"Commissioned by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry for use in United Methodist doctrine/polity/history courses." This in-depth analysis of the connection between United Methodist poli
Invites seekers and believers to become in tune with God's spirit through prayer, providing an introduction, background information, and tips to help readers become comfortable with the practice. Orig
Creativity and Divine Surprise is the perfect read for spiritual seekers everywhere who want to live a more creative and authentic life. Coupling honest and insightful meditations with thoughtful exer
"The image of dancing with God may seem like an odd one for a book on Christian theology," writes Jay Johnson, "More than a few people probably assume dancing and theology have at least one thing in c
Helps children learn how to talk to and listen to God through prayer. Originally published as part of the Griggs Education Resource Series, Teaching Prayer in the Classroom is designed to help childre
The Holy Island of Lindisfarne is often called "the holiest place in England" because of all the saints who have lived there. St. Aidan and St. Cuthbert, two popular Celtic saints, a
Creative, inspiring aids to prayer in corporate worship from one of today's best known preachers and teachers."John Killinger has been helping us to worship the true, living, and interesting
This second supplement to The Hymnal 1982 is an eclectic collection of two hundred hymns, songs, and spiritual songs including a large selection of service music and devotional pieces. It is a valuabl
The author identifies three different types of change and shows how faith must both sustain us in the midst of personal and social change and undergo the process of change itself.Faithful Change exten
One of the difficulties women clergy face is the lack of mentors. Although women make up a sizable percentage of parish clergy, once out of seminary they often experience isolation and lack of contact
For most people, rhetoric is a dubious term at best. Whenever they see the word, they expect it to be preceded by something like “empty” or “mere.” In other words, in the common understanding rhetoric
Planning Blended Worship: The Creative Mixture of Old and New is a guide to planning creative worship for congregations that follow the traditional fourfold pattern of worship (gathering, word, table,
The Workbook on Virtues & the Fruit of the Spirit.This study leads readers to remember that God empowers us for lives of love and mercy and helps us to be the persons we were created to be through foc
A living religious tradition continually reassesses its practices. In our contemporary situation, the task of reassessment must attend to the presence of persons with disabilities who are increasingly
This is the standard Book of Common Prayer (BCP) and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church together with The Psalter or Psalms of David according to use in the
White working-class people are the canary in the mine. Poorly understood and perceived as a threat to the common good – unintelligent, self-destructive, utterly incapable of leveraging their own
