Author: Various Authors,
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310294142
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 6793

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The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.

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Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780590478878
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 58

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The famous verses from the Book of Ecclesiastes are accompanied by exquisite illustrations, each rendered in the style of a different world culture...An ecumenical, artistic, and cultural experience, rich in beauty and expansive in its appreciation of ethnic variety." - School Library Journal, starred review. "Readers will be awed by the breadth and depth of the artwork...[and] the seriousness and thought the Dillons have put into the book.... [A] book that can be examined and thought about by generations of young readers." - Booklist, starred review

Author: Joan Chittister
Publisher: Orbis Books
ISBN: 1626980195
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 175

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Through the famous verses of Ecclesiastes - 'For everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven' - Joan Chittister reflects on timeless themes: the purpose and value of human life, the balance of joy and sorrow, work and rest, love and loss.

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Publisher: Canongate U.S.
ISBN: 9780802136145
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 68

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The publication of the King James version of the Bible, translated between 1603 and 1611, coincided with an extraordinary flowering of English literature and is universally acknowledged as the greatest influence on English-language literature in history. Now, world-class literary writers introduce the book of the King James Bible in a series of beautifully designed, small-format volumes. The introducers' passionate, provocative, and personal engagements with the spirituality and the language of the text make the Bible come alive as a stunning work of literature and remind us of its overwhelming contemporary relevance.

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Publisher: Collins
ISBN: 9780007166343
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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One of Booktrack's best-selling Bibles, now with a new hard slipcase and attractive binding, this pocket-sized white Bible is an ideal gift for anyone being Christened.

Author: Joan Chittister
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781570756603
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This is an elegant book, glorious four-color art of John August Swanson, and the reflective insights of Joan Chittister. Based on the verse from Ecclesiastes 3, this glossy book gives a chapter to each verse.

Author: Cynthia Rylant
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481476556
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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In the spirit of her acclaimed Dog Heaven and Cat Heaven, Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant illustrates verses from the King James Bible chapter of Ecclesiastes in a simple yet powerful folk art style. Cynthia Rylant takes the familiar text of the third chapter of Ecclesiastes, as told in the King James Bible, and lovingly illustrates it in her simple but bold style that has been called “stunning” by School Library Journal. As she did with the creation story, Rylant has created a sublime take on a classic story that will appeal to readers of all ages.

Author: Robert Brumet
Publisher: Unity Books (Unity School of Christianity)
ISBN: 9780871592729
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Our culture offers little help in coping with and overcoming the enormous personal, social, and economic changes that are occurring around us and within our lives. Finding Yourself in Transition explores the spiritual opportunities inherent in life's changes and helps us discover how to use them as a gateway to greater personal and spiritual growth.

Author: Mallory Smyth
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781943173341
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Do you desire lasting and abiding friendships?Do you want to move beyond the past hurts of relationships gone wrong?Reclaiming Friendship was written for any woman who wants a true and deep connection that lasts. We'll explore what it takes to stay close for the long haul, what to look for in a friend, and how to navigate toxic relationships. There is a way to protect your heart without closing yourself off from future intimacy. The key is found in discovering God's plan for friendship.Through this six-lesson Bible study, we will see how God created each of us in His image. He created us for an authentic community, the kind in which we experience His joy and goodness. Friendship was meant to be a foretaste of Heaven. In a world plagued by loneliness, you are invited to encounter God personally through Scripture. Let God reshape how you see and experience intentional relationship, deal with your past friendship wounds, and become a woman who is capable of the lifelong bond of true friendship.

Author: Lauraine Snelling
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1441264175
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 319

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Beloved Author Lauraine Snelling Returns Again to Her Popular Red River Valley Setting Trygve Knutson is devoted to his family and his community. With his job on the construction crew, he is helping to build a future for the North Dakota town of Blessing. Though he loves his home, he sometimes dreams of other horizons--especially since meeting Miriam Hastings. Miriam is in Blessing to get practical training to become an accredited nurse. She's been promised a position in the Chicago women's hospital that will enable her to support her siblings and her ailing mother. Although eager to return to her family, Miriam is surprised to find how much she enjoys the small town of Blessing. And her growing attachment to Trygve soon has her questioning a future she always considered set in stone. When a family emergency calls Miriam home sooner than planned, will she find a way to return? If not, will it mean losing Trygve--and her chance at love--for good?