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Destiny Thieves : Defeat Seducing Spirits And Achieve Your Purpose In God (Repri
$23.52This liberating book reveals tactics Satan uses against believers and charges believers with a new level of faith to claim the victorious life God has planned for them.
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Wrestling With The Text (Student/Study Guide)
$33.25Through its reporting of young adults wrestling anew with that ancient text, the Bible, this volume marks an important occasion of and for Mennonite conversation about identityy and scriptural authority. When Jacob wrestled with God’s messenger in Genesis, he did not let go until he received a blessing. So Jacob was renamed Israel, or “God Wrestles.” A theme uniting this book’s 16 stories plus responses is this reality of wrestling in search of blessing.
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Acceptable Sacrifice
$24.95Here is an oasis in the desert of the Anglican debate about homosexuality. Its mature, intelligent faith might even allow those who disagree to recognize a genuine Christian yearning to love wisely. – Professor David Ford, Cambridge.
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Searching For Sacred Ground
$33.25Explores the universal search for balance in life, using historical events and people to illustrate the constant tensions between conflict and resolution. On a parrallel story line, the author weaves into this rich tapestry the life of an exceptional man.
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Robert D Preus Essays On Justification And The Lutheran Confessions
$66.65The 18 essays in this volume offer a cross-section of Preus’s research and commentary on the doctrine of justification and on the Lutheran Confessions and their application in the life of the church today. Also included in this volume are 4 reflections on the life and ministry of Robert Preus provided by David P. Scaer, John Stephenson, Kurt Marquart and Daniel Preus.
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12 Days Of Christmas
$13.95The twelve days of Christmas run from December 26 to January 6, the Feast of the Epiphany, the date on which we traditionally recall the Magin’s arrival to present gifts to the infant Jesus. For many, the sacred meaning of these days is lost. By Christmas night we are saturated with the holiday hype, overfed with music and food, and maybe quite disappointed that the presents we received have not fulfilled us. Almquist invites readers to go deeper than the tinsel and wrappings to the source of all the good gifts in life: love, forgiveness, joy, hope, and so on. These are gifts that, once unwrapped, will last and satisfy our spiritual cravings.
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Blessed Is She
$16.95Everyone is happy to see Mary in the creche at Christmastime, but by the time the Magi head back East after the Feast of the Epiphany, Christians of many traditions are often ready to place Mary to the side too. But Timothy Perry presents a Mary who belongs in Lent as much as in Advent, showing what it means to die and live with the crucified and risen Jesus.
Drawing primarily from the Gospel of Luke, this lovely book of spiritual reflections reveals a Lenten Mary who teaches us about being disciples. The result is a complex, inviting, strong character – a disciple to be emulated by all Christians, especially during this holy season. With a study for each week of Lent, along with questions to ponder, this is a thought-provoking volume for private use or parish study.
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Pilgrim Heart : The Way Of Jesus In Everyday Life
$16.99Originally, the faith of Jesus was considered a distinctive way of life rather than a sophisticated theological system. Pilgrim Heart re-imagines discipleship as – first and foremost – a particular way of life guided by a set of simple, but powerful, daily practices known to the earliest disciples and the saints through the ages. These include:
Friendship
Sabbath Rest
Hospitality
Confession
Forgiveness
Listening
Discernment
Singing
Creating
Telling Stories
How would this approach to the religion of Jesus change the way we think and live? Pilgrim Heart is an invitation to consider afresh the way of Jesus in light of practices that have proven to transform lives for two thousand yearsAdd to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Advent With Evelyn Underhill
$16.95For generations, readers have found in the writings of Evelyn Underhill the guidance to help them deepen their own interior lives in the Christian mystical tradition.
In this lovely volulme, Anglican author and editor Christopher Webber has carefully selected inspirational passages from Underhill’s most significant works, providing readings for every day of Advent and Christmas – and sharing the timeless treasure of Underhill’s spiritual vision.
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Manual Minsterial – (Spanish)
$14.99Este es un manual indispensable para pastores y otros que dirigen los servicios y ceremonias en la iglesia. Incluye sugerencias para los planes de los servicios, letaas, musica, y oraciones para la dedicacion de nios, bautizos, bodas, funerales, comision al ministerio, y otros acontecimientos claves en la vida de la iglesia. Cada seccion incluye un breve ensayo que explica una orientacion Anabaptista-Menonita de estos acontecimientos. El libro, una traduccion del manual en ingles, incluye una introduccion por Gilberto Flores que ayuda a la edicion en espaol.
