Practical Religion

Ancestor veneration is an essential part of African and other traditional spiritual practices. It is at the core of indigenous spiritual beliefs because our ancestors are the core of our DNA. Sadly, the practice of ancestor veneration has become lost or forgotten within certain cultures due to the impact of non-traditional spiritual belief systems. But all is not lost. This book outlines some of the foundational tools and techniques that you can use to restore lost ancestral connections.

Being a consistently biblical husband is not for the faint of heart! God has given husbands huge responsibilities to their wives, but the good news is that God also gives husbands the grace and resources to obey his commands. Experienced biblical counselor Lou Priolo delves deep into the skills, goals, and attitudes a God-honoring husband must develop, giving practical advice throughout. If you've ever wondered how to best protect, please, and lead your wife, how to communicate with her, how to disagree with her—even how to talk to her!—you will find comprehensive guidance here.

Praised by Newsweek as a "compelling read" and Library Journal as "accessible and down-to-earth", Dale McGowan’s Parenting Beyond Belief offered freethinking parents everywhere a compassionate introduction to raising caring, ethical children without religious guidance. Now, for the more than 40 million people in the United States who identify themselves as nonreligious, Raising Freethinkers offers solutions to the unique challenges secular parents face and provides specific answers to common questions, as well as over 100 activities for both parents and their children.

The true nature of our mind is brilliant, clear, and joyful. But we don't experience this reality amid the swirl of stresses, thoughts, and emotions of day-to-day life. Our Pristine Mind is a practical guide to uncovering our naturally comfortable state of mind and reconnecting with the unconditional happiness that is already within us. Using straightforward, accessible language, Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche leads us through the path of Pristine Mind meditation.

Exploring Worship is an unparalleled resource for equipping worshipers and worship ministries in the essentials of corporate worship. Get grounded in a balanced theology of worship, and train your worship team in the art of leading worship. This book is unique in covering both the devotional and practical aspects of worship. Used literally around the world, it’s one of the most comprehensive tools available today for worship leaders, musicians, songwriters, and singers.

How do children thrive? As a parent, you probably think about this all the time. You want your children to have happy, healthy, and meaningful lives - but what's the best way to support them? In How Children Thrive, developmental pediatrician and parent Dr. Mark Bertin provides a positive, simple, and empowering approach for raising children of all ages. Bringing together mindfulness, new science on brain development, and the messy reality of being a parent, Dr. Bertin has a created a breakthrough guide that will help children - and their parents - flourish.

A delightful new recording of T. S. Eliot's beloved cat poems. Cats! Some are sane, some are mad and some are good and some are bad. Meet magical Mr. Mistoffelees, sleepy Old Deuteronomy and curious Rum Tum Tugger. But you'll be lucky to meet Macavity because Macavity's not there! In 1925, T. S. Eliot became codirector of Faber & Faber, who remain his publishers to this day.

Energy protection is the art of being energetically authentic. It is about managing your energy interactions with the surrounding world to ensure that your thoughts, emotions, and behavior are aligned with your purpose and authenticity, rather than being influenced by external energy sources. Essentially, energy protection ensures that what's ours is ours and what's theirs is theirs.

In How to Follow Jesus, Craig Springer, executive director of Alpha USA, America's most effective evangelism movement, explodes numerous myths surrounding the Christian faith that create unnecessary obstacles to growth, including: illustrating that sin and temptation are not the greatest threat to a flourishing faith; forgiveness means going through rather than around our feelings; and how disappointment in the church may be the essential step in growing a foundation for life-changing community.

Evolve and expand your natural intuitive skills with 'The Practical Channeling & Intuition course' with its mix of four hour+ live broadcasts and twenty 20-minute exercise mp3s, all geared to activating your natural intuitive / channeling ability. With its focus on the practical, this channeling course will get you exploring a wide range of uses for your intuition to see where your natural talents shine through. This course is for anyone on the path of spiritual awakening who is ready to activate their magical inner senses and everyday intuition.

