Prayer has an important role in the lives of believers. For some, however, prayer has become a chore almost something to be dreaded than eagerly anticipated. Some people get caught up in the "how much/how often" they pray. But it really is not about how many chapters of the Bible you read or how many minutes a day you pray. It is that you read the Bible and you pray. In From Duty to Delight: Finding Greater Joy in Daily Prayer, author Ron Parrish seeks to help you become a person who enjoys spending time in God's presence through prayer someone who finds such joy in devotion that you will lose track of time. From Duty to Delight is written for the average person who struggles to set aside time for meaningful, focused interaction with God. If you feel badly about missing your devotions, if you quickly run out of things to say when you try to pray, if you sometimes find prayer boring, or if you have given up on trying to be a man or woman of prayer, From Duty to Delight can help you find your way to prayer that is fulfilling and that you can look forward to each day.

For almost fifty years, through her tireless service to the poor and her courageous witness for peace, Dorothy Day offered an example of the gospel in action. Now the publication of her diaries, previously sealed for twenty-five years after her death, offers a uniquely intimate portrait of her struggles and concerns. Beginning in 1934 and ending in 1980, these diaries reflect her response to the vast changes in America, the Church, and the wider world. Day experienced most of the great social movements of her time but, as these diaries reveal, even while she labored for a transformed world, she simultaneously remained grounded in everyday human life: the demands of her extended Catholic worker family; her struggles to be more patient and charitable; the discipline of prayer and worship that structured her days; her efforts to find God in all the tasks and encounters of daily life. A story of faithful striving for holiness and the radical transformation of the world, Day’s life challenges readers to imagine what it would be like to live as if the gospels were true.

Strengthen your relationship with God by enjoying Him and His creation! Discover just how to delight in the Lord in this compact version of Piper's classic Desiring God.

Have you ever daydreamed when trying to listen to God, or stumbled when speaking to him? In real prayer, head, heart, and hands go together. This book from J. I. Packer and Carolyn Nystrom leads us through different moods of praying, challenging and inspiring us to pray by pointing us to a clearer realization of God and his character.

Tired of just doing your duty in the bedroom? This book is for you. Do you want to have all (and I mean all) that God designed for a wife's sexual pleasure? This book is very practical. Do you want calming tools to bring down your levels of fear and anxiety when intimate with your husband? This book gives step-by-step instructions for reducing fear and worry and even wrong attractions. Wonder how to strengthen your core muscles for better orgasms? There is a chapter for you. Ever consider what foods to eat for improved sexual responses? Again, a chapter by a registered dietitian spells it out. If you are single, widowed, or divorced, there is a chapter for you too. Just go straight to the last chapter, which guides you into greater spiritual and emotional intimacy with your Bridegroom, Jesus Christ. The topic of sexual intimacy is taboo in the church. Women who struggle with sexual dissatisfaction do no know where to get help. From Duty to Delight: Sexual Intimacy for the Whole Woman is a treasure trove of biblical knowledge and wisdom for the church. In this powerful and passionate book, biblical counselor Eileen Scipione takes us on a necessary and adventurous biblical journey to teach Christian women how to develop physically, emotionally, and spiritually into becoming more fulfilled sexual beings. Shannon Kay McCoy Eileen Scipione offers a biblical approach to sexuality, openly discussing topics that seem off-limits to many. She unapologetically offers wisdom that many young women wished their mothers had openly discussed with them. Contrasting the cultural misconceptions of monogamous sexual union as drab and dull, she provides the beauty of biblical sexual intimacy filled with pleasure and purpose. Dr. Dale Johnson, Director of ACBC About The Author The author is a committed follower of Christ and an experienced biblical counselor. She was a pastor's wife for several years, and then her husband George helped launch CCEF. Eileen was a pioneer in the homeschooling movement in New Jersey and also in home birthing. She has five grown children and two grandchildren. She earned her BS in education for the visually impaired and also earned her ThM in biblical counseling at Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary. A conference and retreat speaker for many years, Eileen loves to use her gifts for those who want biblical and practical help for spiritual, emotional, and even physical challenges. Now a widow, she senses a call on her life to sharing the secrets of her own enriched and intimate marriage of forty-seven years.

Why is it so hard to pray? It’s something many Christians can relate to: the desire to pray but the failure to execute. A Journey to Victorious Praying will tell readers why this is—and how to move past it. Addressing common misconceptions about prayer, then offering biblical truths and practices instead, Bill Thrasher teaches readers how to: Honestly share their desires with God Turn temptations into victorious prayers Experience the Spirit’s motivation in prayer Get help when they don’t know how to pray Implement fasting into their prayer life Move from anxiety to peace And more Filled with practical insight and pastoral warmth, this book will give readers renewed enthusiasm for embarking on the essential journey of prayer. And its brief chapters, organized around various themes, make it perfect for quick reference, as does the appendix with tips for stimulating prayer.

In a world that's moving so fast, it's easy to lose your sense of purpose. Clarkson journeys with you to explore what it means to live meaningfully, follow God truly, and bring much-needed order to your chaos. Discover what it means to own your life, and dare to trust God's hands as He richly shapes your character, family, work, and soul.

Gary Thomas, one of this generation's most trusted writers about the spiritual life, explores what it means to build a life of true pleasure - one that will liberate your spiritual life, marriage, family, community, and outreach. Many Christians assume "pleasure" and "sin" are synonymous. Others define godly pleasure so narrowly that they drastically minimize the powerful and holy role that pleasure can play in their lives. Still others feel guilty even thinking about how to build a life of pleasure. For all of them, Pure Pleasure provides an entirely new paradigm. It invites Christians to embrace a life of true pleasure as a pathway to obedience, worship, and service. Building on his bestselling books Sacred Pathways, Sacred Marriage, and the ECPA Gold Medallion-winning Authentic Faith, Gary Thomas takes readers to a new level of faith by providing a theological and inspirational framework to help them cultivate the kind of life that pleases God. Abounding with spiritual insights and practical exercises, this book invites you to shake off the shackles of misunderstanding about sin, provides the freedom to approach life in Christ with new wonder and joy, and challenges you to experience life as God meant it to be: overflowing with pleasure. Also available: Pure Pleasure small group video study and study guide, Spanish edition, and more.

The author of Desiring God reveals the biblical evidence to help us see and savor what the pleasures of God show us about Him. Includes a study guide for individual and small-group use. Isn’t it true—we really don’t know someone until we understand what makes that person happy? And so it is with God! What does bring delight to the happiest Being in the universe? John Piper writes, that it’s only when we know what makes God glad that we’ll know the greatness of His glory. Therefore, we must comprehend “the pleasures of God.” Unlike so much of what is written today, this is not a book about us. It is about the One we were made for—God Himself. In this theological masterpiece—chosen by World Magazine as one of the 20th Century’s top 100 books, John Piper reveals the biblical evidence to help us see and savor what the pleasures of God show us about Him. Then we will be able to drink deeply—and satisfyingly—from the only well that offers living water. What followers of Jesus need now, more than anything else, is to know and love—behold and embrace—the great, glorious, sovereign, happy God of the Bible. “This is a unique and precious book that everybody should read more than once.” —J.I. PACKER, Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia

Maurice Roberts' articles speak to the needs of the times. They have God and his Word as their starting place; and their horizon stretches beyond time to eternity.