Author: Paula Huston
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Keywords: loving, radical, jesus, following, forgiveness
Number of Pages: 298
Published: 2008-11-01
List price: $21.99
ISBN-10: 1557255709
ISBN-13: 9781557255709

Are you able to forgive those who have hurt you? If you find it difficult to forgive, this book is your encouragement. If you’re having trouble accepting forgiveness for something you have done, this is your inspiration. With honesty, writing about her own failings, Paula Huston examines the intellectual, psychological, social, and spiritual meanings of forgiveness. She asks tough questions and then offers possible solutions, drawing a portrait of a truly forgiving person. “One of Jesus’ most mind-boggling declarations is that we who hope to follow him must first be willing to fo

Author: Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Keywords: children, books, paraclete, hats, butterflies
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2006-05-01
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1557254745
ISBN-13: 9781557254740

"Once there was a town called Chelm where there was no luck. If something could go wrong, it did. The roofs of the houses always leaked. The sidewalks were cracked. The gardens grew only weeds. Nothing was ever right." So begins best-selling children’s author, Sandy Eisenberg Sasso (nearly 500,000 copies of her books are in print), in this charming, original story inspired by a Jewish folktale. Through her remarkable storytelling, Sandy Sasso has brought to life the mythical town of Chelm, and created another classic for reading aloud and discussing with children. Butterflies Under Our H

Author: Scot Mcknight
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Keywords: loving, others, god, jesus, creed
Number of Pages: 350
Published: 2004-08-01
List price: $16.99
ISBN-10: 1557254001
ISBN-13: 9781557254009

When an expert in the law asked Jesus for the greatest commandment, Jesus’ reply changed the course of history. With one phrase, Jesus amended the fundamental creed of Judaism and laid the foundation for his life and ministry: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind;" and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’" (Luke 10:27) Discover how Jesus’ revolutionary creed can transform your life.

Author: Nicole Mazzarella
Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA)
Keywords: silence, heavy
Number of Pages: 263
Published: 2006-10
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1557255083
ISBN-13: 9781557255082

Strong, resilient, and deeply loyal, Dottie Connell farms her family’s three hundred acres in rural Ohio alone, having sacrificed love and family for land she does not own. A sudden, inexplicable event leaves the daughter of her childhood friend in her care. Pressured by her community to allow her former fiancée to raise the child, Dottie must face the past she has worked fifteen years to forget. Spanning a decade, This Heavy Silence explores the power of the vows we make to others, and, more binding, those we make to ourselves. Evoking the hardship, spring-fed beauty, and the comple

Authors:Evelyn Underhill, Bernard Bangley,
Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA)
Keywords: underhill, evelyn, memoir, spiritual, radiance
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2004-03
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1557253552
ISBN-13: 9781557253552

"Here we are, little half-animal, half-spiritual creatures, mysteriously urged from within, and enticed from without to communion with spiritual Reality. If and when we surrender to this craving and this attraction, we enter thereby—though at first dimly—on a completely new life full of variety, of new joy . . ." —Evelyn Underhill Evelyn Underhill is widely regarded as one of the greatest Christian mystics. This compilation of published writings and private journals offers a candid glimpse of her inner life, from the rare spiritual awareness that she possessed as a child, to the int

Author: Henry Van Dyke
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Keywords: man, wise, story
Number of Pages: 48
Published: 2008-10-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1557256101
ISBN-13: 9781557256102

One of the most meaningful stories ever written... "You know the story of the Three Wise Men of the East, and how they traveled from far away to offer their gifts at the manger-cradle in Bethlehem. But have you ever heard the story of the Other Wise Man?" So begins Henry van Dyke’s Christmas classic, told in the manner of the great fairy tales--and like a great fairy tale, it couldn’t be more true! This beautiful edition is designed so that you can read The Other Wise Man as it is intended to be read--slowly. His name was Artaban, and he told his doubting friends why he w

Author: Marsena Konkle
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Keywords: novel, stone, oval
Number of Pages: 232
Published: 2006-03-01
List price: $23.95
ISBN-10: 1557254273
ISBN-13: 9781557254276

Haunted by the death of her two brothers, and living under the shadow of her pious mother, Miriam Kovatch is thirtysomething, pregnant, and suddenly widowed. Her search for hope and purpose---from this startling new voice in literary fiction---is unforgettable. When her husband suddenly dies, Miriam Kovatch finds herself thrust into a journey of self-discovery, at odds with friends and family. Her search for meaning will take her to the brink of despair. With her temperamental cat and only a few belongings, Miriam finds refuge in a motel under the watchful eye of a caring stranger, who gives h