Ancient Celts saw "thin places" where heaven and earth came strangely close to touching. Stephen Copeland experienced something similar when his mentor took him to the Double Door Inn, an historic hole-in-the-wall blues venue in Charlotte, North Carolina. This unassuming place invited Copeland further into a spiritual journey that calls out to each of us: to open our senses and "tune our ears" to thin places all around; to become aware of sacred spaces in everyday places. When Copeland lea...

In Where the Colors Blend, Stephen Copeland's self-discovery and God-discovery is told over a period of six years in the context of an annual retreat to the Blue Ridge Mountains in Roanoke, Virginia, where an obscure, forty-year-old church softball tournament takes place each summer to raise funds for mission work in Paraguay. In stepping into these stories, and sharing them with the reader, Stephen simultaneously journeys deeper within himself, discovering the divine in the proce...

Leslie Ferris Yerger, a Stage IV breast cancer thriver, shares the story of her diagnosis, her breast cancer completely invisible on mammography and ultrasound, and her determination to educate women about supplemental breast cancer screening – so that her story doesn’t become their story. Using metaphor found on the ancient pilgrimage, El Camino de Santiago in Spain, Leslie takes you on her journey from pain and grief to gratitude and action as she traverses 500 miles across northern Spai...

Timeless leadership lessons honed by nearly two decades behind the scenes at ESPNJason Romano learned incredible lessons during his seventeen years as a producer at ESPN--and these fundamentals for success on the field or court work just as well in other spheres of leadership, especially when you add God's direction to the playbook.This collection of compelling, inspiring, and often funny stories challenges readers to ask themselves the hard questions. It draws them ...

Hong Kong is one of the world’s top trading, banking and financial centres. It is an exciting and vibrant place to visit. The territory is made up of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories with over 200 islands. The largest area is the New Territories in the north bordering Shenzhen in mainland China.TABLE OF CONTENTS: Welcome to Hong Kong - Overview - Culture - Location & Orientation - Climate & When to Visit - Sightseeing Highlights - Hong Kong Island - Lan Kwai Fong -...

In former NFL football player and Super Bowl XII runner-up Randy Rich's new book, Nothing Wasted: Learning to Believe You Are Enough in a World of Labels, Rich walks readers through his personal journey of attempting to compensate for his deep-seated insecurities, the mistakes his lack of awareness led to, and his spiritual awakening to a God of love and grace. As he journeys inward and evaluates the voids in his life and where they came from, he invites readers to do the same in their own...

With its picturesque harbor along the Adriatic Sea, it is easy to see why the pretty city of Rovinj in Croatia is referred to as the "Venice of of Istria.” A few centuries of Venetian rule has left its elegant mark on the city's architecture and its close proximity to Venice has led to a steady flow of ocean traffic between the two cities. In fact, to save money it makes great sense to book a stay in Rovinj and combine it with a daytrip to Venice. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Welcome to Rovinj & the...

In Live to Forgive, former ESPN producer Jason Romano walks readers through his personal journey of forgiving his alcoholic father. Through sharing his own story, Romano invites readers to enter into their own messy journeys of forgiveness-to fully feel their pain, evaluate their pain, transform their pain, and ultimately forgive those who caused their pain. The only route to freedom and peace is forgiveness.

Franciscan Lectio is for all those on a spiritual journey who long to see the world more beautifully and deeply and become more attentive and present."This unique Franciscan reader is like nothing else in its field—and so well put together!" —Fr. Richard Rohr, O.F.M.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, ...