I will never forget thy precepts; for with them thou hast caused me to live. (Psalm 119:93) There is no situation in life for which you cannot find some word of consolation in Scripture. If you are in affliction, if you are in adversity and trial, there is a promise for you. In joy and sorrow, in health and in sickness, in poverty and in riches, in every condition of life, God has a promise stored up in His Word for you. This classic book by Dwight L. Moody brings to light the necessity of studying the Scriptures, presents methods which help stimulate excitement for the Scriptures, and offers tools to help you comprehend the difficult passages in the Scriptures. To live a victorious Christian life, you must read and understand what God is saying to you. Moody is a master of using stories to illustrate what he is saying, and you will be both inspired and convicted to pursue truth from the pages of God’s Word. Previous title: Pleasure & Profit in Bible Study About the AuthorDwight L. Moody, determined to make a fortune, arrived in Chicago and started selling shoes. But Christ found him and his energies were redirected into full-time ministry. And what a ministry it was. Today, Moody’s name still graces a church, a mission, a college, and more. Moody loved God and men, and the power of a love like that impacts generations.

What is compassion? Much more than just being nice, compassion is about looking deeply at ourselves and others and recognizing the fundamental goodness we all share. It’s about opening up to the vulnerable space inside every one of us and letting our barriers down. And it’s about daring to be present to ourselves and others with genuine love and kindness. Empowering personal awakening and social change, it might be the most radical and transformative thing we can do. The cultivation of compassion has long been at the core of Naropa University’s mission, since its origins in 1974—and its students and faculty have been leaders in contemplative education with heart. In celebration of Naropa’s fortieth anniversary, Shambhala Publications is pleased to offer these teachings on the path of compassion from a collection of authors who have helped shape the school’s unique and innovative identity, including:    • Chögyam Trungpa on opening ourselves more and more to love the whole of humanity   • Dzogchen Ponlop on how to cultivate altruism with the help of a spiritual mentor   • Judith L. Lief on the common obstacles to compassion and how to overcome them   • Gaylon Ferguson on awakening human-heartedness in oneself and society amidst everyday life   • Diane Musho Hamilton on connecting to natural empathy and taking a compassionate approach to conflict resolution   • Reginald A. Ray on spiritual practices for developing the enlightened mind and heart in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition   • Ringu Tulku on the practices of bodhisattvas, those who devote themselves to the path of enlightenment for the sake of all beings   • Pema Chödrön on building up loving-kindness for oneself and others with help from traditional Buddhist slogans   • Ken Wilber on what it really means to be a support person, with reflections from his own life   • Karen Kissel Wegela on avoiding caregiver’s burnout and staying centered amidst our efforts to help those in need   • and reflections on Naropa University and the meaning of radical compassion from longstanding faculty member Judith Simmer-Brown

What do you do when the pain of your past leaves you feeling so unworthy, that any hope of a future crumbles right before your eyes? Since Kristina Talbot can remember, she’s tried to earn the love of men in her life, only to be hurt in the process. On the heels of her abusive husband’s death, Kristina Talbot leaves New York and heads to New Mexico to try and get her life headed down a new road – one that doesn’t include a man. Even before she reaches her destination, Nathan McKinley sets up a roadblock to her plan. His charming and gentle personality is no match for her love-starved heart. And when Nathan shows her God in a new light, and how to place her trust in Him and not her circumstances, she begins to hope… When Kristina’s past collides with her present, and tragedy strikes close to Kristina’s heart, her fears and distrust come flooding back, threatening to sweep away her newfound hope. Can Nathan help her hold on to her new relationship with God, or will she allow her dark and troubled past to pluck out the tiny bud of hope that is beginning to blossom within her heart?

Journaling can be a great way to work through challenging situations, figure out what you truly want out of life, and discover how you got to where you are. But just staring at a blank page, unsure what to write about, won’t get you anywhere. That’s where journaling prompts come in. This brief e-book contains 111 prompts to inspire you to put pen to paper and get started looking at your life and goals in new ways. It also includes a few quick ideas to help hold yourself accountable so you can take what you’ve discovered off the page and into your everyday life. This book contains prompts about: Your past, present, and future Relationships Family Work Goals And more! If you’re looking for an in-depth guide to journaling, this book isn’t for you. But if you’re ready to get started NOW and just need some prompts to encourage new insights and ways of looking at your situation, you’ve come to the right place. Download now and get writing!

