Are you looking for fresh ways to walk with, talk with, and listen to God? "Be still and know that I am God" is an invitation that has echoed throughout history. But how do we apply it to our daily lives? The reality is this: We don't need to be static for our hearts to be still. In the midst of a full, busy life, we can spend quiet time with God. Be Still is a prayer book for anyone looking to set aside intentional time with God and revitalize the way they pray. Brian Heasley shares what he has learned from his thirty-year prayer habit so that you can explore various ways to pray, including Scripture memorization, prayer running, or simply being more alert to God's work and his beauty everywhere. Consider how to develop a regular quiet time. Make space to let God's heart touch your heart. Learn to reflect with awe, reverence, and wonder. Unpack key topics with the option of group discussion. Grow and deepen your daily relationship with God. Cultivate a deeper desire to meet with God and to share his love with others. Packed full of ideas for different ways to pray and tips and advice for how to build prayer practices into everyday life, Be Still will change the way you think about prayer and devotion and equip you with all the tools you need to deepen your relationship with God. An excellent small group or mentoring tool as well as a resource for youth leaders and new believers. Companion guide to 24-7 Prayer's Be Still prayer course.

Are you having problems raising your toddler? Are you worried that you will make a mistake raising your child, your grandchild, your charge from the courts, your niece or nephew? Are you afraid that God has given you this child as your responsibility and you don’t know the right things to do in order to successfully complete your duty? You pray and hope to do no harm in the first five years of this child’s life and then for the rest of his or her life. Calling All Parents, Grand-Parents, Step-Parents, Adopted Parents, Foster Parents, and Relatives..... Hot off the Press! Get your copy of “Be Still & Be Quiet!” Today is the day that we’ve been waiting for! Be Still & Be Quiet is a parental guidebook that you don’t want to miss!!! Be Still & Be Quiet is comparable to the excellent books, “The Hair-Raising Joys of Raising Boys” and “Their Name is Today.” Both can be found in references. Be Still & Be Quiet will guide you on traditional and “old school” best family values. Be Still & Be Quiet has the answers to your concerns and doubts. Its directives are easy to follow. See for yourself, you won’t be disappointed. Satisfaction guaranteed. That’s a promise from me to you. Here is my e-mail address – get at me- [email protected]

Life is chaotic. Schedules, stress, and strife can quickly spiral out of control leaving us

Here is the first ever book about the place of silence in today's church services. Little real attention is given to silence during corporate worship in most churches, though the Bible is replete with admonitions to be quiet or still or silent before the Lord. Many Christians practice quieting themselves before the Lord in their private devotions but silence seems to have gone missing from corporate worship. It is important to keep things moving along in a church service, so silence can be a tough call for pastors who are trying to lead their congregation into a place of hearing from the Lord. The temptation, freely acknowledged by the author, is to err on the side of maintaining good tempo. Awkward Silence, gently written by a senior pastor, is intended to help church congregations listen for God's "still small voice" (1Kings19:12) without interrupting but enhancing services in a most godly way. Included are "how to do it" suggestions from dozens of other pastors and worship leaders.

Teaching kids stress management skills early in life will help them to grow into happy and healthy adults. And if you work with children or adolescents, you know that kids today need these skills more than ever. The pressures they face in the classroom, on the playground, in their extracurricular activities, and at home can sometimes be overwhelming. So how can you help lay the groundwork for their success? A Still Quiet Place presents an eight-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program that therapists, teachers, and other professionals can use to help children and adolescents manage stress and anxiety in their lives, and develop their natural capacities for emotional fluency, respectful communication, and compassionate action. The program detailed in this book is based on author Amy Saltzman’s original curriculum, which has helped countless children and adolescents achieve significant improvements in attention and reduced anxiety. One of the easiest ways to find the still quiet place within is to practice mindfulness—paying attention to your life experience here and now with kindness and curiosity. The easy-to-implement mindfulness practices in this guide are designed to help increase children and adolescents’ attention, learning, resiliency, and compassion by showing them how to experience the natural quietness that can be found within. The still quiet place is a place of peace and happiness that is alive inside all of us, and you can find it just by closing your eyes and breathing. For more information, visit www.stillquietplace.com.

"Through the life of a courageous bishop, an absorbing look at the inner workings of the American Catholic Church, how we got here, and how it could be different. Pope Francis has spoken of his desire for pastoral bishops-shepherds who have the smell of the sheep. The story of Raymond G. Hunthausen, archbishop of Seattle from 1975-1991, is about a bishop who epitomized this style-and the price he paid. The quintessential Vatican II bishop, Hunthausen embraced the spirit of renewal, reaching out to the laity, women, and those on the margins. A courageous witness for peace, he earned national attention when he became the first American bishop to urge tax resistance as a protest against preparations for nuclear war. In doing so, he ran against the Cold War policies of the Reagan Administration. But he also came into conflict with Pope John Paul II's desire to reshape the American episcopacy. This fascinating biography not only recounts a critical turning point for the American Catholic church; it rekindles the vision of a more inclusive, prophetic, and compassionate church as 'people of God'"--Publisher's description

Find flow and reach peak performance—in sports and in life. Based on the groundbreaking Still Quiet Place mindfulness program, this workbook provides practical, step-by-step exercises and skills to help you gain present-moment awareness and achieve your athletic goals. Are you looking for unique ways to "get into the game"? To enhance your training and find focus? You aren’t alone. Increasingly, athletes and coaches—from amateur leagues to professional football champs to Olympic athletes—are incorporating mindfulness practices into their training. That’s because mindfulness can help you lower your stress levels, connect with the moment, and mentally bounce back after setbacks. So whether you're a sports enthusiast or a professional athlete, mindfulness can also help you deal with physical aspects of training, such as fatigue, aches, pains, injury, burnout, and exhaustion. Written by holistic physician, mindfulness coach, and long-time athlete Amy Saltzman, this practical workbook offers mindfulness-based skills you can use any time throughout your athletic career, as well as in daily life. You’ll discover what the author fondly refers to as the “still quiet place,” and from the vantage point of that stillness, you’ll be able to observe your thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations—before and during practice and competition, between events, after a miss or significant loss, or exhilarating win. You’ll also find skills for dealing effectively with teammates and coaches, as well as skills for coaching mindfully. A parents guide is also included. No matter what sport you play, 90 percent of performance is mental. With this workbook as your guide, you can use mindfulness to enhance your training, competitive performance, and your life beyond athletics.