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The Gospel of Mary Magdalene reveals a very different love story from the one we've come to refer to as Christianity. Harvard-trained theologian Meggan Watterson leads us verse by verse through Mary's gospel to illuminate the powerful teachings it contains.A gospel, as ancient and authentic as any of the gospels that the Christian bible contains, was buried deep in the Egyptian desert after an edict was sent out in the 4th century to have all copies of it destroyed. Fortunately, some rebel monks were wise enough to refuse-and thanks to their disobedience and spiritual bravery, we have several manuscripts of the only gospel that was written in the name of a woman: The Gospel of Mary Magdalene.Mary's gospel reveals a radical love that sits at the heart of the Christian story. Her gospel says that we are not sinful; we are not to feel ashamed or unworthy for being human. In fact, our purpose is to be fully human, to be a "true human being"- that is, a person who has remembered that, yes, we are a messy, limited ego, and we are also a limitless soul. And all we need to do is to turn inward (again and again); to meditate, like Mary Magdalene, in the way her gospel directs us, so that we can see past the ego of our own little lives to what's more real, and lasting, and infinite, and already here, within. With searing clarity, Watterson explains how and why Mary Magdalene came to be portrayed as the penitent prostitute and relates a more historically and theologically accurate depiction of who Mary was within the early Christ movement. And she shares how this discovery of Mary's gospel has allowed her to practice, and to experience, a love that never ends, a love that transforms everything. Read more

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROne of Publishers Weekly’s Best Religion Books of 2024“Anne Lamott is my Oprah.” —Chicago TribuneFrom the bestselling author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, Wow, a joyful celebration of love“Love is our only hope,” Anne Lamott writes in this perceptive new book. “It is not always the easiest choice, but it is always the right one, the noble path, the way home to safety, no matter how bleak the future looks.”In Somehow: Thoughts on Love, Lamott explores the transformative power that love has in our lives: how it surprises us, forces us to confront uncomfortable truths, reminds us of our humanity, and guides us forward. “Love just won't be pinned down,” she says. “It is in our very atmosphere” and lies at the heart of who we are. We are, Lamott says, creatures of love.In each chapter of Somehow, Lamott refracts all the colors of the spectrum. She explores the unexpected love for a partner later in life. The bruised (and bruising) love for a child who disappoints, even frightens. The sustaining love among a group of sinners, for a community in transition, in the wider world. The lessons she underscores are that love enlightens as it educates, comforts as it energizes, sustains as it surprises. Somehow is Anne Lamott’s twentieth book, and in it she draws from her own life and experience to delineate the intimate and elemental ways that love buttresses us in the face of despair as it galvanizes us to believe that tomorrow will be better than today. Full of the compassion and humanity that have made Lamott beloved by millions of readers, Somehow is classic Anne Lamott: funny, warm, and wise. Read more

Renowned pastor and New York Times bestselling author of The Prodigal Prophet Timothy Keller explores the power of prayer. Christians are taught in their churches and schools that prayer is the most powerful way to experience God. But few receive instruction or guidance in how to make prayer genuinely meaningful. In Prayer, renowned pastor Timothy Keller delves into the many facets of this everyday act. With his trademark insights and energy, Keller offers biblical guidance as well as specific prayers for certain situations, such as dealing with grief, loss, love, and forgiveness. He discusses ways to make prayers more personal and powerful, and how to establish a practice of prayer that works for each reader. Dr. Keller’s previous books have sold more than one million copies. His Redeemer Presbyterian Church is not only a major presence in his home base of New York, it has also helped to launch more than two hundred fifty other churches in forty-eight cities around the world. His teachings have already helped millions, the majority of whom pray regularly. And with Prayer, he’ll show them how to find a deeper connection with God. Read more

What if you could walk into any room and command attention without saying a word? What if your presence alone could captivate, influence, and leave a lasting impression?This is the power of Dark Feminine Energy—a hidden force within every woman that, once awakened, transforms the way you move through the world. Dark Feminine Energy isa force so powerful that the most legendary women in history mastered it to get exactly what they wanted. Marilyn Monroe, Cleopatra, and modern icons didn’t just rely on beauty; they understood the subtle art of allure, seduction, mystery, and influence.In this book, you’ll discover how to activate your hidden feminine power and embody the essence of an irresistible, high-value woman. Learn the secrets of seduction, feminine magnetism, and the art of influence to create an aura so captivating that people can’t help but be drawn to you.In this book, you’ll discover how to:Cultivate an irresistible aura that naturally draws people inMaster the art of seduction and influence like the most iconic femme fatalesHarness the seductive power of dark feminine energy to attract attention and admiration from menSpeak, move, and carry yourself in a way that commands attentionEmbrace your mystery and allure to make people crave your presenceTap into deep feminine confidence that makes you unstoppableIf you’re ready to stop being overlooked and start being unforgettable, then keep reading. Because once you embrace your dark feminine energy, you’ll never have to chase again. The world will come to you. Read more