We're too tired to think, too wired to focus, less efficient than we want to be, and guilty about not getting enough time with our loved ones. We all know that we feel starved for time, but what are we actually doing about it? Precious little. In The Art of Stopping Time, New York Times best-selling author Pedram Shojai guides us towards success with what he calls time prosperity - having the time to accomplish what you want in life without feeling compressed, stressed, overburdened, or hurried.

La serie de audiolibros de don Miguel Ruiz, iniciada con el best seller internacional Los cuatro acuerdos y que ahora prosigue con El quinto acuerdo, constituye la experiencia literaria más mágica e intensa desde las míticas enseñanzas de don Juan, del escritor Carlos Castaneda. Inspirada en la sabiduría tolteca, esta nueva entrega sigue iniciando al oyente en el fascinante camino del nagual, un aprendizaje espiritual rotundo de la mano del chamán don Miguel Ruiz y de su hijo.

Arthur Wallis offers this balanced study on fasting, and seeks to give to the subject the weight that Scripture gives it while also avoiding exaggeration and over-emphasis.

Utilizing an amazing technique developed for and used by the US Military for 20 years, Lori Lambert Williams will guide you step by step to discovering—and controlling—your own intuitive abilities. Even if you think you don't have a psychic bone in your body, this book will show you that you do. We ALL do.

If churches are the dwelling place of God’s spirit, why are so many built around the strategies of man? Eager for growth, leaders can be lured by entertaining new schemes, forgetting doctrinal truth as their driving force. Churches must humbly lean on the sufficiency of God’s word. How to Build a Healthy Church challenges leaders to evaluate their motivations for ministry and provides examples of healthy, deliberate leadership. This is more than a step-by-step plan to mimic; it’s a biblical blueprint for pastors, elders, and anyone committed to the church’s vitality.

Wherever you live, The Witch's Home encourages you to see your residence as a magical space, from the windows and doors to the basement and bathrooms. Explore the magical potential hidden in each room. Establish a home grimoire, work with land spirits, create meaningful handcrafts, and experiment with spiritual decluttering. Learn how to repurpose items and apply the power of color to make your practice more affordable. You'll also discover how to use traditionally non-magical items, such as takeout menus, shoes, and asphalt.

Over the last decade, husband and wife team Evan and Jenny Owens have helped thousands of people overcome the trials, tragedies, and traumas of their past, and in this book, they show you how you can too. With empathy and insight, Healing What's Hidden offers a practical, step-by-step process to help you acknowledge your trauma, heal your invisible wounds, and reclaim your future so you can live beyond the anxiety, depression, and shame trauma leaves behind. Others are already experiencing healing. Now it's your turn.

Ever want to begin spending time with God but didn't know where to start? Or have you ever started but soon found yourself in a rut? Have you ever struggled with motivation or run out of ideas to keep your quiet time fresh? Then this is the book for you. You'll learn fundamental ways to deepen your prayer life, glean more from the Bible, and enjoy your own personal worship time. You'll also learn why daily time with God is so crucial to spiritual growth, and why God Himself looks forward to our time with Him. Every chapter concludes with a set of Study/Discussion questions, making it ...

Depression - whether circumstantial and fleeting or persistent and long term - impacts most people at some point in their lives. Puritan Pastor Richard Baxter spent most of his ministry caring for depressed and discouraged souls, and his timeless counsel still speaks to us today. In this book, psychiatrist Michael S. Lundy and theologian J. I. Packer present Baxter’s writings in order to comfort, instruct, and strengthen all who struggle with depression.

Master 10 meditation techniques in 10 days with the step- by-step method in Practical Meditation for Beginners. The key to building a solid meditation practice is in the practice itself. From Zen and Vipassana to walking meditations and body scans, the simple practices outlined in Practical Meditation for Beginners make it easy to build an ongoing meditation routine that is best for you. Practical Meditation for Beginners offers a clear 10-day program for learning 10 different meditation techniques - one for each day of the program.