Ted Peters has influenced a generation of scholars, pastors, professors, and parishioners to realize that God's work in the world can be most fruitfully understood at the intersections between theology, science, and culture. He has developed methods for theological inquiry that are born of and determined by his personal experiences, as well as by ......
The mystical path is not some sort of static experience for the select few, says Carl McColman, rather, it is a living tradition, a rich and many-layered dimension of spirituality that is in large measure a quest to find the mysteries at the heart of the universe, paradoxically nestled within the heart of your own soul.
A call to arms for the churches, Franklin's book urges direct engagement by African American and other churches with regard to America's mounting social problems. Bringing informed and astute analysis of the urban scene, the national picture, and the ways of black churches, he details programs that really work to salvage the "wasted treasures" of ......
Anna B. Hoppe is one of the most prolific Lutheran hymn writers of the early 20th century. She composed hundreds of hymns along with opinion pieces and devotional writing. All the while, she lived quietly in Milwaukee, working as an office secretary and volunteering in various roles at her church. Despite her humble life, she became acquainted ......
Few people realize that the Gospels include at least fifteen different stories about Jesus' anger. Although sinful anger cannot achieve the righteousness of God, godly anger can rouse a sleeping church. Godly anger lights a flame that fuels people to wake up and be truthful out-loud. Godly anger is powerful. It's an aspect of real love.
Popular writer, poet, pastor, and international tour-guide leader Herb Brokering offers fresh glimpses of God and God's heavenly messengers. Drawn from his conversations with young children, Brokering begins each devotion by describing a child's drawing of angels. From those pictures and the children's comments, he spins exciting new insights ......
Andrew, You Died Too Soon is the poignant, painfully honest reflection of a mother who lost a son to suicide, and the account of the family's journey through grief in the company of faith.
And We Fly Away is the story of the final years and death of the author's wife. Ashford's own emergence from sorrow is marked by the conviction that death is not the end, but a marvelous beginning. Ashford tells his story in spare, poetic prose and includes a "mini-anthology" of helpful quotations from scripture and literature.
Images of the Parable of the Prodigal Son from the Jerry Evenrud Collect
The Jerry Evenrud collection of images of the parable of the Prodigal Son is the largest known such collection in the world. It encompasses works from 1540 to 2005. The historical span of the collection affirms the continuing resonance of the parable. The media range from etchings, paintings, ceramics, sculpture, and fabric. The collection reveals ......
