Member Waynes words call us to the mission begun by Jesus Christ to heal the world and to nourish each other along the way a valuable resource for clergy and lay people. - Mary Ann Brody Member I like the basic hypothesis and the real people situations. - Ransom Duncan Pastor of an Urban Congregation A clear map for clergy to take the Sunday experience into the rest of the week. No one is forgotten! - Mary Martin

Easy to follow with a consistent spirit throughout. The writing is inspiring and contagious. - The Rev. Dr. Alice Scannell , Vicar, St. Annes Episcopal Church, Washougal, Washington Solid theologically and most usable. - The Rev. Patrick Bell, Rector, St. Lukes Episcopal Church, Coeur dAlene, Idaho Our job as a church is to equip members to live their Baptismal Covenant in every way. Living the Gospel leads the way. - The Rev. Anna Lange-Soto, Rector, Good Shepherd Episcopal Church/ El Bue...

If you're not daring to believe God for the impossible, you may be sleeping through some of the best parts of your Christian Life.“This book is not a Snuggie. The words on these pages will not go down like Ambien. I’m not writing to calm or coddle you. With God’s help, I intend to incite a riot in your mind. Trip your breakers and turn out the lights in your favorite hiding places of insecurity and fear. Then flip the switch back on so that God’s truth can illumina...

"Gracefully written and moving ... Things Seen and Unseen starts with Nora Gallagher entering the labyrinth of her life ... and ultimately it leads to the center of her being."--The Boston GlobeIt started with an occasional Sunday, a "tourist's" visit to a local church. Eventually Nora Gallagher entered into a yearlong journey to discover herfaith and a relationship with God, using the Christian calendar as her compass.Whether writing about ...

The Marvelous Journey Home tells the remarkable story of parents and children coming together. This story, based on actual events, takes the reader through a rollercoaster of emotions as parents seek their child, who longs for the chance to have a family and travel home to a faraway place. With scenes situated from orphanages in small, remote Russian villages, to Moscow, and finally on to América, "the fairytale land," the reader is taken on a journey around the world, ho...

Does God Exist? Yes, Here Is the Evidence considers one of lifes most enduring questions. To find an answer, Hendrick Park follows a trail of evidence that uncovers arguments for the existence of God in the characteristics of the natural world, in the moral and religious experiences of peoples lives, and in the knowledge contained in divine revelation.Presented in three parts corresponding to the types of evidence, this exploration draws upon the work of a variety of scien...

Writing in the wake of a near-fatal stroke, eminent theologian Anthony C. Thiselton addresses a universally significant topic: death and what comes next. This distinctive study of "the last things" comprehensively explores questions about individual death, the intermediate state, the return of Christ, the resurrection of the dead, hell, the final state of the redeemed, and more. At once scholarly and pastoral, Thiselton's Life after Death offers biblically astute, historically inf...

The question is: there's a lamp of fire, is it burning? Is it burning? There's no hope unless the lamp of fire, or in other words, the Holy Spirit, is just having His true effect in our lives - for that's why He is here. That is His work: to reproduce in us what is true of the Lord Jesus. And we all agree that this is true of Him; this is true of Him - having loved, He persists in love, He doesn't give up, His love does not break down and disappear. The Holy Spirit has come that the love o...

Reclaiming the Soul of Your Faith is a provocative invitation for people, especially that growing segment of the population who say they are "spiritual, not religious," to examine what a faith looks like beyond the usual confines of organized religion.

First published in 1991, this title explores the myths and misperceptions that have underpinned Muslim-Christian relations throughout history, and which endure to the current day. William Montgomery Watt describes how the myths originated and developed, and argues that both Muslims and Christians need to have a more accurate knowledge and positive appreciation of the other religion. Chapters discuss the Qur’anic perception of Christianity, attitudes to Greek philosophy and the relationship...

What do physicians, nurses, chaplains, and social workers think about moral and religious issues in care for the dying? These professionals live with death, including many untimely and difficult deaths, on a daily basis. Based on intensive interviews with a cross sample of health care professionals, David H. Smith details how the churches could not only be supportive of these primary caregivers in dealing with end of life issues, but how they could enlist their help in informing their own ...

A new spirituality for our times... from a self-confessed 'ordinary guy' who has spent the last few years listening to God.Stuart Bibby makes no claims to be an expert on religion. But he is a man of vision - one who takes time each day to listen to God and record the revelations he receives.The result is a new call to spirituality for us all - one that applies equally to all people and all religions on earth.Looking to the future, Bibby reminds us ...