Prayers and liturgical material

There are few situations in the life of a church that are more disruptive or destructive than the presence of sin in the life of its membership, especially the leadership.

Faith and Oil tells the story of conservative Christianity's relationship with America's oil industry.

We the Storytellers provides examples and techniques for expressing deeply held beliefs through the oldest form of communication--stories.

Desperate for new ideas to inspire sermons, Bible studies, or private meditation?

Preachers are often caught in a double bind--they would like to be more witty and creative, but they aren't sure whether these capacities fit with the serious business of preaching the gospel.

The United States is one of history's great Christian nations, but our unique history, success, and global impact have seduced us into believing we are something more--God's New Israel, the new order of the ages, the last best hope of mankind, a redeemer nation.

Christian proclamation, says Dietrich Bonhoeffer, is the living Christ walking among the people.

The book is organized into three divisions, and as the title implies, there is a brief letter in the form of a New Testament epistle to the contemporary church, a portion of which begins each chapter.

"e;Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's.

What do Joseph, Joab, Jeremiah, and the Beatitudes have to do with a Christian young person in American foreign policy?

This book brings together a variety of perspectives on how religion can be related to violence and war--both in a destructive and constructive way.

This book and the essays contained within are dedicated to Dr.

At some time or another, every preacher has entered the pulpit wondering "e;What shall I preach?

Originally published in German in an edition edited by Dietrich Braun, Karl Barth's Ethics is at last available in English.

Working within two popular genres, gardening books and biblical meditations, God Gardened East offers a meditation on the first twenty-five chapters of Genesis, emphasizing the tropes of cultivation, wandering, and "e;the east.

This book explores the impact of contextualized worship arts on the development of church ministry and missions in urban churches in Beira, Mozambique.

Are you floundering in your walk with God?

Preaching is a challenging, privileged, and awesome responsibility.

What is to be the church's response to the immigrant?

In the early 1970s, living in inner-city St.

"e;Through the voices of ordinary Native Americans .

A young dancer's last hope--a bone marrow transplant--has failed.

How many ways can your church's worship equip the congregation for its mission?

African American scholar Anthony Bradley understands the growing interest in the intersections of theology and economics emerging in light of Christianity's commitment to loving the poor.

Many Pentecostal groups have forgotten their legacy of war resistance and doctrinal history opposing killing.

Why do many U.

In our world filled with unending crime, death, relationship issues, and despair, Jennifer Workman incorporates a plethora of inspirational articles to inspire and spiritually empower every reader that no matter what, they are not alone in their struggles because God is open and receptive to their cries for help.

What is the role of the church in ministering to the sick?

Your God is too small--way too small!

Recent scholarship in a number of disciplines has explored the relationship between ontology and ethics.

In Praying Psalms Ian Stackhouse offers daily reflections on all 150 psalms.

The charisma of prophecy is found throughout the history of the global Pentecostal movement.

Concerned to think intentionally about liturgy in Baptist life and thought, this book aims to address the practices of Christian worship in a theological light, examining how each brings individual Christian believers and communities of faith to a greater understanding and embodiment of the gospel.

Each year, society cycles back around to the all-important date of December 25.

Everyday Thoughts is a devotional for thinking Christians, for those who seek to hear and know God in the present through contemplation on scripture and reality.

Veterans who experience the overwhelming trauma of war are often still stuck in the far country.

Preaching is a personal event: a minister or speaker prepares his or her sermon and presents it to the congregation.

Our churches and our country long for an expression of common hope.

M.

How can sixty-eight words change the world?

This volume brings together a decade of reflection at the intersection of culture, economics, and theology.

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob brings readers on a surprising journey from the dawn of divine-human communion to the present, showing how this mysterious, ongoing relationship holds the keys to true worship.

This third volume of Ken Vaux's memoirs covers the calendar year of 2012 which focused on (1) teaching in the Evanston church as this body struggled to be both evangelical in theology and oriented to social justice in the community.

Being Salt addresses both ordination and leadership by taking as its point of departure the most distinctive yet often overlooked feature of ordination: indelibility--being ordained for life.

Prayers are powerful.

"e;What do I do now?

The iconic landscape of the American Southwest reveals the luminescent Mitten rock formations, looming rock arches, and vast sagebrush oceans made vivid and memorable by writer Tony Hillerman, artist Georgia O'Keefe, and director John Ford.

This book draws Soren Kierkegaard and Luce Irigaray into conversation on the nature and ethics of sexual difference.

Thanks to coded notes taken by the teenager John Pynchon, this volume transports the reader, virtually, back to Sundays in the seventeenth century, when the community gathered to listen to the Rev.