The twentieth anniversary edition of The Spiral Dance celebrates the pivotal role the book has had in bringing Goddess worship to the religious forefront. This bestselling classic is both an unparalleled reference on the practices and philosophies of Witchcraft and a guide to the life-affirming ways in which readers can turn to the Goddess to deepen their sense of personal pride, develop their inner power, and integrate mind, body, and spirit. Starhawk's brilliant, comprehensive overview of the growth, suppression, and modern-day re-emergence of Wicca as a Goddess-worshipping religion has left an indelible mark on the feminist spiritual consciousness. In a new introduction, Starhawk reveals the ways in which Goddess religion and the practice of ritual have adapted and developed over the last twenty years, and she reflects on the ways in which these changes have influenced and enhanced her original ideas. In the face of an ever-changing world, this invaluable spiritual guidebook is more relevant than ever. Read more

Unveil and Embrace the Power of the Most Influential Dark GoddessesAre you on a journey of spiritual exploration that has led you to the Dark Goddesses? Whether you're a seasoned practitioner looking to delve into shadow work and other practices, or you're seeking to connect with one or more Dark Goddesses or embrace your own inner goddess, this book is a crucial resource.While often misunderstood, Dark Goddesses are some of the most compelling figures in various mythologies. This guide will help you explore their origins, true power, and cultural and psychological significance.In this book, you will:Familiarize yourself with the concept and significance of the Dark Goddess archetype.Explore the myths and roles of Greek Dark Goddesses like Hekate, Persephone, and Nyx.Discover Egyptian Dark Goddesses such as Sekhmet, Nephthys, Hathor, and Nut.Understand the significance of Mesopotamian Dark Goddesses including Ereshkigal, Lilith, and Inanna.Learn about the unique attributes of Slavic Dark Goddesses Baba Yaga and Marzanna.Delve into the symbolism of Hindu Dark Goddesses like Kali, Durga, Chinnamasta, and Chamunda.Explore the roles of African Dark Goddesses Oya, Ala, and Yewa.Analyze the nature of Celtic Dark Goddesses, including The Morrigan, Macha, Badb, and the Cailleach.Investigate the roles and attributes of Norse Dark Goddesses Hel, Skadi, and Angrboda.Gain the ability to embrace the Dark Goddess living within you.Master the art of honoring Dark Goddesses through traditional rituals and practices.By presenting a multifaceted view of each Dark Goddess and teaching you how to honor them—and the goddess within—this book offers the perfect aid for spiritual exploration and practice for all experience levels.Click the “Add to Cart” button now to unlock the transformative potential and inner wisdom Dark Goddesses embody. Read more

The bestselling author's inspiring autobiographical account of personal pain, spiritual awakening, and divine grace."Inspiring. Sue Monk Kidd is a direct literary descendant of Carson McCullers."—Baltimore Sun"Grounded in personal experience and bolstered with classic spiritual disciplines and Scripture, this book offers an alternative to fast-fix spirituality."—Bookstore Journal Blending her own experiences with an intimate grasp of spirituality, Sue Monk Kidd relates the passionate and moving tale of her spiritual crisis, when life seemed to have lost meaning and her longing for a hasty escape from the pain yielded to a discipline of "active waiting." Full of wisdom, poise, and grace, Kidd’s words will encourage us along our spiritual journey, toward becoming who we truly are. Read more

Twenty-five women (aged 30 to 80) tell stories of how they endured or navigated a variety of struggles and emerged having grown and transformed. Their desire is to share lessons learned to provide you with inspiration, hope, and encouragement.Writers describe experiences like altering limiting mindsets to recognize the value of self-care, listening, and manifesting; escaping emotionally or physically abusive environments and emerging stronger; stripping away restrictive expectations of others and creating authentic and passionate lives; and overcoming life-threatening illness through determination and taking charge. Others claim enough and intentionally discover and pursue more fulfilling careers; face harsh labels and inadequate language to become more compassionate; and find unexpected joy in mentoring and uplifting others.Their stories are important to learn from as they help us be more aware of the complexities of other people. Everybody has a story. Everybody. You will be touched by the resiliency and bravery of these writers as through their words you’ll find reasons to uplift your own life.Net profits from From Us For You book sales will be donated to a designated non-profit organization dedicated to advocating for and assisting women. Read more

