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Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust

371 reviews
Immaculee Ilibagiza

Hay House, 2007

Anything is possible...
It is unbelievable that people could kill so many people in such a gruesome fashion. It is even more unbelievable that Immaculee could forgive those killers. This book is about more than just the genocide, it is about the power and absolute necessity of forgiveness. Ultimately, the only one Immaculee could really escape the genocide was through forgiveness. Wonderful book.

God Went to Beauty School

17 reviews
Cynthia Rylant

HarperTeen, 2006

What If God Was One of Us??
But, He/She is!! And that's the point of these radiant, glowing, fun and oh, so totally enlightening poems. I read the book in one sitting and then read it aloud to my husband. He's not a poetry person, but even he loved these poems. Here are the titles to some of the poems: God Went To Beauty School God Got a Dog God Got in a Boat God Bought a Couch God Made Spaghetti God ...

Life as We Would Want It . . . Life as We Are Given It: The Beauty God Brings from Life's Upheavals

3 reviews
Ken Gire

Thomas Nelson, 2007

A MUST READ FOR EVERYONE
Reccomended by a colleague I found it to be one of the most inspiring books I've read in a long time. "Life As We Would Want It..." addresses the desire of most to have smooth sailing through life: it doesn't happen that way. The author provides sound and reasonable counsel to change your approach to life in order to handle all that it throws at you. I am reccomending this book to everyone I ...

The Friendships of Women: The Beauty and Power of God's Plan for Us
Dee Brestin

David C. Cook, 2008

In The Friendships of Women, Dee Brestin encourages women to recognize their busy lives but to also honour their need for friendships and to find and strengthen those relationships. Relying on key biblical stories, Dee explores what the story of Ruth teaches what it means to have "rapport talk," how Luke celebrates the power of women's intuition, and what can learned about avoiding unhealthy dependency from one of the most significant ...

Walking With God in America: Experiencing God's Blessings in the Beauty of America

3 reviews
Ken Duncan

Thomas Nelson, 2008

Amazing Book!!
I would highly recommend this book!! The photography is absolutely stunning and shows what an amazingly beautiful country America is! What is even more wonderful are the quotes of scripture and from former presidents and notable people scattered throughout the pages that remind us that this country was founded by people who not only acknowledged God but who loved God and wanted America to be a ...

Mortal Beauty, God's Grace: Major Poems and Spiritual Writings of Gerard Manley Hopkins
Gerard Manley Hopkins

Vintage, 2003

Gerard Manley Hopkins is one of English poetry's most brilliant stylistic innovators, and one of the most distinguished poets of any age. However, during his lifetime he was known not as a poet but as a Jesuit priest, and his faith was essential to his work. His writings combine an intense feeling for nature with an ecstatic awareness of its divine origins, most remarkably expressed in his magnificent and highly original 'sprung rhythm.' This ...

Greater Health God's Way: Seven Steps to Inner and Outer Beauty

15 reviews
Stormie Omartian

Harvest House Publishers, 1999

very useful information
I love this book! A friend of mine lent me this book several years ago and I had to return it after I read it. I recently decided to buy a copy for myself. It is full of very useful and wise information. I agree with almost everything that Stormie says in this book. It is written in such a way that is easy to put to use in my life. The seven steps are complete and can be put to good use in ...

The Beauty of God: Theology and the Arts

IVP Academic, 2007

Editors Mark Husbands, Roger Lundin and Daniel J. Treier present ten essays that explore a Christian approach to beauty and the arts. Theology has much to contribute in providing a place for the arts in the Christian life, and the arts have much to contribute to the quality of Christian life, worship and witness. The essays consider the visual arts, music and literature, as well as the theological meaning and place of the arts in a fallen world ...

Through Painted Deserts: Light, God, and Beauty on the Open Road

52 reviews
Donald Miller

Thomas Nelson, 2005

Amazing
I love this book -- not only is it stunningly written, it's a story that resonates with almost everyone. It reassured me that it's okay to doubt, to not know and to question. But beware -- once you read this book, your restlessness will kick into high gear and you might want to move to Oregon. :)

Becoming a Woman of Beauty And Strength: Esther (A Woman After God's Own Heart®)

2 reviews
Elizabeth George

Harvest House Publishers, 2001

So powerful and refreshing
This Bible study is such a blessing. I have read the book of Esther many times, but this is the first time that I have taken such a simple but powerful look at the real Esther and just what she was all about. She was a faithful servant and followed every instruction to the letter, but she had back bone like no other. To sit across a feast table and accuse Haman of his wrong doing showed so ...

