Ann Spangler

Jean Syswerda

Jean E. Syswerda

Women of the Bible focuses on fifty-two remarkable women in Scripture -- women whose struggles to live with faith and courage are not unlike our own. Far from being cardboard characters, these women encourage us through their failures as well as their successes. You'll see how God acted in surprising and wonderful ways to draw them -- and you -- to himself. This year-long devotional offers a unique method to help you slow down and savor the story of God's unrelenting love for his people, offering a fresh perspective that will nourish and strengthen your personal communion with him.

A One-Year Devotional Study of Women in Scripture

Women of the Bible

Lois Tverberg

By exploring the land, culture, customs, prayers, and feasts, Spangler and Tverberg reveal Jesus through the eyes and ears of first-century Jews.

How the Jewishness of Jesus Can Transform Your Faith

Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus

The bestselling updated and expanded edition of Women of the Bible by Ann Spangler and Jean E. Syswerda provides a year-long devotional journey. With a streamlined Bible study to fit the needs of individuals or small groups, Women of the Bible takes you inside the stories of fifty-two biblical women, offering encouragement and advice for you today.

A One-Year Devotional Study

Catholic Women's Devotional Bible

Praying the Names of God Through the Christmas Season

Immanuel

Year after year, Ann Spangler has provided readers with uniquely appealing devotional books. When You Need a Miracle continues the tradition by selecting the best stories from her first two books, An Angel a Day and A Miracle a Day, to offer readers a picture of a God who is far bigger and better than most people think. By combining stories from the Bible with stories of contemporary men and women who have experienced miracles or angels, Ann helps readers recognize the hand of a loving, all-powerful God at work in this world of anxiety and uncertainty.Anyone who has longed for a miracle will take heart from the remarkable stories in this book. They remind us that, even in the midst of trouble and trial, one thing remains true: We belong to a God who is eager and able to care for us through his wisdom, kindness, and unfailing mercy.Each of these ninety devotions opens with a key Scripture and closes with a prayer.

Daily Readings

When You Need a Miracle

In Less Than Perfect, bestselling author Ann Spangler brings 38 of the most intriguing people of the Bible to life, helping us see how our spiritual ancestors were real human beings with personalities, temptations, and hopes very similar to ours today.

Broken Men and Women of the Bible and What We Can Learn from Them

Less Than Perfect

Robert Wolgemuth

Profiles fifty-two men in Scripture, providing a year's worth of weeklong studies for each that includes an explanation of their biblical stories and how readers can pray in light of each subject's experiences and examples.

A One-Year Devotional Study of Men in Scripture

Men of the Bible

Accompanied by weekly devotional programs, this companion volume to Praying the Names of God introduces readers to the names and titles of Jesus, helping them to gain a more intimate knowledge of Him and His plan for their lives, and guiding them to a more fulfilling relationship with Christ. 75,000 first printing.

Praying the Names of Jesus

A twenty-six-week devotional study by the bestselling coauthor of Women of the Bible Names in the ancient world did more than simply distinguish one person from another, they often conveyed the essential nature and character of a person. This is especially true when it comes to the names of God recorded in the Bible. Praying the Names of God explores the primary names and titles of God in the Old Testament to reveal the deeper meanings behind them. El Shadday, Elohim, Adonay, Abba, El Elyon - God Almighty, Mighty Creator, Lord, Father, God Most High - these are just a few of the names and titles of God that yield rich insights into his nature and character. Praying the Names of God shows readers how to study and pray Gods names by focusing each week on one of the primary names or titles of God. Monday - readers study a portion of Scripture that reveals the name. TuesdayThursday - readers pray specific Scripture passages related to the name. Friday - readers pray Scripture promises connected to the name. By incorporating the divine names and titles into their prayers - and learning about the biblical context in which the name was revealed - readers will gain a more intimate understanding of who God is and how he can be relied on in every circumstance of their lives. Praying the Names of God is a unique devotional, one that offers a rich program of daily prayer and study designed to lead people into fresh encounters with the living God.

Praying the Names of God (Large Print 16pt)

Women of the Bible focuses on fifty-two remarkable women in Scripture---women whose struggles to live with faith and courage are not unlike your own. And now this bestselling devotional study book has been updated and expanded to enhance its flexibility, usefulness, and relevance for both individuals and groups. Small groups will especially welcome the way the Bible studies have been streamlined to fit the unique needs of the group setting. Other important changes include: Important additions include: - A list of all the women of the Bible - Timeline of the women of the Bible - A list of women in Jesus' family tree - A list of women in Jesus' life and ministry Vital and deeply human, the women in this book encourage you through their failures as well as their successes. You'll see how God acted in surprising and wonderful ways to draw them---and you---to himself. This year-long devotional offers a unique method to help you slow down and savor the story of God's unrelenting love for his people, offering a fresh perspective that will nourish and strengthen your personal communion with him.

