A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
Author: Yiyun Li
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2007-12-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307430510

Brilliant and original, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers introduces a remarkable new writer whose breathtaking stories are set in China and among Chinese Americans in the United States. In this rich, astonishing collection, Yiyun Li illuminates how mythology, politics, history, and culture intersect with personality to create fate. From the bustling heart of Beijing, to a fast-food restaurant in Chicago, to the barren expanse of Inner Mongolia, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers reveals worlds both foreign and familiar, with heartbreaking honesty and in beautiful prose. “Immortality,” winner of The Paris Review’s Plimpton Prize for new writers, tells the story of a young man who bears a striking resemblance to a dictator and so finds a calling to immortality. In “The Princess of Nebraska,” a man and a woman who were both in love with a young actor in China meet again in America and try to reconcile the lost love with their new lives. “After a Life” illuminates the vagaries of marriage, parenthood, and gender, unfolding the story of a couple who keep a daughter hidden from the world. And in “A Thousand Years of Good Prayers,” in which a man visits America for the first time to see his recently divorced daughter, only to discover that all is not as it seems, Li boldly explores the effects of communism on language, faith, and an entire people, underlining transformation in its many meanings and incarnations. These and other daring stories form a mesmerizing tapestry of revelatory fiction by an unforgettable writer.

Prayers for a Thousand Years

Prayers for a Thousand Years
Author: Elizabeth Roberts
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2010-11-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0062029630

In Prayers for a Thousand Years, Elizabeth Roberts and Elias Amidon have collected hundreds of wishes, blessings, stories, and challenges-almost all written especially for this volume-from a diverse group of distinguished international contributors. Spiritual teachers, poets and activists, political leaders, youth, artists and visionaries-all are joined together here for the first time, sharing their personal appeals for peace and understanding. Organized around eternal themes-such as creating communities of peace, reflections on politics, economics, and morality, and our holy earth-this book is a profound and lively collection of empowering visions for our common future and a celebration of the infinite variations of universal hope.

The Book of a Thousand Prayers

The Book of a Thousand Prayers
Author: Zondervan,
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2020-04-28
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310361567

"Prayer is God's gift to us, a banquet of good things to feed our inner life, as we respond to the invitation to his feast of peace, forgiveness, challenge and love." If our lives are an open book to God, prayer is the dialogue we share with him over its pages. The Book of a Thousand Prayers is a collection of wise and honest prayers to God about his concerns and ours: who he is to us and who we are to him, and how we experience life, death, relationships, the church, and the world. Ideal for private prayer and public worship, and containing practical advice on how to pray, this book offers a spiritual feast that will nourish you for the rest of your life. "A moving and inspiring medley of prayers--an invaluable aid for individuals, home groups, and those people who lead worship." --Joyce Huggett

The Lion Book of 1000 Prayers for Children

The Lion Book of 1000 Prayers for Children
Author: Lois Rock
Publisher: Lion Children's Books
Total Pages: 540
Release: 2013-01-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0745967957

'Rock's own poems... show a winning empathy with children.' The Tablet Here is a timeless collection of prayers, dealing with every aspect of a child's life, faith, and delight in the world. Here you will find prayers from the Bible as well as from traditional and more modern anthologies. A great many have been specially written for this book. One section is devoted to prayers for babies and very young children. The others are more suitable for use with older children, whether for reading alone, at family prayers, in churches, or at school assemblies. The prayers are organized by theme and carefully indexed to make the book easy to use and a joy to browse. Since its first edition in 2003, this book has established itself as a trusted resource among all those who say prayers with children.

A Thousand Prayers

A Thousand Prayers
Author: James Sweeney
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2014-09-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781501047978

