christian biography

Examines the lives and writings of five women mystics whose influence lives on in the Catholic Church: Hadewijch of Antwerp, Teresa of Avila, Th? ? se of Lisieux, Elizabeth of the Trinity, and Edith Stein.

God's messages are everywhere, written in the language of raindrops winding down a window and teardrops winding down a face. Tells the story of how God breaks through the most commonplace events to manifest God's extraordinary presence.

The author's simple straightforward narration is joined by photographs that cover the period of Merton's infancy to his death.

In the Days of Jesus fills a need for college classes and adult readers who have not yet been introduced to modern biblical scholarship, but who have limited time at their disposal to learn to read the gospels in their historical context. Written in easy, fluent style, the book tells the story of the Jewish context for the life of Jesus and for the community's accounts of him.

A classic story of God's love and human courage. When the ten Booms were betrayed, they were plunged ovrnight into a hellish maze of brutality and deprivation in the depths of Nazi Germany.

Focuses on God;s principles and promises essential to a full life.

A moving account of a young man's search for meaning during a critical turning point in his life.

The inspiring story of a former rock-and-roll star who deliberately went from riches to rags - and called that success.

Powers stretches Jesus' passion out over the last year of the public ministry, not restricting it to its culmination on Calvary.

Relates the life of the Polish priest, Karol Wojtyla, who rose through the Catholic Church to become Pope John Paul II.