Seven Pathways

"""First, a WARNING! This book is way more than you think it is, and it will require way more of you than you may be willing to do. Now a PROMISE. If you walk the path Mary Carmen has laid out, your experience of and intimacy with God will deepen in ways you could not imagine. Her insights are hard earned and thoroughly biblical.""--Lloyd Shadrach, teaching pastor and co-founder of Fellowship Bible Church in Brentwood, TN ""Out of her own pain-filled struggles, Mary Carmen Englert invites us on a journey to peace with God. She encourages us to walk with her to discover and rediscover through Scripture the healing grace of God the Father through Jesus Christ. Through simple spiritual disciplines, she beckons us to a deeper life of meaningfulness and joy.""--Dr. J. Scott Horrell, retired senior professor of Theological Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary ""Seven Pathways will impact the world in a similar way as Henry Blackaby's Experiencing God. Spending time with Seven Pathways and in silence before the Lord will deepen your faith and draw you closer to the Lord. Readers will enjoy the journey through the Seven Pathways.""--Dr. Bill Taylor, former director of Sunday School for Lifeway Christian Resources, president of Unlimited Partnerships Inc. author of 21 Truths, Traditions & Trends ""Biblically anchored, historically reliable, refreshingly transparent, and deeply practical, Mary Carmen's Seven Pathways will introduce you to Jesus if you have never met Him or it will reheat your walk with Christ if your love for Him has grown cold. The pathways have a purpose: to help you know God and devote your life completely to Him. In a day filled with chatter and confusion, Mary Carmen is a reliable guide ready to lead you to a place of rest and clarity through the implementation of the Seven Pathways. She is a practitioner who has not just taught on the pathways but has also lived them. Now, thankfully, she has shared her insights with us all. Read it and be blessed!""--BARRY CHESNEY, PhD, discipleship pastor at Valleydale Church in Birmingham, AL ""In Seven Pathways, Mary Carmen dips her pen into the deep well of her own pain and suffering to write a book of authentic hope, healing, and love-a book that will lift you up, encourage your heart, ease your troubled soul, and provide a pathway (seven, in fact) to the throne of grace. Steeped in biblical, historical, and contemporary medical and psychological research, Seven Pathways offers reliable and practical guidelines to overcoming the oppressive effects of debilitating pain, be they physical, psychological, spiritual, or emotional.""--Reg Grant, ThD, chair and senior professor for Department of Media Arts and Worship at Dallas Theological Seminary ""Increased intimacy with God is a goal most Christians desire, but in the busyness of modern life, with a host of distractions and responsibilities, many people are unable to find the time to take the task seriously. After a debilitating injury, the author chose to respond to pain and uncertainty by pouring herself into pursuing a relationship with God using the ancient practices of seven pathways as a model. In Seven Pathways, she applies and integrates this approach to a modern world, providing practical and duplicatable applications, which can be helpful to anyone.""--Glenn R. Kreider, editor in chief of Bibliotheca Sacra, Professor of Theological Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary ""Indispensable! If you're seeking a book that will draw your heart to God through spiritual disciplines, look no further than Seven Pathways. Drawing from her own personal experiences with suffering, Mary Carmen offers a refreshingly simple yet profound approach to connecting with God. She provides readers with practical tools and theological insights to help them experience God's presence and truth, no matter what they are facing in life. I highly recommend it to anyone seeking to grow in their faith and develop a closer relationship with Christ.""--CHAD KECK, PhD, senior pastor at First Baptist Church Kettering, OH ""This book is life-changing! For those of us who are suffering and looking for answers, Mary Carmen Englert beautifully shares her personal journey and how she has come to a place of true healing. Whether you are going through trials or not, you will not be able to put this book down as you read and re-read through the pathways to make them a part of your life. Mary Carmen has not wasted her suffering but has chosen to rise above it by implementing these tested truths into her own life and allow the great Physician to begin healing her from within. She shares them with us in this wonderful book of wisdom and knowledge, history and theology, scripture and prayers, testimony and stories, practical advice and encouragement, and so much more. Be ready to be blessed and walk closer with the loving God who heals and restores.""--Morrow Lotz Reitmeier, Baylor University friend, AnGeL Ministries volunteer, Bible study discipler, and marriage mentor mentor"