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In this stunning new collection of poems, Rachel Hunt Steenblik (Mormon Feminism: Essential Writings) explores the deep, human longing for a divine mother to complement the male God that has long dominated our culture.

Poésie Juive Andalouse: 12 poèmes lu en Francais par David Serero dont ceux de Salomon Ibn Gabirol, Juda Halevi, Moise Ibn Ezra, Abraham Ibn Ezra, Sem Tob de Carrion...et autres.

In Weaving Myself Awake, Gail Warner takes us through an intimate inquiry into what is sacred. This book of spoken poems is a late-in-life weaving of heartfelt awareness and an inquiry into the divine feminine that was previously hidden. Accompanied by blended images that speak to the story or theme of a given poem, the book is divided into the following sections, all arenas of life that beckoned Warner’s curiosity and deeper inquiry: longing, birth, grief, grace, seeing, wonder, sanctuary, beauty, empowerment, collaboration, mystery, and joy.

An ascetic romantic, John Patrick Acevedo began his quest for God and love while he was a freshman at Clemson University. As he showed up rather nervously to his very first college course, he was quite stunned to see a beautiful professor, Amanda Dyer, who would prove to be instrumental to his writing. During his sophomore year at Boston University, he started to “write poetry that was exactly the same as the Holy Bible.” It was only after graduating after Boston, however, that he committed to writing poetry.

Hate was easy, loving was hard; hate lay down like a rotten fruit, but love needs to be nurtured. Roy McFarlane's second poetry collection The Healing Next Time is a timely and unparalleled book of interwoven sequences on institutional racism, deaths in custody, and of a life story set against the ever-changing backdrop of Birmingham at the turn of the millennium.

The Soliloquies of Many: The Purpose of the Journey is a captivating exploration of life’s various stages, being interpreted through a poetic voice. Its purpose is to simply illustrate the many conversations that we may have had with ourselves and with God. With the combination of poetry, spoken word, and narrative, we begin to see ourselves as simply being on a fulfilling journey to becoming the best version of ourselves, by the grace of God.

In Kabirist in Love, Ji Strangeway confides in the 15th-century Indian mystic poet Kabir through poems full of tenderness and yearning. Kabir inhabits her poems as a living presence, both soulmate and muse. Strangeway examines in equal measure the profane and exalted aspects of life, searching for essential truths only to be met with paradox. Her verses present unanswerable riddles and tension that reveals how touching the face of the ineffable is a desirable poetic and spiritual state.

At the center of it all is love. It started one fall in a 1920s log home in the Rocky Mountains. Creator knocked, and Lisa opened the door. He asked her to let all else fall away - the pain, the judgment, the intense introspection. Then he asked her to listen for love. What she heard poured into her composition notebook in the form of love poems. My Heart Belongs to You, graced first to Lisa, then to the Free to Flourish Publishing team, is now a love offering to you. While the central message is clear, the poetry speaks to each of us in unique grace. After all, that is art.

Michael H. Hanson’s soulful collection of poetry, Jubilant Whispers, has been out of print for several years. It returns, now, fully re-edited with many poems rewritten, and additional works added to this second addition. In Jubilant Whispers, Michael offers up 71 works, a cornucopia of passionate poems that feed the heart and spirit. In his verses and prose, he recounts moments of pleasure, loss, pain, and longing.

Discover the inspirational poetry of Annie Johnson Flint - a woman who Ravi Zacharias described as one of the greatest hymnwriters and whose poems have been a source of comfort to millions. Annie was, sadly, crippled with arthritis for much of her life, but like Fanny Crosby, she didn't let her physical limitations prevent her from leaving an incredible legacy of writing.

This book Wind in the Flute is a collection of tales of giving and lessons learned from stories of real lives. These stories are in prose and prose poetry form. It speaks of opportunities of being generous with ourselves and with people who come into our lives. It is often for reason or a lesson that we come in contact with certain people in our lives.

Deep dive into this imaginative collection of poetry and prose. A world of thoughts and dreams carefully constructed into four distinct parts filled with science fiction, fantasy, romance, and nature illustrating life from adolescence to adulthood. Dreaming Awake takes you on a journey through the author’s mind with dark and captivating prose poems, rhythmic lyrics, free verse poems, and daily musings. Examining life and the struggles and jubilations that fill it, tackling issues like loss, depression, love, suicide, sexual abuse, anxiety, and self-discovery.

Love, Thy Soul is a collection of poems about the healing journey, self-love, and transformation of the self. It explores topics of mental health, the spiritual path, and challenges of living life. Tackling both the dark and light, Love, Thy Soul is a wildly emotional and psychic journey through dimensions.

Tammy Henson has been in the fire of trials, battling for freedom from her past and her generational line. It has been a journey of cutting ties, breaking ties in the soul, and renouncing contracts and agreements. It involved going to heaven's court to remove and dismantle powers that had a hold on her mind and her soul and receiving revelation on her ancestor's sins to break the curses that have been in her blood line for generations.

Julian Nyx invites us to take a spiritual and emotional trip through the mysteries of the tarot. Bringing the well-loved images to life through her trademark evocative prose. Julian stimulates a powerful inward journey, which will benefit many who question and wander their way through life. In this audiobook is a treasury of evocation which you will reach for, again and again.

A collection of over 30 poems for the entire family from kindergarten to adult. The majority of this poetry is from Common Core Appendix B: Text Exemplars and Sample Performance Tasks.

Our existence has many swirls and flings, ups and down, mountains and canyons, and rivers to cross. Understandably, we cannot unfailingly feel fulfilled. We feel depressed, at times. That, too, is all right. The journey of life should not be marred by sadness. Instead, we should place great emphasis on the treatment of others.

This collection of my poetry is inspired by the life of Jesus. My first collection was concerned mainly with Jesus’ incarnation and its implications. This collection draws not only from the incarnation, but also from Jesus’ life and ministry as well as his death and resurrection. It also ventures, occasionally, into the Old Testament and draws from such stories as those of Noah, Jacob, and Moses. It closes with a figure who got to know Jesus in somewhat the same way we do, after Jesus’ ascension. I mean, of course, Paul the Apostle.

Jen Lowry’s first book of Southern poetry is reminiscent of childhood days gone passed, parents journeying on, and finding out what it means to keep going after they’re gone. Inspired by her life events, Jen writes from her heart, and this collection is just that - a heartfelt testimony of an everyday woman. This audiobook is broken into two parts: "Shaping" and "Modeling".

Triumph is created from a heart of empathy and imbued with the compassionate perceptions of two individuals who seek to aid through a gift, in hope to minister to the whole man: body, soul, and spirit. These scribes of inspiration mimic in a tangible fashion, profound biblical scriptures through the art of poetry and words of inspiration.