In this powerful book, DeAnna Kitchens leads you on a journey to a deeper intimacy with God. Through all life's experiences, you can develop an intense intimacy with God by living intentionally, seeking Him with purpose, trusting Him completely and fulfilling the legacy He has planned for you. DeAnna Kitchens and her husband founded Clear Vision Ministries, a missions organization, after 15 years of pastoral ministry. DeAnna holds a Masters Degree in Human Resource Management. She has 18 years experience in management, corporate training, and management consulting. DeAnna has developed and delivered training programs for Leadership Development, Communication Skills, Building Effective Relationships, Supervisory Skills, Church Leadership, and many other topics. DeAnna, her husband, Jimmy, and their son, Taylor, live in Wichita, KS.

The human heart is a wonderful mystery of rhythmic life and beauty, like music and poetry. Listening to the beat of anothers heart requires being up close, personal and intimate. Trust is essential. In Heavens Heartbeat, author Micah Smith presents a ninety-day devotional dedicated to helping you hear Gods heartbeat. Using anecdotes from his personal life, Micah offers messages to encourage you to hang in there and not give up when times are tough and uncertain. He presents an invitation to hear Gods voice with renewed hope, growing trust, and calm confidence during the foggy seasons of chaos and confusion. Heavens Heartbeat is not a book of devotional theories. In the next ninety-days you will discover the reality of Gods presence in your life, the help of his Word to guide you, and the healing power of a Fathers heart.

An overview of Celtic spirituality and its implications for us today.

The invitation to hear the heartbeat of God leads us on a journey into the heart of Love, whose name is Jesus. There is nothing that will breathe more life and energy into your relationship with God than the living reality that God is speaking, Jesus is present, the Holy Spirit is leading, and we can hear. And yet, our end goal is not simply to hear God's voice so that God will answer our questions or prayers or encourage our faith. Rather, we are seeking to connect our longing to know God with God's longing to share his heart so that his love will transform us more and more into the image of Jesus. Our journey into hearing the heartbeat of God is about the communication that happens when we experience an authentic and vulnerable love relationship with God where "[we] shall know fully even as [we are] fully known."

What makes God smile? What makes God angry? What makes God's heart beat? Have you ever wanted to know the answers to these questions about God? Do you want to find out if what youve always thought about God is really true? You can get answers to these questions by looking at what the Bible says about the heart of God. In this stimulating and heartfelt book, Dr. Harold Shank leads us through an in-depth study of scripture that will help us find out what makes Gods heart beat. Dr. Shank also explores how to reconcile some of the difficult-to-comprehend aspects of Gods heart. How can His goodness and love be reconciled with His command to utterly destroy a certain group of people? or If God cares about brokenhearted people, why are there so many of them in our world?

Insights from a pioneering leader in world religion, on the intersections of the sacred & the secular. "As Christians—indeed as people of faith of any tradition—we are called to tend to the needs of the least among us. Our response to them must be the response of faith. God gives us a new heart to do this work, and every time we gather to do it, God offers a pacemaker jolt to tweak our heart's rhythm. The challenge is this: will our hearts respond with a strengthened beat, in tune with God’s own heartbeat, sending more life out into the world?" —from the Introduction Explore our connections—as human beings with each other, as one nation with all other nations, as the human species with the whole of our environment—through the lens of faith. Katharine Jefferts Schori, presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church, examines these connections as she looks at the intersections of faith with the major issues of our day: How does faith speak to poverty, climate change, the economy, health care, and what is the faith response? How can believers from many faith traditions find common ground while honoring the Divine, serving one another, and creating deeper community? How do we best use the resources of faith to connect us to the hearts of our neighbors and to the heart of God?