Connect with God, memories, and your deepest self through the simple stuff of life. In this indelible work of spiritual formation, Episcopal priest and author Laurie M. Brock invites readers to contemplate ordinary things. How might the sacred astonish us by showing up in everyday items? Rocks. Cast iron skillets. Portraits. Calendars. Shoes. ......
Finding the Way of Jesus Where We Never Think to Look
"I loved this book for its wisdom, message, and welcome, its depth and its many charms, especially the clear and deeply human voice of the author, Pastor Kate." --ANNE LAMOTT In this stirring book of spiritual formation, a pastor asks: What if the abundant life lies in finding what's been lost, uncovering what is hidden, and learning to hope in ......
Clement of Alexandria represents Christianity at the end of the second and early in the third century. He reminds us of the pervasiveness of Greek culture at the time of Jesus that accompanied Roman imperium in the East. The New Testament was written in Greek even though its content was Jewish and appealed back to Jewish history. As Christianity ......
Tomas Halik provides a poignant reflection on Christianity's crisis of faith while offering a vision of the self-reflection, love, and growth necessary for the church to overcome and build a deeper and more mature faith. In a world transformed by secularization and globalization, torn by stark political and social distrust, and ravaged by war ......
A combined edition of Karl Koenig's The Calendar of the Soul and An Inner Journey Through the Year. Karl Koenig meditated intensely on the 52 weekly verses of Rudolf Steiner's Calendar of the Soul. He often encouraged his colleagues to find inner strength from the verses, and wrote The Calendar of the Soul, which forms part one of this new ......
In this masterfully written book, Tomas Halik calls upon Christians to touch the wounds of the world and to rediscover their own faith by loving and healing their neighbors. One of the most important voices in contemporary Catholicism, Tomas Halik argues that Christians can discover the clearest vision of God not by turning away from suffering ......
This theological study examines how Pope Francis lives out mercy in his own Petrine ministry and calls for it to be lived out by the people of God. The centerpiece of Pope Francis's pontificate from the very first days has been his proclamation of the importance of the mercy of God. While facing global problems of climate change, terror, ......
Debates about capitalism versus socialism reflect a deep divide in American society, both in the broader culture and in the church. While those attracted to liberation theology, radical orthodoxy, and some kinds of Anabaptist theologies support forms of socialism, many others continue to believe capitalism is the best real-world option.
In The Gift of Small: Embracing Your Churchs Vocation, Allen Stanton argues that small-membership congregations can be faithful, vital, and viable. He encourages clergy and lay leaders of these churches to reexamine their congregations potential and celebrate the vocation of being small.
