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40-Day Journey with Joan Chittister

The 40-Day Journey with Joan Chittister introduces Joan Chittister, a Benedictine nun who lives in Erie, Pennsylvania and is best known for her spiritual...

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The Horrors We Bless: Rethinking the Just-War Legacy

Is war inevitable? Is it so woven into the fabric of our being that it always was and always will be? "Early Christians," says Maguire, "were...

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Flip It Like This!

Aggravated women disciples, Jesus hugging rainbow sheep, a man praying "WTF?": the cartoons of David Hayward, the artist behind @NakedPastor, are graffiti on the walls of the church. This collection includes best-loved and never-before-seen cartoons that will challenge and inspire those grappling with the realities of the church as we know it.

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The Girl with Big, Big Questions

In a world that doesn't always welcome big questions, a persistent and inquisitive girl keeps asking them anyway--because asking questions is how we learn and grow.

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The Gospel for Cat Lovers

This whimsical little book brings the joy and wisdom of cats to life in a whole new way, reminding us that knowing and loving cats is a wonderful blessing.

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Catching Thoughts

A child learns to acknowledge an unwanted thought, show it compassion, and then actively let it go so she can focus on positive thoughts instead.

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Nurturing Hope: Christian Pastoral Care in the Twenty-First Century

Lynne Baab discusses seven trends in pastoral care with stories about Christian caregivers meeting those challenges in creative ways. Baab also presents four practical skills pastoral carers need: to understand common stressors, to listen, to pray with others, and to nurture their personal resilience. In each chapter, she offers discussion question as well as tips for readers who are training other pastoral carers.

Nurturing Hope brings readers hope for their caring role and their own spiritual journey.

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In the Bleak Midwinter: Forty Meditations and Prayers for Advent and Christmas

Once again, well-known and beloved author Herbert Brokering offers spiritual nourishment, this time based on Christina Georgina Rossetti's Christmas carol,...

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Christian Assembly: Marks of the Church in a Pluralistic Age

What is church? What makes the church one? While these questions may seem innocuous, church has become conflicted territory, with internal factions, external...

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When Your Child's Marriage Ends

Parents want the best for their children, from the playground to the prom and to the big promotion at work. When a child faces something as devastating as a...

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When You Are Diagnosed With a Life-Threatening Illness

Living with a terminal illness is a challenge none of us wish to face. In this helpful, brief book, Jan Ansorge speaks from her own experience addressing...

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Creating a Healthier Church: Family Systems Theory, Leadership, and Congregational Life

Ronald W. Richardson helps us to understand how congregations function emotionally. Without being simplistic, he gives clear directions on how to improve...

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Bible Readings for Caregivers

Offers strength and encouragement from the Bible for family, lay visitors, nurses, doctors, social workers, clergy, and volunteers.

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Lutheranism: The Theological Movement and Its Confessional Writings

This useful guide offers a critical appraisal of a theological movement within the church catholic. The authors, a church historian and a systematic...

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In Trembling Boldness: Wisdom for Today from Ancient Jesus People

Contemporary reflections connected to recently discovered ancient writings by the followers of Jesus deepen our spiritual practice and affirm our efforts for social justice in today's challenging world in this first-of-its-kind book. Beautiful images of the papyrus and pottery on which these ancient texts were recorded illumine the stories.

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Ask Me for a Blessing (You Know You Need One)

Once a week Adrian Dannhauser stands outside her church with a sign that reads "Ask me for a blessing." What is a blessing? Do you have to believe to receive one? Dannhauser offers glimpses into the tender, holy, and funny moments she has with people looking for a blessing and delves into the power that ancient ideas hold in a disenchanted world.

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The Prophetic Lens: The Camera and Black Moral Agency from MLK to Darnella Frazier

The Prophetic Lens takes an important look at the use of the video camera as an indispensable prophetic tool for the security of Black lives and greater possibility for racial justice. The book highlights both the prophetic potential of the camera and the context of Blackness as a liminal existence amid a context dominated by whiteness.

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Deuteronomy for the Church: Who We Are, What God Requires

Deuteronomy's core theology expressed in the Shema forms the structure of the book: What does it mean to "hear"? Who is "all Israel"? How does the identity of the one Lord shape ethics? The competence to be God's people, to know God, and to do God's will comes only through hearing the transforming Word of God in Scripture.

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The Mindful Grandparent: The Art of Loving Our Children's Children

Grandparenting is a sacred, challenging, and sometimes bewildering calling. As educators, writers, and grandmothers with twelve grandchildren between them, Marilyn McEntyre and Shirley Showalter team up to share practices, tips, and ideas for grandparenting with intention and grace.

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Hiding in the Pews: Shining Light on Mental Illness in the Church

In 2012, Steve Austin, then a pastor, nearly died by suicide. He wondered: if church folks had talked about mental health, suicide prevention, abuse, and other hard issues, would that have changed his story? Hiding in the Pews challenges and equips leaders to transform their communities into places where suffering people can find a sense of safety.

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