Sparked by an Internal Family Systems (IFS) client's lifelong affliction with an unattached burden-something in her mind that was not part of her-Bob Falconer began a decade-long study of the others within us and how they are treated worldwide. This study is important to all of us because what it reveals about the nature of mind holds a key to healing our underlying alienation and isolation.The Others Within Us includes:case studiesa detaile...

The quotes in this book are the harvest of more than half a century spent studying and working at the boundary of spirituality and psychotherapy.We cannot heal deeply unless we find some spiritual basis for our lives. These quotes have helped me form the bridge between trauma and psychotherapy on one side and spiritual healing and a sense of meaning on the other.I think poetry, novels, and quotations are a much more effective language for communicating about spiritual depth...

Bob has distilled over 3,000 pages of journals -kept over the past decade- into this book. The original journals contain direct records of dialogues with Spirit, but to make them more accessible, Bob has transformed those conversations into incisive summaries of the insights Spirit conveyed.These writings reflect Bob's real-life experiences - raw, intimate, and often intense dialogues with Spirit - filtered through the lens of someone who has walked the path of deep personal healin...

The story of a boy's spiritual transformation in the shadow of the Scottish Highlands—from the 19th-century author of David Elginbrod.In George MacDonald's most well-known novel, published in 1868, the quest of young Robert Falconer for his father becomes a parallel quest to break free from the oppressive Calvinist theology of his grandmother. As he struggles to come to terms with the strict orthodoxy prevalent in Scotland for two centuries, the doctrine o...

Robert Falconer by George MacDonald is a carefully prepared Bookjack digital edition of classic literary fiction. The book is presented for clear ebook reading, with metadata and structure designed for discoverability in a modern digital catalogue. Readers will find a work shaped by character, setting, conflict, style, and the lasting pleasures of storytelling, making it a useful addition for anyone exploring George MacDonald's writing or building a library of enduring books.

There are many books about the cross of Christ, but few are written from an African perspective or with an African context in mind. In this book, Dr. Robert Falconer offers the reader a holistic understanding of Jesus’s atoning work that powerfully addresses African realities and concerns. Grounded in Scripture and Christian theology, this book gives careful attention to the implications of the atonement for African traditional spirituality. Presenting a biblical perspective of the cross –...

HIS BOYHOOD. A RECOLLECTION. For there dawned upon his mind the vision of one Sunday afternoon. Betty had gone to church, and he was alone with his grandmother, reading The Pilgrim's Progress to her, when, just as Christian knocked at the wicket-gate, a tap came to the street door, and he went to open it. There he saw a tall, somewhat haggard-looking man, in a shabby black coat (the vision gradually dawned upon him till it reached the minuteness of all these particulars), his hat pulled do...

George MacDonald's "Robert Falconer" is a profound exploration of faith, identity, and the power of love set against the backdrop of Victorian Scotland. This semi-autobiographical novel engages readers through its richly descriptive prose and lyrical dialogue, typical of MacDonald's literary style, which harmoniously blends realism with fantasy. The narrative follows the titular character, an aspiring musician grappling with the expectations of his pious upbringing while seeking to carve o...

Robert Falconer is a young Scottish boy who grows up in a strict Calvinist household. His father is a harsh and unforgiving man, and Robert's upbringing is marked by religious rigor and a stern moral code. However, Robert is a sensitive and introspective boy who questions the doctrines and beliefs of his family's faith.As Robert Falconer matures, he embarks on a spiritual and intellectual quest to find meaning and truth in the world. His journey takes him through various experiences, inclu...

Robert Falconer, school-boy, aged fourteen, thought he had never seen his father; that is, thought he had no recollection of having ever seen him. But the moment when my story begins, he had begun to doubt whether his belief in the matter was correct. And, as he went on thinking, he became more and more assured that he had seen his father somewhere about six years before, as near as a thoughtful boy of his age could judge of the lapse of a period that would form half of that portion of his...

George MacDonald was a Scottish author and Christian minister. MacDonald was an early writer of the fantasy novel and his works influenced authors such as C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. This edition of Robert Falconer includes a table of contents.

Beautiful story about the life of Robert Falconer. The story opens as Robert is a young boy living with his grandmother and tells of Robert's struggles to find God. Some of the Christian values that are taught during the writing of this book were very poignant.