Exploring Religion

Highly esteemed astrophysicist Joseph Silk explores the vast mysteries and speculations of the field of cosmology in a way that balances an accessible style for the general reader and enough technical detail for advanced students and professionals. Indeed, while the physical laws and origins of the universe can be endlessly complex, even Einstein once mused that they could be explained simply enough to be grasped by nonspecialists.

Have you ever wondered…whether God exists? whether life has meaning? Whether pain and suffering have a purpose? This audiobook is my invitation to sit down with C. S. Lewis and me to think about some of the persistent questions and dilemmas every person faces in life. We’ll explore Lewis’s thoughts on everything from friendships to heaven, from the reasons for faith to the power of stories.

Who Is Like the Lord? explores the nature of God by examining 13 of his attributes. Each one is considered not individually but as a critical part of the whole. As you are drawn deeper into the mystery of an incomprehensible god who longs to be known by his people, you will tremble at his holiness, stand in wonder at his power, and leap for joy over his love.

Manifesting, also known as the law of attraction, sowing and reaping, and prosperity gospel, just to name a few. Sadly, the topic creates great confusion. In fact, shortly after a hot, new manifestation book is released, hoards of questioning and disillusioned people rise, all wondering, “where’s my stuff”? Here’s our proposition: What if the initial presentation was incorrect? You’ll discover that manifestation doesn’t exactly resemble the manifestation presented in many modern texts.

What does it mean to be gay and a Christian? Beginning with how the Bible describes the Church, author Nate Collins outlines a vision for community life that challenges Christians to examine obstacles that inhibit spiritual unity. This new vision calls straight and non-straight believers alike to patterns of Christian obedience that respect and honor their similarities and differences.

Even if you have no knowledge of Buddhism or spirituality, this book is a complete guide to learning the core concepts and implementing them day-to-day. We can begin to implement the lessons of this book in just a few days! If you’re ready to lead a more peaceful life, practice mindfulness and meditation, and live with intention then scroll up and add this to your cart!

Too often, the days and weeks leading up to Christmas morning are filled with busyness. We're busy shopping. We're busy wrapping. We're busy cooking. We're busy with parties. We're busy with friends and family. This December, take a few minutes each day to go on a journey. A journey through the whole Bible, beginning on page one and taking you to the manger. To pause. To remember. To reflect. To be fully present. To worship. Using the traditional Advent themes of hope, faith, joy, peace, love, and light as our guide, this Advent Scripture Journey will be a welcome companion.

Hope for the Holidays is more than just a catchy phrase that you might find in a Hallmark greeting. Hope is vital to our lives, and it is often the most prevalent during the season of Christmas. This book speaks about the message of hope that we find in the Christmas story as we celebrate Jesus' birth. In this book, we will explore the ways we can experience hope for the holidays. In each chapter, we will look at the different characters in the Christmas story and how they offer a message of hope to us in our own lives.

Angels have been present since the beginning of time, yet we’re filled with more intrigue and myth than with facts about these heavenly creatures. In this practical Q-and-A format, best-selling author and pastor Robert J. Morgan uncovers the mystery of angels - in the teachings of the Bible, in their role in relation to Christ, how they impact Christian beliefs, and in personal accounts of our present-day lives.

After experiencing the devastation of losing one of our identical twin boys, I was exposed to a world of sorrow formerly unimagined. With new eyes opened to the heartbreak of the women surrounding me, I undertook the daunting task of researching the universality of suffering, primarily by documenting the stories of 50 women concentrated in a five-mile radius. These accounts of tragedy and hope are intermingled with scriptural accounts, the words of modern-day apostles and prophets, psychological and sociological views, as well as my own experiences.

Have you ever made foolish decisions? Do you need clarity in order to make better choices in life? If you knew there was a way to lead a wise life, would you pursue it? In this Christian devotional for women, you will find how you can better comprehend and grow in wisdom, starting today. We all need wisdom. True wisdom comes from God and is available to you! After years of feeling overwhelmed by the chaos of the world, Rachael Whelan encountered the love of God in a radical way. She found the love, peace, clarity, and wisdom for which she had been searching.

Creating ideas is driven by imagination and we can use what we recall in our dreams and memories of past events to imagine the future. Interestingly enough, we can be the most imaginative when our minds are quiet or idle. Neuroscientists have found that our brain has a ‘default’ mode to contemplate the future when our mind is unoccupied. That is why taking the time to meditate is so powerful. Even though daydreaming has a lousy reputation, neuroscientists are discovering that a wandering mind benefits our health.

Richard Littledale invites you to push open the garden gate and join him as he discovers the joy of gardening. A reluctant gardener, Richard took up ‘project garden’ to help combat the loneliness of bereavement, only to find that the physical transformation of his garden mirrored a real change in himself too. Follow Richard’s journey through 52 tales and uncover what gardening can teach us about patience, humility, hope, fruitfulness and the abiding goodness of God.

In Beyond Boundaries, we invite you to embark on a mind-bending adventure that will not only satisfy your curiosity, but also leave you craving more. This book is your passport to an extraordinary realm, where you'll explore 300 intriguing facts about space, AI, and cybersecurity, and discover the fascinating connections between them.

Buy this book. I cannot guarantee you will enjoy it. In fact, it is pretty long and difficult and slow in places, boring even, but... Buy this book, because I can guarantee, if you listen to all of it, from beginning to end God will move in your life. I cannot guarantee God’s move won’t be to body slam you to the floor with your own personal truth, (that is what he did to me, twice) but I can guarantee he will move.... So, if you need, really need something but you don’t know what it is. Buy this book.

Research has proven that those individuals who have a higher emotional quotient, or EQ, tend to make better leaders, enjoy a better quality of personal and professional relationships, and are mentally healthier. You will learn how to know yourself better so that you can better understand others, as well as discover how your emotional brain works and how to improve your emotional intelligence.

Understand the history, core values, and divisions as they've developed within the Evangelical Christian movement. Four Views on Evangelicalism compares and contrasts four distinct positions on the current fundamentalist-evangelical spectrum. Each author explains and defends his position, which is critiqued by the other three authors.

A unique look at Moses' spiritual journey - from hiding his face to speaking face to face with God. Moses "hid his face" from God, yet later in the scriptures, he spoke with God "face-to-face". What did it take for him to trust God enough to change positions, and what can we learn from that journey? Jen Baker skillfully explores these questions in Face to Face.

Psalms, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes: these are some of the most profound, timeless teachings in the Bible. In God's Wisdom these and many other Biblical selections are arranged thematically to explore the eternal questions of anger and forgiveness, righteousness and pride, happiness and anxiety. An accessible, thought-provoking source of daily guidance, it will give you the answers and advice you need to steer your life and thoughts toward God.

Who Are You Anyway? is a deep and thoughtful dive into two of the most important verses in Hebrew Scripture. Scholarly with a devotional thrust, the audiobook focuses on Exodus chapter 34, verses 6 and 7, where the Creator answers Moses's critical question after the golden calf debacle. Until we explore the Almighty's answer, it is difficult to understand not only who God is, but also who we are and who we should be. The author spotlights the underlying Hebrew texts and related scriptural verses while, Rabbinical commentary as well as personal history.