Pilgrimage of Awakening is the first biography of the Rogers. Arriving in India after World War II afire with religious zeal, the Reverend Murray Rogers and his wife, Mary, are rocked by the collision of Eastern and Western values. The handsome young couple from England's upper crust, raised with nannies and educated at finishing schools and Cambridge, uproot their children to live a life in solidarity with India's poorest. They seize the challenge of life in Gandhi's Sevagram, then found their own small Christian ashram. Interacting with spiritual leaders on the religious world stage, Murray, the magnetic young Anglican priest, becomes a pioneer in interfaith dialogue. The couple embraces strands of Hinduism and Buddhism in their life pilgrimage across boundaries of culture and faith in India, Jerusalem, Hong Kong, and Canada. As they "rock the boat" institutionally, their spiritual pilgrimage and awakening sparks both controversy and awakening in countless others. Pilgrimage of Awakening is the intimate unfolding of their joyful and painful spiritual transformation within their small community as they raise their three children. Tensions of their dual callings to marriage and family and to dedicated religious life interweave to create a movingly human and sacred story.
Develops a new perspective on the class-patriarchy relationship. A coherent exploration into how Patriarchy constructed pre-capitalist and capitalist society, and its role in the transition from feudalism to capitalism.
This charming and unique Bible study offers mothers and daughters aged 7-12 a delightful way to strengthen their special bond and grow in their faith. Author Mary Murray inspires great conversations and interactions with clever Scripture-based activities that explore inner beauty, kindness, friendship, and more as she draws moms and daughters together with special tea and treat recipes to cook up collaboration and hospitality craft projects to turn thoughts and talk to the Creator tea party ideas that serve up fellowship and fun Bible readings and memory verses along with journaling suggestions mother-daughter moments that celebrate life and faith Once completed, this study and activity book will hold dear memories and will provide great joy and encouragement for years to come. This gift-worthy gathering of sweet ideas will make every occasion extra special and special occasions more meaningful for moms and their little girls.
Mary Murray Bosrock's heartfelt stories of growing up a baby boomer in Sandusky, Ohio will make you wish you could blink your eyes and join the Murray family at the dinner table of 124 East Madison Street. This Catholic tale recalls an era where innocence reigned and nuns ruled. The cast includes a hard-of-hearing mother, fond-of-shouting father, six rowdy brothers, a drama queen sister, unforgettable aunts and uncles, eccentric neighbors, and utterly naive classmates, all living in perpetual fear of eternal damnation. Mortal Sin on My Soul is a rollicking confession that will stay with you through this life and the next. -- Amazon website.
Just Mom and Me Having Tea is a perfect venue for mothers and daughters to strengthen their special bond and grow in their Christian walk. Flexible lessons chock–full of creative ideas and activities cover topics important to girls (ages 6 to 9), including: the joys of being a good friend how God makes everyone special the benefits of helping others This keepsake journal will save forever cherished moments mom and daughter create during this spiritually enriching journey. Perfect for busy moms and Bible clubs.
Anne Murray Powell was born to a middle-class English family in 1755. She was neither famous nor unusually talented but her story embodies the values of her time, place, and class. Having emigrated to Boston at sixteen, in 1775 she married and returned to England during her husband's training as a lawyer. They eventually settled in British North America, residing chiefly in York (Toronto). Anne, as well as being the mother of nine children, was a leading figure in York's social circles a member of a generation that matured during a period of dramatic social change. Katherine McKenna's biography, based on an extensive collection of letters and papers, shows how the three distinct environments in which she and her family lived England, New England, and Upper Canada were shaped by important aspects of late eighteenth-century and early Victorian society.
