Charles R. Swindoll

"At a moment when the world is asking "Can the religions get along?" Abraham stands as the shared ancestor of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. He holds the key to our deepest fears - and our possible reconciliation.". "Bruce Feiler set out on a personal quest to better understand our common patriarch. Traveling in war zones, climbing through caves and ancient shrines, and sitting down with the world's leading religious minds, Feiler discovers the untold story of the man who defines faith for half the world."--BOOK JACKET.

Start Where You Are is an indispensable handbook for cultivating fearlessness and awakening a compassionate heart. With insight and humor, Pema Chodron, author of The Wisdom of No Escape and When Things Fall Apart, presents down-to-earth guidance on how to make friends with ourselves and develop genuine compassion toward others. The author shows how we can "start where we are" by embracing rather than denying the painful aspects of our lives. Pema Chodron frames her teachings on compassion around fifty-nine traditional Tibetan Buddhist maxims, or slogans, such as: - Always apply a joyful state of mind; -Don't seek others' pain as the limbs of your own happiness; -Always meditate on whatever provokes resentment; - Be grateful to everyone. Working with these slogans and through the practice of meditation, Start Where You Are shows how we can all develop the courage to work with our own inner pain and discover joy, well-being, and confidence.

She thought her fate was sealed...Isabella Montgomery's future looked bleak. Before her father died, he betrothed her to Juan Garcia, an old ranchero infamous for cruelty. Now, shut away in a convent, she dreaded the day he would come to claim her. Until a dark horse revealed her true destiny...Rafael McKenzie needed a bride before he came into his inheritance. The moment he laid eyes on Isabella, he knew she was the one. Breaking into the convent and capturing her was easy enough, but stealing her heart was another story....

Living Above the Level of Mediocrity is yet another fantastic title by Charles Swindoll. The gist of this book is the need for us to live above the level of just doing enough to get by. Among the many principles Swindoll covers are: 1. Encouragements for standing tall. 2. Problems with the world's system. 3. Be willing to minister to others out of the limelight. 4. Soaring takes effort and requires eliminating negativity. 5. Following Christ will cost us relationships, possessions, and personal goals/desires. 6. Characteristics of people who positively impact others. 7. Defining vision, determination, and dreaming. 8. Observations about conformity to other people's standards.

Chuck Swindoll takes aim at the enemies of God's grace. The target may surprise you. "Grace killers" are everywhere! We find them where we work. In our neighborhoods. Maybe in our own homes. And sadly, even in our churches. We're surrounded by people who criticize, condemn, and crush any hope of joyful living. And as Chuck Swindoll boldly points out, many of the very people who should be spreading the gospel of grace have instead become self-righteous bullies and self-appointed judges. In what may be his most profound book yet, Chuck Swindoll pulls no punches. The Grace Awakening is daring, discerning. And very much on target. But above all, it is a book of hope, leading us beyond the frustration and guilt of trying to please others to the charming, liberating grace of God. For the growing number of people who feel that life should be more than grim-faced religion, The Grace Awakening offers a glorious alternative: the truth that sets us free. - Jacket.