In Do Your Best and Trust God for the Rest, popular author James W. Moore talks about the idea that God doesn’t expect us to be perfect. Instead, God simply asks us to be faithful, and then God will d
Church leaders struggle with issues related to financial giving every year, in every economic climate. Most do not want to preach about the topic, and some don’t even like to think about it. The topic
Falling in love is easy, but staying in love takes courage, hard work, and lots of grace! The leader guide includes everything a group leader needs to facilitate sessions and tailor them to the time a
Journey 101: Knowing, Loving, Serving God is a three-part basic faith course that helps to answer essential questions as it guides participants on the journey of growing as a Christian. The goal? Beco
A BEAD AND A PRAYER introduces Protestants to prayer as a way to connect with God. Readers will explore the history and art of using beads in prayer, discover ways to pray with beads, and learn how be
In New Zealand, they have a saying: “Keep a low profile or, like the tall poppy, stand tall and get your head cut off.” While there are risks to standing out, there are also benefits: tall poppies hav
Liz Canham conveys her love for the psalms in a way that will surely lure others to discover their beauty and power. The book does not look at every psalm but explores seven themes found throughout th
Using an ecological approach to study how emerging technologies impact individual and communal formation, Faith Formation 4.0 looks at how our efforts to be story-keepers, story-sharers, and story-mak
Considering how essential fundraising is to ministry, many church leaders remain terrified of asking for or talking about money. Fearless Church Fundraising removes the terror from stewardship, urging
Faithful Generations provides a hopeful and helpful guide to the different adult generations alive today, discussing the events that formed them and the issues important to them. Most importantly, it
“Kaizen” is a Japanese word that translates roughly, “to change or correct for the better.” What are the traits, qualities and characteristics of effective clergy? Is it possible to transform an avera
The goal of prayer is to practice it without ceasing. Focusing on the prayer lives of the laity, this book includes stories of individuals seeking to connect their faith with their work in the world.
Join interfaith commentator Eboo Patel as he explores what it means to be "literate" about other faiths, how interfaith cooperation "works" and why, the skills needed for interfaith cooperation and th
Do you know an older person who could use some encouragement? Missy Buchanan, an older adult advocate and former creativity educator, offers a bounty of simple, creative ways to increase the joy of ol
You know how important it is to plan meaningful, engaging worship services—especially during this season. What you don’t know is how you’re going to find the time to research dozens of websites and pu
Why do so many evangelicals flock to liturgical traditions today? Robert Webber first explored the question in this thoughtful and engaging classic in 1989; now evangelical scholar and pastor Lester R
Most books about prayer are for people who already know how to pray. This book is a simple, how-to book designed to answer basic questions beginners have about prayer. Killinger addresses topics such
When Quakers Flora Saferight and Bruce Millikan embark on the Underground Railroad, they agree to put their differences aside to save the lives of a pregnant slave couple. With only her mother s quilt
So often, our view of the good life is the busy, exhausted, driven, and unhappy life. But what if there was a different way to live--now, not when we get to heaven, but now? A short list of blessings
This book responds to the movement to expand spiritual direction beyond the classic on-with-one model. Group spiritual direction has the potential to offer the rich experience of individual spiritual
In 2011, Butler University made history as the first team to make it to two consecutive finals of the NCAA basketball tournament without being seeded #1 or #2. As the smallest school to play in the ch
Does your church have the necessary funds to do ministry? In Dr. Clif Christopher's nearly forty years in ministry as a pastor and President of Horizons Stewardship Company, he has witnessed the finan
Unfortunately, grief and loss are inevitable parts of living. No one escapes. Even so, it's difficult to know how to console those who have reached a broken place in their lives. What is the best way
In Being United Methodist, popular and beloved author J. Ellsworth Kalas uses his inimitable style to address a topic that sometimes is complicated even to those who have practiced it for years. Kalas
Today Sunday morning worship competes with youth soccer, Starbucks, Facebook, and the allure of being spiritual but not religious. To share the gospel in a world like this, Christians need to reach be
Henri Nouwen offers a welcome message for today's increasingly chaotic times: "Come home to God, and you will no longer feel like a stranger to yourself or the world." His reflections on discipleship
Darcy journeys from her home along the Potomac to a manor house in England and along the way meets aspiring horse breeder Ethan Brennan, a man who admires her independent spirit and her commitment to
Amish Naomi, who is considering canceling her upcoming wedding, takes a trip with her grandmother to Florida to think things over, and when she and their English driver, Nick, fall in love, she faces
In Is There a Future for God's Love? Henry H. Knight III explains how evangelical theology s historic commitment to revealed truth can still function in a world that is averse to truth claims and alle
This book looks at all the ways we gather around food in our lives as metaphors for Communion, that most sacred meal. It's a theology book with recipes and poetry intended to invite everyone to the ta
When is love not mixed up with something else? Love and the desire to possess, love and the need to control, love and the need to be needed, love and the lust to absorb, love and condescension, love a
Josh Harrison and Bethany, his pregnant wife, decide against having an abortion even though the pregnancy is putting Bethany's life in danger, as secrets from her past continue to haunt Bethany.
In order to help gain custody of her younger brother, Maddie Buckner takes a job at a sandwich restaurant, where she must learn the art of humbling herself while risking her heart to her boss, Reuben.
Introducción al pentecostalismo nos acerca al origen del movimiento pentecostal y con palabras del prólogo "en una forma muy marcada llama la atención al afecto y el sentir humano
Every bride wants her father's blessing and to have the wisdom that comes from more than forty years of happy marriage. In this classic book, a father writes letters of love, encouragement, and advice
In a revised and expanded edition, this simple pamphlet continues to guide us in dealing with death and arranging in advance for funerals. All content is as up-to-date as possible and an extra signatu
