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This is one of the best books on marriage I have read. The author is thoroughly biblical, very practical and the book is easy to understand. God is the author of marriage, so why not use His manuscript to define what the roles of husband and wife were intended to be? Excellent work and a great book to share with others!

An awesome marriage book!! It points you to God's Word & how to really love & communicate well with your spouse. It is a book every married couple should read & talk about together.

This is by far the best study on marriage I have seen. Steve applies biblical principles to all areas of your marriage.

This book is for those who are ready to call it quits and those who just need a tune-up. Better if completed in a group setting but I am sure individual couples can effectively complete the study.

At last, a book on marriage that isn't filled with fluff! Between the covers are the pratical answers straight from God's instruction book on how to have a happy, lifelong marriage. The author covers real life issues that we deal with on a daily basis. So many books today are filled with cute anecdotes and ways to manipulate a marriage. Not here. In this book we are given instruction on how to truly love and nurture our mate, not focus on what our own selfish wants and desires are. Contrary to most thinking this is the key to a sucessful marriage. I recommend this book to anyone who is truly seeking godly answers about how to heal, correct or just improve your marriage relationship. Get out your knife and fork; this is meat!

Pastor Steve Carr does an extraordinary job of presenting Biblical counsel to married couples. I think this should be a must read for premarital counseling as well. Pastor Steve and his wife Susan have been married for 34 years and offer such a sweet blessing of wisdom and love to those in need of it. Their own story of their pasts fills you with hope.

His first chapter is all about having a willing heart. It has changed how my husband views everything in our marriage. My husband never understood how important the willingness of your heart to success. We are still in the process of healing a destroyed marriage that went to divorce court. Married and How to Stay That Way will open your eyes to your own faults too. One spouse may be more to blame, but you will soon learn you have more than your share of areas to deal with too if you desire a healthy marriage.

Steve Carr covers subjects such as getting to God's goal for your marriage, the key to real companionship, which standard of truth to use when making decisions, understand what love truly is, how to resolve conflicts, how to deal with a hardened heart, how to understand, honor and respect your spouse, how to build communication, how to build romance, how to build self-discipline, and rekindling love that is dying out.

He gives such wonderful insights and practical applications on what to do if your spouse REFUSES to cooperate or if you are in a marriage with a spouse who is out of control. He also publishes free articles on his covenant keepers website convenantkeepers.org, as well as free worksheets. His wisdom from years of studying the Word's application to marriage and counseling marriages in every sort of situation including abuse, affairs, addictions, etc has made him my most trusted resource on this side of Heaven.

There is no promise that a troubled marriage will be healed, as only God knows. Pastor Steve Carr gives you tools to work with to improve a marriage according to God's Word. This can truly revolutionize a marriage. However, there are times that a spouse will choose the way of the world no matter what you do and at times like those, I appreciate Steve Carr's empathy and compassion.

He does not push the unrealistic "stander's" type of ministry that leaves so many godly spouses without a home or their children, giving them over to the wayward spouse thinking God has to heal the marriage if they do this + that, when God's Word makes NO such promise. I know wonderful people who did nothing to protect their children from their "sick" spouse and who have now lost their spouse and children to the world. Instead sometimes true love is allowing your spouse to encounter tough consequences of their wrong choices and in this God often works change and THAT is biblical. God's Word is balanced and calls to accountability our stewardship of our children. Pastor Steve Carr's counsel is godly and balanced with the Word.

I can think of no better marriage book to recommend out of the 20+ popular Christian titles I have read. If you want to apply God's Word (in sound context) to your marriage, then this book is for you.

MENTOR QUEST
On my fiftieth birthday, I lamented to God that I have never had a one-on-one personal
mentor, and how now I probably never would. Enter mentor par excellence, Betty Southard,
via her wonderful new book, The Mentor Quest, that I received as a gift. In a matter of hours
as I sped my way through this challenging book, without ever having to leave my chair, I met
an extended host of helpers at-the-ready with inspiration and information to guide and grace
my life. With an innovative twist, while not disregarding typical mentorial relationships,
Southard opened [what she calls] my "mentoring eyes" to behold a vast array of educators
within easy reach, if I would but reach out. Once she challenged me to "be alert to life" I saw
a mosaic of mentors coloring my life-besides typical sources like teachers, pastors, parents,
and friends, there were the Bible and Bible studies, books, TV, radio, movies, conferences,
speakers, web sites, e-mentoring over e-mail, and lessons learned from life-circumstances, to
name just some. With Southard's encouragement and equipping, I know I could find a mentor-
a-minute if I take responsibility to keep looking through mentor-colored glasses with an alert
attitude and a grateful heart.
-Lynn D. Morrissey, author & speaker