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Hospitality : The Heart Of Spiritual Direction
$21.95In this latest addition to the Spiritual Directors International Series, professional spiritual directors and those in formation programs learn to extend traditional forms of hospitality by living out its deeper meaning as they explore ways in which the spirit of hospitality enriches the spiritual direction experience.
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Story Of Evangelism
$40.99In this new history of evangelism, Tuttle examines the broad sweep of the church’s witness to the gospel from a truly global and inclusive perspective. The familiar figures are all here: Paul, Patrick, Boniface, Columba, Luther, Wesley, Carey, and the like. Yet Tuttle knows that the story of the church’s ministry of evangelism has been a worldwide endeavor dependent on women as well as men, and lesser-known figures as well as famous ones. He organizes his material into particular historical periods or moments, each one by way of three perspectives – the cultural forces establishing the need for evangelism; the evangelist in particular; the impact the evangelist had within that particular period.
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Many Faces One Church
$18.99This manual is designed to help clergy and denominatinal personnel understand the context, theology, ministry, and mission of cross-racial and cross-cultural pastoral appointments in the United Methodist Church. Written by persons who have served in cross-racial and cross-cultural appointments, this is what they wished they had known before they began and what they believe the church needs to understand today to fulfill its theological mandate of inclusivity.
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Celebrating Our Call
$20.00Throughout 2005-2006 various events have been and will be held to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the ordination of women in the Presbyterian Church as ministers of the Word and Sacrament, as well as seventy-five years of their ordination as elders and one hundred years as deacons. In this collection of insightful essays, well-known women from across the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) reflect on their personal journeys of ordination as church leaders. Contributors include Joanna M. Adams; Susan R. Andrews; Deborah A. Block; Cynthia M. Campbell; Marj Carpenter; Choi, Moon Young; Melva Wilson Costen; Roberta Hestenes; Jane Parker Huber; Marian McClure; Ofelia Miriam Ortega; Jean Marie Peacock; Barbara A. Roche; and Letty M. Russell. This historically significant book is ideal for clergy, educators, and church leaders and is the perfect resource for church libraries.
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Presbyterians Being Reformed
$21.00Beginning with the motto “The Church Reformed and Always Being Reformed,” thirteen Presbyterian leaders and representatives of a number of different groups across the theological spectrum offer their reflections on the current state of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and what the denomination needs today. The book presents various viewpoints, values, and commitments found throughout the denomination. Opening essays by Robert H. Bullock Jr. and Anna Case-Winters orient the volume. Ideal for individual as well as group study, the book includes discussion and reflection questions at the end of the chapters. Contributors include Fahed Abu-Akel, Scott D. Anderson, Jerry Andrews, Susan Andrews, John Buchanan, Jack Haberer, William Stacy Johnson, Curtis A. Jones, Richard Ray, Laird J. Stuart, Michael Walker, Barbara G. Wheeler, and Parker T. Williamson.
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Winning On Purpose
$21.99Using an innovative sports analogy, John Kaiser provides proven biblical principles of leadership to help board members, pastors, lay leaders, denominational executives, consultants, and dedicated church members succeed in their respective missions. He also discusses how these strategies can be tailored to fit the requirements of specific denominations.
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Life And Ministry Of William Booth
$31.99Throughout his life, William Booth sought to minster to the least, the last, and the lost. Booth, together with his wife Catherine, founded and organized the world-wide mission still known as The Salvation Army. Booth’s focus on the poor and marginalized comes directly from his theological convictions and his relationship with the Methodist movement in Great Britain, particularly his understanding of John Wesley’s doctrine of sanctification and emphasis on social activism. This grounding was the matrix from which Booth transformed his world.
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Cost Of Certainty
$17.95The Cost of Certainty explores a fundamental ambiguity in mainstream Christian teaching: although the church claims that God’s love is unconditional, he only accepts those who believe in Jesus Christ and have repented of their sins. This gospel of conditional love breeds anxiety and polarization.
Young shows how this demeans the true message of the gospels. He argues for the recovery of a spirituality of uncertainty and unconditional love as a basis for a renewal of contemporary Christian faith and practice.
