Böcker av Patricia Hofer

With the dogged persistence of a pilgrim and the audacity of a mystic, Patricia Hofer offers the sixth and last book in her series of daily studies and devotion.At times proudly assertive, at other times embarrassingly honest, Living Calm opens a window into Hofer's soul, into the heart of her Christian experience. As she says, "This is my witness. The same calm and assurance of faith that the Lord has given to me He stands ready to give to you as well. Are you ready to allow it?"

Healing and wholeness.Comfort and confidence.Spirituality and faith.Continuing life and individuality.If you're seeking any of these things, it's time to open your heart to the world of Living Strong. Unlike Living Large, which took Christian believing into the outer spaces of the natural world, with her latest book, Patricia Hofer journeys into the inner spaces of the human heart, into the God-inspired soul of human consciousness.In this interior pilgrimage, modern day Christians walk beside John Bunyan's pilgrims, and Old Testament prophets face off with neuroscience researchers. Those who have had "near death" experiences share the road with C. S. Lewis and George MacDonald. St. Augustine and St. Paul draw a surprising and unique road map. And the Lord himself leads the way.The fifth book in a series of six, Living Strong follows the same format as Living Large, Turning Aside to See, Yielding to Wonder, and Driving into the Dawn. Each book contains easy to read two-page chapters, designed to inspire daily study and contemplation.Hofer's first book, Power of Yielding, describes her dramatic conversion experience and the lifetime pilgrimage that it initiated. She continues to read widely, searching for similar spiritual awakenings and the most inspiring and essential Christian truths.Are you ready to be a pilgrim? To tie on your shoes and continue on in your walk with the Lord?

Christianity is large enough and deep enough to embrace all of our complex questions, doubts, and speculations. What gets us nowhere is apathy, passively accepting a doctrinal adherence that we listen to only on Sunday.Hofer's writing draws you into a vital relationship with the Lord that has thrived for almost twenty-five years. Besides offering some daily doses of practical insight and inspiration, Living Large investigates the source of religious believing and the origin of moral behavior. It looks natural science directly in the eye. And it reflects the author's growing appreciation for the Old Testament.The fourth book in this series, Living Large follows the same format as Driving into the Dawn, Yielding to Wonder and Turning Aside to See. It contains easy-to-read two-page chapters, each opening with a psalm that leads to daily study.Hofer's first book, Power of Yielding, described her dramatic conversion experience and the lifetime pilgrimage that it initiated. She continues to read widely, journeying on, searching for similar spiritual awakenings and essential Christian truths.If you're ready to enrich your Christian faith with a greater understanding of what you believe, this is the book for you.

Where is our soul? How did it get there? What makes it grow? Does God love everyone? Is our anger at God justified? How do we face hardship and death? Patricia Hofer covers these questions and more in her new book, Yielding to Wonder. She has found that fresh answers and new understanding revitalize faith. Instead of being a hindrance, this spiritual hunger and discontent in every heart is a gift from God! Second in a series, Yielding to Wonder continues the day-by-day journey that began in Driving into the Dawn. Each short chapter begins with a question. The various answers Hofer offers are personal and yet far-reaching. They spring from her years of research, study, prayer, and a relationship with the Lord that has thrived for over twenty years. Hofer's first book, Power of Yielding, was an inspiring mental pilgrimage, relating her dramatic conversion experience and describing the personal awakening that resulted from it. Today Hofer continues to read widely, searching for similar spiritual awakenings in the lives of other Christians and for the most fundamental and essential Christian truths. Are you ready for a journey that renews your faith and strengthens your relationship with God? If so, some of the questions and answers in this book may be the inspiration that sets you on your way. About the Author Patricia Hofer ended her high school teaching career in the early 1980s and found her way to the Christian Science Publishing Society in Boston. Besides learning to research and edit, she eventually had several articles published. After returning to Arizona, she taught freshman English and technical writing at Glendale Community College. She is currently retired and living in the lovely mountain town of Payson, Arizona.

Do you sometimes have doubts about your Christian beliefs and your spirituality? Are you confronted with questions of faith more often than you want to be? Does your heart yearn for the confidence and joy that come with the Lord's "second blessing"? If so, Patricia Hofer is offering you an invitation to travel along with her, to find new meaning and practicality in the Lord's sanctifying grace. Her short chapters offer readable, daily installments, some that will reassure you and some that will provoke further study. Each reflects how the Lord works in our hearts day by day, coming to us most often in the small moves of singly focused thoughts. Hofer's first book Power of Yielding was an inspiring mental pilgrimage, where she related her dramatic conversion experience and described the personal relationship with the Lord that resulted from it. Today Hofer continues to read widely, searching for similar spiritual awakenings in the lives of other Christians and for the most fundamental and essential Christian truths. Her earlier background in Christian Science and decades of research, study, and prayer since leaving that denomination give her writing a unique, refreshing perspective. Perhaps some of the Lord's answers to Hofer's many questions are meant for you as well.

For a Christian Scientist to be born again in the way Patricia Hofer was would probably require nothing less than a visit from the Lord himself. And that is what happened. Raised in the belief that Christianity was a healing science, imagine her wonder when she smashed headlong into its deepest mysticism. Since that remarkable day, Hofer has read widely, searching for similar spiritual awakenings in the lives of other Christians. Her narrative includes some of this research, but, more than that, it becomes a mental pilgrimage, where she peels back the layers of a personal relationship with the Lord that has warmed her heart for almost twenty years. If you are a serious Christian who needs to discover again the power and the simplicity of Christ or a thinking person who wants to deepen your spiritual view of the world, you will find your journey through these pages rewarding and helpful.