Bøger af Jim Cotter

Jim Cotter has a rare gift with words that enables him to write prayers that engage the heart and imagination as well as the mind. Here the ancient and beautiful language of night prayer is infused with fresh and striking imagery about God. Simple prayers, Psalm paraphrases and short readings for reflection open us to the mystery of God - a mystery to which we are more open at night, or when we are facing our own dark places. At night we face many things that are kept at bay by the day's distractions. Praying the Dark Hours is a combination of two bestselling titles: Prayer at Night and Waymarks. This new edition offers structured prayer for each night of the week, based on the traditional pattern of Compline, woven together with scriptures and a short reflective reading for each day of the year and further selections for the Christian seasons.

Darkness Yielding is an imaginative and engaging collection of ready-to-use liturgies, prayers and reflections for the richest seasons of the Christian year - Advent and Christmas, Holy Week and Easter, for all looking for fresh and striking ways of expressing what the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus mean for human life.

'Prayer in the Morning' is one of four books in a series written by Jim Cotter, which attempts to shape afresh some of the prayers of the Christian inheritance.

Seekers and church members today are rediscovering the power of many of Christianity¿s ancient traditions, such as Evening Prayer. For many years now, in England, they have turned to the writing of Jim Cotter. In fact, the New Zealand Prayer Book¿s Evening Prayer section comes largely from Prayer at Night¿s Approaching.In this paperback volume, meant to be treasured for a lifetime, there are prayers for the seven days of the week plus additional readings for the various liturgical seasons. Combining the best of the ancient phrases of the Christian tradition with contemporary images and language, Cotter's words encourage the reader to pray more deeply and experience God more fully.

Explorea the question of how we can be hosts and guests for one another at both kitchen and communion tables, providing anecdotes and reflections on the experience of giving and receiving hospitality.

Cotter gracefully merges the beauty and poetry of the original Psalms with the reality of today's world in well-crafted, contemporary language.

Jim Cotter's account of his journey through breakdown and recovery.

How can we make a journey in the spirit of a pilgrimage? This volume aims to help by providing material for a week's journey in prayer. Celtic in flavour, it offers poems, Bible readings, psalms, hymns and prayers for a seven day pilgrimage of the heart. It is bilingual, with each page provided in both English and Welsh.

'Prayer in the Morning' is one of four books in a series written by Jim Cotter, which attempts to shape afresh some of the prayers of the Christian inheritance.

JIM COTTER, concerned to shape afresh some of the prayers of the Christian inheritance, has compiled books of prayers for morning, day, and night, and a new version of some of the Psalms. In a second series of books he aims to make connections between Christian faith and everyday life through an exploration of such issues as sexuality and healing.

A revised book of prayers parallel in format to Prayer at Night's Approaching, which focuses on time of day and season of year, on body and earth, creation, pilgrimage and everyday life, with questions for meditation. Prayer at Day's Dawning is a companion to Prayer at Night's Approaching and a successor to Prayer in the Morning.

A complete resource for daily prayer, this volume has helped countless people develop a simple pattern of daily prayer based on a classic monastic structure and using striking contemporary language. Each outline provides for about 15 minutes of prayer, which can be extended by silence and reflection.