Devotion to the Five Wounds of Jesus has long been one of the most popular forms of Catholic spirituality. David Williams traces the roots of this devotion in Holy Scripture: the words of the prophets foretell the suffering Christ, while the New Testament witnesses to the victorious scars borne by the risen Lord. The Sacred Wounds of Jesus remained a persistent theme in the writings of the Desert Fathers and Doctors of the Church, a theme that was to be more fully developed in the devotional practice of the mediaeval period and on into modern times. Detailing the several forms devotion to the Five Wounds has taken (both mediaeval and modern) - in art, liturgy and poetry - David Williams recalls those holy people favoured by visons of the suffering Lord, as well as those who themselves came to bear the stigmata of Christ. He outlines the history of devotion to the specific wound in the Side - later seen as the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and describes the 'gift of tears' given to some from their reflection upon the Passion of their Master. David Williams is the author of The Cistercians on the Early Middle Ages and The Welsh Cistercians, both published by Gracewing.

The Five Wounds of Jesus

Religion & Spirituality

Williams BSC (Hons) PhD, Dr David

Christian Books & Bibles

Gracewing

Represents the culmination of 30 years of research by the acknowledged dean of astro-economists. Commander Williams shares the techniques he used to score an 80 percent accuracy rating in predicting the ups and downs of the US economy in his magazine column. An absolutely indispensible reference for anyone interested in economics, business cycles and investing.

Financial Astrology

New Age & Spirituality

American Federation of Astrologers

Astronomy is said to be the oldest and noblest of the physical sciences. Thus, the fundamentals of astronomy, which were a matter of daily observation to early astrologers, became a lost art. Most astrological textbooks devote little or no space to this subject, which has long been looked upon as an occult art requiring years of study, a thorough knowledge of higher mathematics, and a deep understanding of fundamental science. Also included in this exceptional volume is an extensive section on the astrological ages, with historical dates and decans; information about eclipses; an explanation of modern and ancient calendars; and the evolution of the planisphere and house division.

Simplified Astronomy for Astrologers

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Sheds new light on the people and events that shaped the South in ways that affect the region and the nation to this day. Each chapter is accompanied by documents that illuminate the South's people in intimate and telling ways. The story begins with a survey of the South's first peoples and the eventual intrusion by Europeans, resulting in a clash of cultures that transformed societies. Subsequent struggles for land and power, strategies to subdue and enslave, and efforts to resist and survive laid the foundations of what would become a distinct region called the South. During the American Revolution, that region passed out of the British Empire, birthed in a conflict that was as much a civil war as a war for independence, especially for Southerners. Over the following decades, Native Americans were relentlessly driven out as the South moved west, establishing an agriculturally based society and economy dominated by a slaveholding minority. Facing pressures against them from within the South as well as without, slaveholders sought to make slavery perpetual in a war that pitted not only North against South, but also Southerners against each other. Barely a year into the war, an Atlanta newspaper wrote: "If we are defeated, it will be by the people at home." And so the Confederacy was defeated, not only by Union armies, in which nearly half a million Southern men served, but also by opposition on the home front.

Old South

History

Americas

Mercer University Press

The Bible, Teetotalism, and Dr. Lees [a Reply to Teetotalism Plainly Taught in the Bible].

Literature & Fiction

Lees, Frederic Richard

Literary

Nabu Press

Cofiant Y Diweddar Barch. David Williams: Chicago (1876) (Spanish Edition)

Biographies & Memoirs

Hughes, William

Historical

Kessinger Publishing

Cofiant Y Diweddar Barch. David Williams: Chicago (1876) (English and Welsh Edition)

There is no greater privilege in the Christian life than to serve as a spiritual leader within the body of Christ. Unfortunately, we are in the midst of a genuine crisis in the church today. Pastors and other spiritual leaders are leaving vocational ministry faster than we can replace them. This is due primarily to the crippling effects of burnout, a pastoral pathology resulting from a lethal combination of extraordinary job-related stress and woefully inadequate self-care.Most of us know someone experiencing burnout. They might be serving in your church right now, or more than likely, they may have recently left. They may be your friends; they may be part of your own family.So what is the cure? We find clues in the life of the prophet Elijah, in his practices of physical refreshment, spiritual renewal, and vocational realignment. And as you will see, when practiced on a regular basis these renewing rituals or rhythms of grace prove to be life-saving disciplines for spiritual leaders.

Rhythms of Grace: Life-Saving Disciplines for Spiritual Leaders

Barclay Press

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