Like many unfulfilled by traditional faith expressions, Victoria Loorz went in search of a spirituality strong enough to reckon with the unraveling of her vocation, identity, and planet, and found herself in the wilderness. Loorz invites us to reimagine our relationship with and commitment to a suffering planet by loving it--and calling it church.
101 Devotions with Scripture, Real-Life Stories & Custom Prayers
This beautiful hardcover edition of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Devotional Stories of Resilience & Positive Thinking makes a great gift for yourself or someone you love. Enjoy these 101 unique devotions, each with scripture, a true story, and a custom-written prayer! Enjoy 101 Christian devotions to comfort, encourage, and inspire you through the ......
What Our Pain Reveals about the Anxious Pursuit of the Good Life
What if trying to conform to a sick culture is making us sick? It's Not You, It's Everything is an incisive, impertinent, and witty inquiry into the anxious pursuit of happiness. Psychotherapist Eric Minton helps readers rethink everything we thought we knew about God, depression, and culture to find a radical "okayness" that will set us free.
An approachable overview of the nature, purpose, and functional roles of chaplaincy Chaplaincy is unlike any other kind of ministry. It involves working outside a church, without a congregation, usually in a secular organization. It requires ministering to those with starkly different religious convictions, many of whom may never enter a house ......
How digital technologies are impacting Christian education, and how to respond. Digital technologies loom large in the experience of today's students. However, parents, teachers, and school leaders have only started to take stock of the ramifications for teaching, learning, and faith. Digital Life Together walks educators, leaders, and parents ......
There is a better way to read the Bible: with the eyes of a mystic and the heart of contemplation. Can the Bible be saved? More and more Christians are troubled by how difficult passages in the Bible can be used to promote sexism, homophobia, hostility to other faiths, and other problems--but a sterile, "academic" reading of the sacred text ......
Preaching Magazine Book of the Year (2022) Hearts & Minds Best Books List (2022) Christianity Today Award of Merit in Church & Pastoral Leadership (2023) It's time to give pastors permission to read books besides the Bible. Six months into his first senior pastorate, Austin Carty sat in his office reading--not the Bible, not a commentary, ......
Get into the holiday spirit with these magical stories of family and friends... giving and sharing... joy and blessings! And your purchase will support Toys for Tots, creating miracles for the children who need them most. These 101 real-life, personal stories are filled with the cheer of the season - from tales of kindness, gratitude and giving ......
Making Space for Grief and Healing in the Pro-Choice Movement
Abortion stigma is ubiquitous, even among those who identify as pro-choice. A Complicated Choice offers a call to progressive people of faith to center the lived experiences of people who have abortions. In so doing, Rev. Katey Zeh opens us to the complexities of our reproductive lives and invites us to a spiritual response rooted in compassion.
