Church Publishing Inc : 785 books
The Cruelty of Heresy
An Affirmation of Christian Orthodoxy
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1994
Ancient heresies have modern expressions that influence our churches and culture, creating cruel dilemmas for today’s Christian in the form of error, sin, and various distortions on orthodox faith. In Cruelty of Heresy, Bishop Allison captures the drama and relevance of the Councils of the fourth...
Can a Bishop Be Wrong?
Ten Scholars Challenge John Shelby Spong
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1998
An eminent group of Episcopal scholars and bishops addresses the core issues raised in Bishop Spong's books and teachings on the Virgin birth, resurrection, sexuality, scripture, sin, Jesus, culture, and God. These essays are incisive responses to an articulate and charismatic public figure whose...
Keeping in Tune with God
Listening Hearts Discernment for Clergy
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Keeping in Tune with God is an essential resource for clergy and the people who love, work with, and care about them. Based on the tested wisdom of Listening Hearts discernment, the book provides clergy with encouraging words and practices to develop their relationships with God, their families and...
Faith Styles
Ways People Believe
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2006
A noted spiritual director suggests new ways of looking at how different people understand and relate to the divine. Explores the many styles of faith that characterize believers in all religions, examines the various modes of believing, and offers ways for spiritual directors to use this knowledge...
Noticing the Divine
An Introduction to Interfaith Spiritual Guidance
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2006
An essential textbook for beginning spiritual directors, Noticing the Divine uses wisdom from the religions of the world to teach the basic skills needed to offer spiritual direction to people of all traditions. It introduces the foundational concepts and techniques needed to responsibly and professionally...
Let Us Bless the Lord, Year Two: Advent through Holy Week
Meditations on the Daily Office
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2005
Popular author, retreat leader, and priest Barbara Crafton rises early each morning, lights a candle, opens her Book of Common Prayer, and reads the morning office—the ancient Christian service that praises God at the beginning of a new day. When she is done, Crafton sits down at her computer and...
The Magdalene Mystique
Living the Spirituality of Mary Today
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2006
The early Christians formed communities to follow the risen Jesus. One such community wrote down its gospel story, but sometime in those early years, the Gospel of Mary Magdalene disappeared. In the late nineteenth century, it surfaced in the Cairo marketplace, and today, contemporary Christians are...
Grace on the Go: Quick Prayers for Determined Dieters
Quick Prayers for Determined Dieters
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 40 percent of Americans are trying to lose weight at any given time. Studies increasingly show that losing weight is hard work. This easy, practical guide to prayer addresses the real needs and concerns of dieters and helps them lead a healthy, grounded, spiritually fulfilling life as they go through the challenges of dieting.
Good Influence
Teaching the Wisdom of Adulthood
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
Young people desperately seek to develop an inner core that will not only rescue them in times of distress, but also help them to define and shape moral convictions, passions, and interests in building a better world. To find this inner coherence, they turn to their parents and teachers — the adults...
The Soul of Supervision
Integrating Practice and Theory
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
With national and international concern around issues of abuse, burnout, meaninglessness, and spiritual bankruptcy in every profession, supervision is becoming increasingly necessary for people who desire life-giving care and understanding in their work and ministry. This new book provides a framework...
A Pen and a Path
Writing as a Spiritual Practice
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2005
A Pen and a Path is a hands-on, practical resource for people who want to explore their relationship with God through writing. Unlike other books that focus on writing itself, Sarah Stockton focuses on the discoveries made--about one's self and about God--through meditation and creative journaling....
Run, Shepherds, Run
Poems for Advent and Christmas
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2005
The Advent season is filled with rich themes that have fascinated poets. In Run, Shepherds, Run, Bill Countryman presents a poem a day for devotional reading during Advent and the Twelve Days of Christmas. Readers will find classic poets they know and love, including George Herbert, John Donne, Christina...
Grace on the Go: Quick Prayers for Compassionate Caregivers
Quick Prayers for Compassionate Caregivers
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
As our population ages, the number of caregivers is rapidly increasing. Today, 1 in 12 Americans cares for a family member who is ill, disabled, or dying. Studies show that nearly two-thirds of caregivers rely on prayer to help them cope. This easy, practical guide to prayer addresses the needs and concerns of caregivers.
by Anne Marie Drew
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2006
Based on the story of the two thieves who were crucified with Jesus, Anne Marie Drew explores what it means to be a sinner, and still say: "Jesus, remember me when you enter upon your reign." Jesus responds to the thief, as if to us : "I assure you; this day you will be with me in paradise."...