, involving the whole Church. The work was entitled The Psalms of David in Metre, Newly translated, and diligently compared with the original Text, and former Translations: More plain, smooth and agreeable to the Text, than any heretofore. The Church of Scotland appointed this version to be sung in congregations and in families.

    As the author demonstrates in this compact and readable book, the Book of Jonah emerges as perhaps the most profoundly Christian of all the books in the Hebrew Bible, and the book that speaks with the most telling resonance for our own age. The Book's message is a serious and compelling one.