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Derek Prince shows the way to victorious intimacy with God as he explains how you can enter into the very presence of God to receive the spiritual, physical, and emotional blessings of true worship.

Designed as a general introduction to Christian liturgy, this book explores the meaning, history, and practice of worship in Eastern and Western, Catholic and Protestant traditions. Its chapters cover the theology of worship, the historical development of Eucharist and the Prayer Offices, the lectionary...

THE ALFRED EDERSHEIM COLLECTION includes the full text of 3 of Edersheim’s most well-known works: SKETCHES OF JEWISH SOCIAL LIFE, THE TEMPLE ITS MINISTRY AND SERVICES, JESUS THE MESSIAH (the official abridged version of “Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah”). * This is not a cheap...

A resource book for anyone who is planning a funeral. You may be a family member or a friend of someone who has died. You may be planning your own funeral. You may arrange and conduct funerals professionally. Here you will find an abundance of words and ideas for celebrating a life in ways that are personal and honest.

A series of resources & complete liturgies for the major services of Holy Week, by a former Sacristan of Iona Abbey. What would it have been like to be a pilgrim on the crowded streets of Jerusalem for that fateful Passover? What can we learn from the man with the water jug, or the Roman centurion?...

Liturgies for Advent and Christmas, Lent and Easter, Transfiguration, Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, All Saints', St Columba's Day, Father's Day; on hunger, economic witness, peacemaking, the environment, pilgrimage, welcome, hospitality and friendship. Includes a blessing liturgy for a marriage or partnership,...

Daily readings for the four weeks of Advent. 'Reading one of ThomA's books is like walking and talking with a friend. Someone who understands the fragility and failings of being human (and himself) but who continues to laugh, and to hope and work for the coming of the Light.'

A resource book for planning baptisms, naming ceremonies, weddings and civil partnerships and marking the many other significant moments of our nights and days. There are resources that do not assume any faith commitment, as well as ones that reflect Christian belief.

A helpful guide for Pagan parents dealing with stresses of the NICU and challenges unique to being a minority faith in a health care setting. Included are various ways to bring faith into your child's space, dealing with discrimination, and helpful resources. The author has spent nearly 15...

The Church of England and the First World War (first published in 1978) explores in depth the role of the church during the tragic circumstances of the First World War using biographies, newspapers, magazines, letters, poetry and other sources in a balanced evaluation. The myth that the war...

Using the Jews fanaticism for the proper observance of their Law as a key, it reveals a different picture of Jesus, his teachings, and his agenda. That same key, in connection with Paul’s writings, helps cull the Christian interpolations from the New Testament scriptures to expose an extraordinary...

EXTRAIT: PRIÈRE POUR CONJURER SATAN   O Satan, toi qui es l’ombre de Dieu et de nous-mêmes, j’ai écrit ces pages d’angoisse pour ta gloire et pour la honte. Toi le Doute et la Révolte, toi le Sophisme et l’Impuissance, toi le...

Each person is placed in community, for that time. Whether we pay attention to being present with each other is elective, and often goes unnoticed, regardless. Except, God notices. You notice. And our youth notice the presence of God—whether or not they understand that it is a result of others...