In this expanded edition of a spiritual formation classic, David G. Benner explores the twin themes of love and surrender as the heart of Christian spirituality. God doesn't want his people to respond to him out of fear or obligation, but invites us to enter into an authentic relationship of intimacy and devotion—by surrendering to love.

For the sake of her ailing mother, Marianne Denton becomes engaged to Noah Brennin, a merchantman she despises. But as the War of 1812 escalates, his ship is captured by the British, and the ill-matched couple learns vital information that could aid America's cause. As they battle to save their country, will they also find love?

For a Christian, waving the white flag doesn’t mean, “I give up!” It means, “Victory at last!” Struggling with stubborn habits? Secret sin? Spiritual strongholds? The key isn’t how committed you are to the battle—it’s how surrendered you are to God. This truth can be your breakthrough, the first step towards a deeper, richer, victorious spiritual life. With her compelling mix of profound biblical insight and personal example, Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth reveals why it is only when you surrender your heart, your soul, your body, your ambitions—everything—to God that He can fully help you triumph. You can win that battle. You can have that victory. But not until you learn to surrender. Surrender is the second book in The Revive Our Hearts Series, which has sold well over 240,000 copies! With study questions at the end of each chapter, it is ideal for personal or small group study.

One night of passion with the man you've dreamed about every night for ten years . . . What lady can resist that?After three months of holding out against her Yorkist besiegers, Lady Eleanor de Woodford finally surrenders her Lancastrian castle to Sir Henry de Tracey, only then realising he's the man she fell in love with ten years ago. However the once boyish Hal has grown into a powerful, impressive knight, a man used to being obeyed, who's not going to let their past change the fact that he wants her castle, and he wants it now!Although she knows she should hate Henry for betraying the real king and killing her husband, having suffered seven years of marriage to a selfish, sometimes cruel man, Eleanor is desperate for a night of freedom before she's married off again to some old knight in a faraway land. She asks Henry for one night of passion and he, still finding her the most beautiful woman he's ever seen, is happy to oblige. Eleanor has already surrendered her castle. She doesn't realise she's about to surrender her heart as well . . . .

“If there were a Guinness Book of World Records entry for ‘amount of times having prayed the sinner’s prayer,’ I’m pretty sure I’d be a top contender,” says pastor and author J. D. Greear. He struggled for many years to gain an assurance of salvation and eventually learned he was not alone. “Lack of assurance” is epidemic among evangelical Christians. In Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart, J. D. shows that faulty ways of present- ing the gospel are a leading source of the confusion. Our presentations may not be heretical, but they are sometimes misleading. The idea of “asking Jesus into your heart” or “giving your life to Jesus” often gives false assurance to those who are not saved—and keeps those who genuinely are saved from fully embracing that reality. Greear unpacks the doctrine of assurance, showing that salvation is a posture we take to the promise of God in Christ, a posture that begins at a certain point and is maintained for the rest of our lives. He also answers the tough questions about assurance: What exactly is faith? What is repentance? Why are there so many warnings that seem to imply we can lose our salvation? Such issues are handled with respect to the theological rigors they require, but Greear never loses his pastoral sensitivity or a communication technique that makes this message teachable to a wide audience from teens to adults.

Surrender - a gift of transformation is an energetically uplifting source of nourishment for one's soul - the source of all inspiration! It both disturbs and nurtures, without scarring. It lifts the Veil of Forgetfulness when one presents themselves to its unique process of sublimination. The book is not conventionally written and empowers the reader to trust ever more their inner guidance, to go within and to seek truth for themselves from the Source of All That Is. It is a journey of discovery. It is a personal experience - most suredly an Invitation to Life! Encased in its pages Surrender - a gift of transformation procures for you, the reader, a note of nostalgia and a pleasantness that is heartfelt. There is a knowing that you experience, or a connectiveness that you feel, through the transmission of light given by the primordial wisdoms intertwined in the commonality of text. Words, in and of themselves, are meaningless, unless you the reader envelope the umbrella of understanding in the plethora of images conjured up by the phraseology, so eloquently labouring on each page or Chapter of Truth. To assist you in this endeavour are a myriad of cosmic vibrations intertwined into thoughtful and simple mandalas, posited to arrest your inquisitive mind, so that Beauty reigns supreme. It is from this standpoint of Beauty that one endures and trusts the process of their own Becoming. Your life, your soul, pulsates the unabridgement needed to forest through the quagmire of recesses within your dark soul. It is through foraging through these morsels that one encounters the light behind the truth that has so ravenously been shed on your behalf. Surrender - a gift of transformation gives you an opportunity to experience the sublime within you, to know the passion that fuels the enigma that disturbs you - the very reason that you now gaze upon this page. What has led you here, is that which you begin to engage with, more consciously, through the channel of Surrender - a gift of transformation. Open your heart and feel the essence of your soul that bequests your ephermeral focus to rise into that state of consciousness of being fully Human.

Are you longing for your life to be easier and more fun? Would you like to stop pushing, micromanaging, and forcing things so you can relax? What if you could enjoy what you have instead of always lusting for 'more'? What if you could live in 'the zone', propelled by powerful currents toward the right people and opportunities? What if you could stop worrying about money and live with more emotional ease in the moment? If you answer 'yes' to all these questions and desire lasting positive change, then prepare to experience the ecstasy of surrender. Are you longing for your life to be easier and more fun? Would you like to stop pushing, micromanaging and forcing things so you can relax? What if you could enjoy what you have instead of always lusting for 'more'? What if you could live in 'the zone', propelled by powerful currents toward the right people and opportunities? What if you could stop worrying about money and live with more emotional ease in the moment? If you answer 'yes' to all these questions and desire lasting positive change, then prepare to experience the ecstasy of surrender. The art of letting go, Dr Judith Orloff explains, is the secret key to manifesting power and success in all areas of life, including work, relationships, sexuality, radiant aging, and health and healing. With her stunning gift for storytelling coupled with her unique, results-oriented approach to physical, emotional and spiritual health - marrying neuroscience, psychiatry, intuitive medicine, energy techniques and more - Judith provides a powerful, practical and accessible map for anyone who is longing to be happier but who feels stuck, burned-out, tense, worried or afraid to let go. (Previously published as The Ecstasy of Surrender, ISBN: 9781781804209)