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A Life at Work: The Joy of Discovering What You Were Born to Do 10 reviews Thomas Moore
Broadway, 2008
A six star opinion, a five star rating.
Thomas Moore teaches from a place of experience, knowledge, in depth study, and vunerability. Soul and heart are often missing in people's chosen career paths in today's business climate.
A focus on inner work (removing the log from my eye, instead of focusing on the splinter in other's eyes) is ...
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The Shack (Special Hardcover Edition) 933 reviews William P. Young
Windblown Media, 2007
Helps you think outside the box!
+ Left me effected & inspired + Great story + Eye-opening and heart-warming! + Another glimpse
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The Holy Wild: Trusting in the Character of God 12 reviews Mark Buchanan
Multnomah Books, 2006
The Holy Wild
+ The Holy Wild changes lives + Trusting in a Wild God? + One Of My Favorites! + Buchanan gets is mostly right
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Dinner with a Perfect Stranger: An Invitation Worth Considering 140 reviews David Gregory
WaterBrook Press, 2005
a thoughtful interaction with Jesus
+ EXCELLENT book - answers a lot of questions + Dinner With a Perfect Stranger + Dinnerwih a Perfect Stranger
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The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness 357 reviews Dave Ramsey
Thomas Nelson, 2007
I'm debt free because of this book. Thank you Dave Ramsey!
+ Awesome! + Common sense planning
Yesterday, (7-25-2008) I became debt-free except for my house--no credit card payments, no car payments, no student loan payments, nothing!! I paid off $21,000 in credit card debt in three years. I don't make a lot of money, so it was hard and took me longer than most people, but it was so worth ...
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What Can Be Found in LOST?: Insights on God and the Meaning of Life from the Popular TV Series 3 reviews John Ankerberg, Dillon Burroughs
Harvest House Publishers, 2007
Good insight on the spiritual aspects on Lost!
+ Fantastic spiritual insight into the show LOST + Lost and Fond
What Can Be Found In Lost:
Insights on God and the Meaning of Life from the Popular TV Series
by John Ankerberg and Dillon Burroughs
I admit it! I spend way too much time on trivial stuff. Like TV shows. Like Lost.
Premiering with an eye-opening (literally) plane crash on a lush, ...
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Walking with God: Talk to Him. Hear from Him. Really. 25 reviews John Eldredge
Thomas Nelson, 2008
Really!
+ Outstanding and Unique in it's class... + A Daily Devotional + Highly recommended to long-time fans of John Eldredge and anyone wondering how to hear God's voice + Walking with God
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Peace Like a River 381 reviews Leif Enger
Atlantic Monthly Press, 2002
One of my favorite novels ever
+ Great Read! + here's what I saw; here's how it went.. + Best book I've read this year! + Enjoyable for this novel novice...
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Having A Mary Heart in a Martha World 1 review Joanna Weaver
Crossings Book Club, 2000
Not your ordinary "self-help" book
Part self-help, part auto-biography; this book addresses the conflict women feel between finding intimacy with God and "having it all."
Joanna uses the story of Mary and Martha to illustrate how Jesus wants to have an intimate relationship with us. A relationship where we spend time with him in ...
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Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art (Wheaton Literary Series) 20 reviews Madeleine L'Engle
Shaw Books, 2001
Breathing New Life
+ beautiful book + Fantastic! + Exactly what I was looking for + redeeming writing, celebrating art
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Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality 445 reviews Donald Miller
Thomas Nelson, 2003
Compelling
+ authentic + This Book has Several Things going for it ..... + Excellent read
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Night (Oprah's Book Club) 619 reviews Elie Wiesel
Hill and Wang, 2006
Simple, thought provoking
+ Very moving, impactful, horrific...... + Great book + Words Can Not Describe.....
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Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations 60 reviews Alex Harris, Brett Harris
Multnomah Books, 2008
Excellent resource to challenge teens to greatness
+ You really can do hard things... + Young or Old..Join the Rebelution + Help your kids start a Rebelution + Mom's review
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The Shape of Mercy: A Novel Susan Meissner
WaterBrook Press, 2008
“We understand what we want to understand.” Leaving a life of privilege to strike out on her own, Lauren Durough breaks with convention and her family’s expectations by choosing a state college over Stanford and earning her own income over accepting her ample monthly allowance. She takes a part-time job from 83-year-old librarian Abigail Boyles, who asks Lauren to transcribe ...
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Generation Hex: Understanding the Subtle Dangers of Wicca Marla Alupoaicei, Dillon Burroughs
Harvest House Publishers, 2008
Wicca is America?s fastest growing religion. By the year 2012, it?s projected to be the third largest religion in the United States. In Generation Hex, Marla Alupoaicei and Dillon Burroughs explore the history, culture, and practices of Wicca. As part of their research, they interviewed travelers to historic Salem, Massachusetts, consulted practitioners of leading neopagan conferences in ...
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Severe Mercy, A 76 reviews Sheldon Vanauken
HarperOne, 1987
A Theology of Joy
+ past legitimate doubt to serious faith + My Favorite Book + No other word but beautiful. + Wear Your Tears and Read Your Fears
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Cold Tangerines: Celebrating the Extraordinary Nature of Everyday Life 30 reviews Shauna Niequist
Zondervan, 2007
A book to mind you that God is there, even in the little things...
+ honest writer + A Must-Read! + An All Time Favorite
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Gilead: A Novel 291 reviews Marilynne Robinson
Picador, 2006
An enjoyable read
+ A Book for Reflection
The critics hailed Marilynne Robinson's second novel, Gilead, when it was released in 2004. However, everyone I talked with about the book confessed that it was a total snoozefest. The novel came up in conversation with a new friend recently who was sure I would enjoy this character-driven novel.
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Radical Gratitude: Discovering Joy through Everyday Thankfulness 4 reviews Ellen Vaughn
Zondervan, 2005
Memoir, discussion, and reminder of thankfulness to God
+ Thanks + How to change your life by changing your attitude + Finding Gratitude
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The Trouble With Paris: Following Jesus in a World of Plastic Promises Mark Sayers
Thomas Nelson, 2008
What if you're living in the wrong reality? Doesn't everyone want the good life these days? Our shopping mall world offers us a never-ending array of pleasures to explore. Consumerism promises us a vision of heaven on earth-a reality that's hyper -real. We've all experienced hyperreality: a candy so 'grape-ey' it doesn't taste like grapes any more; a model's photo so manipulated that it doesn't ...
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