Religious institutions and organizations

This book is a series of devotional and contemplative readings designed to cause one to be reflective.

What is found in this series, unveils an entirely different side of C.

The Glory Walk is a brief work explaining to Christians what living for God's glory is all about.

Rendezvous In Paris is a series of practical devotionals and personal meditations written by a Maine pastor as he traveled to the Charles De Gaulle Aero port to meet his daughter who was returning home sick from a summer missionary trip to Togo, West Africa.

Missionaries go into all the world and make disciples of all nations, while monks live cloistered in a monastery and focus their lives on prayer and studying Scripture--correct?

The locus of God's change and transformation in the world is through local groups of believers immersed in relationships among those directly impacted by injustice.

"e;For the sake of the world, we question.

How do you introduce people to Jesus Christ who have had no contact with the Bible or its message?

Leaving room for doubt and mystery, this book addresses the question of whether or not God exists.

The book you hold in your hands says that our churches and our nation are in desperate need of biblical awakening and revival.

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We sometimes say that Muslims and Christians are part of Abraham's family, but while you can choose your friends, you cannot choose your family.

"e;As it is written, 'Our God is a consuming fire' (Heb.

These psalms grow out of a decades-long fascination with the biblical psalms, particularly the Davidic psalms, which portray the tempestuous, sometimes awful intimacy of the Divine-human relationship.

"e;It is 4:00 a.

In Keeping the Faith in Interfaith Relationships, Stuart Dauermann calls for a reconsideration of the long held assumption that a Jew who believes in Jesus exits from Jewish life.

Each year many young Christians leave the comfort and security of their towns, cities, and communities to enter a new world: college.

Designed for daily use as well as for retreats, Digging for God is an invitation to linger in the gardens of the Bible and the gardens of the heart.

What, pray tell, does a faithful urban ministry require if not a triadic relationship of prayer, justice, and hope?

Mike McNichols has created a marvelous fable about evangelism, spiritual formation, faith community, and ministry leadership in The Bartender.

"e;You are not far from the reign of God,"e; Jesus tells the scribe.

Many churches actively seek to welcome migrants through various church-based activities such as language lessons, cooking, or gardening clubs.

The time is the late 1940s.

Tenacious Solidarity features essays and new writings from 2014 to 2018.

In Storycraft, renowned author Walter Wangerin Jr.

God's People Made New: How Exploring the Bible Together Launched a Church's Spirit-Filled Future reveals the essential role of God's Word in forming a thriving congregation.

In this searing and personal book, intellectual activist and theologian Robyn Henderson-Espinoza bridges the gap between academia and activism, bringing the wisdom of the streets to the work of scholarship, all for the sake of political liberation and social change for marginalized communities.

Learn to celebrate your body by attending to daily spiritual practicesIn Honoring the Body, Stephanie Paulsell speaks to those who have ever wondered how to celebrate the body's pleasures and protect the body's vulnerabilities in a world that seems confused about both.

The Book That Launched a MovementThe first installment of Brian D.

In Touched, author Shanell T.

Embrace time as a gift--not an obstacleReceiving the Day invites us to open the gift of time, to dwell in the freedom to rest and worship that God intends for us and for all creatures.

For decades, Sallie McFague lent her voice and her theological imagination to addressing and advocating for the most important issues of our time.

The love of God crosses all boundaries.

In this critical time in history, this volume argues that what is urgently needed is a cogent, clear, biblically based and theologically grounded rationale for the manner in which the church speaks and acts in the political arena.

Very many people, including not a few Christians, do not find the Christian tradition very helpful for making sense of sex.

Enrich each day with wisdom from our greatest spiritual thinkers.

They say it's lonely at the top.

This book is about faithful witnessesfrom the Reformation to South African apartheid to Bonhoefferto the promise of Jesus Christ.

Liberating youth through theological reflection on vocationJeremy P.

Monastic experience in twelfth-century Germany provides a rare window on to monastery life in the tumultuous world of twelfth-century Swabia.

Insights from Reading the Bible with the Poor provides a spirited introduction to methodologies and strategies for reading the Bible "e;from below"e;--from the back of what used to be church sanctuaries, from basements, from sidewalks.

Discover hope, comfort, transformation--the gifts given in griefToo often, we think of loss like we might a broken bone.

World Christianity, Urbanization and Identity argues that urban centers, particularly the largest cities, do not only offer places for people to live, shop, and seek entertainment, but deeply shape people's ethics, behavior, sense of justice, and how they learn to become human.

Comedians tend to view the world somewhat askew or askance, and that view--a kind of hermeneutical lens for discerning the comedic in daily life--serves to frame, reframe, and even de-frame reality.

As profound as Martin Luther's ideas are, this giant of church history was concerned above all with practical instruction for daily Christian living.

The proclamation of the gospel is the responsibility of the baptized rather than the privilege of the ordained.

"e;An inherently fascinating, inspired and inspiring read from beginning to end unreservedly recommend and worthwhile reading.

Tribe explores the issues of reciprocity in cross-race and cross-class relationships using stories, narrative, and sociological insights and perspectives derived from urban fieldwork and the author's own life.

Although written from a Lutheran religious tradition, the invitation and reach of They Are Us: Lutherans and Immigration, Second Edition is broad and inclusive.