Spiritual Growth

Reading Program 2004

ABIDING HOPE: ENCOURAGEMENT IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH
Ann Hagmann 217 pages
Upper Room Books, 2002 (#03508) $13.00

Those who look for belief beyond human pain and suffering will find comfort in this devotional book, which speaks the kind of hope that is at the heart of understanding our human journey.

ABRAHAM: A JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF THREE FAITHS
Bruce Feiler Hardcover/224 pages
HarperCollins Publishers, 2002 (#03509) $18.00

Author Bruce Feiler searches for Abraham—the man at the heart of the world’s three monotheistic religions and today’s deadliest conflicts. Immediate and timeless, Abraham is a powerful, universal story and an interfaith portrait of a man God chose as partner.

FINDING FAITH: LIFE-CHANGING ENCOUNTERS WITH CHRIST
Sharon Gallagher 170 pages
Council Oak Books, 2001 (#03525) $13.95

Finding Faith is about real people in real places with brief narrations that explain their discoveries of Jesus Christ. Readers learn about the journeys these people have taken toward God’s grace.

GOD JUST SHOWED UP: STORIES OF HOPE IN EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES
Linda Watkins 215 pages
Moody Publishing, 2001 (#03528) $13.00

This book revolves around the life-changing message that God is real; God loves us all. It tells stories of people who have discovered firsthand that the God of hope, peace, healing and direction shows up in the lives of ordinary people.

THE HAUNT OF GRACE: RESPONSES TO THE MYSTERY OF GOD’S PRESENCE
Ted Loder 189 pages
InnisFree Press, 2002 (#03532) $15.95

This book, which will inspire readers and remind them of the active presence of God in their lives, also challenges readers to look at their lives differently. Speaking from the heart and touching the soul, author and preacher Ted Loder makes Scripture come alive in everyday happenings.

IN THE FOREST OF YOUR REMEMBRANCE
Gloria Jean Pinkney 115 pages
Penguin Putnam, Inc., 2001 (#03537) $17.00

A celebration of faith, this book shares a personal account of 33 miraculous events the author has experienced. Through narratives, Gloria Jean Pinkney guides readers toward finding the Holy Spirit in their lives by searching their “forests of remembrance.”

INTERLUDES: A BUSY WOMAN’S INVITATION TO PERSONAL AND SPIRITUAL REST
Linda Andersen Hardcover/196 pages
Random House, 2001 (#03539) $12.95

This book gently guides overworked women from perpetual motion to peace. It begins by encouraging moments of quiet, then leads readers toward longer and deeper times of rest in communion with God.

PRAYING IN THE WESLEYAN SPIRIT: 52 PRAYERS FOR TODAY
Paul Chilcote 172 pages
Upper Room Books, 2001 (#03559) $12.00

This rendering of John Wesley’s 52 standard sermons into prayers contributes to the healing of the wounds in our common Christian life. The sermons and hymns come alive in plain words for a new generation.

THE PROMISE RESTORED: REDISCOVERING THE 10 COMMANDMENTS IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD
T. Wyatt Watkins 305 pages
New World Library, 2002 (#03560) $14.95

In this book, the 10 Commandments descend from tablets of stone and sacred parchment to become living truths relevant today.

QUEEN ANNE’S LACE BLOOMS AGAIN
Mary Jane Hartman 149 pages
Providence House Publishers, 2002 (#03561) $12.95

From personal experience and her spiritual life, author Mary Jane Hartman leads readers to reflect on diverse situations. This book challenges readers to embrace life in its fullness. Each short devotional provides assurance that all life is a gift of God.

QUIET SPACES: PRAYER INTERLUDES FOR WOMEN
Patricia Wilson 219 pages
Upper Room Books, 2002 (#03562) $12.00

Each prayer in this pocket-sized devotional can be completed in five minutes. It helps readers calm their minds and listen for God’s still, small voice in the midst of turmoil.

REMEMBERING YOUR STORY: CREATING YOUR OWN SPIRITUAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Richard L. Morgan 174 pages
Upper Room Books, 2002 (#03564) $12.00

This book offers readers of all ages a way to create their spiritual autobiographies. It uses illustrative material to lead readers to think about how they became who they are and where they are going.

SHOWING MARY: HOW WOMEN CAN SHARE PRAYERS, WISDOM AND THE BLESSINGS OF GOD
Renita J. Weems Hardcover/194 pages
Warner Books, 2002 (#03567) $12.95

Showing Mary can be used by all ages for personal daily devotions, read as a novel or discussed in a group. It is Scripture-based with a contemporary flavor.

SURRENDERING TO GOD: LIVING THE COVENANT PRAYER
Keith Beasley-Topliffe                                       139 pages
Paraclete Press, 2001                       (#03575) $13.95

Author Keith Beasley-Topliffe shares his experience of praying the Covenant Prayer – a prayer that calls us to surrender completely to God. With honesty and humor, he shows us how simple prayers not only express hearts’ desires to God, but also open doorways to deeper prayer and transformation.