St. John of the Cross was a Carmelite friar and priest. He is renowned for his cooperation with Saint Teresa of Ávila in the reformation of the Carmelite order, and for his poetry and his studies on the growth of the soul. Dark Night of the Soul is considered one of the greatest religious poems ever written. This masterpiece of Mystic Christianity examines faith and how to keep faith when all seems lost. Think of it as guide to making it through...

Vowing to meet eleven years after sealing letters they wrote to each other in an old metal box, best friends Ellie and Nolan both have reservations about seeing each other again as loneliness, personal tragedies, and a lack of faith haunt both of them.

"Bestselling author of VELVET ELVIS and the 2 million-plus selling Nooma videos, Rob Bell, reveals a secret deep in the heart of millions of Christians: they don't believe what they have been taught are the essential truths of their faith. Out of respect for their tradition, they keep quiet, confiding to a few close friends their doubts and questions about salvation, Jesus, and, of course, God. Is Jesus really the only way into heaven? Is God "good"...

True story of Leona Stucky's childhood in a Kansas Mennonite farm community and the violence and challenge of faith which results from an abusive marriage.

What happens to your faith when you don't get your miracle? That is the question raised in this fictional account of one woman's ongoing journey with healing faith. The woman is real, her story is real. Captured here is a fictional snapshot of how faith can remain strong in spite of appearances. Wendy is a woman who considers herself to be on the faith journey right along with the rest of us. Hers is a faith that has been tested through pain, disappointment,...

If you have always been troubled by the image of God as a punitive judge, this book will show you why this view is so mistaken.

As Abraham lay on his deathbed, he was surrounded by his sons Isaac and Ishmael- who, despite seventy-five years of conflict and separation, were at last brought together on that day. This moment between his family, was one that mirrors the true unification between three religions that flow from the same river. Abraham, considered the father of religion, was the first to guide the world in believing in a higher power. It was his belief and faith...

"The tenth day of this seventh month shall be the Day of Atonement. It shall be a holy convocation for you." -Leviticus 23: 27 In a follow-up to his blockbuster book, Seven Blessings of the Passover, Steve Munsey explores the significance of the ancient Hebrew commemoration called the Day of Atonement, a special day set aside to honor God for what He has done. In this book Munsey explains how, not only the Israelites, but believers today-nearly...

Es un conjunto de meditaciones, relatos y testimonios con un denominador común, la esperanza. Es ésta la que da sentido a nuestra vida, esperanza en los demás, en nosotros mismos y en Dios como fin y finalidad de nuestra existencia.

I began to reflect on my life and ask the following questions: 1) Why am I not happy or satisfied? 2)Why can't I be happy, love, and trust anyone at the same time? 3)Why am I so uncomfortable around a lot of people? 4)Why don't I have anyone to confide in or get advice from? The more questions I asked, the more painful it became. I spent nights crying and wondering if God had forsaken me. I honestly had to map out my life to get some clarity. When...