World Religion Prayers

Franciscan Lectio is for Christians who long to see the world more beautifully and deeply and become more attentive and present. An ancient tradition dating back to the third century, lectio divina has long served as an avenue of contemplative prayer, but the practice has often been systematized, intellectualized, or only practiced by monastics. Few authors have attempted to universalize lectio using contemporary language or approach it from a Franciscan perspective.

As a pastor in Manhattan, John Starke knows the bustle and busyness of our society. But he also knows that prayer is not just for spiritual giants. Prayer, he writes, is for each of us - not because we are full of spiritual wisdom and maturity, but because we are empty. Here is an invitation to discover, via the church's ancient rhythms and with Starke's clear, practical guidance, the possibility of prayer. Here is a book about prayer that is really a book about the whole Christian life.

Barry C. Black is the spiritual "leader of leaders" for the US Senate, shepherding those on the front lines of the decisions that shape our culture. Now Chaplain Black shows all of us how to thrive in the midst of today's turbulence and confusion by following eight principles that Jesus gave his disciples prior to sending them into a dangerous world. These teachings are as relevant today as when Jesus first spoke them 2,000 years ago.

This 52-week devotional invites you to discover a life overflowing with creative compassion. Poignant stories will stir your heart and fresh insights from the Bible will move you to action. As you see how small steps lead to meaningful change, you'll discover ways you can make a difference in your neighborhood and in your world.

Finally, a devotional designed with the extraordinary in mind! Audacious Prayers for World Changers is written to match the intensity of the already bold and fearless believer while elevating the confidence and the faith of those looking to behave more audaciously in their walk with God. Experience 31 days of powerful, unabashed prayer based on God's most incredible promises. Audacious Prayers was created to give big dreamers and big believers the big words to match their big vision.

This devotional is designed to encourage and equip you to pray more effectively for God's kingdom to advance throughout the world. It will guide you to pray for missionary prospects, missionary agencies, missionary families, and missionaries who come home from the field. We will also pray for issues impacting the missions movement today, like cultural relevancy, creative access missions, and business as missions.

Women are fierce and fed-up, and they have been joining hands together for the purposes of societal change for as long as there has been injustice. Women of faith are guided by the Holy Spirit to work together to bring down these injustices, to build on the foundation Christ laid for the beloved community of God on earth. This book is women joining together to speak and act in new ways in response to the increasing challenges of our day.

Where is The Forgotten Mountain? It is the place where God dwells and shines forth his glory. How do you get there? It's not visiting a building, implementing a program, or following religious systems. It's not about going to a temple made by human hands; it's about your human heart awakening to its identity as God's dwelling place on Earth. This is The Forgotten Mountain!

In Strong Through the Storm, pastor and best-selling author Jim Cymbala speaks to every Christian who is concerned about the challenges the church is facing in America today. Using powerful stories of people who have been transformed by Christ, Cymbala offers hope, helping Christians to understand that a life surrendered to Christ will not be easily defeated, even in the midst of growing hostility toward Christians. No matter how much spiritual darkness encompasses the world, the light of the gospel cannot be suppressed.

Dozens of messages from 2012 to the present of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Medjugorje. Includes a historical background on Marian apparitions and Medjugorje. An added end section reveals Medjugorje messages from the beginning of this ongoing phenomena. The author has been to Medjugorje twice.

In Just Pray, Dr. Tiffany K. Jordan unveils the importance of having a God-centered prayer life and how you can be successful in prayer whether a beginner or advanced. This manual details biblical and practical strategies to be effective in prayer and for developing an intimate relationship with God. Dr. Jordan’s Breakthrough Prayer Confessions offer a jumpstart into the world of prayer, while building your faith and infusing you with the word of God.

Blessing is speaking God’s intentions or favour over someone or some situation. When we do that in faith, we activate God’s power to change a person (ourselves included), or a situation, from where they are now to where God wants them to be. Every Christian has the authority and power to bless others in the name of the Lord and see lives and situations transformed.

This essay comes from the NPR series This I Believe, which features brief personal reflections from both famous and unknown Americans. The pieces that make up the series compel listeners to rethink not only what and how they have arrived at their beliefs, but also the extent to which they share them with others.