As we move forward through life we find ourselves both needing a mentor and being one. The fascinating thing about Betty Southard's book is her keen insight that many times the need and the being are done without our knowledge. Betty expertly brought to my mind the number of women and men who have touched my life and the numbers of lives I may have touched along the way. This book is especially valuable to those in leadership of any kind...from parents to preachers, from family to friends...and everyone in between.

This practical and inspiring book offers insightful suggestions for how to find the help and guidance we need as we push through the pressures of life. They include people we can learn from, books, men and women of the Bible and mentoring that may take us by surprise in a moment when we are most in need. Wisely, the author also has a chapter on 'toxic' mentoring and how to avoid it! A good resource for study, sharing, and application.

What great news --- we don't have to find a formal mentoring program or make regular appointments with an older person in order to be mentored! This book refocuses us on the reality that mentors are all around us if we will just open our eyes and look. Ms. Southard's book not only gives us practical suggestions and examples of where to look, it also really shifts us from wishing for help to taking hold of what has alrady been uniquely placed in our lives to lead us. A great soul encourager for both men and women!

Read Betty Southard's book, THE MENTOR QUEST! We all should be mentors, and be mentored at the same time...no matter how young or old. This book is very thought provoking.

I highly recommend THE MENTOR QUEST to everyone; even those in the secular world would greatly benefit from it because mentoring is reaching out everywhere in every segment of our society.

The late great Dr. Albert Sweitzer once said that modeling may be the only way to teach our children," and it is the best way to teach anyone...young or old. Modeling is mentoring! Sweitzer also said, "One can never truly be happy until one has served." Being a mentor is a great way to serve.

We should be all be mentors in every area of our lives....in school, business, our personal lives, as married or single women, and as mothers. You do not have to be an older woman to be a mentor...just use your experience so you can be an example to someone who has not yet had those same experiences. They can learn by your mistakes or by your success.

Mentoring stretches us as individuals because we really have to be mindful of our own character, actions and our walk. This book truly touches on everything...it isn't just for women who want to be mentors, but I believe that women who want mentors should definitely read this book, too. It will give you some direction, and show you how to choose a mentor.

Betty Southard did an excellent job, and I plan to send this book to several people I know: Women who should be mentors, and those who want mentors or would benefit having one. Enjoy ladies! And change a life today...be a mentor!!! Or change your life and get a mentor!

As a Mum of (almost) four under four and a half, I don't have time for airy theories. I need something that will help me at the coal face! This book is it. It has a strong scriptural basis and inspires me to be a better Mum in practical ways without drowning me in guilt about the dishes still in the sink or the tiredness I sometimes feel. Mrs George is a real Titus 2 woman!

I got a lot out of this book, BUT...

This was not even close to Elizabeth George's book, A WOMAN AFTER GOD'S OWN HEART. Not even close.

After "Woman", my husband was telling me I was different -- he said he thought the book had made me a better woman.

I consider that pretty good feedback!

This book, while very meaningful, just was not as ... life-enhancing.

I would HIGHLY recommend A Woman After God's Own Heart by the same author.

Having dsaid that, there were a lot of great scripture and applications in this book.

I give it a four, and I would recommend it for all women, moms already or moms-to-be.

I do have one nit-picking complaint about the book -- Mrs. George uses "purpose" as a verb throughout the book, and it is jarring every time. As in, "purpose today to pray for your children." I think "commit" or "plan" or "prayerfully consider" would have been a more normal word usage, instead of "purpose". It bugged me so much that it became an inside joke for my husband and me. As in "Purpose today to go to the store and get me some orange juice."...or "Purpose today to cut the grass."... or "Did you purpose to turn out the lights upstairs?"

I love this book. It gives you great ideas on how to truly love and teach your children as the Lord instructs. Elizabeth George is a great author who is not afraid to say what moms need to hear!

I think this book has great advice for parents who want to instill God's word in their children's life.

