Creative Power by Richard Foster All the passages below are taken from Richard Foster’s book “Money, Sex and Power,” published in 1985. The only cure for the love of power is the power of love. - Sherri McAdam There is a power that destroys. There is also a power that creates. The power that creates gives … Continue reading Creative Power by Richard Foster

    Power of the Powerless by Jean Vanier The following quotations are from Jean Vanier’s (the founder of L’Arche, a world wide community that looks after the mentally handicapped) presentation at the press release of Pope’s Lenten Message, as reported in The Catholic News of March 3-10, 2002. (The words in the brackets are added by me … Continue reading Power of the Powerless by Jean Vanier

Strength and Beauty by J R Miller J. R. Miller, 1899 http://www.gracegems.org/Miller/BOOKS.htm 1.   Strength and Beauty 2.   Shallow Lives 3.   Crowding Out the Best 4.   Things to Leave Undone 5.   Fruit in Its Season 6.   True Religion 7.   The Beauty of the Imperfect 8.   How to Meet Temptation 9.   At the Full Price 10.                      The Blessing of Hardness 11.                      The Ministry of Hindrances 12.                      In Time of Defeat … Continue reading Strength and Beauty by J R Miller

       Strength by Henri Nouwen      The passages below are taken from Father Henri J.M. Nouwen’s book “The Inner Voice of Love,” published in 1996. The book was his secret journal, written between December 1987 and June 1988, during the most difficult period of his life. Everything came crashing down---his self-esteem, his energy to live and … Continue reading Strength by Henri Nouwen

Those who wait on the Lord will find new strength by Max Lucado The passages below are taken from Max Lucado’s book “Come Thirsty,” published in 2004 by W Publishing Group. Buried like a grass burr in Matthew’s rose bed is this disclosure: “Then the eleven disciples left for Galilee, going to the mountain where … Continue reading Those who wait on the Lord will find new strength by Max Lucado