Showing titles in Religious

In God Speaks Through Wombs, Drew Jackson explores the first eight chapters of Luke's Gospel in a new poetic register. These are declarative poems, faithfully proclaiming the gospel story in all its liberative power. 

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.

Introduced by Maya Angelou, the inspiring sermon-poems of James Weldon Johnson James Weldon Johnson was a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance, and one of the most revered African Americans of all time, whose life demonstrated the full spectrum of struggle and success. In God's Trombones...

Do you ever wonder if there is a simpler or more interesting way to learn about the Bible? In The Bible in Poetry, the books of the Bible are condensed into concise, enjoyable and easy-to-read poems, giving the reader a fun, easy way to enjoy the Bible.

Self discovery – so valuable and yet elusive is within touching distance as we listen to the serene and calm voice of Sister Jayanti. As she breaks gently down the barriers to understanding what is God, what is purification and how you can attain positive energy once again. How our destiny, decisions and actions influence everything around us and how our relationship with God can once again be established clearly and once again peace of mind can be the normal.Awareness understanding and awakening lead to you living your life once again the way you want to.

Through rendering of Rumi’s poems and stories, Coleman Barks has established himself as perhaps the leading voice for Rumi’s work. His warm and sensitive reading combines with the world-renowned musicianship of Hamza El Din and Steve Coughlin to create an enthralling listening experience.

Beyond the Backside of God is the poetic storytelling of a journey through loss of faith. It is akin to that found in the writings of John of the Cross. The traveler moves out of the traditional village of god belief through the dark nights of sense, mind, and soul into the terrifying void. A miracle happens! Void merges with liberating plentitude from where the traveler is lifted to a oneness with the source of all that is. What began as a journey of despair becomes a journey of love.

These books are a collection of whimsy humor, love of people, memories, precious moments, thoughtfulness, and the love of God and his creation. I am a multifaceted creative writer who uses the canvas of life to shape the journey of embracing the soul and heartbeat of my creations. This definitive collection, I hope, will build the bridge to discovering how we all as human beings share the common thread of unity and love through life's delicious moments that evokes a sense of timelessness.

As I walked around on this gorgeous day, I reflected on my life and then prayed, “Father God, thank you for being You. Thank you too for the many blessings.... I would try to count them, but they are countless. Thank you for being holy.... All good things in life reflect you.” At that moment I realized.... You and I, we were made to praise his name. You and I, we were made to love and be loved.

Mysterious emails pleading for help. After 20 centuries, Judas Iscariot has been resurrected - as a poet - and wants the world to hear his story. His recollections of his days as an apostle are blended with meditations on love and friendship, on betrayal, remorse, and forgiveness. Speaking sometimes in his own voice, sometimes assuming those of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and others, Judas grapples with the complexities of spiritual life and the human condition.

Crooked at the Far End, the latest book of poems in a series called The Man from Saskatchewan, travels, plays, and has a look around. Voices emanate from celebrities who inhabit cabins at Emma Lake, an old man sitting on a bench in Portugal, and the patrons of a fictional pub among others, all taking stock of the world we inhabit. This collection is an homage to the natural and physical world and how "We still and always love the tender fits / our language endures, lost souls asleep before the gate".

In The Divine Kiss, Carolyn Mary Kleefeld expresses in poems and paintings the sacred merging of love into the sacred Beloved. Each poem is paired with a resonant painting, infusing the listener viscerally with the infinite love shared between Carolyn and her beloved David Campagna. "Here Rumi elopes with Chagall in a dance of color, compassion, and sensuality." (Dr. Darin Deterra, psychotherapist, author).

Enter the world of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass, a poetic masterpiece that celebrates the beauty and diversity of the human experience. Whitman's verses are an ode to life itself, an exploration of the soul, and a love letter to the American landscape. This audiobook is a journey through the poetic soul of one of America's most influential poets, embracing themes of nature, democracy, individuality, and the universal human connection. Whitman's words are a timeless invitation to explore the depth and breadth of the human spirit.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Enlightenment, a Day I Long to See and to hear a poem towards world peace.

John Donne was born on the 22nd January 1572 in London, into a Roman Catholic family when Catholicism was illegal in England, and there was turbulence and unrest with both state and church throughout much of Europe. During the 1590s, Donne wrote a wide range of verses, including both erotic and sacred poems, creating two major volumes of work. His strong vivacious and sensual style fusing intellect and passion, as well as inventive use of subtle argument and syntax, provided a new radical perspective that reached beyond his contemporaries.

Michelle Torez's third poetry collection is an unflinching commentary on a society in crisis. Torez navigates the labyrinth of identity in a world that often renders individuals as mere echoes in a crowd. "The Vultures Are Circling" is an evocative journey through the corridors of the human psyche—a testament to the resilience of the soul in the face of displacement and the quest for forgiveness and understanding in a complex and often cruel world.

Performed by Propaganda and featuring four exclusive original songs. In this debut collection of essays and poetry, musician, speaker, and activist Propaganda inspires us to create a better, more equitable world. “If we get to make the very cultures that shape who we are, then let us remake...

The Shadow Dancer knows the truth. Without the darkness, there can be no light. Without the light, there can be no darkness. Between them lies the shadow in which the Shadow Dancer twirls.

Urban Poetry & Truth: The Echo of the Streets Raw. Real. Resilient. The streets have a voice—do you hear it? Urban Poetry & Truth: The Echo of the Streets is a lyrical journey through the grit, soul, and unbreakable spirit of city life. Through powerful storytelling, rhythmic flow, and hard-hitting truth, this collection captures the voices of those who live, love, fight, and survive in the urban landscape. Divided into Three Powerful Sections: The Streets & The Struggle – Survival, injustice, and the fight to make it through another day.

An arresting debut collection about identity, ancestry and history, from a young poet selected as an inaugural winner of the #Merky Books New Writers' Prize, dedicated to discovering the best writers of a new generation. Written with profound depth and insight, the poems in Teeth in the Back of My Neck explore the joys, the confusions and the moments of sadness behind having one's history scattered around the globe ­- and the way in which your identity is always worn on your skin, whether you like it or not.