“Books can strengthen understanding and faith, deepen prayer, give basis and structure for meditation, and sometimes even provide the spark that sets off the sunburst of enlightenment…”

— Thomas E. Powers, Invitation to a Great Experiment

 

If you’re in real trouble with addiction and ready to work a program that will give you real relief, this book will get you started. Don’t be deceived by the short and easy read. Each chapter is straight to the point and contains life-changing, practical directions for putting the Twelve Step Program into practice in your life — starting today.

Can we really know God? For the reader who’s convinced He exists but is wondering how to connect, this is a manual for building a direct personal relationship with a Higher Power. Starting with an exploration of the vital importance of honesty and continuing with in-depth descriptions of some of the great prayer methods of all time, this book will give any serious seeker the necessary tools to start making contact with God.

This book, tracing the travels of an anonymous nineteenth-century Russian pilgrim, is rich in adventure and anecdote. But beyond the engaging story line, there is a wealth of deep yet practical teaching on an ancient prayer method. Variously termed “prayer of the heart,” “continuous prayer,” “Hesychasm,” and “the prayer of Jesus,” this is the practice of repetition of the name of God — a practice found in all the world’s great religious traditions. Regardless of one’s religious background (or lack thereof) we have found this method indispensable in combating tough emotional and mental hang-ups.

The sacred scriptures of the great religions of the world are a storehouse of the greatest and deepest truths that have been revealed to mankind by God. And we think there is no better way to get acquainted with the Judeo-Christian scriptures than this study bible. The beautiful, poetic language of the King James Version is helpfully illuminated by the notes of scholar C. I. Scofield and supplemented with internal references, maps, concordance, and the words of Christ in red letters. This version can provide the serious spiritual seeker with a lifetime of profitable study.