The second edition of Joy Jots a collection of 52 weekly essays that take the reader through a year of seasons, blessings and joyful spiritual growth. The reader goes on a journey from lessons learned to lessons lived, from talking about joy to feeling joy, from the limitation of sadness to the freedom of joy. A joy jot is a phrase coined around mindful thankfulness. As the reader works through the reflection prompts and practical projects, she will find herself collecting joy jots; happy ...

The Project Lina book and workshops are designed to bring converts to a place of joyful confidence in themselves, their faith, and their place in their families and communities.Lina is the Arabic word for palm tree, and the three modules found in this book - Know Yourself, Declare your Independence, and Tend your Ties - provide a springboard from which converts can grow into community members who, like palm trees, have deep roots, strong but flexible trunks, and bear wonderful, lif...

The stories of men, as seeker and teacher, abound in the pages of heritage texts and literary works, but the stories of women are rare. Brewing Storms is a collection of poems that offers a window into the spiritual path of one young woman as she navigates her way through the storms of the soul. The poems provide a deep and honest insight into the challenges of growth and spiritual development along with moments and memories of profound fulfillment experienced along the way. The beauty of ...

WINNER OF THE VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARDS C.J. DENNIS PRIZE FOR POETRYSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2011 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN PREMIER'S BOOK AWARDSDisarming, warm, and always accessible, Cate Kennedy’s poems make ordinary experiences glow. Everything that suffuses her well-loved prose is here: compassion, insight, lyrical precision, and the clear, minimalist eye that reveals how life can turn on a single moment. Musing on the undercurrents and ...

How do modern Muslims maintain a spiritual connection with Allah and how do they address major challenges facing the ummah today? These questions and more are answered by Nouman Ali Khan, with his profound engagement with the Qur'an, in this inspiring collection of reminders that exhort us to remember our place in this world.

In Allah Loves… Omar Suleiman explores who and what Allah loves so that we may become one of those who are beloved to Him.The Prophet Muhammad said that one of the supplications of Prophet Dawud was, “O Allah I ask You for Your love and the love of those that love You and all of those actions that would bring me closer to being loved by you.”Looking at our actions, characteristics and beliefs, this book will help us become better people, citizens and believers that...

Brian Patten is renowned as an accessible and popular poet. Now his love poems, old and new, are collected together in his single volume.Widely acknowledged as one of Europe’s foremost writers, Brian Patten’s love poems earned him recognition far and wide. Truthful and tender, profoundly aware of the possibility of magic and the miraculous, these poems are beautiful, informed and, even at their darkest moments, filled with courage and hope.Alongside old favourites, this edi...

A finalist in the 2014 Indie Excellence Awards, this is a collection of prose poems on love, loss, longing and yearning, and on dealing with the vagaries of life. It is a small journey from the deepest emotions of love and loss to the sometimes overwhelming realisation of the beauty of life.

The ProductiveMuslim manifesto is for every Muslim and Muslimah who: - Strives to please Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’aala. - Strives to follow the sunnah of Prophet Muhammad sallAllahu alayhi wasallam. - Strives to uphold their responsibility as khulafa (vicegerents) of the Earth. - Feels helpless or frustrated with the plight of the Ummah worldwide and is looking for a productive way they can help. - Wants to achieve a healthy and balanced life spiritually, physically, and socially, in accordan...

Falling in love, falling out of love, losing love: thankfully, these are not unique experiences. This book explores the soaring heights, the unforeseen changes and the cascading lows that love can bring. The words herein remind us of the wonders of love as well as the challenges that can beset us. As the reader turns each page, he or she shares moments of the writers own experience.

Volume 1 of the Rhyme Whisperer Book Series, 'As The Moon And The Sun' is a collection of poetry on love, faith and dreaming in our ever-changing world. With fast-paced modernity all around us, this poetry collection will provide a refreshing reminder of the joys and wonder of poetry as a buoyant vision of hope and truth.

Dedication to a friend whose generosity could never end except to cast out to sea Serendipity's harmony.