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Scriptural Exposition Of The Baptist Catechism
$21.17The recent reprint of The Baptist Catechism has given families and study classes a helpful tool for memorizing the great doctrines of the Christian faith. Now, a hidden jewel, Benjamin Beddome’s ‘A Scriptural Exposition of the Baptist Catechism,’ takes its place alongside the Catechism to give much needed assistance to the same families and classes. Beddome shows how the doctrines contained in the Catechism are founded upon Scripture, and explains them for all to understand.
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Brush With God
$28.95For more than a thousand years, Eastern Christians have used their hands and hearts to create icons, proclaiming God’s reality in a visible?and breathtakingly beautiful?way. This ancient art is enjoying a renewed interest in the West, as people of faith create icons and use them to meditate on mysteries for which there are no words. A Brush With God is a guide to painting icons and using them in prayer. Written with warmth and energy, it describes the history of icons and examines why they?ve been a spiritual tool for so many centuries. Written from a uniquely Western perspective, the book guides artists?from novices to professionals?through the process of icon painting, using traditional techniques but employing contemporary materials. Included are eight full-color plates of the artist’s icons.
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Hearts To Heaven And Tempers Raise
$14.49Like a favourite TV comedy series, Reg Frary returns with another collection of all-too believable stories about anarchy and revolt waiting to break out in the choirstalls. They may look angelic in their robes, and may (on rare occasions) even sound like angels, but it’s a dirty game keeping one step ahead of the vicar’s trendy ideas and the choir director’s aspirations to dictatorship. It all necessitates frequent councils of war down at the Dog and Duck after practice…
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Prayers From The Darkness
$27.93The “difficult psalms” shock us with their cries of pain, anger, and alienation. Lyn Fraser, following the lead of Walter Brueggemann, shows how to integrate these “psalms of disorientation” in Sunday morning worship, pastorla care, and any situation of extreme need.
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Users Guide To Morning And Evening Prayer
$15.95The only way you can really get to know God is through prayer,says author Christopher L. Webber, “and the Prayer Book sets out a pattern that has been used by saints and sinners for centuries.This guide will help readers, newcomers and longtime Episcopalians alike get started on the ancient way of praying found in the Daily Office of the Book of Common Prayer. A User’s Guide illuminates the theology, history, and practical concerns of worshipping God in Morning and Evening Prayer. With the complete text of these prayer services, in both Rite I and Rite II, along with running commentary, this book takes Episcopalians by the hand as they explore and pray the Daily Office.
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Labyrinth Year : Walking The Seasons Of The Church
$17.95Perhaps nothing expresses the mystery of our search for the divine as well as the labyrinth. A circular pathway based on spirals found in nature, the labyrinth is a time-honored spiritual tool in faith traditions as varied as Native American, Jewish, and Celtic. As seekers walk to the center of the labyrinth, their minds quiet and turn to God. Walking out again, they bring into the world the spiritual gifts they?ve received. In A Labyrinth Year, Kautz guides readers on a labyrinth pilgrimage that winds through the seasons of the liturgical year with devotions (to be used while walking the labyrinth) based on the thoughts and emotions of biblical characters whose stories are recalled in the seasonal scripture readings. As readers explore the journeys of these people of faith, they connect with the deeper meaning of the stories and learn to live them out in their own experience.
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5 For Sorrow 10 For Joy
$30.60Ward’s unusual collection of meditations offers an entirely new approach to the rosary for all Christians. He begins with its traditional use and then offers fifteen insights into the life of Jesus and his mother Mary that can speak to us today.
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Quantity Of A Hazelnut
$19.95The touchstones of Fae Malania’s spirituality are ordinary, humble things. Christian life happens in the ordinary – when we do the dishes, when we garden, when we tuck our children into bed, even when we argue with our spouses.
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Becoming Anabaptist : The Origin And Significance Of 16th Century Anabaptis (Rep
$26.991. Introduction
2. Anabaptism In Switzerland
3. South German And Moravian Anabaptism
4. Anabaptism In The Low Countries
5. The Meaning Of AnabaptismAdditional Info
When Becoming Anabaptist appeared in 1987, it was the first major study to incorporate the new history of multiple beginnings and diverse history of Anabaptism into a synthesis of meanings for the contemporary church. J. Denny Weaver’s second edition will continue to be welcomed by scholars and by church leaders alike.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Discovering Girard
$16.95“Really wonderful; an elegantly written initiation into the mimetic theory. I am lucky to have interpreters who understand what I want to say and who can write so well.”
