Though St. Elizabeth of Hungary lived over 800 years ago, she has a unique appeal for Christians today. Love, rather than ideology or politics, was the basis of her whole life. Born in 1207, the daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary and married to Ludwig IV, the Landgraf of Thuringia, Elizabeth was a happily married woman who loved her husband and children. As a lover of the poor, she not only practiced charity, but protested the injustices practiced against the poor in the feudal world, even her husband's own policies. Above all, Elizabeth hungered for God and found him in her everyday activities as a noblewoman, ruler, wife and mother before she found him in religious life and service to the poor in imitation of St. Francis. Originally published in 2007 to coincide with the 800th anniversary of St. Elizabeth's birth, this life, now revised and expanded, is based on the most up-to-date research and is accompanied by the testimonies given at her canonization process, including some that have never before been translated into English.

The Greatest of These is a deeper look into the characteristics of love, as described in the Bible in 1 Corinthians 13. This simple chapter is a treasure chest of ideas that describe the kind of actions and traits that someone who truly loves should have. It's a good measuring stick that teaches us about who we're supposed to be and how God is. Read this and many more stories about the power of love. Steve was attending college, and had been kicked out of a class, so he went into Brother Christianson's class. One day, he pulled Steve aside and said, "You think you're tough, don't you?" Steve answered, "Yeah." Brother Christianson asked, "How many pushups can you do?" Steve replied, "Two hundred." "Can you do three hundred in sets of ten?" Brother Christianson asked. Steve said, "Sure." Brother Christianson said, "Good! I need you to do this Friday." When class started, Brother Christianson had a box of donuts and asked the first girl, "Cynthia, do you want a donut?" Cynthia said, "Yes." Brother Christianson asked, "Steve, would you do ten pushups so Cynthia can have a donut?" Steve said, "Sure," and did a quick ten. He put a donut on Cynthia's desk. So it went, Steve did ten pushups for every person before they got their donut, until he came to Scott, football captain ...

Do you struggle with discovering your life's purpose? Do you wonder how you can find true physical, spiritual, and mental wellness? Many of us face such challenges but remain lost in a wilderness of uncertainty. "The Power of Transformation" shows you how to create true balance and serenity in every area of your life by trusting in Jesus as your instrument of change. By learning how to recognize the differences between the spirit and the flesh and how they are in constant conflict, you will be able to find hope in every situation and foster a physical, emotional, and spiritual transformation. Pauline E. Lewinson draws upon her own experience in finding spiritual fulfillment to guide you on this wondrous path. With warm and honest candor, Lewinson shows believers and unbelievers alike the powerful potential for change you will have if you fully surrender your life to Jesus Christ. She discusses such important topics as Relationship between prayer and faith Prophecies, healings and miracles Christian marriages and families Importance of worship And much more! If you're ready to restore and renew your life, then let "The Power of Transformation" be your guide. Turn to the Lord in all that you do and you will soon discover peace and joy!

Have you ever asked yourself “Is this all there is?” Is there something missing from your life that you can’t quite put your finger on? For many of us, something, or someone is missing from our lives and cries out to us, beckons us, calls us to keep searching In this timely book, J.G. Marking reveals that there is indeed a "Voice" calling each of us to come and experience the daily the touch of the Living God. This book examines the penetrating question that all people face, “Why can’t I find true fulfillment in my life?” Marking provides each reader with the opportunity to take an in-depth look into what their life is all about and then delivers a biblically-based remedy for the incomplete life. A Voice is Calling guides and equips you to pursue an authentic and overflowing relationship with Christ through the every-day application of twelve spiritual disciplines from the Word of God; each designed to draw you into intimate communion with Christ.

The process of human transformation is complex and ongoing. This book presents a framework for understanding human transformation through the insights of Bernard Lonergan. The reader will be introduced to terms such as the turn to the subject, consciousness, subjectivity, and intersubjectivity. It will explore terms such as horizon, feelings, values, self-esteem, sublation, conversion, dialectic, and religious experience. The book explores transformation through the way mentors have authored their own lives, told their own stories, and taken possession of their interiority. Transformation is illustrated through the lives of saints and ordinary men and women who did extraordinary things, such as St. Augustine, Dag Hammarskjold, Vaclav Havel, Franz Jaggerstatter, St. Therese of Lisieux, Fredrich Nietzsche, Katherine Ann Power, and Marie Cardinal. Transformation is also illustrated through the medium of cinema: Babette's Feast, The Mission, As It is in Heaven, Romero, Dead Poets Society, Ordinary People, The Godfather trilogy, Three Color trilogy, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Dial M for Murder, and Twelve Angry Men. While the book treats religious, moral, affective, intellectual, and psychic conversion as moments of transformation, it argues that ecological conversion requires all of these so as to meet the most serious moral challenge of our time.

All too often our modern society lacks both sight and insight resulting from a refusal to see the reality of creation. Such lack of recognition and appreciation for the Creator is spiritual blindness. Yet, the fruits and evidence of His love and wisdom are clearly demonstrated everywhere we look. Author Dr. James Gills, a world-renowned ophthalmologist with a deep love of the Bible, writes about spiritual blindness with stunning clarity and relevance.

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