This is a must have for all mothers. I got so many Godly ideas to use in becoming a more Christ like mom. I felt impowered after I read this book. I really like to read Elizabeth George books.

I'll be honest, I bought this book from a more Persephone-centric thought process, but I ended up reading the whole thing. It's a very nice, symbolism-rich take on paganism, and I gleaned quite a bit from its pages. It has lots of prayers and a beautiful take on the Demeter/Persephone myth. An added bonus is the wealth of pages on making Greek costumes, garlands, crowns, masks, etc. I would save it just for those alone! Definately worth picking up if you can find it.

A fantastic reconstruction of the rituals of Demeter and Persephone of Eleusis, Greece. Wheel of the Year rituals are quite different from Wicca, but still grain cycle based, and still with many universal themes. Reif has done a lot of research and offers in-depth information on Demeter and Persephone, the clerics of the temple, the liturgy for the rites, planting grain, sacred foods, etc. A lovely book (some great color plates), beautifully made and a great read. I recommend this one highly!

I've been wanting to get my hands on this for a long time, and I was afraid I'd be disappointed when I finally read it. I couldn't have been further from the truth. Jennifer Reif has created a true gem among neo-pagan books. From the fragmentary information we have about the Demeter and Persephone holidays of ancient Greece, Reif constructs a coherent Wheel of the Year mythos that follows the agricultural year, and follows Demeter through the loss of her daughter, her mourning, and her reconciliation with Persephone and Plouton (who isn't the scary guy we expect). She also explains how to adjust the festival calendar if , like me, you don't live in a Mediterranean climate. Reif is full of practical instructions; she devoted chapters to growing grain and making various altar objects that you might desire. I only wish the rituals were more oriented toward the solitary, but with a little imagination, most of them are probably do-able. Bravo to Jennifer Reif, for writing a book both practical and scholarly. This book is for real.

This book is a wonderful resource for those interested in exploring Demetrian paganism or merely those who want to learn more about the Demeter/Persephone myth. I especially appreciated the detailed ritual scripts and descriptions of each of the festivals. The chants and poems were also very useful. The book is very dense, but it is a fast read and easily accessible.

This book is wonderful. I felt like I was there at the Mysteries while I was reading this book. It's so good to see something else Pagan,yet different out there that is not the same old BS of "cast your circle this way..." I like change & so this was a new way for me to celebrate the Wheel of the Year in a different light. Ms. Reif gets you involved making masks,head wreaths,and even gives you help if you want to grow your own wheat. This book was like a breath of fresh air ! HYE! KYE!

This book has wonderful tips and how to's for the beginner as well as the experienced quilter. The illustrations are outstanding. There are excellent tips to improve your skills and a couple of interesting projects. As a hesitant appliquer but enthusiastic pieceworker I found this book gave me the confidence to attempt applique and be successful.

Contains great instructions and patterns for modern applique. I love the printed patterns in the back of the book which eliminates trying to enlarge them for use as in some publications. Good book all around and I highly recommend it.

I love, love, love this book! It has wonderful instructions and terrific pictures to help you all along the way. I'm excited that I'm scheduled to take a class from Linds Jenkins who will be visiting my Quilt Guild in a couple of weeks. Now I will be able to follow along with this wonderful book. I really enjoy doing applique and hope to really master it with the help of Linda and her book

I have been taking classes at my local quilt shop to learn hand applique and this is the one book that my teacher highly recommended to buy as a reference tool. It is absolutely wonderful and makes needle-turn applique a "Piece O Cake"

This is a great reference for beginning applique. It was recommended by a cousin of mine who owns a quilt shop. There are lots of details and pictures along with great tips that take the fear out of teaching yourself to applique. It's cheaper than a class, and a reference for life.

I bought this book, knowing little about it, simply because I have loved everything I've read by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas. This is the best of her best, which says a lot. The world is fortunate that her wealthy, and obviously very intelligent, family, chose to leave our way of life behind for long periods, and immerse themselves in the lives of southern African Bushmen in the 1950s. The story of the Bushman way of life, presented here in Thomas's clear and elegant prose, is endlessly fascinating. Their lives were vigorous, challenging, and based on a sense of sharing that we can all learn from. Of course, once western "civilization" takes over, tragedy follows. But that part of the story has been--and still is--repeated endlessly the world over. Marshall is a brilliant writer and observer, following in the footsteps of her amazing parents. This book is also her tribute to her beloved brother, and his lifelong friendships with the people they met and worked with over the years.