This is a short book but—and this is not said lightly—it will change your life.  Do you feel rushed, overwhelmed, tired or stressed out? Have you got a fairly decent life… and still feel something is missing?  When you look back, do you wonder where all that enthusiasm went?    This short and engaging book has all the ingredients YOU need to create a delicious and simple recipe to rediscover your sparkle.    It is brimming with wisdom from top personal development gurus, positive psychology researchers and intuitive ways of living from happy souls who naturally embrace these concepts every single day.  Rediscover Your Sparkle shows how a few simple tweaks to your physiology, mindset and language have the power to take your daily life from tired, stressed and overwhelmed to being full of fun, love and energy.     It distils an avalanche of advice into ‘sparkle strategies’ designed to help busy people just like you and me to uncover our inner sparkle and remember how to love our lives once again.    This guide also cuts through the confusion around meditation, provides compelling reasons why a gratitude practice is a game changer and explains why being extraordinary is your birthright, something you are meant to be.    Just think how great it will be when you rediscover your sparkle. There are so many benefits. You will:  Bounce out of bed each morning with a zest for life Feel like you are in touch with your true self once again Gain tools to use language in a more powerful and positive manner Uncover how breathing the right way can change your life (yes, really!) Create more happiness in your life without changing a thing on the outside Improve relationships with those around you from your positive interactions Reclaim all that fun, love and energy you know you still have deep inside you   In less than a couple of hours, this book gives you dozens of no- or low-cost, simple and practical tips to rediscover your sparkle. In doing so, you will revive the real you– the joyful soul that you know is in there but has been suppressed by the seriousness that you have taken on just to get through each day.    When you rediscover your sparkle, you become a lighthouse for those around you. You won’t have to say anything directly. They will notice that your interactions are warmer. They will see that you laugh more readily and heartily. They will want to know the secret to your newfound happiness.    Think of this book as a low-cost luxury, a simple way to rediscover that sparkle you once had. And know that with this tiny luxury comes a bonus: the wisdom in these pages will help you be aware of how meaningful and exciting life can be, right now and for the rest of your life.    What’s stopping you from being the happy person you want to be? Not when the ‘time is right’, but today.    Read this book and you will immediately start to feel more light, energized and playful.   To add some much-needed fun, love and energy back into your life, scroll to the top and click the ‘BUY NOW’ button. 

**INCLUDED WITH EACH PURCHASE: After downloading your copy of the book, follow the instructions at the end to receive a free fourteen minute guided meditation!** Have you ever considered meditating, but didn’t follow through because you thought it wasn’t for you? Have you ever asked, “What exactly is meditation anyway?” If you’ve already begun meditating, do you struggle to know when is the best time and how to go about it? Meditation is one of the most misunderstood, yet incredibly beneficial practices out there, and chances are that you have a lot of questions. Whether you’re just curious, newly beginning your meditative journey, or already an advanced practitioner, The Meditation Transformation: How to Relax and Revitalize Your Body, Your Work, and Your Perspective Today is an informative and interesting guide to the basics of meditation from A to Z. Beginning with the all-important “who” and ending with a comprehensive answer to the question “how,” this book will answer many of the following questions: Who should meditate? Find out exactly who the perfect candidates for this practice are. Are you one of them? What exactly is meditation? Though it has been performed for thousands of years, meditation is still a misunderstood activity. What qualifies as meditation? When is it appropriate to meditate? What time of day is best? Should you meditate every day? Discover the answers inside the pages of this book. Where should you meditate? Learn what a good atmosphere for meditation really is. Can you really meditate at work? Or is it best to do so at home, and if so, in which room? Why meditate? This is one of the most significant questions of them all, especially because most of its benefits are so little known. Of course, you are aware that it can reduce stress and bring peace of mind, but what about all of the other spectacular health benefits it can provide? And is it true that regular meditation can really improve your focus and your memory? How do you go about meditating? If you’ve already determined to begin, this is the big question. The various forms of meditation are not one-size-fits-all, so while this book provides you with the basic technique, it also takes you by the hand through several other variations that you can try. Whatever your reasons are, it’s never a bad time to start, and by the time you’ve finished reading this book, you’ll be ready to adopt your own meditative practice as a vital part of your daily life. To learn more about the powerful benefits of meditation and experience them for yourself, download your copy of The Meditation Transformation: How to Relax and Revitalize Your Body, Your Work, and Your Perspective Today now!

