Showing results for "guyon"

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...

In her autobiography, Guyon recounts her privileged upbringing in a well-to-do family, her marriage, and the personal hardships she faced, including the loss of loved ones and societal pressures. As she navigated through life's challenges, she experienced a deepening spiritual awakening that led her to seek a closer relationship with God. Her narrative emphasizes her quest for spiritual truth and the importance of inner stillness and surrender to divine will, themes that would become centr...

Walk into any classroom and you'll see students learning, collaborating, questioning, and growing. What you won't always see are the barriers many students navigate every day. Some challenges are visible, but many are quiet, temporary, or simply unspoken. A student may need extra time to process information, support organizing their thinking, flexible ways to demonstrate learning, or just a classroom where they feel they truly belong.Access First is an invitation to rethin...

The Classic Collection of Madame Jeanne Guyon presents an inspiring illustrated selection of the spiritual writings of Madame Jeanne Guyon, one of the most influential Christian mystics of the seventeenth century. This volume includes Autobiography of Madame Jeanne Guyon, A Short and Easy Method of Prayer, The Way to God, Spiritual Torrents, and other profound devotional works that have guided readers for generations in the pursuit of inner spiritual life and union with God. Madame Guyon’s...

Madame Guyon in her autobiography records her spiritual journey from a vain beauty to become a true disciple of God. She brilliantly describes how she shared her faith in a culture that was not tolerant to women having an outward influence on society or any voice in religion. It gives hope to many who feel that they cannot share their faith in society.

Some apology is perhaps needed when a Protestant thus brings before Protestant readers the works of a consistent Roman Catholic author. The plea must be, that the doctrine and experience described are essentially Protestant; and so far from their receiving the assent of the Roman Catholic Church, their author was persecuted for holding and disseminating them. Of the experience of Madame Guyon, it should be borne in mind, that though the glorious heights of communion with God to which she a...

Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Motte-Guyon (commonly known as Madame Guyon) was a French mystic and one of the key advocates of Quietism. Quietism was considered heretical by the Roman Catholic Church, and she was imprisoned from 1695 to 1703 after publishing a book on the topic, 'A Short and Easy Method of Prayer.' Guyon believed that one should pray all the time, and that in whatever one does, one should be spending time with God.

Look through a physicist’s lens to revel in the hidden elegance of 200+ everyday objects and physical mechanisms, from crumpled paper to sandcastles.Includes 35 science experiments that bring physics concepts to life in your own kitchen!Hidden Wonders focuses on the objects that populate our everyday life—crumpled paper, woven fabric, a sand pile—but looks at them with a physicist’s eye, revealing a hidden elegance in mundane physi...

"Prayer is the application of the heart to God, and the internal exercise of love."- Madame GuyonA Short and Easy Method of Prayer teaches the importance of: Respectful silence. Seeking Him with fidelity and love. Patience in prayer. Collecting yourself inwardly. Total abandonment of self to God.This basic but powerful understanding about prayer has such incredible results, that it tends to shak...

The writers were considered dangerous—heretics even. They were imprisoned—banished—exiled. Their crime? They were teaching that Christians could experience inner communion with God through something they called “inward prayer.” Later their writings would be read and recommended by such spiritual giants as John Wesley, Hudson Taylor and Watchman Nee. A Guide to True Peace captures the essence of their teachings and makes them accessible in a small, readable volume. It was first pub...

Madame Jeanne Guyon (1648-1717) was a famous French mystic who wrote on prayer and the 'interior life'. During her lifetime she was threatened, persecuted and imprisoned for her views but her works have inspired countless Christians throughout history and continue to do so today! John Wesley, Hudson Taylor and many others have been impacted by her life and writings.• Fully edited, searchable and with an Active Table-of-Contents, this special edition will introd...

The greatest love story ever written, the Song of Solomon describes the emotional, unfolding story of the Bridegroom and His bride. Jeanne Guyon shows how the song of a young maiden, fervently in love with her suitor, becomes a powerful allegory of every believer’s relationship with Christ depicted in the Song of Songs. Without any embarrassment for King Solomon’s intimate portrayal of the lovers, she explores:The greatness of God’s loveFinding God’s favor in your l...