| A Day of Rest: Creating Spiritual Space In Your Week |
Hickman |
Martha Whitmore |
263.1 |
The author helps us to explore the concept of sabbath & brings us to a place of rest & peace in our turbulent & ever-changing world. |
| Be Still: Designing and Leading Contemplative Retreats |
Vennard |
Jane E. |
269.6 |
A guide book on how to design and lead contemplative retreats. Sample retreats are inlcuded as well as a theological & biblical understanding of the model & purpose for such retreats. A design for home retreats & other suggested resources are included. |
| Becoming Bread: Meditations on Loving & Transformation |
Norris |
Gunilla |
242 |
Using the time-honored ritual of making bread as a metaphor, the author explores how each phase of this activity can be seen to reveal the power of love to comfort, heal and transform. |
| Catch Your Breath: God's Invitation To Sabbath Rest |
Postema |
Don |
263.3 |
A guide for small groups of believers who wish to learn & practice sabbath rest. |
| Celebrating The Sabbath: Finding Rest in a Restless World |
Ray |
Bruce A. |
263.1 |
Helpful, biblical & encouragingly look at what's so special about the Sabbath & how we can make the best use of Sundays in a fast-paced world. |
| Clergy Renewal: The Alban Guide to Sabbatical Planning |
Bullock |
A Richard |
253.2 |
Definitive guide to putting together refreshing pastoral sabbaticals that can help keep ministry vital and growing for the long term. |
| Feasting With God: Adventures in Table Spirituality |
Whitcomb |
Holly W. |
248 |
An entertaining celebration of creative & spiritual ways to enjoy food within a variety of community settings. The author offers 16 different feasts which include reflections, activity ideas, recipies, liturgies & more. |
| God's Call: Our Vocation - Summer 2005 (We Believe curriculum) |
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268.9 |
Summer curriculum containing 13 sessions to be used with all age groups. Resource Pack contains song sheets, teaching pictures, stories, posters, etc. |
| Harvest of Righteousness: A Spiritual Discipline of Devotion in the reformed Tradition |
Langer |
Rebecca Bradburn |
248.46 |
Aimed at helping Christians grow in prayer, Bible reading, and personal worship, this beautifully crafted workbook provides a four-week program for individuals & small groups in the practice of daily worship. |
| Inner Simplicity: 100 Ways to Regain Peace & Nourish Your Soul |
St. James |
Elaine |
248.4 |
An ideal book for those eager to enrich their lives & nourish their souls. Taking principles on simplifying your life, the author applies them to our inner lives. |
| Keeping the Sabbath Wholly: Ceasing, Resting, Embracing, Feasting |
Dawn |
Marva J. |
263.1 |
To help bring an understanding of who we are as people of God & a deeper comprehensions of the meaning of ceasing, resting, embracing & feasting, as it relates to Sabbath keeping. |
| Living Simply Through The Day: Spiritual Survival In A Complex Age |
Edwards |
Tilden |
248.34 |
Addressing himself to our anxiety-ridden cultures, the author reaches out to people from all traditions., recounting the odyssey of his own spiritual growth & offering practical suggestions to help us live in prayer & simplicity, always. |
| Meditations For Women Who do Too Much |
Schaef |
Anne Wilson |
242.643 |
Meditations for women to help provide sustenance & inspiration & create possibilities for positive change in their lives. |
| Prayer: Finding The Heart's True Home |
Foster |
Richard J. |
242.8 |
An excellent primer on prayer, helping us to understand, experience, & practice it in its many forms. He clarifies the prayer process, answers misconceptions & shows the way to contemplation, healing, blessing, forgiveness & rest. |
| Sabbath Keeping |
Schaper |
Donna |
263.1 |
An introduction to sabbath keeping "as a route to living a life of plenty". Frish & timeless ways of learning to keep sabbath in the midst of our busy lives. |
| Sabbath Keeping: Finding Freedom in the Rhythms of Rest |
Baab |
Lynne M. |
263.1 |
Offers a practical & hopeful guidebook for all of us to slow down & enjoy our relationship with the God of the universe. |
| Sabbath Sense: A Spiritual Antidote for the Overworked |
Schaper |
Donna |
263.1 |
An excellent invitation to rediscover the sense of Sabbath, not just for Sunday, but as a part of our everyday existence in our time-starved world. |
| Sabbath Time |
Edwards |
Tilden |
263.1 |
Brings an clearer understanding of the sabbath & demonstrates how the rhythm of the sabbath can provide an alternative in life. It provides a sampling of putting sabbath into practice within a family structure. |
| Sabbath: A time to renew the call and make a difference |
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263.1 |
An invitation for those in ministry to reflect on God's creation & its goodness & to help become renewed & refreshed in your call to ministry. Can be used with leaders in the church, adult studies or retreats also. |
| Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight In Our Busy Lives |
Muller |
Wayne |
263.1 |
The author shows you how to creat a special time of rest, delight & renewal for our souls. With wonderful stories, poems, & suggestions for practice, he teach us how to use sabbath time to refresh & regain some inner happiness. |
| Sacred Journeys: A Woman's Book of Daily Prayer |
Richardson |
Jan L. |
268.434 082 |
Collection of devotional pieces following the liturgical year. Each provides an invocation, biblical text, daily readings, questions for reflection, a meditation & a blessing. Linking contemporary women with women across the ages. |
| Seeking Sabbath: A Planning Guide for Women's Retreats |
Prather |
Judy Henderson |
269.643 |
Creative ideas for developing a theme, selecting a site, preparing spiritually, & other topics that will help you develop meaningful retreats for the women in your church. |
| Soul Feast: An Invitation To The Christian Spiritual Life |
Thompson |
Marjorie J. |
248 |
Guidance & help to those who wish to explore the riches of Christian spirituality. The author offers a framework for understanding & instruction in developing & nurturing those practices. |
| Space For God |
Postema |
Don |
248.32 |
A study and practice of prayer and spirituality to help you create a special space for God. |
| To Celebrate: Reshaping Holidays and Rites of Passage |
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263.9 |
Collection of resources for alternative celebrations for all the major holidays & rites of passage in our culture, including Sabbath. |
| To Pray God's Will: Continuing The Journey |
Johnson |
Ben Campbell |
248.32 |
Looking upon Christian life as a spiritual journey, the author discusses the importance of prayer for those who want to continue their progress toward God. Helpful suggestions on meditation & contemplation are included. |
| To Will God's Will |
Johnson |
Ben Campbell |
248.3 |
The author describes how the elements of religion (prayer, reflection & good works) come together in the whole person. He shows how a journal can help in deepening faith. |
| Women at the Well: Meditations on Healing and Wholeness |
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242.643 |
Focusing on women's health, healing, & wholeness this resource provides daily devotions from women who share their own experiences as health professionals, pastors, caregivers, survivors of illness & person with disabilities. |