-Rene GirardThe work of Rene Girard is hugely influential in literature and cultural studies. But it is in understanding the relationship between religion and violence that his theory has created its greatest impact. Girard’s understanding of mimetic rivalry and conflict and of scapegoating is seen by many to be the key to a completely new understanding of Christianity.
Girard’s name evokes curiosity and-often-strong feelings among devotees and skeptics. Discovering Girard is the first book to present Girard’s work to a wider audience. It explains and appraises Girard’s mimetic theory, shows its impact on theology and other disciplines, and manages to convey the excitement that a discovery of Girard’s ideas often generates in readers.
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This Bread And This Cup Childs Book
$17.261. Companionship: Sharing A Meal
2. Storytelling: How The Gospel Stories Tell Our Story
3. These Holy Things: What We Use In The Eucharist
4. Praying Together: The Shape Of The Eucharist
5. Manner And Customs: The Body Language Of PrayerAdditional Info
With This Bread and This Cup, children will learn about the sacrament of Eucharist while they’re having fun! From a guided tour of the church to hands-on time with the elements of communion to unique activities that explore the eucharistic service from The Book of Common Prayer, children will thoroughly enjoy these experiences designed to help them to join more fully with their parish community and the larger communion of saints. The program includes with an interactive Communion Service just for them!This full-color, interactive guidebook for children offers: Individual and shared activities Prayers and reflections Explanations and definitions of terms Writing and drawing space for personalizing
This Bread, This Cup is a program for children and their families. The intended age is 6-9 but younger works too in the program. The Child’s Book assumes the child can read, or it is used with a parent who does the reading.
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This Bread And This Cup Leaders Guide (Teacher’s Guide)
$38.60Whether you have a small group or a larger one, whether you want to structure the program in 2 sessions or 5, whether the children in your group are all the same age or not, you’ll have all the tools you need to customize a Communion instruction program that’s just right for your parish with these rich, adaptable resources.This Leader’s Guide is a comprehensive resource for clergy and lay people offering:
Background information on theology, leader reflection, goals, overview and materials lists Ways to invite children to participate more fully in the eucharistic service Explanations of what we do and say at Eucharist Prayers, activities and scripture stories Reproducible handouts to send home
This Bread and This Cup is a program for children and their families. The intended age is 6-9 but younger works too in the program. The Child’s Book assumes the child can read, or it is used with a parent who does the reading.
This invaluable new resource brings greater understanding and meaning to a key aspect of Christian formation: Holy Communion. With solid information, including a brief history of children at the Eucharist, current theological perspectives and practices and flexible, user-friendly sessions, leaders will find that this program fits a wide variety of parish needs.
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Waiting For The Wonder
$17.95Imagine the hushed excitement and the vivid anticipation of a child on Christmas Eve. How much more intense that anticipation must have been for those who waited for the wonder of the very first Christmas. From the ancient prophets to the three kings, from the angel Gabriel to the stalwart Joseph, Katarina Katsarka Whitley imagines their astonishment and joy at the events unfolding around them.
In her inimitable style, Whitley places herself in the hearts and minds of the biblical characters-both real and imagined-who played a part in the Christmas narrative. She weaves stories, solidly based in Scripture, at once compelling and thought-provoking. The voices of her characters lead us closer to the Christ Child and deepen the meaning of the season of Advent for twenty-first century readers.
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Century Of Holiness Theology
$29.99After a century of study and debate, the doctrine of sanctification, formulated by John Wesley in the 18th century, has resulted in two contemporaneous and competing definitions of entire sanctification in the Nazarene denomination. Mark Quanstom examines the gradual change in understanding this doctrine by focusing on its history and development in a balanced and well-researched perspective.
“Quanstrom effectively follows the various understandings of holiness that have shaped and been shaped by the Church of the Nazarene. His engaging style and clear writing makes this work valuable to laymen, ministers, students, and scholars.”
-Dr. John C. Bowling
President, Olivet Nazarene University“This work is a welcome contribution to the contemporary conversation about Holiness theology. Quanstrom’s thoughtful and careful scholarship produces a balanced study of the historical development of the understanding of holiness. . . It calls us to an awareness of the dynamic character of this tradition and to an active engagement with the doctrine of Christian perfection that remains at the heart of who we are.”
