He Calls Me Beautiful One

I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine.… —from the Song of Songs Did you know that God loves you with a passion—and He wrote a love song to help you experience that love in a personal way? Tucked away in the pages of Scripture is one of the most fascinating and most misunderstood books of the Bible: the Song of Songs. Although the Song of Songs details a passionate, earthly love story, it is intended to illuminate the best love story, the intense love God has for us, His beloved. In He Calls You Beautiful, Bible teacher Dee Brestin explores this love song from God to reveal transformative truths for each of us, whether married, single, or widowed. With rich contemporary illustrations and insight from biblical scholars, Dee shows how God uses poetry and exquisite images to illuminate the intimacy that Jesus longs to have with you. God calls you to know His love not only in your head but also in your heart. He sings over you a song of love, a song of salvation, a song of hope. A Song of songs. Includes an in-depth Bible study for use individually or in a group setting.

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I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine.… —from the Song of Songs Did you know that God loves you with a passion—and He wrote a love song to help you experience that love in a personal way? Tucked away in the pages of Scripture is one of the most fascinating and most misunderstood books of the Bible: the Song of Songs. Although the Song of Songs details a passionate, earthly love story, it is intended to illuminate the best love story, the intense love God has for us, His beloved. In He Calls You Beautiful, Bible teacher Dee Brestin explores this love song from God to reveal transformative truths for each of us, whether married, single, or widowed. With rich contemporary illustrations and insight from biblical scholars, Dee shows how God uses poetry and exquisite images to illuminate the intimacy that Jesus longs to have with you. God calls you to know His love not only in your head but also in your heart. He sings over you a song of love, a song of salvation, a song of hope. A Song of songs. Includes an in-depth Bible study for use individually or in a group setting.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The brilliant coming-of-age-and-into-superstardom story of one of the greatest artists of all time, in his own words—featuring never-before-seen photos, original scrapbooks and lyric sheets, and the exquisite memoir he began writing before his tragic death NAMED ONE OF THE BEST MUSIC BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND THE GUARDIAN • NOMINATED FOR THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD Prince was a musical genius, one of the most beloved, accomplished, and acclaimed musicians of our time. He was a startlingly original visionary with an imagination deep enough to whip up whole worlds, from the sexy, gritty funk paradise of “Uptown” to the mythical landscape of Purple Rain to the psychedelia of “Paisley Park.” But his most ambitious creative act was turning Prince Rogers Nelson, born in Minnesota, into Prince, one of the greatest pop stars of any era. The Beautiful Ones is the story of how Prince became Prince—a first-person account of a kid absorbing the world around him and then creating a persona, an artistic vision, and a life, before the hits and fame that would come to define him. The book is told in four parts. The first is the memoir Prince was writing before his tragic death, pages that bring us into his childhood world through his own lyrical prose. The second part takes us through Prince’s early years as a musician, before his first album was released, via an evocative scrapbook of writing and photos. The third section shows us Prince’s evolution through candid images that go up to the cusp of his greatest achievement, which we see in the book’s fourth section: his original handwritten treatment for Purple Rain—the final stage in Prince’s self-creation, where he retells the autobiography of the first three parts as a heroic journey. The book is framed by editor Dan Piepenbring’s riveting and moving introduction about his profound collaboration with Prince in his final months—a time when Prince was thinking deeply about how to reveal more of himself and his ideas to the world, while retaining the mystery and mystique he’d so carefully cultivated—and annotations that provide context to the book’s images. This work is not just a tribute to an icon, but an original and energizing literary work in its own right, full of Prince’s ideas and vision, his voice and image—his undying gift to the world.

