Summary: The Grande Chartreuse, considered one of the world's most ascetic monasteries is based in the French Alps. In 1984, German filmmaker Philip Gröning wrote to the Carthusian order for permission to make a documentary about them. They said they would get back with him. Sixteen years later, they were ready. Gröning, sans crew or artificial lighting, lived in the monks' quarters for six months -...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2007
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF INTSummary: A collection of uplifting and touching stories about the truly important aspects of life : loving, learning, parenting, obstacles and living our dreams.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Health Communications 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 CHIFoster, Richard J.
Summary: Reclaims such classical spiritual disciplines as meditation, prayer, fasting, study, solitude, confession, worship, and celebration for the modern Christian meditative life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1988
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Summary: A parable from "Conversations with God, Book 1", this book helps readers remember the angel within us all, as it gracefully explains spiritual concepts to children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hampton Roads Pub. Co. 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 226 WALRohr, Richard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center for Action and Contemplation 2007
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 248.8 ROHSummary: Ram Dass shares the essence of his core wisdom through his iconic humor, joy, and honesty. Historical footage compliments an engaging conversation with director Jamie Catto as they explore the life experiences that helped to free Ram Dass from the attachment to his "somebody-ness" a journey that transformed him into the radiant soul who now inspires a new generation. It is the quintessential...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BECDavis, Michelle
Summary: On August 9, 2014, tragedy struck the annual Gratiot County Fair. In the blink of an eye, a fifteen-hundred-pound bull named Vegas stomped seventeen-year-old Nathan Davis to near death. Initially, no one understood the extent of Nathan's injuries as he walked with assistance out of the arena. The situation, however, grew bleak when Nathan's health quickly took a turn for the worse and he found...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BookBound Media 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio DavisKeeton, Alisa
Summary: Do you sometimes feel as though your body is a problem to solve? Discover how to make it part of the solution instead. It's now known that the emotional and relational pain we've lived through has a profound negative physical effect on our bodies. Alisa Keeton, popular fitness professional, proposes that the reverse is also true: What we do with our bodies can have a dramatic positive effect on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale Refresh 2023
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Summary: "These stirring meditations and poetic reflections comfort, inspire, and gently bring readers out of the harried, hectic day-to-day and back to the bedrock of peace, and even joy, of our true, essential, and authentic selves. The Calm Center is a guide to spiritual awakening, touching into some of the deepest and highest areas of human experience, and showing us the obstacles and landmarks...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New World Library 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 204 TAYSummary: In a wide variety of pagan paths, many forms of modern magic and mystery hold an expectation that all parties are heterosexual, cisgender, and, in many cases, white. In Queer Magic: Power Beyond Boundaries, Lee Harrington and Tai Fenix Kulystin bring together a diverse and passionate collection of authors and artists who break out beyond that belief and explore how being LGBT+ is not just...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mystic Productions 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.768 QUEBethke, Jefferson
Summary: "In a society where hustle is the expectation, busyness is the norm and information is king, we have forgotten the fundamentals that make us human, anchor our lives, and provide meaning."--Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson Publishing, Inc. 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.4 BETChökyi Nyima
Summary: This short and easy-to-read guide teaches us to follow the Buddha's path by embracing both joy and sadness in our lives. Through being open to whatever experiences and hardships we may face, we can develop a genuine attitude to help all beings who suffer and to reduce our own greed and aggession. Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche presents accessible and concise instructions on how we can incorporate our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shambhala 2018
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Summary: The modern world is a machine of a thousand invisible habits, forming us into anxious, busy, and depressed people. We yearn for the freedom and peace of the gospel, but remain addicted to our technology, shackled by our screens, and exhausted by our routines. But because our habits are the water we swim in, they are almost invisible to us. What can we do about it? The answer to our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: IVP Books an imprint of InterVarsity Press 2019
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Summary: "Sharing the ancient tradition of space clearing with sacred smoke, this comprehensive introduction to smuding teaches you how to empower your life, your home and your heart"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ulysses Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.3 TCHCenturyLink
Summary: Includes -- Bear Lake -- Benzonia -- Beulah -- Burdickville -- Cedar -- Elk Rapids -- Empire -- Fife Lake -- Glen Arbor -- Glen Lake -- Hannah -- Honor -- Interlochen -- Karlin -- Kingsley -- Lake Ann -- Lake Leelanau -- Lime Lake -- Little Traverse Lake -- Maple City -- Mayfield -- Northport -- Summit City -- Suttons Bay -- Traverse City -- Williamsburg.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CenturyLink 0000
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R PHONE 2017 CenturyLinkSmith, James K. A.
Summary: "A popular speaker and award-winning author invites readers to meet the ancient African thinker who can help us find ourselves and a faith that speaks to our deepest hungers and hopes"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248 SMILanzetta, Beverly
Summary: The Monk Within is written for the person seeking a deeper, contemplative orientation to daily life. Yearning for inner realization of divine wisdom, this "new monk" draws on four interlocking themes: embodied spirituality grounded in the sacred web of life; the mystical path of the feminine, inspired by women's monastic communities; the archetype of the monk that is the deep truth of every...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Sapphire Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 204 LANPederson, Rena.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 204.4 PEDRohr, Richard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center for Action and Contemplation 2008
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 248.8 ROHSummary: Three non-filmmakers armed with a video camera, and a list of 20 questions set out to make a film about the meaning of life. The original format for the movie was not initially well defined, only that it would somehow involve asking a specific set of questions to people from all walks of life to get many perspectives, and this together with a mix of music and images would tell a story. What was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lumen Naturae Prom[o]tions 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ONEHyemin
Summary: "A renowned Buddhist meditation teacher, born in Korea and educated in the United States, illuminates a path to inner peace and balance amid the overwhelming demands of everyday life by offering guideposts to well-being and happiness in eight areas."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2017
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Summary: Taking a traditional Tibetan pedagogical approach, Lama Justin von Bujdoss divides the book into three thematic sections: Body, as it applies to physicality and embodiment; Speech, or ethical action; and Mind, the context of awakening.
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Atlantic Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 VONChittister, Joan
Summary: Every century, every culture has sought the spiritual dimensions of life in particular ways, through teachings and lifestyles it could embrace. Across the ages, for some women and men the longing to unite with the Divine took the form of an existence in solitude and prayer. For others, it lay in communal life and worship. For many, it was an attempt to withdraw from the secular world in order...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BlueBridge 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.4 CHIBoyle, Greg
Summary: "Gregory Boyle, SJ, spends his days at Homeboy Industries accompanying ex-gang members as they rebuild their lives. Forgive Everyone Everything is a collection of his most poignant writings based on decades of experiences of loss and pain, redemption and renewal. These reflections, accompanied by street art from acclaimed artist and ex-gang member Fabian Debora, come together as a modern-day...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Loyola Press 2022