-Dr. Carl M. Leth
Chairman Division of Religion and Philosophy, Olivet Nazarene University232 pages
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Walker In The Fog
$38.25The first book-length treatment of the flowering of American Mennonite writing of the last two decades, this book combines careful scholarship with Jeff Gundy’s frank, sometimes sardonic, often funny, deeply engaged commentary on Mennonite writing and culture.
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Evangelizing Church : A Lutheran Contribution
$40.00Foreword, Mark S. Hanson
Preface, David L. Tiede
Project Team Members1.A Lutheran Confession
2.The Gift Is A Call
3.Addressing Captives In Babylon
4.For The Sake Of The World
5.Called Out Of Our Comfort Zone
6.Navigating Difficult Questions
7.After The Death Of Evangelism – The Resurrection Of An Evangelizing ChurchEpilogue: A Lutheran Contribution To An Evangelizing Church
Study Guide
Annotated Bibliography
Notes
Index Of Topics
Index Of NamesAdditional Info
In a series of engaging essays and responses, the book explores how evangelism has functioned within Lutheranism historically and articulates a Lutheran theological perspective on evangelism within the broader developments in mission theology over the past several decades. It further helps to show how evangelism from a Lutheran perspective may be differentiated from other theologies of evangelism that are part of the Christian movement in our day.The book moves from theory to practice as it relates this theology of evangelism to the life of congregations that are seeking to proclaim the gospel in the emerging postmodern context, provides congregations with perspectives on how to utilize this theology in shaping the practice of evangelism within their church life. A study guide to encourage group discussion and reflection is included.
Other contributors:
*Wyvetta Bullock
*Kelly Fryer
*Craig Nessan
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Deeper Joy : Lay Women And Vocation In The 20th Century Episcopal Church
$47.93“An ambitious and much-needed effort to gather the key episodes and stories that highlight the important roles and vocations of lay women in both the 20th century church and the larger society. “Deeper Joy” not only chronicles the often unappreicated and undervalued past, but also points to the future of vital leadership and service.” – The Rt. Rev. Barbara C. Harris
Throughout the 20th century lay women in the Episcopal Church, often acting in isolation and without institutional support, offered a powerful witness of leadership, vocation, and theological resilience. Deeper Joy studies groups of women with similar callings yet located in diverse settings throughout church and society such as schools, hospitals, and other civic institutions. The topics presented here reflect new historical perspectives and unexplored primary materials, including interviews that bear on all women’s ministries, hence addressing neglected and important aspects of life in the American church.
After an introductory chapter on women and vocation, five major sections will explore lay women’s vocations through the lenses of community life, education, mission, civic life, and working for change from within the Episcopal Church. Topics include Anglican sisterhoods, the Companions of the Holy Cross, the deaconess movement, women of the New Deal, women in foreign missions, the settlement house movement, and women in education. The views of African-American, Asian, Hispanic, and Native American women are all represented. A concluding chapter addresses future directions for leadership and service.
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Chasing Down A Rumor
$24.98Acknowledgments
Foreword
IntroductionPERSPECTIVES
1.Conceptual Tools
2.Fragments Of Fragments
3.A Bewildering Course Of EventsPROSPECTS
4.NumbersPOSSIBILITIES
5.Built To Last
6.Incidence Of Renewal
7.Style And Ability: A Way Forward
8.Toward The Next Rumor: Findings, Worries, StrategiesNotes
ReferenceAdditional Info
Bacher and Inskeep believe that mainline denominations serve as caretakers of the important American expressions of Christianity, and if they are weak or lost, society and the universal church will be the worse for it. They argue that a fundamentally American form of mainline denominationalism can and will endure, despite the rumor of its decline.The authors examine six “rumors” of the decline. Using historical trends and current statistical information, they analyze the current situation and point to vital lessons, potential problems, and key challenges. They also offer helpful strategies and provide examples of what denominations are doing that show potential.
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Calling : A Song For The Baptized
$30.60The image of calling is vividly described through Westerhoff’s stories drawn from her life and work. Narratives of what it means to live as a Christian provide the variations on the baptismal themes of ministry, community, and responsibility in this “song for the baptized”.
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