She had married thinking that life together would be forever. Why would she think any differently? All too soon, she learned that life was one where the man that she thought she had known was fast becoming a stranger. As the days turned into decades she found herself in a life where she had been and was living one way for Jesus Christ, while he had abandoned his relationship with Jesus that he had led her to believe he had. In its place she found a man whose life consisted of alcohol, adultery , abuse and lies. Therein also abandoning the relationship with her and their family, while living in the same home. She lived her years in silence, never telling anyone. Sooner or later it would come for him to a point of his last destruction or repentance and turning to the Lord. There would have to be a choice. She had no idea what he would chose. She knew that in the decades of life that had made no sense, where confusion reigned and pain lived, where others had always been invited into her marriage and lately when she was gone, he had invited them into her bed. She couldn't go on any longer. She had promised till death us do part, but he had killed them a long time ago. She learned how church doesn't like the word divorce and yet won't talk about the other words either that are called abuse and adultery. She learned that she was called selfish but yet no one asked what she had to say. Like a lamb led to slaughter, she stayed silent. He had trained her well. Eventually, she finds her husband standing before her giving her a choice unlike anything she had heard. In all of his sin, he didn't qualify to give her an ultimatum but he had given her one. It was one that she would need to answer immediately. As God led her through the wilderness for all those years, the story she shares is one of life where Jesus reigns and protects her, leading her through in His love and faithfulness while destruction pours out around her. It is her story of His love, freedom and redemption in Christ.

The CSB Disciple’s Study Bible guides an individual’s journey in following Jesus, by featuring discipleship themed study notes, as well as tools and resources that equip Christians to disciple others. This CSB study Bible includes the Foundations 260 Reading Plan, featuring 260 concise daily readings with commentary from Pastor Robby Gallaty and ample page space to engage the text and journal via the H.E.A.R journaling method (Highlight-Explain-Apply-Respond). With additional articles on discipleship from the team at Replicate Ministries, The Disciple’s Study Bible will help foster engagement and practical application of God’s Word in the life of a disciple on a daily basis. Features of this CSB Christian Bible include: an Introduction to The CSB Disciple’s Study Bible and Foundations 260 (F260) reading plan by Pastor Robby Gallaty, discipleship themed study notes, F260 Reading plan with commentary and H.E.A.R journaling space, discipleship articles from the team at Replicate Ministries, book introductions featuring timelines, outlines, and contribution to the Bible, center-column cross-references, topical subheadings, two-column text, concordance, smyth-sewn binding, presentation Section, and full-color maps. CSB Bibles by Holman feature the highly readable, highly reliable text of the Christian Standard Bible® (CSB). The CSB stays as literal as possible to the Bible's original meaning without sacrificing clarity, making it easier to engage with Scripture's life-transforming message and to share it with others.

From the pen of Charles Spurgeon:This year we will gather heavenly fruit on earthly ground, where faith and hope have turned the desert into the Lord’s garden. If “men ate the bread of angels” (Ps. 78:25) long ago, why not today? May God grant us the grace to feed on Jesus, and thereby eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan this year!Whether you are familiar with the works of this classic Christian author or discovering him for the first time, Look Unto Me offers a treasury of spiritual insight and inspiration. Charles Haddon Spurgeon was known as the Prince of Preachers, stirring audiences from his London pulpit from 1854 to 1892. Millions more who never heard him preach read his weekly sermons. Based on Spurgeon’s original devotional, Morning by Morning, Look Unto Me has now been edited for the modern reader with updated language and additional application commentary by bestselling author, Jim Reimann. Look Unto Me offers 366 of Spurgeon’s most powerful devotions, modernizing the language without changing the meaning and adding Scripture references and quotes in the NIV. Jim Reimann, editor of updated editions of Streams in the Desert and My Utmost for His Highest, has also added thought-provoking comments to deepen your understanding of the text, other Scriptures to consider, as well as application and closing prayers. This new edition also includes these new features:• Scripture quotes referenced in the context of each devotion• Scripture and subject indexes• Hymn quotes referenced with composer names and datesThe material is profound, thought-provoking, and life-changing, but easy to follow. With Scripture references from literally every book of the Bible, this is the perfect book to help you dig deeper into God’s Word and be challenged to expand your faith. If you long for a deeper walk with Christ and a richer understanding of the Christian faith that can be applied to everyday living, Look Unto Me is the devotional you’ve been waiting for.