Recipes and Wooden Spoons
Tales from Grace Chapel Inn
by Baer, Judy
Recipes & Wooden Spoons is one of more than twenty-five books in the series Tales from Grace Chapel Inn. Once readers visit the charming village of Acorn Hill, they'll never want to leave. And they'll love spending time with the Howard sisters, who have begun a new life together in their childhood home, a gracious Victorian house that is now a bed and breakfast called Grace Chapel Inn. Here they rekindle old memories, rediscover the bonds of sisterhood, revel in the blessings of friendship, and meet many fascinating guests along the way. While cleaning out the cluttered basement in Grace Chapel Inn, Jane Howard finds an old cookbook brimming with her mother's recipes and handwritten notes. Jane has always been hungry for details about her mother Madeleine's life, as she died while giving birth to Jane. Through these precious, fragile pages, Jane comes to discover the spirit of the mother she never had the chance to know and love. However, the more she finds out about her mother, the more her sense of loss deepens. Her older sisters, Alice and Louise, had a rich history with their mother before she died. Jane never knew her. And she is treated more like a child by her sisters than an equal, even though she is now fifty years old! At sixty-two and sixty-five respectively, Alice and Louise find the habit of mothering Jane hard to break. Especially after she comes back home to Acorn Hill after the devastating betrayal from her husband Justin. Jane left a whole life behind in San Francisco as a famous chef, for what? To become the innkeeper and chef at a sleepy bed-and-breakfast. Was the switch worth it? Has Jane really found the inner peace and tranquility that she's been lacking since her divorce? Was the move back home really the best move for her?
Prison to Praise
by Carothers, Merlin
Many people list this as the most unusual book they have ever read. Millions say it changed their lives and introduced them to the solution to their problems. This is not a book about a prison with bars, but about a prison of circumstances-and how to be set free!
The Love Languages of God
by Chapman, Gary
Once you discover your primary love language in human relationships, you can assume that will be your primary love language in your relationship with God. Whether we are speaking to God or He is speaking to us - we are feeling God's love and presence most strongly in one particular way. By teaching readers to tap into that divine love, Dr. Chapman helps them relate to God in a way that will totally revolutionize their will to love one another.
Yes! We'll Gather at the River
by Crafton, Barbara Cawthorne
Holiness is where we are, not where we ought to be.
A Step Further
by Eareckson, Joni
A Step Further is Joni Eareckson Tada's response to thousands of letters she received from people puzzled about the "whys" of suffering. Joni answers these questions by taking a personal look at how God has used circumstances, people, and events in her own life and the lives of others. A Step Further has been used by individuals, in hospitals and rehab centers, and in scores of countries overseas to bring comfort and peace to those who are suffering.
The Little Notebook
by Gausseron, Nicole
A French homeless shelter director whose visions have been recognized by the pope recounts her experiences between 1985 and 1991, offering reassurance and guidance as obtained by her frequent dialogues with Jesus.
From 1985 to 1991, Nicole Gausseron - a devoted wife, mother, and religious social worker in the French cathedral city, Chartres - was regularly visited by Jesus. In this surprising journal, she records Jesus' reassuring presence and shares the daily dialogues they had in which he answers questions relevant to us all. Whether discussing the struggles of raising a family or the difficulties of consoling a friend who lost her husband, Jesus speaks the words of a gentle counselor, guiding Gausseron deeper into a life of faith, hope, and charity. The Little Notebook offers readers of any tradition a simple and genuine affirmation of that other-worldly comfort present to all.
A Portrait of Jesus
by Girzone, Fr. Joseph F.
There are countless paths to follow when seeking spiritual guidance, but thousands of years of religion and theology cannot replace the premier example that Jesus himself set. In A Portrait of Jesus, bestselling writer Joseph Girzone recaptures the truth of Jesus that is presented in the Gospels and gives a compelling vision of the person Jesus' contemporaries must have known. In his most powerful work yet, Girzone seeks to personify Christ in the minds of readers by asking some simple questions: "What did people see in Jesus as he walked down the street? How did he approach others and what would these people take away from meeting him? What do his actions tell us about how we can live our lives today?" It is Girzone's empowering and loving understanding of the heart of Christianity that will make A Portrait of Jesus a groundbreaking classic in the tradition of his bestselling books, Joshua and Never Alone.
Joey
by Girzone, Fr. Joseph F.
Within the tiny life that is a newborn baby there exists the coded material that will evolve into a masterpiece of incredible proportions. Joseph Girzone's Joey tells the true story of a young boy--Girzone's own godson-whose life bloomed in just that way, unfolding in a magnificent adventure before it ended all too soon.
Joey was a boy born with a smile on his face and music in his heart, a boy who was to reflect all the experiences of youth: the wonder of existence, the adventure of finding new things, the joy of discovering new love, the pain of betrayed trusts and broken commitments, the endless searching for a meaning to life and its endless riddles, and the joy of finding a wonderful God who can bring all these complex facets of life into focus.
This story is about a rare and beautiful love between a young boy and God. It is a work that will give hope to the young and comfort to mothers and fathers who watch fearfully as their children enter the unknown world of life's adventure.
Toward Holy Ground
by Guenther, Margaret
In each chapter, Toward Holy Ground explores the practical aspects of spirituality in midlife: intercessory prayer, a sense of community, a rule of life, lightheartedness, detachment, and stripping down, preparing for "a good death".