See James P. Sweeney as the grumpy old man on Nat Geo's Ultimate Survivor Alaska airing Sunday nights. His quotes are hilarious and his actions are strong. Tune in and see this living legend. His book A Thousand Prayers is the ultimate survival story. A month after the Exxon Valdez runs aground on Bligh Reef, experienced mountaineer James P. Sweeney Jr. and his buddy Dave Nyman are ascending Alaska's Mount Johnson. A fall sends Jim hurtling a hundred feet down the mountainside. His femur is fractured, his hip is dislocated, and his head is bleeding. As Dave desperately struggles to lower his friend to safety, the mountain throws one avalanche after another at them. Barely conscious, Jim is left overnight in a wet sleeping bag perched precariously on a flat spot on the mountainside while Dave skis twelve miles up the Ruth Glacier to the Mountain House, only to discover that the only help available comes from four inexperienced skiers who are ill prepared for a dangerous rescue mission. On day four, a hard landing by a passing light plane leaves the pilot and his passengers-including his pregnant wife-stranded at the Mountain House without any survival gear. All told, Jim spends over a week on the mountainside, enduring avalanches and deadly blizzards. A harrowing true tale of courage and endurance, Jim's story has been featured in magazines and newspapers, and even dramatized on the Discovery Channel's I Shouldn't Be Alive.

Ten Prayers God Always Says Yes To

Ten Prayers God Always Says Yes To
Author: Anthony DeStefano
Publisher: Image
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2007-05-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0385522924

There have been thousands of books written about prayer and millions of sermons preached about it, yet people continue to wonder: Why doesn’t God answer me when I cry out to him? In light of all the problems we face in life, we want to know why God is often so “silent” when we pray to him. Anthony DeStefano, author of the bestselling A Travel Guide to Heaven, knew there had to be an answer to this mystery, so he set out on a quest to find prayers that God says yes to all the time. The result is an extraordinary new book that has the ability to dramatically change the lives of readers of all faiths. Each short, powerful prayer in Ten Prayers God Always Says Yes To addresses a particular problem people commonly face in life—from accepting the existence of God to trying to make ends meet; from getting through terrible suffering to coping with everyday stress; from overcoming fear to finding your God-given destiny. Presented with a certainty and vigor that are sure to pique the interest of even those who are not spiritually inclined, these prayers will help readers find solutions to life’s most difficult situations and provide meaningful and inspiring answers to the vexing questions we have about the purpose of our time on earth. In a world awash with superficial self-help books and deceptive gimmicks, Ten Prayers God Always Says Yes To is the real thing. Using hundreds of scriptural references to support his claims, DeStefano writes in a simple, straightforward, and uplifting manner that makes the most profound theological matters understandable to all. In the words of the author, “This is a spiritual treasure chest that is available to everyone….This book is about prayers that work—really, truly work.”

A Thousand More Amens

A Thousand More Amens
Author: Jeff Voth
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2021-10-28
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1666731145

A Thousand More Amens is a one-year prayer journey for the novice as well as the life-long student of prayer. It can be started any day, week, or month of the year. In it, you will find yourself stimulated through daily prayers and exhortations that will stir you towards a deeper journey with God. A vast array of subjects are covered, with accompanying scriptural support, culminating in an invitation to engage with the daily words and Bible verses by writing your own prayerful responses.

A Little Book of Healing Prayer

A Little Book of Healing Prayer
Author: Angela Ashwin
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2002
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 031024949X

A little book of personal prayers and intercessions.

Prayer Book of the Early Christians

Prayer Book of the Early Christians
Author: John A. McGuckin
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2012-03-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1612610382

Designed for any 21st-century Christian, this prayer book gathers prayers and rituals from the ancient Church (especially early Greek Christianity), re-presenting them for the use of Christians at home, in small prayer groups, cohorts, and house churches. It offers a structure of prayer offices and blessing rituals for all times of day and year, and articulates many religious needs including bereavement, house blessing, praise, worry, gratitude, and thanksgiving.

The Psalms

The Psalms
Author: J.w. Gregg Meister
Publisher:
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2019-03-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781532072208

When we face trouble, feel joy, or just want spiritual inspiration, the Bible's Book of Psalms gives us wisdom and comfort. Rev. J.W. Gregg Meister shows us in The Psalms: The Prayer Book of Jesus that Jesus Himself turned to the psalms for strength and guidance while He walked on earth. Meister's fresh reflections open up the Book of Psalms for contemporary readers with helpful strategies for praying the psalms with Christian resolve. Grounded in his rich experiences as Presbyterian pastor, entrepreneur, and mission-minded videographer in Latin America and Israel, Meister offers valuable insights into the context, content, and claim of selected psalms. Written with clarity and compassion, Meister's perceptive meditations on these psalms manage the rare combination of deepening both understanding and faith.