The Chase for Beauty

9 reviews
Robert Mendelson

Morgan James Publishing, 2008

One-Day Read
I read this book in one day. Every time I got to the end of a chapter, I found myself unconsciously rolling into the next. At first, I thought that I was interested in this book because of the setting. Being from Pittsburgh, it was exciting to notice familiar landmarks in the the story. But, upon reflection, I realize that it was the story, itself, and the messages attached to it, that really ...

How Do You Know He's Real?: God Unplugged

6 reviews
Amy Hammond Hagberg

Destiny Image Publishers, 2006

After reading this, you certainly KNOW he is real!
Truly, this, and the book before this, are really awesome books! ** Why? Because they give some very good insights into other peoples way to God. Not only that, if you don't know the Bible inside and out (and even if you do, actually!), there are quotations from the Bible explaining the why and hows, depending on the story of the person interviewed. All this, with Amy Hagbergs very nice way of ...

Enjoying God's Beauty

2 reviews
John Navone

The Liturgical Press, 1999

A beautiful wisdom of a beautiful truth of beauty!
The most comprehensive work I've ever read in my life that gets into the very depth of human introspection about the wonder and splendor of reality is in John Navone's scholarly masterpiece! His use of the Sacred Scriptures and human experience is impeccably reflected in his original thinking that beauty is indeed the ground of life's meaning and triumph. Navone's mind is beautiful and ...

God's Beauty Parlor: And Other Queer Spaces in and Around the Bible

2 reviews
Stephen Moore

Stanford University Press, 2002

Queer - and very very good
Here are four papers, of a distinctly dubious nature, that were written by Professor Moore over a number of years (and having gone through a number of versions) that are now presented in conjunction with Moore's interest, no, fixation with the sexual and the aesthetic. These papers are dubious from an academic perspective because although the subjects be biblical, and although Moore be a ...

The Mullet: Hairstyle of the Gods

22 reviews
Mark Larson, Barhey Hoskyns

Bloomsbury USA, 2000

FEAR the MULLET
I loved this book, it was great.. Pure fun!!!!!! The Mullet is a national treasure just like Jackie O. Spotting Mullet's is becoming the national pastime, I love going to the mall Mullet watching. I've also come to realize that carnival workers usually have the best Mullet's. For all you folks out there sporting the funniest haircut of all time, please don't change your hair style. You are ...

Egyptian Gods and Goddesses Art Tattoos
Marty Noble

Dover Publications, 2003

Four large peel-and-apply images of ancient deities: Ra, the sun god; Osiris, god of the underworld; Isis, goddess of fertility; and Anubis, god who leads the dead to judgment.

Beauty by the Book: Seeing Yourself as God Sees You

15 reviews
Nancy Stafford

Multnomah Books, 2002

TIMELESS AND ETERNAL
Like the green glasses in THE WIZARD OF OZ that distort people's view of the Emerald City, our culture and our past hurts distort our concept of beauty and our image of ourselves. Nancy Stafford's book gently lifts that false image and replaces it with timeless, eternal truths. Written with humor, warmth, compassion and vulnerability, this book will bring hope and healing to all who read it. I ...

The Weathering Grace of God: The Beauty God Brings from Life's Upheavals

1 review
Ken Gire

Vine Books, 2001

One of those books that hits you where you live...
Very accessible, descriptive writing. His use of metaphor is engaging - is there anyone who can NOT relate to navigating the storms of life? And the hope that weathering the storms will produce new growth. The edition I read was short, plenty of white space on the page - uncluttered pages left room for me to add my thoughts, I liked that. I really enjoyed his writing style, and I'm eager to ...

Gorgeous for God: The power to change the world by changing your mind

10 reviews
Lisa Natoli

AuthorHouse, 2007

Thankyou for this amazing blast of LIGHT !
This is NOT just a book. This is the LOVE of GOD. If you see just a book. LOOK AGAIN. Every word is imbued with truth and light. It won't matter even if you dont understand it with your intellect. Read it as a poem love song from our Father. Lisa, thankyou, thankyou, thankyou. For allowing GOD to work through you ! I LOVE YOU !

Theological Perspectives on God and Beauty (Rockwell Lecture Series)
John Milbank, Graham Ward, ...

Trinity Press International, 2003

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