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  • Companions in the Darkness: Seven Saints Who Struggled with Depression and Doubt, By Diana Gruver
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    Companions in the Darkness

    Seven Saints Who Struggled with Depression and Doubt

    by Diana Gruver
    Foreword by Chuck DeGroat

    The church's relationship with depression has been fraught: for centuries, depression was assumed to be evidence of personal sin or even demonic influence. The depressed have often been ostracized or institutionalized. In recent years the conversation has begun to change, and the stigma has lessened—but as anyone who suffers from depression knows, we still have a long way to go.

    In ...

  • The 1662 Book of Common Prayer—Pew Format: International Edition, Edited by Samuel L Bray and Drew Keane
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    The 1662 Book of Common Prayer—Pew Format

    International Edition

    Edited by Samuel L Bray and Drew Keane

    The 1662 Book of Common Prayer: International Edition in pew format

    The Book of Common Prayer (1662) is one of the most beloved liturgical texts in the Christian church, and remains a definitive expression of Anglican identity today. It is still widely used around the world, in public worship and private devotion, and is revered for both its linguistic and theological ...

  • Phoebe: A Story, By Paula Gooder
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    Phoebe

    A Story

    by Paula Gooder

    Sometime around 56 AD, the apostle Paul wrote to the church in Rome. He entrusted this letter to Phoebe, whom he describes as the deacon of the church at Cenchreae and a patron of many. But who was this remarkable woman?

    Biblical scholar and popular author and speaker Paula Gooder imagines Phoebe's story—who she was, the life she lived, and her first-century faith—and in doing so opens up ...

  • Ancient Christian Devotional: Lectionary Cycle C, Edited by Cindy Crosby
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    Ancient Christian Devotional

    Lectionary Cycle C

    Ancient Christian Devotional Set

    Edited by Cindy Crosby
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    By allowing us to read holy writings with ancient eyes, the church fathers help us drink deeply from the only water that can give us true life. A follow-up to the previous Ancient Christian Devotional, which follows lectionary cycle A, this devotional guide follows lectionary cycle C, which begins in Advent 2009. This guide to prayer and reflection combines excerpts from the writings of ...

  • Genesis 12-50, Edited by Mark Sheridan
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    Genesis 12-50

    Volume 2

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Mark Sheridan
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    Genesis 12–50 recounts the history of the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. From their mentors Paul, Peter, Stephen, and the author of the letter to the Hebrews, the early fathers learned to draw out the spiritual significance of the patriarchal narrative for Christian believers. The Alexandrian school especially followed Paul's allegorical use of the story of Sarah ...

  • Genesis 12-50, Edited by Mark Sheridan
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    Genesis 12-50

    Volume 2

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Mark Sheridan
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    Genesis 12–50 recounts the history of the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. From their mentors Paul, Peter, Stephen, and the author of the letter to the Hebrews, the early fathers learned to draw out the spiritual significance of the patriarchal narrative for Christian believers. The Alexandrian school especially followed Paul's allegorical use of the story of Sarah ...

  • The Art of Pastoring: Ministry Without All the Answers, By David Hansen
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    The Art of Pastoring

    Ministry Without All the Answers

    by David Hansen

    • Named one of the Top Ten Books of 1994 by the Academy of Parish Clergy

    What should a pastor do?

    What makes a pastor good or effective?

    What is a pastor, after all?

    Hundreds of books, tapes, workshops and seminars promise to answer these impossible questions. Some offer a set of practical guidelines; others suggest a system or pattern to follow. Some ...

  • Giving Church Another Chance: Finding New Meaning in Spiritual Practices, By Todd D. Hunter Giving Church Another Chance: Finding New Meaning in Spiritual Practices, By Todd D. Hunter
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    Giving Church Another Chance

    Finding New Meaning in Spiritual Practices

    by Todd D. Hunter
    Foreword by Scot McKnight

    • 2011 Golden Canon Leadership Book Award winner

    Everybody wants to be spiritual. But nobody wants to be religious. Everybody is looking for a rich spiritual life. But nobody is looking to church.

    As a pastor, Todd Hunter found himself disillusioned, burned out and needing to drop out of traditional forms of church. He experimented with house churches and other options ...

  • Disaster Ministry Handbook, By Jamie D. Aten and David M. Boan
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    Disaster Ministry Handbook

    by Jamie D. Aten and David M. Boan

    FEMA Community Preparedness Award

    When disasters happen, people turn to local churches as centers for response and assistance. When floods or tornadoes devastate an area, or when shootings and violence shock a community, knowing what to do can be the difference between calm and chaos, courage and fear, life and death. But few churches plan in advance for what they should do—until ...