Christian Literature & Books
The Journey: Realizing Spiritual Freedom / Workbook: A New Church Journey Program
By Tom Kline with New Church Outreach
A personal application of the Exodus story, this workbook is intended for individual or group study. Life is a journey. In exploring this workbook, you will learn about the deeper meaning of a biblical story, and to apply what you learn to your life. The New Church teaches that each story of the Bible contains an inner, symbolic meaning that mirrors our every struggle and every triumph. This inner meaning was given in the 18th century through Emanuel Swedenborg and is taught in New Church congregations around the world.
Be of Good Cheer: Discovering the Redeeming Quality of Struggle
By Rev. Ethan McCardell
This book will help you understand God's amazing ability to be here and now, no matter what. God doesn't measure us by our past history. He looks at our present heart. This book will provide you with 21 days of thoughtful reflection on your life's journey as you prepare for the destiny for which you were created, eternal life in heaven. "Be of Good Cheer: Discovering the Redeeming Quality of Struggle" is a roadmap from a lifestyle of doubt and fear to experiencing all that God made you to be.
Return to the Promised Land
By Grant Schnarr
The Story of Our Spiritual Recovery, Grant Schnarr lights the path for the journey home by combining a twelve-step program with a fresh approach to the Exodus story. In this practical, nonsectarian guide, Schnarr compares the struggles of the Israelites in the wilderness to present-day battles to overcome compulsive thoughts and behaviors that limit spiritual potential. He shows the reader how to survive the wilderness times of his or her life and to find the promised land of spiritual recovery.
The Human Face
By Rev. Donald Rose
Two worlds meet in the human face, for it conveys information about our natural, physical life, e.g. pain, and about our spiritual life, e.g. love. It is the Lord's intention that there should be communication among His people, and He designed the human face for this goal. This study weaves together a tapestry of key New Church doctrines and ideas on spheres, judgment, the Grand Man, the infinity of God, angels, the most ancients, understanding difficult stories in the Word, resuscitation after death, life in heaven, and more. Stories from the Lord's life on earth are studied to give a greater understanding of what it is to see the Lord's face and to follow Him.