Vowing to meet eleven years after sealing letters they wrote to each other in an old metal box, best friends Ellie and Nolan both have reservations about seeing each other again as loneliness, personal tragedies, and a lack of faith haunt both of them.

Relates the author's efforts to eulogize a beloved rabbi who is near death, while at the same time befriending a Detroit pastor who gives spiritual guidance to the poor and homeless, and describes how observing these two different religious leaders rekindled his own faith.

"In Anne Lamott's new book, she confronts the harsh truth that many of us grapple with every day: How can we recapture the confidence we once had in the world and in the future as we stumble through the dark times that seem increasingly bleak? As bad news piles up every day -- from climate crises to threats to democracy to daily assaults on civility -- how can we mere mortals cope? Where, Lamott asks, "do we start to get our joy and hope and our faith...

Believe it or not, we are living in the last days. So what is meant by last days? It is the era (period) in which major disruptions occur upon Earth and in the cosmos. Jesus said that in these last days, there will be earthquakes in various places (where they are not normally) as well as famines (Matthew 24:7). He also mentions that deception will be at an all-time high, with many coming in His Name (v. 5). He stipulates that these happenings are...

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change Courage to change the things I can And the wisdom to know the difference Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the Divine Power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who roam throughout the world seeking the ruin...

The title of the book was selected after much thought into the process of how your mind never seems to rest or stop. This thought process for the author started at an early age when he almost drowned and continues to this day. He believes this is God's way of talking to each of us, therefore the title: God is Talking.

Have you ever heard from God? Have you ever seen miracles? Have you ever gotten to be part of something magical/supernatural? This is the true story of some who did. Do you hear from God? Do you recognize God's voice? If you have ever wondered if the miraculous seems to be relegated to biblical times, this may help you to see that it's not. If you are willing and courageous, the door can open for your own story. Well, this is our story.

My siblings' lives were taken much too soon. I was marred, scared, and left blind, but I forgive. Forgiveness frees us from self, saves us the cost of anger, and relieves us from hatred. Forgiveness is not giving up a right of possession. It is like a medicine that frees the soul. Unforgiveness poisons our lives, steals our joy, and endangers our relationships. Worst of all, it shuts the door to God's grace.

As Christians, we can encapsulate our faith with the thirty words set forth in John 3:16 of the Bible. That is why this verse is displayed in the end zone of televised football games and hung as banners from expressway overpasses. The message is clear and simple, yet we as Christians, those growing in Christian faith and those seeking what Christianity has to offer, cloud these simple words with all types of questions and doubts. This book attempts...