This book, written by a personw ith long standing attachment and interest int he Bushmen of the Kalahari is a good summary of what they were like in the l950's and how they have (beenforced) changed and moved into today south Africa and Bostwana.

An interesting and unique group of people, the Bushmen give links to what early human life was like. Ms Thomas does do a little interpreting about violence and drinking and gender roles, but it is plausible and interesting to reflect upon.

I first heard of the Bushmen through National Geographic's Genographic Project (Spencer Wells "The Journey of Man") which found genetic evidence suggesting Bushmen are one of the oldest, if not the oldest, peoples in the world--a "genetic Adam" from which all the worlds ethnic groups can ultimately trace genetic heritage. Within the face of a Bushmen one can see all the genetic expressions of the world (Asian eyes, African nose, Indian skin, etc..) So I was delighted when this new book appeared by bushmen expert Elizabeth Marshall Thomas who, along with her brother and parents, were one of the first westerners to live with and scientifically document the Bushmen in the 1950s (when Elizabeth was a teenager). Her parents and brother went on to become famous Bushmen experts and proponents in their own careers.

Older members of the Bushmen tribe were valued and respected for their wisdom, likewise Elizabeth is passing down her knowledge and experience for later generations. The Bushman way of life she saw in the 1950s, perhaps as old as 150,000 years, no longer exists - all it took was one generation and the long unbroken chain known as "The Old Way" has disappeared. It is the same sad story told the world over from Native Americans to Tibet to Eskimos. Yet Elizabeth reveals a deeper lesson, which is the "myth" that the Bushmen ever wanted it any other way - they want the comforts of modernization, just as we would prefer not to hunt and gather food each day. Bushmen want to travel, see the world, be a part of wider humanity, and for that we can celebrate and welcome all they have to teach. This book provides that introduction.

Thomas, anthropologist and author of such diverse bestsellers as "The Hidden Life of Dogs," and two excellent pre-history novels, "Reindeer Moon" and "The Animal Wife," began her writing career with the study, "The Harmless People," based on her youthful sojourn among the Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert. The Bushmen may be the only people who ever lived without war. But more on that later.

With "The Old Way," she returns to the subject of that first book - a title that has been in print since 1959. Marshall first encountered the Ju/wasi, one of the five groups of Bushmen, in 1950 when she was 18, on the first of several Kalahari trips with her parents and brother.

Her father, a founder of Raytheon, was a highly organized, take-charge sort of person, with versatile skills. Her mother, a former ballerina turned teacher, became a noted anthropologist over the course of these (and more) trips, and her brother devoted most of his life to the Bushmen.

In the 1950s the Ju/wasi maintained their ancient nomadic culture in near isolation. Except for bits of metal they obtained in trade and used for arrowheads, the Ju/wasi made everything they needed from local material. They did not farm and had no domestic animals, but obtained all their food from hunting and gathering. They were the last people on earth, says Thomas, to follow the "Old Way," a way of life that depends on knowledge handed down one-to-one from generation to generation. The Old Way depends on intimacy between habitat and humanity.

Thomas' book is not a scientific study or a memoir, but a bit of both, as well as a celebration and lament for a culture now gone. It's also a thoughtful reflection on how the Old Way shaped our species from the time we came down out of the trees and stepped on to the Savannah.

Water, says Thomas, controlled the size of human hunter-gatherer groups, and that remained true among the Ju/wasi. Rain was scarce, and water holes passed down through families. Though children were betrothed young, they did not cohabit until the girl reached menarche - about age 17 - and the average age for bearing a first child was 19.

Similarly, though no birth control was used, women bore children about four years apart and seldom had more than four. This was just what could be sustained, without starvation or overburdening the mother or group.

Alliances were complex, all going to foster the strength of the group. Survival depended on group cohesion and the force of their culture went into strengthening those bonds, subsuming, smothering, the desires of the individual.

The sharing of food, for instance, had little to do with who actually killed or gathered the food and the complex system was worked out before the gathering or hunting trip began. Periodic dances also reinforced ties and helped to dispel repressed tensions.

Repression was the usual means of maintaining harmony. Temper tantrums, even among children, were frowned upon - for one thing childish noise could attract predators. Arguments flared, of course, but were almost always settled without violence.

