Prayers and liturgical material

This volume by Gracia Grindal introduces English-speaking readers to several significant yet unsung Lutheran women hymn writers from the sixteenth century to the present.

Enrich each day with wisdom from our greatest spiritual thinkers.

How the daily practices of life with children can shape our faithIn the Midst of Chaos explores parenting as spiritual practice, building on Bonnie J.

The Word in Season is a quarterly Christian devotional that connects faith and life in a timely reflection for each day.

Little kids want to know who Santa is so this book will serve as an excellent introduction.

This book provides a quick but in-depth discussion of the beginnings of Easter.

A Stubborn Sweetness and Other Stories for the Christmas Season is a collection of modern-day short stories by Katherine Paterson, award-winning author of Bridge to Terabithia and The Great Gilly Hopkinsboth loved by children and adults for over twenty years.

Are you looking for a daily Lenten resource for teens that meets them right where they are in life?

This is a big collection of prayers for your little readers.

Within these pages, celebrated Native American writer Gabriel Horn weaves a hauntingly beautiful tapestry of traditional stories, songs, and prayers that highlight the sacred Native way of life.

Easter is not just about the Easter bunny and its colorful eggs.

Consider: -The church both learns and becomes what it truly is when it gathers to worship.

"e;Reading of God's silence in the Bible gives me courage to explore the practice of restraint in preaching-not as a deliberate withholding of God's word nor, I hope, as a rationale for my own reticence, but as a sober reaching for more reverence in the act of public speaking about God.

What if prayer could become one of the most rewarding and meaningful aspects of your whole life?

This work is a one-month devotional that offers guidance and inspiration to individuals who have failed God in some way and are finding it difficult to accept his forgiveness and forgive themselves.

Easter is more than just the fun activity of egg hunting.

Joined by Grace introduces engaged and newly married couples to the rich traditions of Catholic prayer: how Catholics pray, texts of our most commonly used prayers, and a primer on devotions.

When do Christians pray?

In 40 Days, 40 Prayers, 40 Words, Reyes-Chow encourages readers to pause in the bustle of their daily lives to reflect, engage, and share during the Lenten season.

Bible Study Evangelista Sonja Corbitt, author of Unleashed and Fearless, struggled to understand Marian devotion as a new Catholic.

Stress is something that kids experience too.

Alleluia to Amen is an indispensable resource for parish leaders and volunteers looking for prayers to offer at gatherings outside of Mass.

"e;I came that you may have life and have it in all its fullness"e; (John 10:10).

Oremus allows Catholics to experience anewor for the first timethe beauty and rich spiritual heritage of the language used for almost two-thousand years in the scriptures, liturgy, and prayers of the Church.

There are so many things to be thankful of.

In a time of political turmoil, how should we pray?

This book is a study of how congregational song developed and has been used in the worship of Western churches in general and specifically churches in the United States.

Behold the Beauty of the Lord invites readers into a contemplative encounter with God through four sacred icons that profoundly shaped Henri J.

Hymns and songs have long been the most frequent and characteristic expression of communal beliefs, particularly among faith traditions that lack authoritarian or rigidly codified doctrinal statements.

Hallowed is a fresh study of the Lord's Prayer against its Old Testament background.

In twenty elegant pieces, writer, sculptor, and theologian Kent Nerburn celebrates the daily rituals that reveal our deeper truths.

How do the dark moments of suffering which we all encounter at some point in our lives connect with the divine?

Practitioners of Centering Prayer are known for the great enthusiasm they bring to the practice of this ancient discipline.

The desire and struggle to pray pulses through this spiritually resonant collection in forms as various as psalms, Tai Chi, meditation, needlework, lament, and thanksgiving.

In this down-to-earth book on the essentials of prayer, Margaret Guenther answers many of the common questions of the spiritual life, such as How do we learn to listen to God in our prayer?

This book connects the living realms of the church, the self, the neighbor and the world.

Whether your grandchildren live with you, just around the corner, or a thousand miles away, praying for them every day is one of the most important ways you can show your love and concern.

One of the most influential and fastest-growing movements in the Church today is centered on St.

Praying in the Spirit of Christ offers contemporary readers a compelling and holistic vision of what life in Christ can mean for them.

Drawing deeply from the wisdom writings of medieval English mystic Julian of Norwich, All Will Be Well welcomes even spiritual newcomers to the spirituality of this fourteenth-century visionary who was well ahead of her time.

Breakfast with Barth: Daily Devotions provides extracts from the writings of theologian Karl Barth.

Now in reissue with a new foreword by Fred B.

To explain the power of prayer, Dale Salwak went to more than 30 distinguished spiritual leaders, thinkers, and writers and asked them to offer a few words of wisdom and advice.

Christmas is more than just gift-giving.

Worship is a congregation's most important practice.

The worship terrain has changed, but a consensus has yet to emerge even about what worship is, let alone how we should worship.

The Book of Occasional Services is a new liturgical resource produced by the Office of Theology and Worship of the Presbyterian Church (U.

Jong Hun Joo offers a model of how both solid biblical understanding and effective practice of worship can be realized in churches today by exploring the theology and practice of Matthew Henry (1662-1714).

With a sincere appreciation of God's handiwork, ';When the Tide is Low' offers 30 days of Biblical encouragement for those who simply love the ocean.