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Moses is one of the giants of the Old Testament, so much so that the Jews always talk of "the law of Moses" throughout history. If I had to liken Moses to a character today, I would place him above Martin Luther, D L Moody, The Wesleys, Billy Graham.

While a young man, Devi Mukherjee worked with Mahatma Gandhi in the Indian resistance movement and was imprisoned for five months. After release, Devi began a spiritual quest throughout India, traveling some 45 years at various times.

The author of this astonishing audiobook first became involved in the practice of devotional yoga at fifteen in 1970. Since that time Sripad Jagannatha Das has traveled the world in pursuit of his goal of self-realization through the Vedic tradition. Spending many years in India under the tutelage of many advanced devotees, Das has now reached the venerable age of sixty-nine and his quest to teach is stronger than ever. In this touching-spirited memoir, the yogi recalls his walk on the yogic path and how the deep divinity of bhakti yoga has colored his life.

One of the first Methodist bishops in America, English-born Francis Asbury devoted his life to ministry, traveling on horseback to preach and teach to those living on the vastly isolated American frontier. Alone in a new country, with no home of his own, Asbury rode over 300,000 miles—across rivers and through rocky, overgrown roads—shining God’s light on the fledgling colonies.

Pursuing his calling with singleness of vision, John Wesley defied the strength of angry mobs and longstanding traditions to offer the hope of Christ to millions of people who were outside the influence of the churches of the day. Passionate and tireless, this Anglican clergyman rode a quarter of a million miles on horseback during his lifetime, stopping to preach more than forty thousand sermons in open fields, churches, and barns.

Six-year-old Ludwig was sitting at the table, reading his Bible and praying, when Swedish soldiers stormed through the castle door. Ludwig looked up at the soldiers and then returned to his prayer and reading. The soldiers stopped and stared--then left. They said they could not ransack a place that God watched over.

Francis of Assisi has inspired the church for centuries. Francis took the gospel literally, following all that Jesus said and did without limit, and his devotion led to a life filled with miracles and wonders. Born to a wealthy cloth merchant in Assisi, Italy, Francis didn’t seem destined for the life of prayer and poverty that he chose. Bankrolled by his father, and with natural good looks and personality, Francis indulged in worldly pleasure. He had a ready wit, sang merrily, and delighted in fine clothes and showy display.

In the tradition of Educated and The Glass Castle, this shattering and poetic memoir from a brave new voice tells the story of the author’s experience in an apocalyptic cult, and how understanding the natural world was her key to escape—and survival.

There’s a lie masquerading as truth that’s running rampant in our culture. It goes something like this: you are powerful enough to control your circumstances and create the life you want through positive thinking, solid planning, and dreaming big enough. But if you’ve ever tried to control your life or to strive your way to self-fulfillment, you’ve discovered what lies on the other side of this supposedly empowering message. Tara Sun explores why the quest for control is overrated—not to mention downright dangerous—and reveals the surprising, lifegiving alternative: radical surrender to God.

Amazing Grace is a rags-to-riches story that charts the many ways a young man squanders opportunities and experiences misery and poverty, only to unexpectedly rise to a level of respectability and privilege. This dramatic retelling of his life story is a tale of romance, in which young love sparks wild actions, only to be followed by years of seemingly hopeless longing, before eventually being crowned by a long and happy marriage. Lastly, it is a story of grace of a youth who rejects God repeatedly, only to be rescued by divine mercy that reaches deeper than he ever imagined.

Den højgravide skuespillerinde Sharon Tate findes myrdet i sit eget hjem i Hollywood, blot 26 år gammel. Rundt om hende ligger fire andre lig. Alle ofrene er dræbt med talrige knivstik. På væggen i huset er skrevet ordet SVIN med Tates blod. Dette er anden del af to om Manson-familien og de grusomme mord i 1960'ernes USA, som rystede verden. I serien "SEKTENS MAGT" kan du komme helt tæt på nogle af verdenshistoriens mest bizarre og brutale sekter. Du skal høre om alt fra UFO-religioner, dødelige giftgasangreb til okkulte ritualer.

I serien "SEKTENS MAGT" kan du komme helt tæt på nogle af verdenshistoriens mest bizarre og brutale sekter. Du skal høre om alt fra masseselvmord, UFO-religioner, dødelige giftgasangreb til okkulte ritualer. Fælles for sekterne er, at de har en karismatisk og fanatisk leder i front.

En rystende nyhed rammer verden i efteråret 1978. Omkring 900 medlemmer af sekten Folkets tempel har begået kollektiv selvmord. Sektmedlemmerne var over højtaleranlægget i den lille by i Guyanas jungle blevet beordret til at drikke Kool-Aid-saftevand med kalicumcyanid blandet i. De sektmedlemmer, der vovede at gøre modstand, var blevet tvunget til at drikke under trusler om vold. Dette er anden del ud af to om den berygtede sekt Folkets tempel og Jonestown-massakren. I serien "SEKTENS MAGT" kan du komme helt tæt på nogle af verdenshistoriens mest bizarre og brutale sekter.

Charles Manson er formentlig historiens mest berømte sektleder. Han forførte mange unge kvinder, som han udnyttede og fodrede med stoffer og brugte til at udføre sine brutale gerninger. Historien om Manson-familien er også en fortælling om hippiebevægelsen, som mistede sin uskyld, og om Hollywood og flere af tidens største stjerner. Dette er første del af to om Manson-familien og de grusomme mord i 1960'ernes USA, som rystede verden. I serien "SEKTENS MAGT" kan du komme helt tæt på nogle af verdenshistoriens mest bizarre og brutale sekter.