War, to the Ju/wasi, was unknown. Not because they were right thinking pacifists, but because they had developed the perfect weapon to make war - or murder - unthinkable.

The Ju/wasi had only one real weapon - the poisoned arrow. It was all they used to hunt (though they finished off game with a spear). The poison was invariably fatal. A man who settled an argument with a stab from an arrow couldn't take it back - but he would have days to watch his victim die. And the victim, facing certain death, would be perfectly healthy for a day or more and quite capable of wreaking revenge.

The lack of suitable weapons, and even more, the lack of any kind of shield, convince Thomas the Ju/wasi have never known war. She makes a convincing case.

By the 1980s, however, the Ju/wasi were being forced into villages. Many of those Marshall knew as children are now dead - killed in fights, often fueled with drink. Today, alcohol and violence have decimated the Ju/wasi.

While the book's conclusion is wrenching, most of it is a celebration of their intricate culture. Marshall captures the imagination with anecdotes - many from her old journals - that illustrate the matter-of-fact resourcefulness of a people who know the intricacies of all the plants and animals of their desert home.

Some of her anecdotes simply demonstrate the odd commonalities of humanity: "Although I will eventually learn enough !Kung to stumble along in the language...at this point I am at the stage where the Ju/wasi either address me in baby talk or raised voices, or both."

She describes gathering trips that take all day, but don't get going until mid-morning, baffling her own Yankee work ethic. Until she realizes the wisdom of waiting until lions and other nighttime predators are well and truly asleep.

The lion stories are horrifically thrilling. She describes a lioness coming to the edge of their small encampment and roaring threateningly: "The roar was so deep and so loud that it had no direction. It seemed to be coming from anywhere, everywhere." Yet, scary as they were, the lions never hunted or preyed upon the Bushmen.

Marshall does not try to provide answers for all her questions. Some things are "unknowable." This eloquent, passionate book does foster a sense of wonder at our own evolution. Though we've traded much of our intimacy with the earth for modern civilization, Marshall shows how many traces of the Old Way linger on in our blood.

I have all her books but two and I have been a fan for years and years. Starting with reindeer moon and then The hidden life of dogs, Tribe of Tiger, Certain Poor Shephards and everything else except Warrior Tribesman and The Harmless People which I plan to order. The books I have ordered or which were bought for me online were ordered by my best friend. I hope Elizabeth Marshall Thomas writes many more books. If I did not already have the most wonderful mother, I would wish that she was my mother. I really love her view of life, people and animals and nature. She is my favorite author of all time and I would'nt even loan her books to anyone else for fear of losing them. Keep it up EMT I'm forever your fan and I will always reread your books.

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On The Way is a terrific read it captures combat for what it was.I plan to read it a second time so that I can savour those unreal moments that were so ordinary to the combat GI"of World War II"

A perspective of WWII that I have never read before. Brings the day-to-day experience of the ordinary soldier into brutal reality. Wordy and rambling at times, but still a good book.

On the Way, by Edward Marinello, is a fascinating eyewitness account of the American soldier on European battlefields during World War II. Through the eyes and ears of Edward Marinello, the reader witnesses the fears, challenges, and ingenuity of the men in Battery B. This should be required reading for all American history courses. On the Way gives a powerful insight to the human face of war. It is a reminder of how the courage, integrity, and tenacity of each soldier is crucial on the battlefield. This is a must read book!

I am something of a World War II buff. For me, On The Way captures the essence of combat like no other book I've read. It accomplishes this by combining the parallel and paradoxical moods of the fighting GI-the aloneness and the sharing-in such a way as to place the reader alongside. In gripping detail, the book recounts the experiences of a small group of artillery observers and their support teams as they track enemy artillery and destroy it. These GI's spearheaded Patton's Third Army across France, Luxembourg and Germany until one fine day they entered into Austria and war's end. The book was so absorbing that I've promised myself to read it a second time.

This is a statement of my view of this book, which I thoroughly enjoyed. It was read thoughtfully and almost meditatively. It has added to my life by expanding my world view (which, like so many of us, is so easily skewed by identifying with one culture). Thank you for these lessons and hopefully others will also find it so expanding..

