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Broken on the Back Row: A Journey Through Grace and Forgiveness
Sandi Patty - 2005
From the agony of divorce nearly ten years ago, Sandi has moved from center stage to the back row of the church balcony and back into the spotlight. This book is the narrative of her years as an acclaimed recording artist balancing her role as mother of four children, her fall from public acclaim, and the steps she worked through with her church and pastor to find forgiveness and peace-all under the harsh glare of national media attention.
Truth Seekers: Ten Amazing People Who Found It!
Sid Roth - 2011
Sid practiced psychic mind control. Mike ran a Kundalini Yoga ashram. Then they both had amazing encounters with God that changed everything. Their spiritual journeys are featured in this book, along with eight others#58;brbull; Robin Harfouchemdash;a rising star in Hollywood who experienced the dark side of the psychic realm, then received a miracle healing from Godbrbull; Stanley Petrowskimdash;a student of the worldrsquo;s mystery religions who met God on a trek through the Himalayan Mountainsbrbull; Michael Grahammdash;a prominent follower of Swami Muktananda and teacher of the Avatarcopy;BR Course who finally experienced true enlightenmentbrbull; Laurette Willismdash;a Hatha Yoga teacher who was quite startled when God asked her aBR ldquo;dangerous questionrdquo;brbull; Rafi Cohenmdash;an advanced disciple of Sai Baba who received an astonishing revelationbrbull; Vail Carruthmdash;a teacher of Transcendental Meditation who learned the power of the Name of the Lordbrbull; Jean LaCourmdash;a political activist who turned to yoga and Rosicrucianism before finding ldquo;The Wayrdquo;brbull; John Alpermdash;a follower of Yogananda who discovered the fountain of infinite lifep
Loving God When You Don't Love the Church: Opening the Door to Healing
Chris Jackson - 2007
Whether they have been wounded by pastors or people in the pews, these believers have had enough and are jumping ship in massive numbers.Pastor and churchgoer Chris Jackson is honest about his own failings as well as those of the church at large. He identifies with many of the hurts churchgoing Christians have experienced. In Loving God When You Don't Love the Church, he hopes to provide healing to wounded and disillusioned believers and restore the wonder of a genuine relationship with Jesus and his bride, the church. Jackson's humility, compassion, and practical advice for healing and restoration will touch those who have left the church and those who love them.
The Path of a Christian Witch
Adelina St. Clair - 2010
Clair spent many years questioning and soul-searching before she found a way to blend aspects of Wicca and Christianity into a vibrant and loving belief system. Filled with personal anecdotes, this book tells the story of St. Clair's journey of self-discovery and revelation, from her initial fear and guilt to her ultimate sense of peace and joy.With warmth and heartfelt reverence, St. Clair discusses vital aspects of Witchcraft and Christianity, as well as the commonalities between the two.Monotheism vs. polytheism Magical practice The teachings of Christ Goddess worship The femininity of God The Wheel of the Year Praying the rosary Sacred space
Born to Hate Reborn to Love: A Spiritual Odyssey from Head to Heart
Klaus Kenneth - 2001
Repelled and repulsed by those who ostensibly represented the Christian faith in his juvenescence, Klaus Kenneth naturally looked elsewhere for the solution to his lonely and tortured existence. In his sincere search for escape from rejection and abuse, Klaus found himself on an odyssey that took him around the world several times, lured him into a vortex of pleasure and power, and initiated him into the great philosophies and religious traditions of our times. Having tried it all, and reaching the very brink of the abyss of despair and the desire for nonexistence, Klaus encounters the One whom he had never thought to look for, the One that he had always discounted: the great I AM, the God of Love and healing, the God of regeneration and eternal life.Klaus KennethKlaus Kenneth was born in a small village west of Prague (Czech Republic), and lives with his wife in Switzerland. In addition to German, his mother tongue, he is fluent in English and French. Desirous to share his remarkable story, Klaus spends most of his time on tour in Europe and the USA, bearing witness to his unexpected discovery of Hope and Love.Published here for the first time in English, Born to Hate, Reborn to Love is already a best seller in several other languages.