Medlemmerne af Heavens's Gate har i årevis levet en tilværelse skjult for omverdenen lige indtil den forårsdag i 1997, hvor politiet får et anonymt tip og møder op på en adresse i San Diego, Californien og finder 39 lig alle iført ens sorte Nike-sneakers og dækket af lilla tæpper. Heaven's Gate er en lille fanatisk sekt, en blanding af kristendom, science fiction, ufoer og Star Trek, som på overfladen virker harmløs, men som hele tiden har haft en anden mere dyster dagsorden... I serien "SEKTENS MAGT" kan du komme helt tæt på nogle af verdenshistoriens mest bizarre og brutale sekter.

Den 20. marts 1995 skete det værste terrorangreb på japansk jord siden 2. verdenskrig. Angrebet blev begået med nervegassen sarin, og terroristerne kom fra sekten Aum Shinrikyo - en sekt ledet af den blinde selverklærede frelser Shoko Asahara. 12 mennesker døde, og omkring 5500 blev såret i angrebet. Det skulle vise sig, at det ikke var den eneste forbrydelse, sekten stod bag... I serien "SEKTENS MAGT" kan du komme helt tæt på nogle af verdenshistoriens mest bizarre og brutale sekter. Du skal høre om alt fra UFO-religioner, dødelige giftgasangreb til okkulte ritualer.

I november 1978 vågner verden op til en rystende nyhed. Omkring 900 medlemmer af sekten Folkets tempel har begået kollektivt selvmord i byen Jonestown i Guyanas jungle. Lederen Jim Jones havde i 1956 grundlagt den multietniske kirke Folkets tempel. Antallet af medlemmer voksede hurtigt, og i 1972 valgte Jim Jones at flytte kirken til i Sydamerika for at skabe et selvforsynende samfund. Dette er første del af to om den berygtede sekt Folkets tempel og Jonestown-massakren. I serien "SEKTENS MAGT" kan du komme helt tæt på nogle af verdenshistoriens mest bizarre og brutale sekter.

God exalted says, “I have fashioned thee for Myself.” In His infinite wisdom, God willed for his prophets and saints to assume the form of his command. He fashioned their lives as spiritual allusions to guide pure hearts to the disclosures of his direct knowledge. Nothing falls outside of his all-subjugating power, including destiny.

Considerada una de las obras más relevantes del siglo XX, Autobiografía de un yogui es el relato en primera persona de una vida extraordinaria. Paramahansa Yogananda nos cuenta en ella cómo parte de su pueblo natal a la búsqueda de su gurú. El suyo será solamente el primer encuentro con sabios y místicos, que, a través de estas páginas, nos acercan su saber.

In a moving, dramatic conclusion to his four New York Times bestselling Mother Angelica books, Raymond Arroyo completes the saga of this singular nun with his most intimate book yet.

In 1981, the year after Ted Turner founded CNN, a simple nun, using merely her entrepreneurial instincts and $200, launched what would become the world’s largest religious media empire in the garage of a Birmingham, Alabama, monastery. Under her guidance, the Eternal Word Television Network grew at a staggering pace, both in viewership and in influence, to where it now reaches over a hundred million viewers in hundreds of countries around the globe.

The Bible reveals not just butterflies and broken hearts. In Scripture, we see God’s beautiful design for the partnership of marriage. We witness friendships that cross all boundaries. We watch as families navigate the many seasons of life. Our guiding example for them all is the deepest, most abiding, foundational love ever known: God’s unconditional love for His people. In The Love Stories of the Bible Speak, Shannon Bream draws lessons from the good, the bad, and the ugly of Biblical romances, friendships, and families.

Frank Bartleman is largely known for being an eye witness and historian of the legendary Azusa Street Revival that began in a small church in California in 1906, and took the world by storm. However, he was much more than that

Narasimha Dev is the manifest man-lion incarnation of Vishnu, who incarnates to destroy evil and end religious persecution and calamity upon the earth, thereby reestablishing the divine balance of the great dharma of the eternal Vedic tradition.

Affairs end marriages, everyone knows that. Based on a true story, this is a tale not only about restoration, but how God used betrayal to change one man's life forever.

Sri Ramakrishna is revered in India and the West as a prophet belonging to the spiritual line of Krishna, Buddha, and Christ. Seekers of all religions will find in this book courage, faith, hope, and illumination. You will feel God to be very real and within reach. Listen to Sri Ramakrishna’s conversations and be in the company of a great soul.

Known as the godfather of the civil rights movement, Howard Thurman served as a spiritual adviser to Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders and activists in the 1960s. Thurman championed silence, contemplation, common unity, and nonviolence as powerful dimensions of social change. But Dr. Lerita Coleman Brown didn't learn about him during her years of spiritual-direction training. Only when a friend heard of her longing to encounter the work of Black contemplatives did she finally learn about Thurman, his mystical spirituality, and his liberating ethic.

Entre tragédias pessoais e fatos inesperados, a vida de Irmã Dulce (1914-1992) sempre foi definida por reviravoltas: filha de uma família privilegiada, ela descobriu a fé e abandonou o conforto material, deixando as angústias do povo pobre penetrarem em seu coração.

A Silent Patriarch is the first scholarly biography of the desert hermit who became a most unlikely patriarch. Until now, the details of his life have remained hidden. As patriarch, Kyrillos inherited a bleeding church, one confronted by political Islamism, an indifferent Muslim president, and the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Manfred’s ancestors left the safety and comforts of Germany in 1866 to go as missionaries to the warlike Zulu tribes of South Africa. He describes his early childhood and family memories growing up on a farm, being schooled in the Lutheran community and church, and the great love of family members. His book also brings out how he, his family, and relatives have faced numerous and serious dangers from wild animals, disease and armed farm attacks.