From NETWORK, Journal of the Scientific & Medical Network, U.K. The originality of John's book lies in his understanding of the common assumptions underlying science and history. As he says, they are the dominant myths of the modern age and are linked "by a common epistemology of time"; also ... by a common belief in their own sufficiency and objectivity. His book examines the structure and underlying assumptions of our modern scientific understandings of reality. It then moves on to consider other ways of knowing available from our diverse cultural heritage and opens up the possibility of communication with other life forms in nature. Here he takes the view that humans are unique but not superior. His analysis of modern scientific articles of faith is one of the most thorough I know. He argues that other ways of knowing involve entering realms of time other than the linear. John's approach is encapsulated in four assumptions and two precepts: (1) The widespread perception of an ecological crisis is well founded. (2) Science cannot give us all the answers. (3) Through other ways of knowing we can reconnect with an older human wisdom. (4) By acknowledging the living consciousness of the Earth we open ourselves to learning from our companions in nature. The two precepts are (1) We must unlearn the dualistic teaching of our European languages that sets us apart from nature, and (2) Everything we are given by the Earth must be held sacred. The rest of the book develops and illustrates these themes from a very wide range of reading and experience. A Chapter on spiritual politics draws inspiration from Gandhi and Schumacher. There follows a chapter on an education that gives people meaning and purpose, and a final statement of the perennial insight that "this is an intentional, life-enhancing universe with love as its vital force."

Anne Simpkinson, editor of COMMON BOUNDARY: In the opening paragraph, Broomfield declares: "Take heart! Humanity is wise and, in its rich diversity, possessed of vast reservoirs of creativity, inspiration, and spiritual energy with which to meet the challenges of the new millenium. Be of good cheer, for this is an intentional, life-enhancing universe with love as its vital force." My husband Charles read that far and set the book aside, depressed over the gap between Broomfield's optimistic view and the sorry state of the world (plus our own daily avalanche of troubles). I too had been feeling discouraged of late, but Broomfield is no Pollyana spouting mindless fluff. OTHER WAYS OF KNOWING is a thoughtful presentation of a new paradigm for humanity. Weaving a synthesis of observations from science, nature, philosophy, mysticism and personal experience, Broomfield presents us with a vision conguent with the realizations which are coming to us all through spiritual awakening. Arguing against the bloodless "objective" approach to life, Broomfield points instead to the resurgent wisdom of befriending the sentient beings with whom we share this planet. The imperialist European model of conquest, dominance and the supremacy of the white male is giving way to a more holistic sense of reality. "We must cherish and nurture variety in landforms, life forms, cultures, ways of knowing, and styles of expression." The book is punctuated by Broomfield's personal mystical experiences. While living in the Himalayan foothills, he and a friend simultaneously saw before them a hundred foot high apparition of the Mother Goddess. She appeatred on a cliff face of a jungle ravine, sitting naked in a yogic lotus position. Says Broomfield: "Then I looked around to discover a transformed world, radiant and in dancing motion. Everything was flowing into everything else: trees, plants, butterflies, water, earth, and myself. I knew in the very fibre of my being that there are no separations. All is one. I am nature and nature is me." OTHER WAYS OF KNOWING is a passionate testimony to the grandeur of life, and a vote of confidence in the potential of human consciousness. We're all in this together, as Broomfield says, "to piece together a wise and joyful way of being in the world."

From THE BOOK READER, "America's Most Independent Review of Books" Using the observations of Buddhist monks, Loren Eiseley, John Berger, Jung, various shamans, even Will Rogers, Broomfield gives us the pattern that connects .... He writes exquisitely, his knowledge is huge.

If you want to gain a deeper understanding of the growing trend towards a popular acceptance of spiritual ideas and beliefs this book is a must read. Drawing from an impressive range of source material, John Broomfield takes a wide-ranging look at ancient and modern concepts which are shaping our understanding of spirituality and its place in our lives. Discussion of the modern scientific principles of Chaos Theory and Quantum Mechanics is blended with an examination of ancient mystical traditions and the shamanic practices of native cultures to introduce the reader to a new and radical view of reality. The book challenges the reader to discard old beliefs and ways of thinking and to come to terms with the fact that our logical rational Western way of looking at the world may be incomplete and even distorted. I found the main argument promoted by the book compelling - that there are other ways of knowing which can give us a more complete understanding of the world and can lead us to acceptance of a reality which is far more miraculous than anything we could ever have imagined. Richard Creasy Webmaster 21st Century N.Z. Website

I have wanted this out-of-print book for forever, and I'm so lucky to have found it for a fair price on Amazon! It's beautifully and simply written, and covers everything you'd want to share with your (grand) children. I've purchased others, but this is the book I'll use.

