Böcker av Diana Webb

The colossal Sistine Chapel features Michelangelo's stunning masterpieces. His fresco of The Last Judgment serves as a reminder that mankind's obligation to life is not for personal advantage. No man should ever be used as a means to an end. It is no secret that every living being has a dark secret in the closet-be it living a lie, addiction, betrayal, commission of an undetected crime, uncontrolled anger, fear, hate, regret, abuse...and the list continues in perpetuity. The dilemma we confront is how we process our secret in relation to pulling back the mantilla of life to jibe with our agenda at hand-and the eternal agenda of our soul. Elf Dust to Excellence takes you through a 40-day journey of your life-from the perspective of how to assess, attain, and maintain the richness of living in simple abundance. It dissects the inner self from the outside-in. But this isn't just any ordinary trek. The book doesn't have you as the reader sitting on the sidelines watching through rose-colored glasses for the ship to come in. It works as a shared effort. The captivating daily entries provide an interactive approach to greatness via God's grace. Practical hard-hitting modules accompany the passages, weaving in a slice of humor. E. E. Cummings once said, "The most wasted of all days is one without laughter." Are you ready? Grab your lapel and let's go!

The cult of the saints played a vital role in Italian political life in the Middle Ages. The saints were a unifying force for a city, and brought prestige and power to its rulers. This book is an intensely political study of an age in which religious experience was seen as part of everyday life.

Medieval pilgrimage was, above all, an expression of religious faith, but this was not its only aspect. Men and women of all classes went on pilgrimage for a variety of reasons, sometimes by choice, sometimes involuntarily. They made both long and short journeys: to Rome, Jerusalem and Santiago on the one hand; to innumerable local shrines on the other. The routes that they followed by land and water made up a complex web which covered the face of Europe, and their travels required a range of support services, including the protection of rulers (who were themselves often pilgrims). Pilgrimage left its mark not only on the landscape but also on the art and literature of Europe.Diana Webb's engaging book offers the reader a fresh introduction to the history of European Christian pilgrimage in the twelve hundred years between the conversion of Emperor Constantine and the beginnings of the Protestant Reformation. As well as exploring this multi-faceted activity, it considers both the geography of pilgrimage and its significant cultural legacy.

Christel's WisdomWe live in a world of many wars. Not only pitting brother against brother in a blood battle, we also are living amidst a war on drugs, a war on global warming, a war on Internet crimes, a war on inflating costs and a war within ourselves. But truth tells us that a bullet never trumps a principle, be it a nuclear warhead or pulling a Judas. Socrates said, "Know thyself. The only life worth living is a principled one." He was right then and his philosophy holds steadfast today. The only way to discover the authentic being Socrates referred to is to die to self. Until the soul stands naked and free, we can only see the world in shades of gray. When we rid ourselves of the garbage that has accumulated around our hearts, crushing our life force, glory shines in Technicolor. This book is a spiritual voyage through the intricate workings of the heart and mind. You will be immersed in a transformation. Delight in the international excursion with Christel the Butterfly. Let Christel guide you on a 171-day journey of strengthening character, enhancing friendships, experiencing wisdom, facing reality and embracing the love of God. Carry on!

Drawing upon original source materials, this text seeks to uncover the motives of pilgrims and the details of their preparation, maintenance, hazards on the route, and their ideas about pilgrimage sites - especially Jerusalem, Compostela and Rome, between around 1000 AD and 1500 AD.