“I have acquired skills to make a living, but now I also need to gain skills to teach me how to live.” (A quote from the late Dr. Terry Thomas after graduating from college, and preparing to leave his hometown for his first post-graduation job.) The year 1986 was the beginning of many faithful years the late Dr. Terry Thomas would be given to share his ministry gift as a pastor of several churches. During each of his pastorates, he made the commitment to always preach a youth sermon at lea...

Religion to Reality follows Dr. Terry Thomas's spiritual quest, prompted by a devastating loss. The book traces his journey across the United States and around the world in search of purpose and truth outside of or inside of a religious framework. During his quest, Dr. Thomas exposes centuries-old beliefs for what they were and what they are today. He asks and answers difficult questions and shows his readers how to find deep, abiding, spiritual consciousness leading to purpose and happine...

Over the past 20 years, Matthew Kelly has seen more of the world than most presidents and more of the Church than most bishops. Now, in this unique and timely book, he proposes that Catholicism is not a lifeless set of rules and regulations , but a way of life designed by God to help each person reach his or her full potential. With remarkable insight, Kelly dispels dozens of myths that surround the rejection of Catholicism today and provides a profound and practical vision of what will le...

Learn how to live with the peace and presence of God in the midst of our hectic, busy lives.Spiritual formation is more than just solitude and contemplative reflections. Spiritual formation happens in the everyday, in each and every moment of life. For those caught up in the busyness of work, family, and church, it often feels like time with God is just another thing on a crowded to-do list.Ken Shigematsu—award-winning author and pastor—will teach you simpl...

In his sequel to The Ragamuffin Gospel bestselling author Brennan Manning shows how true and radical trust in God can transform our lives and invigorate our approach to Christian living.Manning, beloved author and spiritual teacher, shows us how trust in God can transform our lives and open us up to deeper experiences of grace and love. In Ruthless Trust EPB, he turns his focus from furious love to radical trust, revealing the ways in which trust renews our faith ...

"A must read for every person who is or thinks they are called to be a pastor and for every person who has one." —William Paul Young, #1 New York Times– bestselling author of The ShackEugene Peterson never wanted to be a pastor. That's why in 1962, when Peterson was asked by the Presbyterian Church USA, to begin a new church outside Baltimore and he accepted–no one was more surprised than he.

The Signature of Jesus challenges the gospel of "cheap grace" and calls the church to radical discipleship. With passion and boldness, author Brennan Manning invites readers to risk living life as Jesus lived—committed to simplicity, purity of heart, and obedience to the gospel.As a radical alternative this book is offered to Christians who want to live by faith and not by mere “religion,” for those who recognize that many of the burning theological issues in the churc...

A spiritual guide to living life through love and connection rather than fear and isolation, by a respected pastor and a frequent guest on Oprah's Soul Series.Reverend Bacon believes that every person can live a full and creative life if they can learn to move through troubling emotions to find the beloved within themselves. Readers will learn how insecurity can keep us from connecting with others, our loving self, and finding our own peace, joy, and creative power...

We are all addicted in some way.When we learn to identify our addiction, embrace our brokenness, and surrender to God, we begin to bring healing to ourselves and our world. In Breathing Under Water, Richard Rohr shows how the gospel principles in the Twelve Steps can free anyone from addiction - from an obvious dependence on alcohol or drugs to the more common but less visible addiction that we all have to sin.Richard Rohr, is one of the greatest discoverie...

The real secret to happiness and abundance has been hiding in plain sight, and you already know it by heart.New York Times bestselling author Kathleen McGowan’s transformative new book unlocks the hidden power of the Lord’s Prayer in seven simple steps.In this brilliant handbook, Kathleen McGowan reveals the true secret to a joyous and fulfilling life: using the Lord’s Prayer to create real and lasting change in the soul. Each chapter in The So...

Why Stay Catholic? by Michael Leach is an uplifting book about what's right in the Catholic Church today and why tomorrow offers such hope and promise. Scandals in the Catholic Church won't go away. The uninspiring sermons keep coming and lay people who don't feel fulfilled find themselves asking Catholic questions and looking for Catholic answers. This leads them to the greater question Why Stay Catholic? In Why Stay Catholic? national best-selling author Michael Leach offers ...

WINNER OF THE WORD GUILD 2019 CHRISTIAN LIVING BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD"The pages you are about to read may feel like a literal rescue." —Ann Voskamp, New York Times Bestselling authorSurvival Guide for the Soul is a profound spiritual exploration of God's love—a love that many of us understand intellectually without fully grasping or relying on in our day-to-day experiences—a love that fills our sails with joy and frees us ...