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PaperbackWorship in an Age of Anxiety
How Churches Can Create Space for Healing
Dynamics of Christian Worship
by John Michael Jordan
The history of the theology of worship is riddled with examples of clergy and worship leaders who have sought to manipulate their parishioners' anxiety in order to spur repentance and turn people toward God. Even if such ends may be desirable—at what cost?
In Worship in an Age of Anxiety, Jordan challenges this utilitarian approach, offering a critical assessment ...
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Terra McDaniel
Terra McDaniel is a spiritual director for adults and children. She spent two decades as a pastor and ministry leader and earned her MDiv at Portland Seminary. McDaniel wrote More Than Ordinary with Doug Sherman and is a regular contributor to the Companioning Center blog. She lives with her husband in Austin, Texas, with her twin grandchildren nearby.
PaperbackThe Seamless Life
A Tapestry of Love and Learning, Worship and Work
by Steven Garber
We all want to make sense of life, of who we are and why we are, and to know that what we do—day in and day out—matters. But daily demands often lead to a life that feels void of meaning and disjointed from our deepest beliefs.
Steven Garber challenges us to move beyond our fragmented sense of reality and begin to see all we are and all we do—our work, play, ...
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The rhythms of church community involve a wide variety of practices and sacraments like communion, baptism, and musical worship. These books consider the theology of these liturgical practices and support pastors and leadership teams as they plan.
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Kaitlyn Schiess
Kaitlyn Schiess is a staff writer at Christ and Pop Culture. Her writing has also appeared at Christianity Today, Relevant, and Fathom Magazine. She lives in Dallas.
PaperbackWho Needs Theology?
An Invitation to the Study of God
by Stanley J. Grenz and Roger E. Olson
To many Christians theology is something alien, overly intellectual and wholly unappealing. Even seminary students are known to balk at the prospect of a course on theology. Yet theology—most simply, the knowledge of God—is essential to the life and health of the church.
In this short introduction, Stanley Grenz and Roger Olson, two theologians who care deeply about the witness of ordinary ...
PaperbackDisruptive Discipleship
The Power of Breaking Routine to Kickstart Your Faith
by Sam Van Eman
Sometimes in the Christian life we get stuck. Something seems off, and we don't know why. We may not even notice it at first. But we feel like God is far from our daily lives, or we lose hope for the future, or we don't treat others in loving ways. What can we do?Sam Van Eman has found that our spiritual lives need disruptive experiences, which can jolt and reorient us for greater spiritual maturity. ...
EbookBecoming an Ordinary Mystic
Spirituality for the Rest of Us
by Albert Haase OFM
I should be further along on the spiritual journey. Why don't I see any progress? What am I doing wrong?
Do you ever feel like you are walking in spiritual circles? While we might think it would be different for aFranciscan priest, Father Albert Haase shares the same struggles. And yet he also affirms that we are all called to be ordinary mystics, who, in the words ...
EbookLittle Prayers for Ordinary Days
by Tish Harrison Warren, Florence R Oakes, and Katy Bowser Hutson
Illustrated by Liita ForsythHelp Children Cultivate a Lifetime of Prayer and Connection to God
Dear God who made the morning,
Every day, you tell the sun to wake up.
Every day, you come close to us.
Again and again, you love us.
Thank you for this new day.From the first light of morning to the calming quiet of bedtime, our daily lives are sprinkled ...
EbookOrdinary Heroes of Racial Justice
A History of Christians in Action
by Karen J. Johnson
"Readers will be edified and inspired." – Publishers Weekly Review, June 2025
"With its lively narrative and discussions of racial justice, readers interested in church history and civil-rights movements will find this volume appealing." – Booklist Review, July 2025
"Ordinary Heroes of Racial Justice is a meticulous history ...
