In Jeanne Guyon's Mystical Lion of God: Her Biblical Commentary on St. Mark's Gospel, Guyon explains the soul's journey uniting with God while simultaneously exercising an active ministry in the name of Jesus Christ. Guyon has written her full theology of the soul's divinization in Jeanne Guyon's Mystical Interpretation of Divinization: Her Biblical Commentary on St. Matthew's Gospel, Volumes 1 and 2. Now in her commentary on Mark, she describes the radical new spiritual powers the believe...

In volume 2 of Jeanne Guyon’s Mystical Interpretation of Divinization: Her Biblical Commentary on St. Matthew’s Gospel, we read wisdom about the transformation called divinization. Jeanne Guyon describes details about the symbolic and hidden journey to union with God. Guyon writes about the soul’s divinization, “Like fondue, her soul, melted and dissolved, flows without difficulty into God, like pure and clear water passes into the smallest place.” She affirms tha...

In Jeanne Guyon’s Mystical Interpretation of Divinization: Her Biblical Commentary on St. Matthew’s Gospel, we read her most powerful declaration of the transformation called divinization. Jeanne Guyon reveals the Gospel of Matthew as describing the symbolic and hidden journey to participation in God. Guyon writes, “We are called to lose our will in that of God, and pass, transform, and change into God. This is called divinization. There are many other terms for this from...

This edition of Acquisition on the Holy Spirit comes complete with a Touch-or-Click Table of Contents. Saint Seraphim of Sarov is one of the most renowned Russian monks and mystics in the Orthodox Church. He is generally considered the greatest of the 19th century startsy (elders) and, arguably, the first. He is remembered for extending the monastic teachings of contemplation, theoria and self-denial to the layperson, and taught that the purpose of the Christian life was to acquire the Holy S...

100 Days of Journeying Deeper Into God’s Presence...featuring Devotions by Christian Mystics: Miguel de Molinos, Jeanne Guyon and Francois FenelonBored with the exercises of religious ritualism and parched by the teaching of dry dogma, man searches for a way back home to the place of God’s presence. Unfortunately, this journey inward is a “road less traveled” and too few have found the way.Gene Edwards, author of Divine Romance, has gathere...

Jacob of Serugh (450-521) is known to be one of the greatest Syriac doctors. A native of Hawra in the district of Sarug on the outskirts of Edessa, he attended the famous school of Edessa like other poets of his time, but adhered to the faction of Cyril of Alexandria and broke with the school. It was also said that he adhered to the views of Severus of Antioch and was promoted to bishop in 512. Poetic texts are attributed to him in all Syriac liturgy books. He composed 763 memre outside of...

"The banal and heart-denying culture of materialism and secularity is having a reverse effect: people are more intentional in their search for spiritual life. David Sherbino has been on the leading edge, providing those from a wide range of spiritual heritages with a new and refreshing means of entering into the life of Christ. RECONNECT, is filled with daily exercises and spiritual disciplines to help you draw close to God. David takes us, day by day into this rich and inviting life, poin...

Do you long to be more like Christ?Discipleship lies at the center of Christian life and practice. It is a beautiful journey, in which each of us simultaneously attempt to become more like Christ and to help others do the same. It is our most important task on earth, but often it is neglected or misunderstood. A. W. Tozer, on the other hand, knew exactly what it meant to disciple and to be discipled. Discipleship: What It Truly Means to Be a Christian is a collection of To...

Skyros Publishing is dedicated to reproducing the finest books ever written and letting readers of all ages experience a classic for the first time or revisit a past favorite.St. Seraphim of Sarov was a famous Russian monk and mystic in the Eastern Orthodox Church during the 19th century. On Acquisition of the Holy Spirit is a classic devotional in which he argues that a Christian's purpose in life should be to obtain the Holy Spirit.

One of the most influential spiritual books ever penned, even secular historians acknowledge the great impact Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ has had in Christian history.What if knowing God were simpler-and deeper-than you ever imagined?Written in the seventeenth century for sincere believers longing to love God wholeheartedly, Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ remains one of the most treasured Christian devotional classics ever writ...

Let the Psalms help you forge a deeper connection to the Divine.Showing how the Psalms give profound and candid expression to both our highest aspirations and our deepest pain, the late, highly respected Cistercian Abbot M. Basil Pennington shares his reflections on some of the most beloved passages from the Bible’s most widely read book. In this companion volume to The Song of Songs: A Spiritual Commentary, Pennington is once again joined by Jewish artist...

For all who are interested in the daily office and praying the hours.People in all kinds of religious traditions, including Judaism and Christianity, have been marking time with prayer for almost as long as we’ve divided the day into hours. “Praying the hours,” as it’s called, has always reminded us that God walks with us throughout each day; “praying the hours” is also a way that the community of faith comes together, whether we’re united all in one place or scatt...