In each chapter, Toward Holy Ground explores the practical aspects of spirituality in midlife: intercessory prayer, a sense of community, a rule of life, lightheartedness, detachment, and stripping down, preparing for "a good death".
Margaret Guenther brings her insights as a spiritual director to the gifts and opportunities of those of us who are on this journey to “holy ground.” In each chapter, Toward Holy Ground explores the practical aspects of spirituality in midlife: intercessory prayer, a sense of community, a rule of life, lightheartedness, detachment, and stripping down, preparing for “a good death.” A final chapter discusses practical aspects of ministry to the frail aged.
Power to Heal
Experiencing the Miraculous
by Hunter, Joan
Every Other Monday
Twenty Years of Life, Lunch, Faith, and Friendship
by Kasich, John
Where do you go when the water rises?
For more than twenty-five years, starting long before he was a Republican presidential candidate facing down Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, before he was twice elected Governor of Ohio, John Kasich has sought the answer to this question and to many of life’s most fundamental challenges in an unlikely place: his twice-a-month lunches with an irreverent, thoughtful, and spirited circle of guys who are members of a Bible study group. Every other Monday over lunch at an Italian restaurant in Columbus, Ohio, Kasich and half a dozen friends use the stories of the Good Book as a launching pad to discuss big ideas like integrity, justice, ambition, as well as the small trials and triumphs of daily life. This group, in reaching for life’s biggest mysteries while standing firmly rooted in the everyday, became a cornerstone of Kasich’s life, one to which he consistently turns when the waters threaten to rise.
Full of funny and fascinating anecdotes and poignant memories drawn from Kasich’s personal and professional life, Every Other Monday is an honest look at how to build faith, find strength, and stay resilient—even during the most challenging of circumstances.
Total Forgiveness
by Kendall, R.T.
R.T. Kendall has given us a treasure…the hope and possibility of experiencing incredible freedom and peace that can only come when we walk in total forgiveness.
One of the core messages of the gospel is that of total forgiveness…not only that we can be totally forgiven by God, but also that we must, in turn, totally forgive others. Our culture is bound up in bitterness, resentment, and wallowing in wounds inflicted upon us by others, wounds that we all too easily accept and even cling to!
This revised and updated best seller lovingly challenges believers to look within and root out those hidden and hardened places where subtle resentments and areas of un-forgiveness have been allowed to remain.
When the Heart Waits
by Kidd, Sue Monk
Blending her own experience with an intimate grasp of spirituality, Sue Monk Kidd relates the passionate and moving tale of her spiritual crisis, when life seemed to have lost meaning and her longing for a hasty escape from the pain yielded to a discipline of “active waiting.” Full of wisdom, poise, and grace, Kidd’s words will encourage us along our spiritual journey, toward becoming who we truly are.
Grace Happens
Stories of Everyday Encounters With Grace
by Libby, Bob
A collection of short stories involving some aspect of grace being experienced or discovered by ordinary and not so ordinary people.
God , Please Save Me
by McGeady, Sister Mary Rose
Ensnared in a world of violence, enmeshed in a world of sex and terror, innocent street kids grab for one last chance at life, pleading God, Please Save Me.
A Lifetime of Childlike Faith
by Moore, John
Hand to Hand
From Combat to Healing
by Mumford, Nigel W.D.
From marine to lay minister, a power and personal witness to God’s healing power.
"My journey has transformed me from Royal Marine Commando to Lay Minister of Healing. Twenty-five years ago, I was trained to kill or be killed; now it is my privilege to teach people to heal and be healed."
So Nigel Mumford, director of the healing center, the Oratory of the Little Way, summarizes his extraordinary journey. He shares his personal story, stories from his healing ministry, and healing prayers, giving the reader insight into a little known world of modern miracles.
The Forgotten Touch
More Stories of Healing
by Mumford, Nigel W.D.
From marine to lay minister, an inspirational story on the power of healing and faith.
“My journey has transformed me from Royal Marine Commander to lay minister of healing. Twenty-five years ago, I was trained to kill or be killed. Now it is my privilege to teach people to heal and be healed.”
This long-awaited sequel to Hand to Hand: From Combat to Healing, Mumford's experience of healing in the trenches, offers vivid snapshots of God at work in the world. These true tales from the author's healing ministry and prayers gives the reader insight into the little-known world of modern miracles.
Inspiring to Christians and non-Christians alike, these accessible stories challenge us to explore the depths of our faith. They will encourage healers in their ministry of prayer and those who are ill to seek physical and spiritual healing for themselves.
Mystery and Manners
Occasional Prose
by O'Connor, Flannery
When she died in 1964, Flannery O'Connor left behind a body of unpublished essays and lectures as well as a number of critical articles that had appeared in scattered publications during her lifetime. The brilliant pieces in Mystery and Manners, selected and edited by O'Connor's lifelong friends Sally and Robert Fitzgerald, are characterized by the boldness and simplicity of her style, a fine-tuned wit, understated perspicacity, and profound faith.
The book opens with "The King of the Birds," her famous account of raising peacocks at her home in Milledgeville, Georgia. There are three essays on regional writing, including "The Fiction Writer and His Country" and "Some Aspects of the Grotesque in Southern Fiction"; two on teaching literature, including "Total Effect and the Eighth Grade"; and four on the writer and religion, including "The Catholic Novel in the Protestant South." Essays such as "The Nature and Aim of Fiction" and "Writing Short Stories" are gems. Their value to the contemporary reader―and writer―is inestimable.