A New York Times bestseller from the author of Dusk, Night Dawn, Hallelujah Anyway, Bird by Bird, and Almost Everything.Author Anne Lamott writes about the three simple prayers essential to coming through tough times, difficult days and the hardships of daily life.Readers of all ages have followed and cherished Anne Lamott’s funny and perceptive writing about her own faith through decades of trial and error. And in her new book, Help, Thanks, Wow, she has coalesced everything she knows about prayer to these fundamentals.It is these three prayers – asking for assistance from a higher power, appreciating what we have that is good, and feeling awe at the world around us – that can get us through the day and can show us the way forward. In Help, Thanks, Wow, Lamott recounts how she came to these insights, explains what they mean to her and how they have helped, and explores how others have embraced these same ideas.Insightful and honest as only Anne Lamott can be, Help, Thanks, Wow is the everyday faith book that new Lamott readers will love and longtime Lamott fans will treasure. Read more

"[Thich Nhat Hanh] shows us the connection between personal, inner peace and peace on earth." --His Holiness The Dalai LamaNominated by Martin Luther King, Jr. for a Nobel Peace Prize, Thich Nhat Hanh is one of today’s leading sources of wisdom, peace, compassion and comfort.With hard-won wisdom and refreshing insight, Thich Nhat Hanh confronts a subject that has been contemplated by Buddhist monks and nuns for twenty-five-hundred years—and a question that has been pondered by almost anyone who has ever lived: What is death? In No Death, No Fear, the acclaimed teacher and poet Thich Nhat Hanh examines our concepts of death, fear, and the very nature of existence. Through Zen parables, guided meditations, and personal stories, he explodes traditional myths of how we live and die, showing us a way to live a life unfettered by fear. Read more

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New York Times bestselling author of The Prodigal Prophet Timothy Keller shows how God calls on each of us to express meaning and purpose through our work and careers.“A touchstone of the [new evangelical] movement.” —The New York TimesTim Keller, pastor of New York’s Redeemer Presbyterian Church and the New York Times bestselling author of The Reason for God, has taught and counseled students, young professionals, and senior leaders on the subject of work and calling for more than twenty years. Now he pulls his insights into a thoughtful and practical book for readers everywhere.With deep conviction and often surprising advice, Keller shows readers that biblical wisdom is immensely relevant to our questions about work today. In fact, the Christian view of work—that we work to serve others, not ourselves—can provide the foundation of a thriving professional and balanced personal life. Keller shows how excellence, integrity, discipline, creativity, and passion in the workplace can help others and even be considered acts of worship—not just of self-interest. Read more

The New York Times bestselling author of The Secret Life of Bees shares an inspiring account of her spiritual journey to discovering the love of God.In this insightful and inspiring memoir, Sue Monk Kidd remembers the beginnings of her spiritual journey, and explores what it means to be called on an adventure of faith—one in which we finally experience how deeply and wholly loved we are by God. God’s Joyful Surprise offers powerful insights about why devotion to God is more important than good works. Steeped in wisdom and written with poise and grace, Kidd’s words will encourage others along their own spiritual paths. Strands of humor and warmth woven throughout make it a joy to read from beginning to end.“Beautifully written . . . the message and challenge of the book is profound. . . . This book will awaken your longing and set you off on your own spiritual journey.” —Today’s Christian Woman“A joy to read from beginning to end.” —Virtue Magazine Read more

