As the zipper falls and reveals every storyline, we embrace the words pouring over us. We connect with each notch and each letter rushing past our gaze. My team and I crafted Existere Volume 38 Issue 1 to represent the cycle all writers, readers, poets, artists and audiences experience while interacting with art and literature. First, we see it. Next, we’ll look into its depths and begin to uncover all of its hidden gems. Soon, we’ll watch as the sun sets on our brief encounter, ready and ...

"Be still, and know that I am God."-Psalm 46:10 (NIV)Do you long for a deeper connection with God-but struggle to understand His Word and are unsure how to pray? In life's most turbulent seasons, scriptures may seem difficult to grasp-even when they hold the messages you need most! However, with a little guidance and the right prompts, you can easily begin talking with Him.Life-Giving Prayers of David is designed to be read alongside the Bible, hel...

When you truly give yourself to the kingdom, some people will believe you are crazy.Have you ever noticed how backward God’s ways seem compared to the natural way things are done? Many times, God’s plans are the complete opposite of man’s. The principles of God’s kingdom say that to live, we have to die; to be a leader, we have to serve; and to receive, we have to give. When we accept the kingdom of Christ, we must unlearn every instinct. We must transform our thin...

Kit Hayes thought she’d have life figured out by now.Instead, the almost-thirty former startup marketing director is broke, unemployed, living behind her parents’ Brentwood home, and quietly panicking about the future. Tired of financial instability and modern dating disappointments, Kit develops a bold new plan: Stop searching for the perfect job and start searching for the perfect husband.Her target is Mason Sinclair—wealthy, handsome, socially connected, and very aware o...

Serafina Hart has devoted her life to preserving the past.Inside her sprawling mansion she keeps a priceless collection of Egyptian antiquities: gilded coffins, ancient artifacts, the preserved remains of long-dead royalty. To outsiders, the collection is a symbol of sophistication and affluence. To Serafina, it is something far more intimate.On a cold December night, she invites a younger girlfriend to the house for a visit while Serafina’s husband is away for the weekend....

Grow your faith and develop a positive attitude with Lakewood Church pastor Joel Osteen's inspiring advice about everyday living, happiness, and personal growth.Happy and fulfilled people make the most of new opportunities, live in the present, and expect great things from the future. They're living at their full potential -- and so can you! In Starting Your Best Life Now, you'll learn how to:Enlarge Your Vision

Are you and your spouse speaking the same language? He sends you flowers when what you really want is time to talk. She gives you a hug when what you really need is a home-cooked meal. The problem isn't love—it's your love language. Each one of us responds well to a different type of expression of love. The 30-Day Love Language Minute Devotional Volume 1 is your daily guide for a month to express heartfelt love to your mate in a way that he or she can appreciate it.

Best-selling author of The One-Minute Manager, Ken Blanchard, along with Phil Hodges, offers guidance for how to become a successful modern-day servant leader modeled after Jesus Christ. Based on years of leadership study and proven leadership styles, Blanchard gives established and up-and-coming business leaders solid examples, tools, and methods for life-changing results in their leadership of others.Servant Leader summarizes the Four Dimensions...

Readers of Randy Alcorn's bestseller The Treasure Principle encountered a revolution in material freedom and generosity that utterly changed their quality of life. In this companion Bible study, the principles become personally applicable and more real than ever, with a powerful combination of biblical concepts, practical quotations from the book, thought-provoking questions, group discussion starters, and short Scripture passages for meditation and memorization. Managing God's investment ...

Until Expectations May You PartGiddy with excitement and burning with love’s fire, engaged couples are filled with desires and expectations! Wonder and eager anticipation propel them forward. Then comes the marriage and if they take the wrong approach, those unrealized expectations and unmet wants can turn a life-giving covenant relationship into a dead-end contractual agreement. Suddenly your marriage has no love, joy, or peace. In this marriage-makeover DVD and s...

Inspiration That Will Unlock Your Potential and Release Your Destiny!You were made for greatness, not mediocrity.Every human being was formed in the image and likeness of the Creator—a God of purpose and destiny. In turn, it is Heaven’s perfect plan for you to maximize your life, fulfill your destiny and live with a sense of divine purpose!In the Living With Purpose devotional, you will receive access to Biblical wisdom and spiritu...

Jesus said the soul is worth more than the world. The soul is the key to our lives, binding our heart, our mind, and our spirit together. Shouldn't you get pretty clear on exactly what the soul is? And how to care for it? Taken from John Ortberg's book Soul Keeping, this booklet reveals what the soul's greatest need is, now and for eternity.Have you ever thought about why your soul is hurting and if that could be standing in the way of your spiritual growth? Ortberg writes that onc...