Lê, Minh
Summary: When Bình fights back against a bully who makes fun of his Vietnamese heritage, he expects to be cheered as the hero. He defeated the bad guy, right? Instead, it gets him a stern warning from his vice principal and worried parents. Now he's stuck on a family trip to a silent meditation retreat. That means no talking--and no video games!--for a whole weekend. Could things possibly get any worse?...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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Summary: "An utterly engaging dive into our modern ways of retreat -- where we go, why we're drawn, and how it's urgent From pilgrim paths to forest cabins, and from rented hermitages to arts temples and quiet havens for yoga and meditation, In Praise of Retreat explores the pleasures and powers of this ancient practice for modern people. Kirsteen MacLeod draws on the history of retreat and personal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ECW Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.9 MACRohr, 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 ROHBrown, Sharon Garlough
Summary: Mara is faced with the turmoil of divorce and chaos at home, while listening for a call to serve others. Hannah grieves the twin losses of her dear friend and her Chicago ministry position, while embracing the joys and challenges of a new marriage. Charissa is overwhelmed by her pregnancy and the demands of her teaching schedule. Becca, bereft and filled with regrets, looks for hope for the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: InterVarsity Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRODe Waal, Esther.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Servant Publications 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 269.6 DEWBrown, Sharon Garlough
Summary: The spiritual journey takes unexpected turns for the women of Sensible Shoes in this third book of the series. Having been challenged to persevere in hope, can they now embrace the joy of complete surrender? Join these four women in a poignant story that reveals the joy that comes from laying our lives at the feet of God and standing barefoot on holy ground.
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Publisher / Publication Date: InterVarsity Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BROKinsella, Sophie
Summary: A woman who ditches her dating app for a writer's retreat in Italy, only to find that real love comes with its own filters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books, Inc. 2020
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC KINBrown, Sharon Garlough
Summary: The women from Sensible Shoes are taking their next steps in the spiritual formation journey. But each of them is finding roadblocks along the way. Meg, a widow and recent empty-nester, is off to see her daughter in London. But what does hope look like when nothing goes as planned? Charissa, a conscientious graduate student, is battling to let go of control and embrace her unexpected pregnancy....
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Publisher / Publication Date: InterVarsity Press 2015
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carol Pub. Group 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.122 HOLMcKenzie, Catherine
Summary: "At thirty-nine, Type-A Nicole Muller's life is on the rocks. Her once brilliant law career is falling apart. Her friends are all having their last-minute babies before they turn forty and she remains childless. She loves her husband, Daniel, but they're soon to be forced out of the family apartment they've rented for years. Shortly after a warning from her senior partners, she's shocked when...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCKBrown, Sharon Garlough.
Summary: "Follow the moving stories of four women as they are drawn into a spiritual formation journey at a retreat center: Hannah, a pastor who doesn't realize how exhausted she is. Meg, a widow and recent empty-nester who is haunted by her past. Mara, a woman who has experienced a lifetime of rejection and is now trying to navigate a difficult marriage. Charissa, a hard-working graduate student who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BROGould, Leslie
Summary: "Ivy Zimmerman is successfully navigating her life as a young Mennonite woman, one generation removed from her parents' Old Order Amish upbringing. But when her parents are killed in a tragic accident, Ivy's way of life is upended. As she deals with her grief, her younger sisters needs, her relationship with her boyfriend, and her Dawdi and Mammi's strict rules, Ivy finds solace in both an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC GOUItzler, Jesse
Summary: Entrepreneur and one-time rapper (under the name Jesse Jaymes) Jesse Itzler's life is bold and risky until he realizes he's ready for a major change. He decides to take up residence with the New Skete monks, a Russian Orthodox religious order in upstate New York. What he learns about the monks-- and himself-- is the focus of this memoir.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Street 2018