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PaperbackDiverse Worship
African-American, Caribbean and Hispanic Perspectives
by Pedrito U. Maynard-Reid
Let the nations sing.What are the universal constants of Christian worship? What are the unique elements that arise out of diverse local contexts? How do we appropriately respect and honor both the constancy and the diversity?In Diverse Worship Pedrito U. Maynard-Reid explores the multiethnic dimensions of worship by looking at three specific cultural contexts--African-American, Caribbean ...
PaperbackStruck
One Christian's Reflections on Encountering Death
by Russ Ramsey
Foreword by Scott SaulsEPA 2018 Christian Book Award Finalist —Biography and Memoir
"When my doctor told me I was dying, I came alive."
What happens when you come face-to-face with your mortality? When your body fails you, what happens to your faith?
Russ Ramsey was struck by a bacterial infection that destroyed his mitral valve, sending him into heart failure ...
HardbackPursuing God's Will Together
A Discernment Practice for Leadership Groups
Transforming Resources
by Ruth Haley Barton
Logos Book of the Year; Leadership Journal Leadership Book Award Winner
Create a Leadership Team Led by the Spirit
Meetings can sap our energy, rupture community, and thoroughly demoralize us. They can go on forever with no resolution. Or they can rush along without consensus just to "get through the agenda." What if there was another way?
Church ...
PaperbackSpiritual Rhythms for the Enneagram
A Handbook for Harmony and Transformation
by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun, Doug Calhoun, Clare Loughrige, and Scott Loughrige
Foreword by Jerome WagnerThe Enneagram opens a remarkable window into the truth about us, enabling us to see how image, wounds, lies, triggers, and default responses shape us every bit as much as our faith. But simply diagnosing our number doesn't do justice to who we are. Nor does it necessarily change us or our relationships. Transformation happens as we grow in awareness and learn how to engage and reflect God's image. ...
PaperbackMirror for the Soul
A Christian Guide to the Enneagram
by Alice Fryling
"Who in the world am I?"
The Enneagram is like a mirror, reflecting dimensions of ourselves that are sometimes hard to see. In this helpful guide, spiritual director and Enneagram teacher Alice Fryling offers an introduction to each number of the Enneagram and their respective triads. More than just helping us discern our number, this book relates the Enneagram to our spiritual ...
PaperbackMoney and Work
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Carolyn Nystrom
Money and work: just the words themselves can cause anxiety. Mortgages, saving for retirement and bottom lines can easily overwhelm us to the point of despair. But God, who "gives us richly all things to enjoy," wants his people to live in freedom, trusting him and learning to manage our gifts wisely and generously. By pointing to his trustworthiness and generosity, these ten-session LifeGuide® ...
Number of Studies: 10
PaperbackWomen & Identity
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun and Tracey D. Bianchi
We live only a small fraction of the lives God has for us. Our lives get smaller and smaller, circling around the minute-by-minute disappointments and demands of the present moment while God whispers softly or even hollers for us to harness our whole hearts. Written by experienced spiritual leaders Adele Ahlberg Calhoun and Tracey Bianchi, the nine sessions LifeGuide® Bible Study follow the biblical ...
Number of Studies: 9
PaperbackEthnic Identity
Bringing Your Full Self to God
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Steve Tamayo
Did you know that the Bible has a great deal to say about ethnicity?
Through the Bible, God shapes the way we engage with ethnicity. A biblical perspective on ethnicity gives us confidence to explore our own ethnic identities.
In this eight-session LifeGuide® Bible Study, Steve Tamayo takes us through passages that open us up to difficult yet important conversations ...
Number of Studies: 8
PaperbackGrief
God's Help in Times of Sorrow
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Cathy Gardner Maddams and James W. Reapsome
A friend moves away. You get laid off. Cancer takes the life of a family member. We all experience grief and loss in some form. Whether you're supporting a grieving friend or mourning a loss of your own, these nine-session LifeGuide® Bible from Psalms will help you express what you're feeling and lead you to the arms of our compassionate God, who weeps with us, listens to our cries and understands ...
Number of Studies: 9
PaperbackThe Face of Forgiveness
A Pastoral Theology of Shame and Redemption
by Philip D. Jamieson
Jesus tells Peter to forgive "not seven times, but seventy-seven times" (Matt 18:22), and the atoning work of Christ is at the center of Christian thought. Yet many followers of Christ often struggle with offering or receiving forgiveness.The Face of Forgiveness seeks to address this dilemma and present a way forward. Utilizing contemporary distinctions between shame and guilt, Philip Jamieson ...