A CHRISTIAN MILITARY ROMANCE ANTHOLOGY SERIES Millionaire Soldier: Her Marine Hero-Novelette He’s dreaming of a woman who will love him and not his money. She’s dreaming of something more than a ranch life. Two Believers looking for each other without knowing it and a chance encounter that changes everything. After the woman he wanted to marry broke his heart, young multimillionaire and businessman James Greyson decides to join the Marines. A true romantic disappointed in love, heartbroken and betrayed, he escapes in hopes that his broken heart will heal. James and his brother Alex have already suffered enough after the death of their parents. Will boot camp in San Diego will help him find what he’s looking for? Victoria Martinez, a God loving woman has always dreamed of something more than the ranch life in Ohio. After getting her bachelor’s degree at an early age, she joins the Officer Candidate School for the Marines in the hope that it will bring her something more. However, after her father dies of a heart attack a year later, she can’t stop blaming herself for it. Victoria seeks redemption in a children’s group at church, and solace on a beach that makes her feel connected to God – and finds a young, broke Marine just out of boot camp. Instantly drawn to each other, they’re soon to face their trials: a horrifying accident that puts Victoria’s mother in the hospital that forces her to hurry back home…to the family that still hasn’t forgiven her, and a fire on the military ship where James is deployed. Will Victoria finally forgive herself and have peace with her family? Will James make it out alive out of the burning ship to tell Victoria who he really is? Will these trials bring them closer to each other, or separate them forever, just when they’ve found true love? And will they both continue to trust God or will their faith be shaken? Other books in the Millionaire Solider Christian Romance Anthology Series: 1.Her Marine Hero (FREE book)2.Her Army Hero3.Her Navy Hero4.Her Air Force Hero5.Her Coast Guard Hero Enjoy this Christian Military Romance read today!

New, updated and annotated edition. And all things, whatever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. – Matthew 21:22 Persistent prayer is a mighty movement of the soul toward God, and it stirs the deepest forces of the soul toward the throne of heavenly grace. It is the ability to hold on, press on, and wait. Restless desire, restful patience, and strength of grasp are all embraced in it. Prayer is not an incident or a performance but a passion of soul. It is not a want or half-needed desire but a sheer necessity. List of ChaptersCh. 1: Prayer and FaithCh. 2: Prayer and Unwavering FaithCh. 3: Prayer and TrustCh. 4: Prayer and DesireCh. 5: Prayer and FervencyCh. 6: Prayer and PersistenceCh. 7: Prayer and PerseveranceCh. 8: Prayer and CharacterCh. 9: Prayer and ObedienceCh. 10: Prayer and SurrenderCh. 11: Prayer and VigilanceCh. 12: Prayer and the Word of GodCh. 13: Prayer and PreachingCh. 14: Prayer and the House of God About the AuthorEdward McKendree Bounds was born in Shelby County, Missouri, on August 15, 1835, and died on August 24, 1913, in Washington, Georgia. He was admitted to the bar in 1854 at the age of nineteen, but left the profession five years later when he answered the call of God to the ministry. Beginning in 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, he became the chaplain of the Fifth Missouri Regiment of the Confederacy. Bounds married Miss Emmie Barnett of Eufaula, Alabama, in 1876. By this union, he became the father of two daughters, Celeste and Corneille, and a son, Edward, who died at the age of six. His wife Emmie died in 1886, and later Bounds married Miss Hattie Barnett, Emmie’s cousin. Together they had six children: Samuel, Charles, Osborne, Elizabeth, Mary, and Emmie. However, Charles died at the age of one, so in the end, the family consisted of seven children. After serving several important churches in St. Louis and other places to the south, Bounds became editor of the St. Louis Christian Advocate for eight years and, later, associate editor of The Nashville Christian Advocate for four years. The trial of his faith came while he was in Nashville, and he quietly retired to his home without even asking for a pension. His principal work in Washington, Georgia (his home), was rising at four o’clock in the morning and praying until seven o’clock. He filled a few engagements as an evangelist during the eighteen years of his life work in Washington, Georgia.

