Bruce Taylor's monthly letters to a young and developing Presbyterian congregation are a biblically rich, theological feast for the entire church, pastorally composed, ecumenically visioned, oriented to worship and liturgy, fostering mission and stewardship, and exhibiting devotion to the whole people of God and a specific beloved community. This book chronicles the beginnings and growth, issues and interests of a new church development in northern Nevada. But while nurturing the seeds of ...

To Be a Disciple is a fitting conclusion to Bruce Taylor's two published journeys through the Common Lectionary (Revised). Wise preaching encourages and promotes faithful discipleship. That is particularly true of this set of sermons for Sundays and feast days based on the readings for the second half of the lectionary cycle that features the Gospel of Luke. This collection highlights the unique emphases of Luke while interweaving the stories and theological witness of the lectionary's com...

"Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales" is a captivating collection of anecdotes and stories that reflect the life and times of Governor Bob Taylor, a prominent figure in American politics. The book showcases Taylor's wit, charm, and unique perspective on the events that shaped his era. Through a series of engaging narratives, readers are transported to a time when politics was deeply intertwined with personal stories, revealing the human side of governance and the challenges faced by leaders in their ...

Stories in Season brings together thirty-two narrative sermons by Bruce Taylor based on the Common Lectionary (Revised) for preaching over the course of the Sundays and feast days of the Christian year. Included here are stories published for the first time and a sampling of stories that have appeared in his books previously published by Wipf and Stock. With some set in biblical times and others in imagined more recent circumstances, they exemplify the engaging use of storytelling in the p...

The Scripture readings for Year C of the Common Lectionary (Revised) pair the Gospel of Luke, rich in its unique stories surrounding Jesus' birth, Jesus' care for the marginalized, and parables at once beloved and profound, with Old Testament and epistolary testimony to life-imparting faith in God's promises. Bruce Taylor's homiletical proclamation through the first half of Year C expounds the gospel's summons to live today in hopeful reliance upon all that God has pledged to those who tru...

"In the spotlight, she was the epitome of success - the charismatic and joyful Ava Cooper, adored by many for her achievements in the banking industry. When news spread of her decision to pen her a story, anticipation soared. Yet, little did anyone know that beneath her radiant façade lay a labyrinth of darkness and torment.As the pages unfolded, jaws dropped, and whispers filled the air.Ava’s tale took an unexpected, raw, and unfiltered turn, revealing a side of her that n...

In his latest volume of sermons for the Common Lectionary (Revised), homilist Bruce Taylor has compiled more of his traditional and story form proclamations for the Sundays and feast days from Pentecost through Christ the King in Year B of the three-year lectionary cycle. Preached in various congregational settings, these sermons are theologically rich, sacramentally sensitive, biblically centered, and ecumenically minded, articulating God's love for all of creation and emphasizing the pro...

Christ's New Address completes a six-volume series of sermons by Bruce Taylor based on the Common Lectionary (Revised). Together, they provide a theologically rich, sacramentally reflective, ecumenically compatible, and biblically centered collection of proclamations for Sundays and major feast days. An appendix to this volume offers a sermon preached as a departure from the lectionary following the tornado that devastated Norman, Oklahoma, when the author was serving as a pastor in Ponca ...

Between Advents continues Bruce Taylor's series of sermons for the Common Lectionary (Revised), offering theologically rich, sacramentally reflective, ecumenically compatible, and biblically centered proclamations for the Sundays and major feast days of Year C, from Advent through Eastertide. Included is an appendix, featuring a sermon preached in departure from the lectionary on the occasion of a high school baccalaureate service conducted shortly after the United States military invasion...

In this new volume of sermons for the Common Lectionary (Revised), experienced preacher and pastor Bruce L. Taylor offers more theologically rich, sacramentally sensitive, and biblically centered proclamations for the Sundays and major feast days from Advent through Eastertide. As in his earlier sermon collections, readers will find in this first installment in a new series for the lectionary cycle a strong testimony to Christian unity and a deep appreciation of the heritage and contempora...

The growing use and appreciation of the Common Lectionary (Revised) has stimulated renewed attention to the Christian calendar in its fullness and an enrichment of liturgical worship. In this volume, Bruce Taylor offers a collection of theologically rich, sacramentally sensitive, and biblically centered sermons for the Sundays and feast days in the first half of Year A of the Lectionary, featuring Gospel readings from Matthew with attention to the accompanying Old Testament and epistolary ...

In this companion volume to The Word in the Wind: Sermons for the Lectionary, Year A, Advent through Eastertide, Bruce Taylor provides a collection of theologically rich, sacramentally sensitive, and biblically centered sermons for the Sundays and feast days for Pentecost and the remainder of the liturgical year commonly referred to as "Ordinary Time." The compilation includes a sampling of story sermons and, in an appendix to the lectionary-based homilies, a sermon that was delivered at t...