Author: The Cloud of Unknowing Publisher: 30 Days with a Great Spiritual ISBN: 9781594711589 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 0
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Where Only Love Can Go explores the central mystery of who God is and offers readers an introduction to the tradition of contemplative prayer, assisting them to view God in a new way. With daily morning and evening devotions, this distillation of the 600-year-old classic unpacks The Cloud of Unknowing for the modern spiritual seeker.
Author: Katherine Webber Publisher: Scholastic Inc. ISBN: 1338578790 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 218
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A grieving girl. An unexpected boy. A perfect love story . . . until it isn't perfect at all. Sometimes a broken heart is all you need to set you free...Reiko loves the endless sky and electric colors of the Californian desert. It is a refuge from an increasingly claustrophobic life of family pressures and her own secrets. Then she meets Seth, a boy who shares a love of the desert and her yearning for a different kind of life. But Reiko and Seth both want something the other can't give them. As summer ends, things begin to fall apart. But the end of love can sometimes be the beginning of you...
Author: Ed Tarkington Publisher: Algonquin Books ISBN: 1616205261 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 337
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“A lush mystery-within-a-coming-of-age-tale-within-a-Southern-Gothic.” —NPR Books “A richly textured portrait of small-town dysfunction and murder . . . Secrets abound, imaginations run wild.” —The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Welcome to Spencerville, Virginia, 1977. Eight-year-old Rocky worships his older brother, Paul. Sixteen and full of rebel cool, Paul spends his days cruising in his Chevy Nova blasting Neil Young, cigarette dangling from his lips, arm slung around his beautiful, troubled girlfriend. Paul is happy to have his younger brother as his sidekick. Then one day, in an act of vengeance against their father, Paul picks up Rocky from school and nearly abandons him in the woods. Afterward, Paul disappears. Seven years later, Rocky is a teenager himself. He hasn’t forgotten being abandoned by his boyhood hero, but he’s getting over it, with the help of the wealthy neighbors’ daughter, ten years his senior, who has taken him as her lover. Unbeknownst to both of them, their affair will set in motion a course of events that rains catastrophe on both their families. After a mysterious double murder brings terror and suspicion to their small town, Rocky and his family must reckon with the past and find out how much forgiveness their hearts can hold.
Author: John Kirvan Publisher: ISBN: 9780877935919 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 215
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An invitation to experience the ystery of God through contemplative prayer. AFor over six centuries spiritual seekers have turned to the remarkable, anonymous work called The Cloud of Unknowing for wisdom and guidance. Readers discover the profound wisdom that launched the centering prayer movement and take the next step on their spiritual journey along the path "where only love can go".
Author: Matt de la Peña Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1524740926 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 40
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "[A] poetic reckoning of the importance of love in a child's life . . . eloquent and moving."—People "Everything that can be called love -- from shared joy to comfort in the darkness -- is gathered in the pages of this reassuring, refreshingly honest picture book."—The New York Times Book Review, Editors' Choice / Staff Picks From the Book Review “Lyrical and sensitive, ‘Love’ is the sort of book likely to leave readers of all ages a little tremulous, and brimming with feeling.”—The Wall Street Journal From Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Peña and bestselling illustrator Loren Long comes a story about the strongest bond there is and the diverse and powerful ways it connects us all. "In the beginning there is light and two wide-eyed figures standing near the foot of your bed and the sound of their voices is love. ... A cab driver plays love softly on his radio while you bounce in back with the bumps of the city and everything smells new, and it smells like life." In this heartfelt celebration of love, Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Peña and bestselling illustrator Loren Long depict the many ways we experience this universal bond, which carries us from the day we are born throughout the years of our childhood and beyond. With a lyrical text that's soothing and inspiring, this tender tale is a needed comfort and a new classic that will resonate with readers of every age.
Author: Cathy Guisewite Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing ISBN: 9780836218930 Category : Humor Languages : en Pages : 136
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The spokeswoman for a generation, Cathy's newest collection promises another batch of giggles and "ouches" for her millions of adoring fans. Cathy has become the symbol for today's single career women and continues to appear in more and more papers daily--1,100 worldwide.
Author: Nancy Guthrie Publisher: Crossway ISBN: 1433516187 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 162
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A collection of writings from classical and contemporary theologians and Bible teachers encouraging believers to face death with a firm and confident belief in the character and promises of God.
Author: Barbara Freethy Publisher: Fog City Publishing, LLC ISBN: 0983651736 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 223
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From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy comes an emotional and romantic story of love and family. Rachel fell in love at nineteen with a man who came into her life on a whirlwind of sunlight and romance. She married Gary Tanner, had his son, and thought she would live happily ever after. But fate had other plans. Gary died in a tragic accident ... at least she thought it was an accident. Now, there are questions that need to be answered, and only one man she can turn to, Gary's best friend, Dylan. Rachel was everything Dylan Prescott wanted in a woman. But Gary met her first, so she became untouchable. For years he stayed away from her. Now Rachel is a widow, her marriage is over, and she turns to him for help. The passion he feels for her is no longer out of his reach. The life he always wanted is beckoning to him, but when the secrets come out, will their love find a way to survive?
Author: Paige Toon Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 059354434X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 401
Book Description
AN EARTH SHATTERING SECRET. A LIFE-CHANGING LOVE STORY. “Nobody writes angst and joy and hope like Paige Toon.”—CHRISTINA LAUREN, author of LOVE AND OTHER WORDS For fans of Colleen Hoover, an unforgettable and heartbreaking love story with an earth-shattering secret at its core that asks the question: Is love worth risking everything for? When Wren realizes her fiancé is in love with someone else, she thinks her heart will never recover. On the other side of the world, Anders lost his wife four years ago and is still struggling to move on. Wren hopes that spending the summer with her dad and step-family on their farm in Indiana will help her to heal. There, amid the cornfields and fireflies, she and Anders cross paths and their worlds are turned upside-down again. But Wren doesn't know that Anders is harboring a secret, and if he acts on any feelings he has for Wren it will have serious fall-out for everyone. Walking away would hurt Wren more than she can imagine. But, knowing the truth, how can she possibly stay?
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