Buried deep within us all is beauty, and though we often throw that idea around, few actually dig deep enough to find the true meaning of it. In her book, “Beautiful: The Awakening”, A. T. Waters gives us a peek into her life and journey through emotional and spiritual healing. Addressing deep wounds, questions, and lies, she brings the story to life through illustrations and observations as only Waters could. It is rare to be invited into such a sacred space on the journey of faith, but i...

In exploring the relationship between bureaucratic schooling and the individual child, Waters describes the persistence of educational inequality, child development, and the nature of bureaucracy. The conclusions point out how education bureaucracies frame both schooling and childhood as they relentlessly seek to create ever more perfect children.

Weber's Rationalism and Modern Society rediscovers Max Weber for the twenty-first century. Tony and Dagmar Waters' translation of Weber's works highlights his contributions to the social sciences and politics, credited with highlighting concepts such as "iron cage," "bureaucracy," "bureaucratization," "rationalization," "charisma," and the role of the "work ethic" in ordering modern labor markets. Outlining the relationship between community (Gemeinschaft), and market society (Gesellschaft...

"Abide in me," Jesus tells us, "and you will bear much fruit." Yet too often we forget that fruit needs different seasons in order to grow. We measure our spiritual maturity by how much we do rather than how we are responding to our current spiritual season.In Spiritual Rhythm, Mark Buchanan replaces our spirituality of busyness with a spirituality of abiding. Sometimes we are busy, sometimes still, sometimes pushing with all we've got, sometimes waiting. This model of the...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A compassionate, intelligent, and wry series of Christian daily reflections on learning to live with imperfection in a culture of self-help that promotes endless progress, from the author of Everything Happens for a Reason and the executive producer of the Everything Happens podcast“Brilliant, hilarious, absurd, honest, hopeful, true-hearted, and good to the core.”—Sarah Bessey, editor of A Rhythm o...

As believers, our walk with God is motivated by hope-not the bland, vague notion most people have, but the expectation of an exotic, pleasurable inheritance that guides us and fires our passion...or, at least, should.Ted Dekker has written an exposé on the death of pleasure within the Church. Because many of us have set aside hope and the inspired imagination that drives it, Dekker says we have been lulled into a slumber of boredom, even despondency. Our faith wanes, the j...

What you see of God is only part of the story.From the time Blake Healy was a small child, he has seen angels, demons, and other spiritual things. He sees them with his naked eyes, as vividly and clearly as anything else. Everyplace he goes, every person he meets, every day that goes by, he sees in the spirit.After thirty years of seeing in the spirit, one thing has consistently been the most painful for him to see. It is not when he sees someone trapped in...

The definitive guide to uncovering the secret meanings of your dreams—with more than 25,000 entries covered to interpret your subconscious messages.With more than 25,000 entries Ryan covers every dream symbol and message imaginable—from sex and love, to lucid dreaming, nightmares, and intuitive and premonition dreams. Ryan explains how dreams are sending messages about your past, present, and future that can help you in your waking hours. Readers learn what these dr...

A refreshingly honest spiritual exploration from the New York Times bestselling author of the Anna Pigeon novels.Actor, adventuress, seeker of truth, and author of the New York Times bestselling Anna Pigeon mystery series, Nevada Barr beckons readers to share her spiritual search for meaning in life.Hat by hat, step by step, Barr leads readers down her path to enlightenment by sharing personal episodes, some of them funny and revealing, oth...

When Kristin Armstrong was in the pit of her divorce, she eagerly read every spiritual book and devotional she could get her hands on out of a hunger to connect with someone who knew exactly what she was going through and how she felt. Now, at a time when society offers so many conflicting messages about what it means to be a woman, Kristin invites readers to discover grace as a way of life.Using real-life anecdotes, biblical wisdom, and insight born of hard experience, Kristin teac...

Author Renee Altson understands all about being hurt, feeling alone, and full of doubt. While her story is an extreme example of abuse and mistreatment done in the name of God, her struggles with God as Father and with faith and disbelief are universal. This book is a perfect companion for those who have survived or know someone who has survived abuse, as well as for anyone who has ever questioned whether the journey toward faith is worthwhile. As you stumble with Renee, you will discover ...

Lori is a fifteen year old runaway. This story tells of her early experiences which led to increasing victimization where she suffered physical and mental abuses, leaving her in a precarious emotional state. Through her experiences she shares how her Faith in God and His promises carried her through difficult times, clinging to God for strength and endurance. This is not her story but of how Gods Love and purpose for her and her life supplied her with Grace in times when she would not have...