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War in the Garden of Eden
A Military Chaplain's Memoir from Baghdad
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
A behind-the-scenes look at life in Baghdad, Iraq, during the months following the invasion in 2003. Wismer, a recently retired Army colonel and chaplain, has spent many years in the Middle East, beginning with Operation Desert Storm. His memoir not only reveals the daily drama of war, it also raises...
Teaching Godly Play
How to Mentor the Spiritual Development of Children
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
A way to engage kids with scripture stories, based on the Montessori method, to build a Christian education that endures beyond Sunday school.
Children learn through play. Understanding this basic premise, Rev. Jerome Berryman adapted techniques from the Montessori teaching method to develop...
Who or What is God?
And Other Investigations
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2009
In Who or What is God? John Hick reflects on questions of the nature and the accessibility of God in the context of Christianity and other faith traditions. The essays in this book cover a wide range of issues centered on the search for truth, justice, and peace. This search concerns the ultimate...
Do Nothing to Change Your Life
Discovering What Happens When You Stop
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008
“In returning and rest you shall be saved.” — Isaiah 30:15 When was the last time you had a real day off? Ditched the ‘to do’ lists? Switched off the phone? Unplugged the alarm clock? Sat in the bath until the water went cold? Most of us live at breakneck speed. Busy lives – work, family,...
From Sin to Amazing Grace
Discovering the Queer Christ
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
A theologian discusses bridging the gap between the LGBTQ community and the fundamental oppression of traditional Christian doctrines.
Throughout the history of Christianity, the LGBTQ community has been condemned as unrepentant sinners who are in dire need of God’s saving grace. As a result...
Starting from Zero with $0
Building Mission-Shaped Ministries on a Shoestring
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Churches everywhere are suffering from draconian funding cuts, so how do leaders with a heart for alternative ministries fund their passion and build communities that will last? Journalist and commentator Becky Garrison looks deep into the experience of nearly a dozen ministries in the United States...
A Failure of Nerve
Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2007
Ten years after his death, Edwin Friedman's insights into leadership are more urgently needed than ever. He was the first to tell us that all organizations have personalities, like families, and to apply the insights of family therapy to churches and synagogues, rectors and rabbis, politicians and...
The Week That Changed the World
The Complete Easter Story
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Beginning with Palm Sunday, the gospels record every day of Jesus’ life up to the time of his death and resurrection. These eight days are unparalleled in the canon of Scripture for their narrative power, their detail, and their focus. A unique synthesis of the four gospel accounts of the passion...
I Will With God's Help Leader Guide
Episcopal Confirmation for Youth and Adult
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2000
This confirmation program, developed with the help of Episcopal educators, clergy and theologians across the country, encourages youth and adults to enter into a uniquely Episcopal—yet profoundly Christian—faith journey. The easily-adapted format works for a traditional six- to twelve-week program,...
by Mary McDermott Shideler
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2005
"Mary Shideler's call to see ourselves as living under the aspect of the eternal, to awaken that Spirit within, is itself sounded from a deep commitment and practice. Applicable to beginners of many different traditions and backgrounds, she is also clear that at some time the novitiate must end and that...
by Jerome W. Berryman, Lois Mitchell
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
• A supplement to the Godly Play classroom, to be used by storytellers and children during response time and/or by parents at home • Full-color throughout, with original paintings based on the materials used in the Godly Play classroom • Expands on the effectiveness and success of the Godly...
Temptation
Seabury Classics
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2004
In Allen's account of the Christian life, temptation offers us a doorway into the mystery of God. Far from trying to avoid the temptations of our daily lives, we need to recognize them as an essential part of our journey into the kingdom of God. Here our model is the three temptations Jesus faced...
Ubuntu
I in You and You in Me
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
As defined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a person with Ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when...
by Kathy Coffey
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1999
Anointed and Sealed with the Spirit is a confirmation program for Catholic parishes. This book is a practical guide to prepare for Catholic confirmation of candidates ages 7 to adult. Rather than providing “everything you need to know about being Catholic,” it gives candidates the preparation...