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  Today's Publisher's Pride is Eternal Sprins: Joy Found in the Book of John by Bruce Floren which reached #232 in the Amazon category of motivation and spiritual growth. Book Description: What if joy isn’t optional in the Christian life—but essential? For many, religion feels heavy, demanding, and joyless. Yet Jesus promised life “to the full.” In Eternal Springs, the author draws from his deeply personal journey of leaving faith behind to pursue happiness, where he ultimately discovered that true joy could only be found by returning to Christ. Rooted in the Gospel of John and shaped by decades of lived experience, this book uncovers a vibrant, Spirit-led understanding of joy—not as shallow emotion, but as the divine energy that fuels love, grace, fruitfulness, and spiritual vitality. This is Christianity rediscovered: Joy that sustains rather than distracts Faith that overflows rather than burdens A life that becomes an attractive aroma to the glory of God Eternal Springs ...

  Today's Publisher's Pride is Eternal Sprins: Joy Found in the Book of John by Bruce Floren which reached #232 in the Amazon category of motivation and spiritual growth. Book Description: What if joy isn’t optional in the Christian life—but essential? For many, religion feels heavy, demanding, and joyless. Yet Jesus promised life “to the full.” In Eternal Springs, the author draws from his deeply personal journey of leaving faith behind to pursue happiness, where he ultimately discovered that true joy could only be found by returning to Christ. Rooted in the Gospel of John and shaped by decades of lived experience, this book uncovers a vibrant, Spirit-led understanding of joy—not as shallow emotion, but as the divine energy that fuels love, grace, fruitfulness, and spiritual vitality. This is Christianity rediscovered: Joy that sustains rather than distracts Faith that overflows rather than burdens A life that becomes an attractive aroma to the glory of God Eternal Springs ...

  Recently, Spiritually Homeless (Girrell), reached #93 in faith and spirituality. #117 in mysticism and spirituality, and #235 in spiritual growth. Book description: Many have walked away from organized religion not out of apathy, but out of honesty. Still the spiritual hunger remains; the longing for community and a place called home persists. Spiritually Homeless offers a deeply compassionate and practical guide for those navigating spiritual life beyond church walls. Whether you left organized religion years ago or never belonged to some sect to begin with, this book will meet you right where you are. Through stories, reflection, and decades of experience in spiritual leadership and psychological insight, Spiritually Homelesss explores how we find belonging, create ritual, face the dark night, and rediscover awe—without needing to return to doctrines that no longer fit. keywords: spiritual hunger; spiritual seekers; leaving organized religion; life beyond church; spiritual...

  We often imagine spiritual growth as a staircase: each step deliberate, upward, and earned. But in truth, it’s more like a tide—sometimes rushing in with clarity and grace, other times receding into silence and shadow. What prompts growth? Not just prayer or practice, but rupture. Illness, loss, transition, contradiction. The moment when our tidy frameworks collapse and we’re left asking, “What now?” These are the sacred thresholds. Not because they feel holy, but because they strip us of illusion and invite us into deeper truth. And no, it’s not predictable. You can’t schedule an awakening. You can’t force insight. You can prepare the soil—through presence, humility, and community—but the seed sprouts when it’s ready. Sometimes in the middle of a crisis. Sometimes while washing dishes. Spiritual growth resists measurement. It loops, stalls, surprises. It asks us to trust the compost as much as the bloom. So, if you feel stuck, or messy, or unsure—good. You’re probably growi...