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Bible Study for Women Summer: Read the Bible in a Year - Full Color Workbook.Join us for our second season, in a yearlong journey through the Bible to strengthen your faith. This is the second book in the series 'Summer'. If you are struggling to fit Bible study into your life? This series makes it easy!When you need to lift your spirits or tackle daily challenges that women face, the Bible offers the answers. This seasonal series is perfect for women who want to engage in meaningful Bible study and want help in understanding how to apply God's word.In this second book Summer, the second of four books in your yearlong study, we break down the Bible into 4 easy to absorb books that will guide you through the Bible at a manageable pace. You will have a new theme or topic each week to inspire your thoughts and study – this book is perfect for any woman looking for an enjoyable way to engage with the Bible without feeling overwhelmed. Each week provides 6 days of readings from Genesis to Ezra, as well as questions and steps for reflection and self-discovery. You can make this journey through the Bible at your own pace or even in a group setting!You will love the interactive readings, and the thoughtful questions that are both easy to understand and great for personal growth. The action plan will help you to stay on track and the workbook section gives you ample space to make notes and capture your thoughts on the readings and questions.This book features:Themed readings - the topics each week relate to themes that relate to modern womenWorkbook design – there is space each week to make notesFull Color Design and Illustrations (Print version only)Engaging ways to study:Thought-provoking insightsInteractive questionsBible journal promptsStudy on your own or in a group settingSuitable for any denominationUse your favorite translation – the included reading plans work with any translation, allowing you to use your favorite Bible to connect with God more deeply.A Bible Study for Women: Read the Bible in a Year, is the perfect way to become closer to God. Join us on our quest of empowering women and enhance your faith this season, while still managing your hectic schedule! Read more

What if your rock bottom was actually the beginning of your rebirth?In The Greatest Teacher of All, SummerLee Blankenship shares her raw and powerful true story—from addiction, trauma, and deep loss to awakening, healing, and spiritual transformation. As a Native American woman carrying generational pain, she walks the long road home to herself through plant medicine, ceremony, and divine guidance.This isn’t just a memoir—it’s a testimony of survival, soul reclamation, and the sacred wisdom found in life’s darkest moments. With brutal honesty and poetic grace, SummerLee invites readers into the depths of her journey and shows us that even in our most broken state, we are never beyond redemption.For anyone who has felt lost, alone, or unloved—this book is your mirror, your medicine, and your reminder that healing is possible.What if your rock bottom was actually the beginning of your rebirth?The Greatest Teacher of All is the raw and powerful true story of SummerLee Blankenship—from addiction, trauma, and deep loss to awakening, healing, and spiritual transformation.As a Native American woman carrying the weight of generational pain, she walks the long road home to herself through plant medicine, sacred ceremony, and divine guidance.This isn’t just a memoir—it’s a testimony of survival, soul reclamation, and the sacred wisdom found in life’s darkest moments.With brutal honesty and poetic grace, SummerLee invites readers into the depths of her journey and shows us that even in our most broken state, we are never beyond redemption.For anyone who has felt lost, alone, or unloved—this book is your mirror, your medicine, and your reminder that healing is possible. Read more

In God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World, New York Times bestselling author of Religious Literacy and religion scholar Stephen Prothero argues that persistent attempts to portray all religions as different paths to the same God overlook the distinct problem that each tradition seeks to solve. Delving into the different problems and solutions that Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Confucianism, Yoruba Religion, Daoism and Atheism strive to combat, God is Not One is an indispensable guide to the questions human beings have asked for millennia—and to the disparate paths we are taking to answer them today. Readers of Huston Smith and Karen Armstrong will find much to ponder in God is Not One. Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the acclaimed author of Bird by Bird comes a personal, wise, very funny, and “life-affirming” book (People) that shows us how to find meaning and hope through shining the light of faith on the darkest part of ordinary life. "Anne Lamott is walking proof that a person can be both reverent and irreverent in the same lifetime. Sometimes even in the same breath." —San Francisco ChronicleLamott claims the two best prayers she knows are: "Help me, help me, help me" and "Thank you, thank you, thank you." She has a friend whose morning prayer each day is "Whatever," and whose evening prayer is "Oh, well." Anne thinks of Jesus as "Casper the friendly savior" and describes God as "one crafty mother."Despite—or because of—her irreverence, faith is a natural subject for Anne Lamott. Since Operating Instructions and Bird by Bird, her fans have been waiting for her to write the book that explained how she came to the big-hearted, grateful, generous faith that she so often alluded to in her two earlier nonfiction books. The people in Anne Lamott's real life are like beloved characters in a favorite series for her readers—her friend Pammy, her son, Sam, and the many funny and wise folks who attend her church are all familiar. And Traveling Mercies is a welcome return to those lives, as well as an introduction to new companions Lamott treats with the same candor, insight, and tenderness.Lamott's faith isn't about easy answers, which is part of what endears her to believers as well as nonbelievers. Against all odds, she came to believe in God and then, even more miraculously, in herself. As she puts it, "My coming to faith did not start with a leap but rather a series of staggers." Read more