What’s in a name?The Names of God: 52 Bible Studies for Individuals and Groups offers a unique approach to Bible study by presenting a 52-week study focusing on the names and titles of God and of Jesus, one designed to help readers experience the Lord in fresh and deeper ways. . By studying such rich and varied names as Adonay, El Shadday, Abba, Yeshua, Lamb of God, and Prince of Peace, readers will encounter a God who is utterly holy, powerful, surprising, merciful, and loving.Each week’s study includes:• Background information to help readers understand the name• A key Scripture passage in which the name was first or most significantly revealed • A series of questions for individual or group study• A list of Bible passages for further reflectionBased on Praying the Names of God and Praying the Names of Jesus but containing additional questions for reflection and study, this unique Bible study is designed to help individuals and groups explore the most important of God’s names and titles as they are revealed in the Bible. Also included is a helpful pronunciation guide to the Names of God in Ancient Hebrew and Koine Greek.

The Names of God

A Miracle a Day meets the desire for true stories of the supernatural, but presents them from a biblical perspective that also meets the reader's needs for a deeper grounding in the Christian faith. These 55 meditations draw from contemporary stories and stories from the Scripture to readers biblical nourishment as they satidfy their curiosity about the supernatural realm.

Stories of Heavenly Encounters

A Miracle a Day

Over the years, Ann Spangler has read through the Bible several times, plowing straight through from Genesis to Revelation. But like many people who tend to be self-critical, Ann found it easier to absorb the harsher-sounding passages in the Bible than those that speak of God’s love and compassion.Then one day, Ann listened as her friend Joan talked about a time in her life when she became convinced of God’s love. Ann expected her friend to reveal something complicated and difficult, a tragedy perhaps that God had brought her through. But Joan had simply decided to set aside one month in which she would act as though God loved her. And that settled it for her—for good.In the months that followed, Ann decided to develop a remedial course in which she could reflect morning and evening on the most tender words of God in the Bible. She prayed that God’s penetrating Word would transform her as she hunted through Scripture for words of mercy, compassion, peace, and protection. The Tender Words of God is the result of this process, offering ninety days of devotional readings on some of Scripture’s most encouraging words. While the core of the book is Scripture, each week contains reflections and daily prayers that chronicle Ann’s struggle to know God better. These are included not because she believes her quest is all that remarkable, but precisely because she knows it is ordinary, expressing as it does our common longing to love and be loved, especially by the One who made us. Ann invites you to join her on this journey to know God better, to let his tender words become like guardians at the beginning and at the end of each day, convincing you once and for all of his faithful, committed love.

A Daily Guide

The Tender Words of God

Dreams offers fascinating true stories of ordinary men and women whose lives have been changed by a dream. More than that, it provides biblically-based wisdom for discerning your dreams so that you can recognize and respond to God's voice.

True Stories of Remarkable Encounters with God

Dreams

A compilation of stories by Liz Curtis Higgs, Barbara Johnson, Patsy Clairmont and others.

Laugh-out-loud Stories from Today's Best-known Women of Faith : Stories

She who Laughs, Lasts!

Joy, peace, and power—these are only some of the gifts promised to those who trust in the name of the Lord. Praying the Names of Jesus will lead readers into a richer and more rewarding relationship with Christ by helping them to understand and to pray his names on a daily basis. By understanding the biblical context in which these names and titles were revealed, readers will gain a more intimate knowledge of Jesus and of his plan for their lives. They will also begin to see how each of his names holds within it a promise: to be our Teacher, Healer, Friend, and Lord—to be God with Us no matter the circumstances. Prince of Peace, Lamb of God, Bread of Life, Yeshua... through his names and titles, we come to understand more fully how Jesus reveals God’s heart to us. "Praying the Names of Jesus" focuses on twenty-six of his most prominent names and titles to provide six-months worth of devotions. Each week provides a unique devotional program designed for personal prayer and study or for use in small groups. "Praying the Names of Jesus" is the companion volume to the bestselling "Praying the Names of God." In ways both surprising and profound it reveals a rich portrait of Jesus that will move readers toward a deeper experience of his love and mercy.

Laugh-Out-Loud Stories from Today's Best-Known Women of Faith

She Who Laughs, Last!

God Is Greater than You Think Many people feel both drawn to God and afraid of Him at the same time. Is it really possible to be close to a perfect God when it seems like we are always messing up? Fortunately, God wants us to know him better. In this daily devotional, Ann Spangler paints a thrilling vision of a God who is not only all powerful but also deeply compassionate and rich in mercy. As you learn more about this amazing God who is holy, just, always present, and filled with unending love, you will quickly realize that God is far bigger and far better than anything you could ever hope or imagine.

I Am with You

But be forewarned, once you start, you may not be able to stop! Help, I Can’t Stop Laughing! offers a collection of nonstop fun, foibles, and rib-tickling humor for those who know that laughter is the best medicine.Contributors like Barbara Johnson, Martha Bolton, Mark Lowry, Patsy Clairmont, Becky Freeman, and Chonda Pierce share their most hilarious and embarrassing moments to remind you that God’s love and a little laughter will keep you smiling no matter what curves life throws you.This cheerful collection of quips, stories, anecdotes, and quotes offers a continual source of refreshment in the midst of life’s struggles and stresses. Let the laughter begin!

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