Practice the Pause: Jesus' Contemplative Practice, New Brain Science, and What It Means to Be Fully Human
By: Caroline Oakes
4.41
Format: 310 pages, Paperback
These days, many of us live in a state of overreactive fight-or-flight response and chronic stress.…
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1. The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind
By: Cynthia Bourgeault
4.12
Format: 237 pages, Paperback
If you put aside what you think you know about Jesus and approach the Gospels as though for the fir… read more
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"A sophiological Christianity focuses on the path."-Cynthia Bourgeault, The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind
"It's not about right belief; it's about right practice."-Cynthia Bourgeault, The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind
"To mourn is to touch directly the substance of divine compassion."-Cynthia Bourgeault, The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind
"As we enter the path of transformation, the most valuable thing we have working in our favor is our yearning."-Cynthia Bourgeault, The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind
2. Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom
By: John O'Donohue
3.79
Format: None pages, Paperback
Discover the Celtic Circle of Belonging. John O'Donohue, poet, philosopher, and scholar, guides you… read more
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3. Presence and Encounter: The Sacramental Possibilities of Everyday Life
By: Richard Rohr , David G. Benner
4.00
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
The most vital and significant moments in life are moments of encounter. Whether we encounter ourse… read more
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4. No Cats in the Library
By: Lauren Emmons
4.46
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A stray cat follows her love of books all the way to a new library home in this charming debut pict… read more
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5. The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World
By: Sharon Brous
4.54
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
From one of our country’s most prominent rabbis, an inspiring book about the power of community bas… read more
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6. How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away
By: Emily P. Freeman
4.01
Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition
New York Times Bestseller If life were a house, then every room holds a story. What do we do when … read more
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7. Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
By: Cal Newport
3.73
Format: 244 pages, Hardcover
Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess over quality. From the New York Times bestsellin… read more
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"What are we really doing here?"-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job like that where you didn’t have to worry about being productive?"-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"The world of cognitive work lacks coherent ideas about how our efforts should be organized and measured."-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"The pandemic didn’t introduce this trend so much as push its worst excesses beyond the threshold of tolerability."-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
8. The Wood Between the Worlds: A Poetic Theology of the Cross
By: Brian Zahnd
4.53
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
The cross is the heart of Scripture Everything about the gospel message leads to the cross, and pro… read more
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9. The Narrowboat Summer
By: Anne Youngson
3.78
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the author of Meet Me at the Museum, a charming novel of second chances, about three women, on… read more
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"Det där gillade jag inte", sa hon. "Tror du att dom sålde droger?" "Nej", sa Sally. "Jag tror att dom väntade på att växa upp och bli helt vanliga." "Jaså, verkligen?" sa Eve. "Dom såg inte ut som om…"-Anne Youngson, The Narrowboat Summer
"På skärmen tog matchen slut och åskådarna troppade av. Det blev tyst i puben och Sally fick den där sköna och avslappnade känslan - som ofta kom över henne på allmänna platser - av att vara levande o…"-Anne Youngson, The Narrowboat Summer
"Tror du att det är där vi befinner oss? På gränsen mellan ordning och kaos?" "Det tror jag. Vi har både avvisat delar av det som var vår världsordning och vi försöker få rätsida på utkanten av det ok…"-Anne Youngson, The Narrowboat Summer
"Sally sa: "Jag har inte varit tvungen att gå på så många möten, men när jag har gjort det har jag alltid väntat på att dom ska ta slut så att jag kan gå iväg och ta itu med nåt annat. Även om det int…"-Anne Youngson, The Narrowboat Summer
10. In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife
By: Sebastian Junger
3.92
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow—by t… read more
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- spirituality
"Everyone has a relationship with death whether they want one or not; refusing to think about death is its own kind of relationship. When we hear about another person's death, we are hearing a version…"-Sebastian Junger, In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife
11. The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
By: Kamala Harris
4.01
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
From one of America's most inspiring political leaders, a book about the core truths that unite us,… read more
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"When you break through a glass ceiling, you're going to get cut, and it's going to hurt."-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
"One of my mother’s favorite sayings was “Don’t let anybody tell you who you are. You tell them who you are."-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
"Politics is a realm where the grand pronouncement often takes the place of the painstaking and detail-oriented work of getting meaningful things done."-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
". . . Being a good person meant standing for something larger than yourself; that success is measured in part by what you help others achieve and accomplish."-Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
12. Church of the Wild: How Nature Invites Us into the Sacred (Church of the Wild, 1)
By: Victoria Loorz
4.31
Format: 245 pages, Paperback
Once upon a time, humans lived in intimate relationship with nature. Whether disillusioned by the d… read more
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"I longed for church to be a place where Mystery is experienced, not explained."-Victoria Loorz, Church of the Wild: How Nature Invites Us into the Sacred (Church of the Wild, 1)
13. The Second Ending
By: Michelle Hoffman
3.91
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
A former prodigy who refuses to believe her best years are behind her and a young virtuoso searchin… read more
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14. When Church Stops Working: A Future for Your Congregation Beyond More Money, Programs, and Innovation
By: Andrew Root
4.18
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
What if the solution for the decline of today's church isn't more money, people, programs, innovati… read more
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15. What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk with Howard Thurman
By: Lerita Coleman Brown
4.58
Format: 231 pages, Kindle Edition
"Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the worl… read more
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16. Mystical Hope: Trusting in the Mercy of God (Cloister Books)
By: Cynthia Bourgeault
4.36
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
At a time when people are yearning for good news, Cynthia Bourgeault's new book invites us to find … read more
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17. Practice the Pause: Jesus' Contemplative Practice, New Brain Science, and What It Means to Be Fully Human
By: Caroline Oakes
4.41
Format: 310 pages, Paperback
These days, many of us live in a state of overreactive fight-or-flight response and chronic stress.… read more
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18. True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between
By: Gretchen Whitmer
4.34
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
From trailblazing Michigan governor and rising Democratic star Gretchen Whitmer comes an unconventi… read more
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19. Sacred Self-Care: Daily Practices for Nurturing Our Whole Selves
By: Chanequa Walker-Barnes
4.40
Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition
A seven-week guide to help you shift your behaviors and create lifelong habits to care for your who… read more
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20. How To Visualize Like A World Champion: Manifest Your Dreams With Creative Visualization In 6 Steps
By: Vincent Santiago
4.38
Format: 124 pages, Kindle Edition
You're here because you're driven, and you know that deep down within you, there's a powerful force… read more
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21. The Primacy of Love (My Theology)
By: Ilia Delio
4.42
Format: 46 pages, Kindle Edition
In an age of anxiety where reason is deified, what is the role of love? This short book centralizes… read more
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