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Psalms Redux

Author : Carla A. Grosch-Miller

Publisher : Canterbury Press

Page : 124 pages

File Size : 18,25 MB

Release : 2014-06-27

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1848256396

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These striking and memorable poems are contemporary reworkings of an ancient collection of poetic texts, the Psalms. The Psalms are noted as much for their raw honesty as for their beauty and depth. No human experience or emotion is considered off-limits and the writers rage at God for life’s incomprehensible cruelty as freely as they exult in life’s blessings. Carla Grosch-Miller takes these powerful voices and themes and transposes them from a distant and ancient culture to a contemporary one with recognizable images and metaphors. Some sixty refreshed Psalms reflect the wrestling that accompanies new understandings of God. Others are wholly new and are written for specific occasions and events in modern life. Psalms Redux is not intended to supplant the Psalms that are the poetry of our faith. Rather they are aids for those who are seeking to refresh their vocabulary of prayer and worship.



Sheltering Mercy

Author : Ryan Whitaker Smith

Publisher : Brazos Press

Page : 289 pages

File Size : 19,42 MB

Release : 2022-02-08

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1493435310

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Christianity Today 2023 Book Award Finalist (Bible & Devotional) Sheltering Mercy helps us rediscover the rich treasures of the Psalms--through free-verse prayer renderings of their poems and hymns--as a guide to personal devotion and meditation. The church has always used the Psalms as part of its prayer life, and they have inspired countless other prayers. This book contains 75 prayers drawn from Psalms 1-75, providing lyrical sketches of what authors Ryan Whitaker Smith and Dan Wilt have seen, heard, and felt while sojourning in the Psalms. While each prayer corresponds to a particular psalm and touches on its themes and ideas, it is not a new translation of the Psalms or an attempt to modernize or contextualize their content or language. Rather, the prayers are responses to the Psalms written in harmony with Scripture. These prayers help us quiet our hearts before God and welcome us into a safe place amid the storms of life. This artful, poetic, and classic devotional book features compelling custom illustrations and beautiful hardcover binding, offering a fresh way to reflect on and pray the Psalms.



The Spark Story Bible

Author : Debra Thorpe Hetherington

Publisher : Sparkhouse Family

Page : 228 pages

File Size : 48,71 MB

Release : 2015-09-25

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1451499795

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Book Description

Each action-packed story in this engaging Bible comes with a prompt to invite discussion and leaves kids begging for you to read "just one more." The most comprehensive and Scripture-based children's storybook Bible available, The Spark Story Bible includes 100 easy-to-read stories with more than 60 stories from the New Testament. The Spark Story Bible provides a true Gospel-centric resource for kids and families to enjoy. This engaging resource touches on Old Testament stories but focuses on the life and times of Jesus, Paul, and the early church. The rich retellings found within The Spark Story Bible will have children discovering powerful truth found in God's Word. Designed for read-aloud use, the child-friendly illustrations and captivating storytelling make this story Bible perfect for home, school, or church. Fun activities and brief interactive questions help children apply what they have read to their own lives while enjoying Squiggles, an expressive caterpillar who responds to each story. The 100 stories give kids an excellent foundation for a journey through God's message and trigger an interest in more study that your whole family can explore. With thousands in print, The Spark Story Bible is a perfect kids' Bible beloved by parents, grandparents, pastors, and teachers. This highly recommended illustrated Bible is meant for personal use and does not work in tandem with Spark Sunday School.



Spark Story Bible Psalm Book

Author : Judy Beglau

Publisher : Sparkhouse Family

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 44,20 MB

Release : 2016

Category : Bible

ISBN : 9781506417684

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"The Spark Story Bible Psalm Book is a lovely collection of poems for children to pray. Fifty of the most well-known psalms are rewritten as kid-friendly prayers, accompanied by the beautiful artwork of Peter Grosshauser, illustrator of the Spark Story Bible. This prayer book is a wonderful companion to the Spark Story Bible and Spark Story Bible Devotions for Kids."--



Praying with the Psalms

Author : Eugene H. Peterson

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 402 pages

File Size : 50,78 MB

Release : 1993-07-23

Category : Religion

ISBN : 006066567X

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Book Description

A devotional prayer book focusing on one year with the Psalms, the most sensitive and honest words written about daily stress and daily blessings.