This was the first book I ever bought on Paganism and I still think it's the best I have. Even though I was just curious when I bought it and had never even seriously considered a pagan lifestyle. I found it to be a beautifully written book and I loved it's message. Thus, I become hooked on paganism. It has allowed me to celebrate pagan ways with my family and friends in a beautiful and down to earth way. None of the humbo jumbo rituals as in some books I've read. I really like the way the book addresses not only important events in the pagan year but important events in the life of a family such as births, deaths, marriages, coming of age, and more. In fact, my husband and I took many ideas from this book and incorporated them into our wedding. Our Christian guests didn't even realize they were at a pagan wedding and many commented that it was the most beautiful ceremony they had ever been to (a real compliment to true pagan beliefs and values). I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Mr. Serith keeps writing more wonderful books.

This is absolutely the best book for raising children in pagan traditions there is!!! It is non-denomination specific, but is highly spiritual. The content is superb - not fluffy, as I've found some pagan family type books to be. There is a stronger spiritual component to this book than any other on the market.
It includes at least one very kid-friendly ritual for each Sabbat. These rituals are not the type you'd come across in a Circle; there's no circle casting, direction-calling, Charges made etc. The simplicity of these rituals is striking; they are beautiful and poignant and perfect for adapting into the family tradition (especially if you have little ones). They are simply brilliant and elegant.
It also includes rituals for the Full, Dark and New Moons, which are equally as beautiful, as well as Rite of Passage, Hand-fasting and Passing Over rituals.
It includes a wealth of information on the daily inclusion of spirituality into our homes - from daily prayers to the morning, meal prayers, nighttime prayers, to ways of honouring household spirits and guardians (indeed, a ritual for calling one) and how to add a spiritual/pagan element to the celebration of birthdays.
It also includes teaching activities for children.

It is a shame that this gem of a book is out of print. But I urge you, it is well worth getting. I've looked through all the pagan parenting books on the market and have no hestitation on recommending this as the best one out there!

I was looking for a religion to raise my children in. I was attracted to Paganism, but I held off because I couldn't find any family-oriented material. When I found this book, I knew my search was over. Thank you Mr. Serith!

This is an amazingly thorough book on how to have a complete family tradition of pagan worship. I could recommend it to any pagan parent or anyone thinking to become one. Mr Serith seems very knowledgeable on his subject matter, and has an easy to read style. I have a borrowed copy of this book and I truly hope I can get one of my own. It is worth every cent of it's price and then some. Buy it, you'll never regret it.....

By far the best book on different prayer styles I've ever read. Everyone in our study group is of the same opionion.

For th ose of us who want to learn how to pray...better, so to speak, this is a helpful book. I didn't realize there were so many "pathways."

This is a wonderful book on prayer. I learned over 40 ways to pray to God including the Wesley Covenant Prayer, Prayer Beads, the Tallith (the Jewish Prayer Shawl) and so many more. I now have a deeper and wider appreciation of the history of the Church. Thank you for this fine book.

Finally, I can begin to stop feeling guilty or deficient because I don't get up at 3am and pray on my knees for hours on a stone floor in the cold!Trisha Brown encourages us to explore and find the "how to pray" that works for us as individuals...maybe the stone floor one time, maybe the stream of consciousness conversation while driving down the road at another time.
I lead an adult education group at the church where I serve as DRE and we've been using this book as a resource and guide as we explore "ways and means" of prayer. We have been making our own sets of Anglican prayer beads, a new concept to many of the participants,and in the creation and construction of them we've discovered that that too is a way of prayer.
Thank you, Trisha, for helping to free us from "the one way" and opening doors to deeper, very personal ways to develop our relationship with a living God.

For those who are inside the church and are tired of same-old, same-old ways of praying and for those outside the circle of religious institutions but yearn for fresh ways to connect to your self and the Truth beyond yourself, here is a gold mine. Tricia Brown will stretch you by giving depth and variety. Enter this laboratory of prayer and experimenet with the author as your coach, and you will surely discover new parts of your soul and ways to express love in the world.