Grace On The Go Quick Prayers For Determined Dieters

According to the Centers for Disease Control, 40 percent of Americans are trying to lose weight at any given time. Studies increasingly show that losing weight is hard work. This easy, practical guide to prayer addresses the real needs and concerns of dieters and helps them lead a healthy, grounded, spiritually fulfilling life as they go through the challenges of dieting.

A practical, imaginative guide to praying in the ordinary moments of a busy, hectic day, amid the challenges of trying to stay on a diet and lead a healthy life.

Barbara Bartocci returns with another practical, imaginative installment in the popular Grace on the Go series, which is designed to present simple connections and time for prayer in the ordinary moments of our busy, hectic lives. This new guide is particularly timely and addresses the challenges of dealing with money worries in an uncertain economy. In a handy 4 x 6 format that readers can carry in purse or pocket and with a price that's easy on the wallet, this volume offers the encouragement and inspiration of quick prayers for those who are experiencing money problems--from worries about debt, to unemployment, to relationship difficulties.

Friendly Support. Daily Encouragement. Spiritual Empowerment. Diets and diet books have never been more popular. At the same time, recent studies show that Americans have never been more overweight. It's no wonder, then, that women who are trying to lose weight--be it 10 or 100 pounds--are among the most frequently discouraged people around. Every day we are faced with fridge wars, bad mirror moments, diets that don't work, skinny friends who can eat whatever they like, and husbands who reminisce about the size 8 they married. Yet victory can be yours. Increasingly, scientific studies are indicating that in health matters, prayer works--and in The Dieter's Prayer Book, you'll find that daily ounce of spiritual encouragement you need. Not tied to any one particular diet, The Dieter's Prayer Book can be used in conjunction with any healthy-eating program, or on its own. Each day, these upbeat prayers will remind you what really matters, make you feel less alone, and empower you to achieve your goal of healthful living.

A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.

Living a morally good life today is a challenge. But we become fully and authentically human precisely by the decisions we make every day—some of them relatively simple, others complex and difficult. Once a choice is made, we still must claim the moral resolve and strength of character to implement it. Virtues are precisely the sustained habits that help us maneuver life’s many choices and to become the good people that we want to be. St. Thomas Aquinas offers the classic Christian presentation of the four principal virtues of prudence, justice, courage, and temperance. But these are precisely cardinal or “hinge” virtues that provide the foundational framework for Aquinas’s much broader presentation of a multitude of other virtues. Neglect of this larger array of moral attitudes for good living would miss the breadth of Aquinas’s insights into a human life truly well-lived. Virtues Abounding explores, in contemporary language, the practical insights that Aquinas offers for the moral life today. Whether in university, seminary, or adult faith formation settings—whether for a deeper intellectual understanding of virtues or for personal reflection and growth—Virtues Abounding will provide new insight into a classic but too often overlooked storehouse of moral riches.

Are you sick of constantly thinking about food? Does it feel like you've exhausted EVERY outlet to "fix" your eating?Do you know God's Word is the answer but you struggle to bring its truths into your daily food struggles? You, my friend, are NOT alone. We live in a world that is telling us over and over again that we "should" diet...while simultaneously serving us massive portions of hyper-tasty foods that feel impossible to stop eating. What if I told you that the solution to ending this madness was not found in trying to "fix" the food with another unsustainable weight-loss book? AND, it's not found in white-knuckling self-control that only lasts until you're faced with a double-fudge brownie. Nope. Long-term, meaningful, changes that lead to peace with food and joy in your body come from ONE thing- God's unquenchable GRACE. You've spent far too long beating yourself up over your food choices, sis'. Don't waste another moment feeling like you need to "clean up" your eating habits or find a Christian diet book before you can go to God for help. He's ready and waiting to help you conquer this burden today! Imagine... ... knowing God's will for your diet. NOT the latest diet plan-- but what the Creator of the Universe, your Maker, has for your weight-loss plan. ...feeling super-happy that you're able to say "no" to unhealthy choices, not because you have to but because you want to. ...enjoying ALL kinds of food that nourish your body, mind, and spirit. With Grace Filled Plates, a 30-day Christian healthy-living devotional for women, you'll: ✓ Understand why you can't stick to a weight-loss diet, so that you can let go of unrealistic expectations that keep you stuck in negative self-talk. ✓ Learn how God's grace can give you the hope and motivation you've been missing, so that you can finally reach your Christian health and weight-loss goals (and maintain them!). ✓ Get started making small, but meaningful, healthy changes as you "sow seeds of self-control" to the Lord (you're going to love this!). Are you ready to ditch the diet madness and find freedom with food? Immerse yourself in this new way of thinking with this healthy-living devotional and Bible study for women. And achieve your weight loss, God's way! Pick up your copy today by clicking the BUY NOW button at the top of this page!