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by Linda B. Hinton
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
Journey inside the pages of Scripture to meet a personal God who enters individual lives and begins a creative work from the inside out. Shaped with the individual in mind, Immersion encourages simultaneous engagement both with the Word of God and with the God of the Word to become a new creation...
What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Jewishness of Jesus
A New Way of Seeing the Most Influential Rabbi in History
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
If you were to ask ten people, Who started Christianity? you might hear ten voices giving the same quick response: Jesus. But those ten people would be wrong. Jesus wasn’t a Christian. Jesus lived and died as a Jew. Understanding the Jewishness of Jesus is the secret to knowing him better and understanding...
The Jew Named Jesus
Discover the Man and His Message
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Author Rebekah Simon-Peter says "Jesus was born a Jew, raised a Jew, lived a Jew, died a Jew, and resurrected a Jew. He was no backsliding Jew, but an observant Jew. He honored and observed the Sabbath and the Jewish holidays. But most of all, he honored and observed the Torah, the Hebrew Bible,...
30 Days of Prayer for Spiritual Stamina
A Devotional Prayer Guide
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2018
Life is like a roller coaster, and we need spiritual stamina or “staying power” in order to stay true to our faith and calling through all the ups and downs. Prayer is essential for developing spiritual stamina, and this prayer guide is intended to help you strengthen your prayer life and faith...
Is There More?
Heaven, Hell, and the Eternal Life that Begins Now
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Think you know everything there is to know about the life that lies beyond this one? Think again.
Questions about life beyond death are always with us. In this classic volume, Leslie Weatherhead answers personal and important questions about heaven, hell, and the future God has in store...
by Joseph E. Lowery
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
From the earliest meetings of the Civil Rights Movement to offering the benediction for the first African American President of the United States, Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery has been an eyewitness to some of the most significant events in our history. But, more important, he has been a voice that speaks...
A New Dawn in Beloved Community
Stories with the Power to Transform Us
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Faith in Jesus Christ incorporates all Christians into the body of Christ, the invisible communion of all believers. But the church, as a human institution, remains broken and unable to embody fully this unity or oneness. Too often, the failure of Christians to manifest God’s love is rooted in differences...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Handy, helpful prayers to use in public worship during Ordinary Time. The collection includes invocations, opening prayers, prayers of confession, and pastoral prayers for the Sundays after Pentecost. Drawn from a variety of traditions, the prayers in this collection will aid any congregation as it worships throughout the journey of this season of the Christian year.
Permission to Believe
Finding Faith in Troubled Times
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
Permission to Believe is a powerful statement of belief and faith by Samuel Karff, a prominent rabbi, spiritual leader, and outstanding figure in Jewish-Christian relations. Rabbi Karff, describing conversations he has had his entire career with agnostics, atheists, and other doubters, has been struck...
by Ray Buckley
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
In every culture and time, persons of faith, of all ages, have summoned trials and tribulations to find the endurance and strength to “dance.” They have danced with the weight of the world upon their shoulders, sustained by God and others dancing near them.
Hard to Dance With the Devil...
by James W. Moore
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
Everyone is guided by the voices of people in our lives--grandparents, parents, teachers, pastors, friends. Their words are woven into our life's fabric and influence how we live and the choices we make.
As Christians, we are blessed also to hear the amazing voices of those who lived centuries...
African American History & Devotions
Readings and Activities for Individuals, Families, and Communities
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
Foreword by Sharma D. Lewis
Twenty-eight devotions for individuals, families, or small groups, including a scripture verse, a reflection on the scripture, related activities for each day, and a prayer. This intergenerational devotional is great for use during Black History Month, but can be used at any time.
Religious Foundations of Western Civilization
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
World Religions
Religious Foundations of Western Civilization introduces students to the major Western world religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—their beliefs, key concepts, history, as well as the fundamental role they have played, and continue to play, in Western culture.
Contributors...
New Wine, New Wineskins
How African American Congregations Can Reach New Generations
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
God wants to do a new thing in the African American Church.
Author, Douglas Powe suggests that the African American church, while once the bedrock of the community, is no longer on the radar for many. During the Civil Rights movement African American churches initiated and even shaped transformation...