Prayers and liturgical material

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.

The sacrificial nature of Jesus' crucifixion stands at the core of the Christian faith, and it serves as a focal point for the forty days of Lent.

When do Christians pray?

Worship Formation provides a thoughtful perspective on Christian worship and addresses how each element within a worship service spiritually forms the worshiper.

Contemplative prayer is a way of saying yes to God's transformative presence.

John Wesley published three tune books in two-decade intervals for the evangelical British Methodist movement within the Church of England with its varied audiences and diverse musical tastes.

A Sample Meditation:Loss on the Way to EnlightenmentAvoidance, rationalization, religion, reality, projection, distraction Acknowledging that we often grow tired of the painful truthabout poverty, illness, racism, discrimination,environmental ruin, and warfare,we confess that we have escaped through distraction usingfood, entertainment, alcohol, and personal isolation.

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

The growing use and appreciation of the Common Lectionary (Revised) has stimulated renewed attention to the Christian calendar in its fullness and an enrichment of liturgical worship.

We tend to associate philanthropy with figures like Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Phil Knight.

For much of Christian history, pastors not only served as theologians and preachers, but also as poets and hymn writers.

Seeking to push the historical study of the liturgical phenomenon known as "e;Contemporary Worship"e; or "e;Praise and Worship"e; to a new level, this collection of essays offers an introduction to the phenomenon, documents critical aspects of its development, and suggests methods for future historical study.

In the Gospels we encounter many people who were shunned by their society because they lived with some form of impairment.

This timely book sets out what is involved in being a church minister--its joys and challenges, its privileges and responsibilities.

Right now, there is a movement in churches and nonprofits arguing that charity is toxic, that helping hurts, and that the entire nonprofit sector needs to be reformed to truly lift people out of poverty.

Knowing Him by Name is a book of 336 short devotional readings based on the names and references to God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

How can you improve on the Christmas story?

From the Introduction: Political problems have come to be the most fateful social problems.

The Care of Souls is a collection of essays and short reflections on the art of pastoral supervision in the clinical pastoral education (CPE) learning process.

Church weddings, funerals, and most Sunday services reflect the values and dramas of their communities, even when the ministers are the main or sole actors.

To God be the glory!

Ideal for Lent, but useful at any season and on any reading schedule, Prizing His Passion will help both the curious and the committed to grasp the immense significance of the sufferings of Jesus of Nazareth on behalf of sin-plagued humans.

From Saturday Night Rockin' to Sunday Morning Reconciliation Before becoming a pastor, Jimi Calhoun performed alongside many world-famous musicians, including: Jimi Hendrix / Etta James / Hank Williams Jr.

Thomas Merton: God's Messenger on the Road towards a New World highlights the contribution of the best-selling North American writer between the Second World War and 1968.

This book is an exercise in a thoroughgoing narrative theology.

These poems owe their origin to Robert Bly's stunning ghazals in Stealing Sugar from the Castle.

New discoveries arise alongside memories in every Christmas sermon that Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768-1834) ever delivered.

"e;In this book Douglas Hall presents the outline of a Canadian theology.

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Over sixty years ago, Thomas Merton--monk, mystic, and writer--proclaimed that we are living in a post-Christian world.

The Good Shepherd, Gentle Guide, and Gracious Host is a collection of fifteen discipleship meditations, organized around three metaphors from the Twenty-Third Psalm.

The Way of St.

Western culture and many of its churches and pastors are enamored by the assumption that life's most difficult problems call for in-depth psychological treatment.

There is a particular pressing question that seems to permeate the whole of Charnock's works: "e;If the greatest or highest degree of excellence is found in this imitable perfection of God, this conformity to holiness, then what does this conformity look like in the soul that has been regenerated?

Western culture no longer has a broad Christian understanding.

As leaders, our capacity to hear is often muddied by an inability to acknowledge our own insufficiencies and emotions.

Civilization is often equated with the story of human advancement and progress.

Now more than ever, it's critical that religious stories encompass a call to moral responsibility for the earth and to the global poor.

Follow the Way is about how the virtues of humility, gratitude, and simplicity impact prayer and a relationship with God.

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.

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.

Why worship?

Christians generally believe that in prayer they are free in their act to petition God.

Christians have always looked to models within the Christian faith to guide their lives.

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

The Law of Freedom: Justice and Mercy in the Practice of Law examines the legal and theological roots of the concept of equity, and the implications that the diminishment of equity as a legal concept has for the moral dilemmas faced by the practicing lawyer.

Conversations with Calvin: Daily Devotions provides extracts from the commentaries of John Calvin.

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

Hymns and the music the church sings in worship are tangible means of expressing worship.