Inspirational Religious category: 3818 books

The first English translation of the rubais of Rumi • Presents 233 of the most evocative of Rumi’s 1,700 rubais • Shows that the mystical embrace is the way to directly experience the Divine Rumi is well known for the over 44,000 verses that appear in a 23-volume collection...

There comes a time in your life when you step back and look at yourself. You admire your accomplishments, your triumphs, and your goals attained, and smile with the knowledge that you have reached a level of happiness you had set out for yourself. But then something happens and your world goes into...

A simple, heartfelt wandering of life and its happenings, "Un-Orthodox Boy" is a collection of poems about faith and the steady, sustaining love of God. As a text, "Un-Orthodox Boy" seeks, in its own way, to probe at the subtle boundaries of poetry; James' poems attempt to put...

"Douglas' words conjure up images - like an artist brushing dabs of paint on the canvas of ones mind - all senses forced to come alive for a truly amazing experience. These are poems that will stir the heart and continue to resonate with each reading. " Gary R. Indianapolis "Muscular...

In this modern epic, poet Analog de Leon (Chris Purifoy) weaves together a collection of poems into one rich story about star-crossed love and the turbulence of letting go. Vertigo offers an empowering message to anyone who has loved, lost, or yearned for freedom. It explores what it means to be human...

AS FLOWERS BLOSSOM, SO DOES THE WORDS GOD GIVES TO ME; FOR EVERYONE WHO HAS WAITED PATIENTLY TO BECOME FOUND, AND MADE COMPLETE. THERE IS A KEY THAT ALLOWS ONE TO ENTER INTO HIS SANCTUARY OF MIGHTY WONDERS AND REVELATIONS! OH TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD; PSALMS 34:8.

HOPEis the essence of life. Lets start from the beginning . . . We all know where we were when we got the news that President Kennedy was assassinated, the space shuttle explosions, and yes, the 9/11 attack. True tragedies all these acts changed the course of our lives forever. In the Blink of an Eye, the darkness sets in.

Not in those climes where I have late been straying,    Though Beauty long hath there been matchless deemed,    Not in those visions to the heart displaying    Forms which it sighs but to have only dreamed,    Hath aught like thee in truth or fancy seemed:   ...

In his debut collection, chosen by Mary Karr as a winner of the 2005 National Poetry Series, Tryfon Tolides weaves together poems that speak of desire, loss, and small joys. Tolides was born in a tiny village in Greece and his work is rooted in the mountains and wind and the deep interior of that...

This book is based upon poetry written as the words flowed through my head that I immediately knew I had to write down. Some of the poems are heartbreakingly written from my perspective of being hit and called names that broke my heart and soul during my marriage. Other poems are written from hearing...

The author of this book is a widow with two grown children and a grandmother with one grandchild. She has worked in the legal profession for many years before her children came along. After which she became a fulltime mother. She is a highly educated professional with a love of writing. Her hobbies...

Each candle sacrifices its life to draw a shining beam in our eyes and we all adore the reflection of the light in our souls before we adore it in our eyes This is the case of so many people around us. They are being burned to make our eyes shining with power depending on a beam we put in front of us because of them.

Charlie Rossiter is an award-winning poet who has spent many hours in quiet contemplation in spaces created by Frank Lloyd Wright who was recognized in 1991 by the American Institute of Architects as “the greatest American architect of all time.”"Lakeside Meditations" is a series of brief...

The fifth volume of poetry—including three poems about the Mad Farmer—from the celebrated “beautiful, accessible poet [of] maverick conscience” (Kirkus Reviews).   First published in 1971, The Country of Marriage is Wendell Berry’s fifth volume of poetry. What he calls “an expansive...