Psalms for Trials: Meditations on Praying the Psalms

Author : Lindsey Tollefson

Publisher : Canon Press & Book Service

Page : 232 pages

File Size : 23,99 MB

Release : 2018

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1947644033

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"I hope that as you start praying the Psalms, you will feel His presence in all the things that you do and you will feel His guidance through both storms and long periods of waiting. I hope that you will see God as your life and breath instead of as your religion." The Psalms are among the most beautiful poems ever written, but sometimes they feel very far from us and our daily struggles and goals. In Psalms for Trials: Meditations on Praying the Psalms by Lindsey Tollefson, we see that the Psalms are not just pious words for the religious, but they are meant to be our prayers for every trial we face, just as they have been a comfort for generations of Christians before us, including King David and the Lord Jesus. The Psalms allow us to pour ourselves out in prayer to God and to receive the comfort that comes from the promises found in His Word. This book includes forty-four bite-sized reflections on the Psalms, each ending with concrete recommendations on how to use the Psalms in your prayers and more importantly, how to live them out. After you have read this book, your prayers will never be the same again.



Journey of the Soul

Author : Bill Gaultiere

Publisher : Revell

Page : 174 pages

File Size : 46,23 MB

Release : 2021-02-16

Category : Religion

ISBN : 149342887X

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Book Description

The healthy Christian life is one of continuing spiritual, emotional, and relational growth. But so many of us feel stuck or stagnated at one stage of the journey. It's not always clear to us where or why we are stuck, making it difficult to take the next step on our journey of the soul. That's where Bill and Kristi Gaultiere come in. After decades in private practice as counselors and therapists, they have developed a unique model for growing in grace. In Journey of the Soul, they draw on more than 70,000 hours of providing therapy and spiritual direction to show you how to identify your current stage of faith and the next steps to take based on your unique needs and struggles. With Scripture, self-assessments, and soul care practices to support your progress along the way, this insightful and inspiring book will be a treasured companion on your journey no matter where you are or how long you've been following Jesus.



Praying the Psalms

Author : Thomas Merton

Publisher : Liturgical Press

Page : 50 pages

File Size : 16,92 MB

Release : 1956

Category : Religion

ISBN : 9780814605486

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Merton shows us how to draw out the richness of worship from the psalter and to use it to achieve "the peace that comes from submission to God's will and from perfect confidence in him".......Catholic Review Service



David's Crown

Author : Malcolm Guite

Publisher : Canterbury Press

Page : 163 pages

File Size : 18,91 MB

Release : 2021-01-29

Category : Poetry

ISBN : 1786223082

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As well as the name of a virus, a corona is a crown, the pearly glow around the sun in certain astronomical conditions and a poetic form where interlinking lines connect a sequence. It is the perfect name therefore for this new collection of 150 poems by the bestselling poet Malcolm Guite, each one written in response to the Bible’s 150 psalms as they appear in William Coverdale’s timeless translation. The Psalms express every human emotion with disarming honesty, as anger and thankfulness alike are directed at God. All of life is here with its moments of beauty and its times of despair and shame. Like the Psalms themselves, the poems do not avoid the cursing and glorying over the downfall of your enemies, but wrestle honestly with them as we do when we come to say them.



Psalms in Poetry

Author : Keith Currie

Publisher :

Page : 266 pages

File Size : 11,10 MB

Release : 2013-02

Category :

ISBN : 9780988220966

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Keith W. Currie writes in such a way that he re-presents much of the enduring hope of the writers of the psalms. There is the taste and feel of worship and prayer here in these pages. Worship that is simple, personal, and applicable to daily life and problems. Prayers that sing with joy and also question in honest, heart-felt bewilderment. Every psalm has been rewritten into lyric, meter, and rhyme. It is not lofty, yet it sings in a way that is earthy and accessible. Pick up this book and read it aloud; you’ll be edified. Read it side-by-side with your Bible; you’ll be enlightened. Read it with a friend; you’ll be enlarged. Most of all, absorb the Hope that fills the book of Psalms. Keith Currie has re-written them in such a way that your heart will be lighter for picking up this book and thumbing its pages. This Biblical hope is so much more substantive than just wishing; it is a secure, certain hope that will shape your life and form your decisions.