Only fear the Lord and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you. – 1 Samuel 12:24 If there is a true faith, there must be a declaration of it. If you are a candle, and God has lit you, then let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in the heavens (Matthew 5:16). Soldiers of Christ must, like soldiers of our nation, wear their uniforms; and if they are ashamed of their uniforms, they ought to be drummed out of the army. I believe that many Christians get into a lot of trouble by not being honest in their convictions. For instance, if a person goes into a workshop, or a soldier into a barracks, and if he does not fly his flag from the beginning, it will be very difficult for him to run it up afterwards. But if he immediately and boldly lets them know, “I am a Christian, and there are certain things that I cannot do to please you, and certain other things that I cannot help doing even though they might displease you” – when that is clearly understood, after a while the peculiarity of the thing will be gone, and the person will be let alone. However, if he is a little dishonest and thinks that he is going to please the world and please Christ too, he can depend on it that he is in for a rough time. If he tries the way of compromise, his life will be like that of a toad under a harrow or a fox in a dog kennel. That will never do. Come out. Show your colors. Let it be known who you are and what you are. Although your course will not be smooth, it will certainly not be half as rough as if you tried to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds, which is a very difficult piece of business. – Charles H. Spurgeon List of ChaptersCh. 1: PrideCh. 2: Broken KeysCh. 3: Double-MindednessCh. 4: Labor that Doesn’t SatisfyCh. 5: The Table of the ReprobateCh. 6: The Self-Righteous GuestsCh. 7: Drunk with the WorldCh. 8: Going through the FireCh. 9: LazinessCh. 10: FaithCh. 11: Awaken, Oh Sleeper!Ch. 12: An Innkeeper’s PrayerCh. 13: Punishment of EvildoersCh. 14: Priceless LifeCh. 15: No Excuse for IgnoranceCh. 16: We Must PrayCh. 17: Popular ErrorsCh. 18: Don’t Wait Until You’re DyingCh. 19: Our Days Are NumberedCh. 20: How the World GivesCh. 21: Have CourageCh. 22: Be FaithfulCh. 23: The Light of EveningCh. 24: Beds That Are Too ShortCh. 25: Mistaken ZealCh. 26: Selfish EaseCh. 27: Be SoberCh. 28: Through Floods and FlamesCh. 29: Show Your ColorsCh. 30: Keep Your Own GardenCh. 31: A Talk about DeathCharles H. Spurgeon – A Brief Biography About the AuthorCharles Haddon (C. H.) Spurgeon (1834-1892) was a British Baptist preacher. He started preaching at age 17 and quickly became famous. He is still known as the “Prince of Preachers” and frequently had more than 10,000 people present to hear him preach at the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London. His sermons were printed in newspapers, translated into many languages, and published in many books.

2019 Illumination Book Awards Bronze Medal Winner! The perfect gift for that Bah-humbug! in your life!   Merry Friggin’ Christmas An Edgy Christmas Comedy  "A funny book about Christmas and a dead comedy man…" "…takes the cake as the best of the holiday season. It has charisma, a fantastic voice, and it was funny as all hell." "A fresh and funny take on the holidays…" Based on The Life of Carlton St. Michael, the NUMBER ONE TOP RATED show on the URN!  So, who is Carlton St. Michael? Carlton St. Michael is an up-and-coming atheist stand-up comic on the verge of fame and fortune. The only problem is, he’s dead. Actually, twice dead. Caught dead in Jersey. Twice. And, his life story has become the number one top-rated show on the Undying Rerun Network (URN).  A Christmas Comedy, of all things. But Carlton isn’t buying any of it. He’s out to prove it’s all some near-death hallucination that will fade to black when he really dies, or vanish when he awakes.  So, are you dying to see how this story turns out? Well, that’s the only way to see it on the URN. You have to die first. But Carlton has written it all down for you, so you can enjoy it without venturing beyond the veil.  Even if you are dying to enjoy Carlton’s story, you need not go that far. You can get the EBook, NOW! Warning: Merry Friggin’ Christmas is a Christmas Comedy for Adults and is too edgy for children under age 13. Check out some reviews from some imaginary people: "This book surprised me. I kept thinking I knew where it was going, and it ended up somewhere else. I wish I did not have to be dead to see it on the URN." Misty Fication "I bought this book because there are elves on the cover. I love elves. The book was so good that I didn’t even realize there were no elves in the story until the end, and it didn’t matter to me at all." Sylvaniel the Elven Princess "I can’t tell you why I loved this book without spoiling the ending. So, let’s just say that I loved it, because of the ending." John Q. Endingliker Get It Now! Did you know that if you give a friend the paperback version from Amazon.com, with Kindle Matchbook, you get the Kindle EBook for FREE?  That’s right! So, get the paperback for a friend, and read the EBook yourself! If you don’t see the paperback link, click on "See all 3 formats and editions". So, Get the Paperback for that Bah-humbug and keep the EBook for yourself! Maybe you don’t want to spend so much?   Did you know your can give an Kindle EBook as a gift? Just click the "Buy for others" button. For less than the price of a greeting card, you can wish all your friends a Merry Friggin’ Christmas. Give them a whole book, not just a card! The link will never expire!  And, it can be easily replaced if somehow in all the Merry Friggin’ Christmasing, the email gets mysteriously deleted by the Grinch or something.  It’s all fully tested and safe! So, give one to a friend, Today!