Society tells us we have the power and where-with-all to make it on our own. The Passionate Journey runs counter to these voices of self-sufficiency with a thoughtful collection of 47 Lenten devotions leading up to the most sacred time of the year—Easter. Through guided reflection, Scripture reading, journaling, silence and prayer, we are drawn into the peace that is generated by solitude, and prompted to reorganize our priorities, to slow down and appreciate the ultimate sacrifice made by Christ on our behalf. These well-crafted devotional readings are divided into four, 10-day sections with a special portion for Easter holy week, especially designed to help readers attend to Jesus’ sacrifice, and apply the message of the Passion to their life. Additional helps are included in the appendix to help adapt the readings for small-group or family devotions. Even Christians whose faith traditions don’t ordinarily include Lenten devotions will find these reflections a welcome retreat and will help connect their lives to Jesus’ sacrificial story.
The perfect get-ready-for-Easter book: a day-at-a-glance calendar filled with fun, fascinating facts, and colorful stickers.
Beginning with the day before Lent begins—Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras—and ending on Easter Sunday, this book turns each day of the season into a celebration. Every colorful page is packed with crafts, recipes, activities, and information about the holidays.
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Happy Mother’s Day (Daymaker Greeting Books)
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The Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus comprise the two-part event at the heart of the Christian story. Because of its unique meaning and the intense emotions it invokes, Holy Week brings high expectations on the part of congregations and places unusual demands on those who deliver the messages. It takes a specially gifted preacher to communicate the profundity of Christs Passion and its supreme relevance for our contemporary world. Fleming Rutledge is just such a preacher. Heralded by congregations and peers alike as one of todays most compelling and powerful Christian voices, Mrs. Rutledge is also a best-selling author whose previous collections of sermons have touched readers deeply. This new volume, representing twenty-five years of Holy Week and Easter preaching, offers a wide-ranging vision of the Cross and Resurrection that will inform and inspire committed believers and serious seekers alike. Divided into seven sections that progress through Holy Week from Palm Sunday to Good Friday to Easter and on through Eastertide, these sermons incorporate the biblical themes of sacrifice for sin, vicarious suffering, victory over evil and death, and the new creation arising out of eternal love. Many of these sermons are brand-new; others – especially those for Good Friday – have been rethought and reworked over a period of years. None have ever been published before. All of them consistently display Mrs. Rutledges startling ability to bridge the message of the ancient biblical texts with the distinct needs of modern people. Intellectually engaging, pastorally wise, and beautifully written, The Undoing of Death is accented with thirty-three artistic masterpieces depicting the events of Holy Week, making it a feast for the eye as well as the soul.
An Inner Journey to Easter: A Lenten Devotional
We know Lent is coming. Just after New Year's Day when the holiday activities are dying down, we briefly recognize that Lent and Easter are just around the corner. Normally, the next time we acknowledge that fact is a week before Easter as we re all running about trying to make Easter dinner arrangements and wardrobe selections.
Lent is a time of reflection and preparation but, unfortunately, too often we allow our busy lives to take control so that it seems we are teleported straight from New Year s Day through Lent.
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