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by Stephen L. Cook
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008

The God of Second Isaiah, the “Holy One of Israel,” is increasingly foreign to modern Anglicans, who are often uncomfortable with the uncanny, fiery side of God. Unfortunately, this may leave Anglicans frustrated both with God’s “non-rational” ways and with morality-centered Christianity....
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When Suffering Persists

A Theology of Candor

by Frederick W. Schmidt
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2001

Sometimes pain passes quickly and small losses are easily absorbed. But suffering often goes on and on, and for people of faith, the resulting crisis can be deeper and more destructive than the loss itself. We look for ways to comfort those who are hurting. But sometimes, in spite of our good intentions,...
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Out of Darkness Into Light

Spiritual Guidance in the Quran with Reflections from Jewish and Christian Sources

by Ann Holmes Redding
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009

An introduction to the major themes and passages of the holy book of Islam, this book invites readers of any religion—or none—to meditate on verses of the Quran as support for spiritual practices and growth. It guides the reader through the rich tapestry of the Quran, weaving through a number...
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by Thomas O'Loughlin
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012

“This book is an essential guide for all preachers, teachers, and worship planners who use the Revised Common Lectionary, or for those who are even curious about it.” —Rev. Dr. Thomas G. Long, Candler School of Theology What is the point of the Lectionary? What are the problems and opportunities...
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A Walk in Jerusalem

Stations of the Cross

by John Peterson
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 1998

Every Friday in Jerusalem, Franciscan monks take groups of pilgrims down the Via Dolorosa, the road Christ may have walked on his way to the cross. Stopping at each of fourteen locations that mark events in the final days of Christ’s life, the pilgrims recall the Passion story and offer prayers...
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Helping Children Find God

A Book for Parents, Teachers, and Clergy

by Helen Oppenheimer
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1995

A realistic, straight-forward approach to exploring one's faith and doubts, and talking with the next generation about important spiritual issues. A child's spiritual pilgrimage begins from the earliest moments of life and is shaped by the significant adults in the child's ever-expanding world. Yet...
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Make All Things New

Stories of Healing, Reconciliation, and Peace

by Caroline Westerhoff
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2006

Written with grace and sensitivity, Make All Things New is a collection of fourteen essays that focus on the themes of healing, peace, and reconciliation – topics as timely today as they have ever been. Well-known Anglican writer and preacher John Westerhoff, the husband of the author, has written...
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Crossing: Reclaiming the Landscape of Our Lives, 2nd Edition

Reclaiming the Landscape of Our Lives, 2nd Edition

by Mark Barrett, OSB
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008

Illuminates the spiritual journey we all take and the choices we make by focusing on five of the monastic hours, from Vigils which reflect on the edges of the day and our own difficulty in choosing to begin the journey, through Compline or night prayer, the time for letting go and remembering the...
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Light to the Darkness

Lessons and Carols, Public and Private

by Katerina Katsarka Whitley
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008

Light to the Darkness is a fresh interpretation of the well-loved Advent tradition of Lessons and Carols. Replacing the usual scriptural readings from the Old and New Testaments are first-person dramatic monologues based on these and other passages of scripture. Special emphasis is given to the role...
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Speaking for Ourselves

Voices of Biblical Women

by Katerina Katsarka Whitley
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 1998

There are many powerful women in the Bible, but their descriptions are almost always tantalizingly brief. If they had the chance to tell their own stories in their own voices, what would they have said? Basing her interpretation of these women on extensive research, Katerina Whitley puts herself in...
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Cross Words

A Devotional for Youth

by Duana Cisney
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016

Youth (and their parents, mentors, and leaders) are continually seeking a devotional from a mainline Christian perspective that honors them. Different than many youth devotionals, which use punitive language and the context of purity, Cross Words is a devotional for students that is engaging and realistic...
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Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus

Advent and Christmas with Charles Wesley

by Paul Wesley Chilcote
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2007

Advent and Christmas meditations based on the seasonal hymns of Charles Wesley. Each daily meditation, keyed to the scripture reading for the day and portions of Wesley’s texts, concludes with a brief prayer based on the day’s theme. Reflective material place Wesley within his rich Anglican heritage. Daily readings are between 500–600 words in length.
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Godparenting

Nurturing the Next Generation

by Nancy Ann McLaughlin, Tracey Herzer
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2007

Being a godparent is a great honor—and a sacred responsibility. Baptism, after all, is at the center of Christian life, and godparents play a critical role in celebrating this sacrament. When you accept the invitation to sponsor a little one, what exactly are you promising to do? Godparenting: Nurturing...
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The Soul of Adolescence

In Their Own Words

by Patricia Lyons
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010

Patricia Lyons’ searing first-person accounts of adolescent ethics, spirituality, conscience, and struggles with despair are unforgettable. In this book, she deciphers the language of youth so that any teacher, parent, or mentor can learn how to hear, understand and respond more effectively to the spiritual hopes and longings of teenagers.
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