Bits and Pieces to Help Smooth out the Lumps on Your Life's Journey is a book about finding help as you navigate your path through life and tackle the various issues and situations that arise. At times, the mistakes we make due to trusting ourselves when we lack wisdom will compound our efforts and our problems worsen. No matter how old we are, or how much we think we can handle, we can use a faithful, trustworthy, gentle, kind, loving, stable, wise, confident, forgiving, loyal and understanding God to help us along the way. Family, friends and counselors may be available, but sometimes they don't have the real-life experience behind them to provide the connection we need. After reading the bible and not studying it, I still had unanswered questions. Is there more than one baptism? What is the Trinity? What is salvation and what does that mean for me? Who and what are angels? What is prayer about and how do we get results? Who is wise counsel? How does confessing the Word of God affect our spiritual path? Who is Satan and so much more. Through the years, I have found these answers through His Word by studying it from pastors, teachers, bible studies, and getting results. I now have more peace, joy, love, strength, faith and confidence in my choices. Through Bits and Pieces, my personal journey has become remarkably easy and worry free as I have found the Savior who supplies my need graciously as I become stronger in Him. Bits and Pieces is written from my heart and soul and by God's Grace, with the simple desire to help others. Here you can find the support to grow strong, prosper, and free yourself from most havoc, failures, illnesses, and unhealthy relationships. Lighten your sorrows, grief, loss and enjoy a smoother journey. Once you are strengthened, strengthen your brother or sister.
An exploration of our potential for personal transformation through experiences of pain and crisis. Through years of working with congregants in pastoral-care situ-ations, Mary Murray Shelton, a popular leader with the United Church of Religious Science, has observed that difficult experiences in our lives are opportunities for us to move forward in profound ways. In Guidance from the Darkness, she offers an alternative interpretation of what happens in times of darkness, that provides hope and that steers the sufferer into new realms of power, love, beauty, strength, and success. Guidance from the Darknessis for anyone who wants to grow through pain rather than be shut down by it. Going beyond symptom relief to the deeper causes of pain, Shelton shows how our inner divine wisdom can custom-make a permanent healing that involves changing both behavior and thought.
Australian spy Ernest Moneylove aspires to be as suave and sophisticated a solver of crimes as James Bond. Unfortunately the physical and intellectual attributes of Bond. Vera M, Murray presents clever and witty yarns in her anthology which combines adventure and comedy. Vera Murray's gothic horror novel Leap Year Blood Lust was noted for its humor interspersed in the bloody tale. In her first anthology of short stories, Ms Murray turns the formula on its head with these humorous tales featuring romance, mystery and suspense. Most of the stories in this book were inspired by the author's personal experience, or the experiences of others who at various times have crossed the writer's path, with, however, some exceptions. These exceptions include a trip to Mars, arriving at the pearly gates, meeting possible Aliens, winning millions, being a drug squad agent, and, of course, being murdered.
She's now wearing a smile...After being married most of her life, Mary never thought about writing a book entitled Single: With Hindsight to Help Other Single Sisters. It brought to surface not only her dating experience, because it's not an isolated one, but also those whom she has spoken with who have gone through similar situations. If you have been a Christian for a period of time, your life and lifestyle have changed by the power of God and you don't respond to situations as you used to. Most of the time, it's for the better. You become more loving, trusting, faithful, and compassionate. Hopefully, you'll have more wisdom to use it and receive this information as an eye-opener. Then it can become fruitful and beneficial for the body of Christ. And the world will be a better place when we all live for others and not just for ourselves. I'm sorry to say that being found by a good, decent Christian man with values, who is a doer of the Word of God and not a hearer only, isn't easy, but they are out there. If you find yourself in one or more of the predicaments mentioned, pay attention. Your test may be a testimony to others. To God be the glory for the great things He has done for me. Would you like more information or have questions? Would you like a book signing for your group? I would enjoy hearing from you! Email me at bitsandpieces.3m@aol.com
Byron and John Murray: A Poet and His Publisher is the first comprehensive account of the relationship between Byron and the man who published his poetry for over ten years. It is commonly seen as a paradox of Byron’s literary career that the liberal poet was published by a conservative publishing house. It is less of a paradox when, as this book illustrates, we see John Murray as a competitive, innovative publisher who understood how to deal with his most famous author. The book begins by charting the early years of Murray’s success prior to the publication of Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, and describes Byron’s early engagement with the literary marketplace. The book describes in detail how Byron became one of Murray’s authors, before documenting the success of their commercial association and the eventual and protracted disintegration of their relationship. Byron wrote more letters to John Murray than anyone else and their correspondence represents a fascinating dialogue on the nature of Byron’s poetry, and particularly the nature of his fame. It is the central argument of this book that Byron’s ambivalent attitude towards professional writing and popular literature can be illuminated through an understanding of his relationship with John Murray.
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