Todd, Michael
Summary: "From the bestselling author of Relationship Goals, an engaging story to help children navigate relationships with kindness and respect. Drawing on the key ideas that propelled Relationship Goals to bestseller status, Pastor Michael Todd offers an energetic storybook that teaches children about the importance of developing a close relationship with God and how that spills over into healthy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WaterBrook 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 242 TODRuiz, Miguel
Summary: "The beloved spiritual teacher builds on the message of his enduring New York Times and international bestseller The Four Agreements with this profound guide that takes us deeper into the tradition of Toltec wisdom, helping us find and use the hidden power within us to achieve our fullest lives. In The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz introduced seekers on the path to enlightenment to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 RUISummary: Have you ever noticed how a cat will find contentment in something as simple as a ray of sunshine? She settles herself in its pleasure and basks in the joy of the moment! Every day, God sends simple blessings into our lives for us to discover, embrace, and enjoy. In ways you may have never considered, there is wisdom to be learned by observing the habits, curiosities, and antics of a cat. This...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Product Concept Manufacturing, Inc. 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 242 PAWFormat: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Paulist Press 1999
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Summary: In the revised and updated edition of Falling Upward, Richard Rohr seeks to help readers come to terms with the two halves of life. In this book, Rohr teaches us that we can’t understand the meaning of "up" until we have fallen "down." More importantly, Rohr describes what "up" can look like in the second half of life.Most of us tend to think of the second half of life in chronological terms,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jossey-Bass 2023
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Summary: "WISDOM OF THE WILD offers a deeper appreciation of life, relationships, and experiences through the exploration of nature's spiritual offerings. This collection of life lessons focuses on aspects of the natural world and their philosophical connection to our own lives, providing insights to daily living and a deeper connection to our spiritual selves. Each entry features a phenomenon found in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 200 MABSummary: "Discover seasonal affirmations, rituals, reflections and practical insights for creative mindfulness, nature connection and inner understanding in this soulful guide to creating daily spiritual habits. Includes recipes, crafts, and journaling ideas."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Leaping Hare Press 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Aryana Farshad's quest in her native Iran to explore the religious rituals and traditions that have fascinated the Western world for centuries. Includes rare glimpses of the women's chamber at the Great Mosque, the fire rituals in Zarathustra, and the dance of the Dervishes in Kurdistan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Questar, Inc. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 200 MYS1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MYS
Rohr, Richard.
Contents: Participation and connection / Richard Rohr -- Awakening to the sacred / Sr. Paula Gonzales -- Simplify your life / Tiki Küstenmacher -- The final participation / Richard Rohr -- Toward a sustainable future / Sr. Paula Gonzales -- Liturgy.
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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 248.48 ROHSummary: A road trip though the creative spirit of the American South, a world of churches, prisons, coal mines, and mountains, with alternative country musician and songwriter Jim White acting as tour guide. Presents a collage of stories and testimonies while a strange Southern Jesus looms in the background.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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Summary: "Human by Design invites you on a journey beyond Darwin's theory of evolution, beginning with the fact that we exist as we do, even more empowered, and more connected with ourselves and the world, than scientists have believed possible. In one of the great ironies of the modern world, the science that was expected to solve life's mysteries has done just the opposite. New discoveries have led to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hay House, Inc. 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 128 BRAChittister, Joan
Summary: Beloved nun and social activist Joan Chittister, who appeared on Oprah's Super Soul Sunday, offers a soul-stirring and inspiring guide that speaks to all who feel disillusioned and dissatisfied with the power-hungry institutions and systems of this world. Joan Chittister has been a passionate voice for women's rights for over 50 years. Called "one of the most well-known and trusted contemporary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Convergent 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248 CHILamott, Anne
Summary: "I am stockpiling antibiotics for the Apocalypse, even as I await the blossoming of paperwhites on the windowsill in the kitchen," Anne Lamott admits at the beginning of Almost Everything. Despair and uncertainty surround us: in the news, in our families, and in ourselves. But even when life is at its bleakest--when we are, as she puts it, "doomed, stunned, exhausted, and over-caffeinated"--the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 170 LAMMuesse, Mark W. (Mark William)
Summary: "In 24 detailed lectures, using numerous guided exercises, Professor Muesse teaches you the principles and techniques of sitting meditation, the related practice of walking meditation, and the highly beneficial use of meditative awareness in many important activities, including eating and driving. As a major strength of the course, you learn in depth how to use the skills of meditation in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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O'Keeffe, Jac
Summary: Do you ever feel flawed, anxious, or afraid--like something might be wrong, but you're not sure what? The truth is, we all feel that way sometimes (or even most of the time!). We're trapped by a limited sense of self, held back by our own anxieties, fears, and compulsions. Mindfulness can offer intermittent relief from these contrived narratives, showing us how to be present, open, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Non-Duality Press, an imprint of New Harbinger Publications 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 OKESummary: Helen Macdonald's bestseller H Is for Hawk told the story of a grieving daughter who found healing in training a goshawk. The goshawk is one of Mother Nature's own fighter jets, capable of finding and killing its prey with the speed of a lightning bolt. Now Macdonald digs deeper into the world of these raptors by following a family in the wild while raising and training a new goshawk of her own.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598 H1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV H
Braden, Gregg.
Summary: Recently, a series of groundbreaking experiments revealed dramatic evidence of a web of energy that connects everything in our lives and our world. Join Braden on this extraordinary journey bridging science, spirituality, and miracles through the language of "The Divine Matrix."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hay House 2007
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Summary: "I am stockpiling antibiotics for the Apocalypse, even as I await the blossoming of paperwhites on the windowsill in the kitchen," Anne Lamott admits at the beginning of Almost Everything. Despair and uncertainty surround us: in the news, in our families, and in ourselves. But even when life is at its bleakest--when we are, as she puts it, "doomed, stunned, exhausted, and over-caffeinated"--the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2018
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170 LAMCopies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170 LAMSmith, 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 SMISummary: Snoodles are curious folk who eat pancakes with noodles. This is the touching story of Snoodle-Doo a lovable character who learns that the way others see him doesn't matter at all, because God sees how special and beautiful each of us is, and that's just how we should see ourselves. In the Story of Flibber-o-loo, the inhabitants of two towns must decide what is more important, living with war,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Big Idea, Inc. 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV VEGSummary: Describing life on the Mississippi 100 years ago, narrator Clark Wayne sets the scene for Tomato Sawyer and Huckleberry Larry's "Big River Rescue." Huckleberry Larry wants to build a turkey jerky theme park, while Tomato Sawyer dreams anachronistically of a career in income tax preparation. Tomato and Huckleberry are just days away from earning the land they"ve been homesteading from the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Big Idea, Inc. 2008
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1 available in Children's videos, Call number: DVD VBulkeley, Kelly
Summary: "What if our dreams could offer spiritual insight for personal growth and social transformation? Leading dream expert Kelly Bulkeley brings us time-honored methods to stimulate our innate dreaming capacity, including the latest research on dreaming and strategies from seasoned, vivid dreamers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadleaf Books, an imprint of 1517 Media 2023
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Summary: "A practical guide to conscious evolution for personal, spiritual, and global transformation Provides spiritual practices to manifest a meaningful connection between Self and God/Source/Creator and psychological exercises to heal the shadow self Offers an in-depth overview of religion and spirituality, both the old paradigm and the evolving new one Includes the first fully written account of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013