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While many of us are familiar with such famous words as, Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here. or Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, we may not know that they originated with The Book of Common Prayer, which first appeared in 1549. Like the words of the King James Bible and Shakespeare, the language of this prayer book has saturated English culture and letters. Here Alan Jacobs tells its story. Jacobs shows how The Book of Common Prayer--from...
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A pioneer in his radical approach to politics and prayer, internationally known theologian and activist Kenneth Leech has for half a century influenced religious leaders on both sides of the Atlantic. This essential reference text brings together his writings on prayer, contextual theology, and social justice in one wide-ranging volume. This selection of writings illustrates how theology can inform prayer and action in a local context, plus highlights...
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For Christians, the ministry of healing prayer goes back to our deepest roots, to Jesus of Nazareth, who cared for those suffering in body and in spirit. As his followers, we are challenged-and empowered-to do the same.
Members of mainline Christian denominations, however, may be skeptical about this ministry, as author Avery Brooke was at first. She tells the surprising story of healing prayer in her own life and that of her church in Connecticut....
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Imagine the hushed excitement and the vivid anticipation of a child on Christmas Eve. How much more intense that anticipation must have been for those who waited for the wonder of the very first Christmas. From the ancient prophets to the three kings, from the angel Gabriel to the stalwart Joseph, Katarina Katsarka Whitley imagines their astonishment and joy at the events unfolding around them.
In her inimitable style, Whitley places herself in the...
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Down through the centuries, people of faith have known that prayer has many languages, and not all of them have words. Here in Prayer of the HeArt, readers will learn to use art as a way to open up a deep conversation with God.
This book is not about "art" in the sense of making pretty pictures, or even about expressing an experience of God. Rather it opens readers to new possibilities. The art they create here is the visual result of an experience...
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In the past several decades, the issues of women's ordination and of homosexuality have unleashed intense debates on the nature and mission of the Church, authority and the future of the Anglican Communion. Amid such momentous debates, theological voices of women in the Anglican Communion have not been clearly heard, until now. This book invites the reader to reconsider the theological basis of the Church and its call to mission in the 21st century,...
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Letting go isn't just saying good-bye to people, places, and things—as important as they may be. It's also about letting go of attitudes and ideas—such as perfectionism, resentment, worry, and judgmentalism—that keep us from growing in our relationships with God and others. Letting go is crucial to our spiritual—and emotional—health.
In How Can I Let Go If I Don't Know I'm Holding On?, Linda Douty examines a variety of letting-go struggles...
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Based upon addresses given to Anglican audiences in North America and Australia, Bill Countryman directly confronts the challenges that face Anglicans and other Western Christians at a time of internal division and increasing indifference to religion on the part of educated elites. He regards these challenges as a work of the Holy Spirit, who is clearing the ground for a new era of building, and help readers start thinking about what kind of future...
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What are the questions that are really on the minds of Christians as they try to live out their faith? Author Tom Ehrich challenged readers of his weekly newspaper column and his daily e-mail meditations to pose the questions that they would like to ask Jesus "from the roadside," as blind Bartimaeus did in the gospel. He received hundreds of responses-- not one of them about matters of liturgy, church politics, or canon law. Instead, the questions...
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It has been noted that anyone who reads and hears everything written in this book, may result in changes in their understanding, finances, health and anyone around them. This book was not written so you can read and hear about all the miracles God did for me. On the contrary, this book was written solely with the purpose of what God can and will do for you. The instructions written in this book, are not written so you can read and hear about how God...
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Author Kristen Johnson Ingram was photographing Native American dancers at an Oregon pow-wow when an official tapped her on the shoulder and asked her to stop taking pictures. "This is the prayer the dancer is doing," he explained.
For people of faith, Ingram realized, there are many forms of prayer besides the ones we speak with our lips: Devout Jews bow while reading Torah; Episcopalians stand, sit, or kneel in church; exuberant Christians raise...
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Perhaps nothing expresses the mystery of our search for the divine as well as the labyrinth. A circular pathway based on spirals found in nature, the labyrinth is a time-honored spiritual tool in faith traditions as varied as Native American, Jewish, and Celtic. As seekers walk to the center of the labyrinth, their minds quiet and turn to God. Walking out again, they bring into the world the spiritual gifts they've received.
In A Labyrinth Year,...
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This is now the third edition of the Pastoral Handbook for Anglicans, following on from the two earlier editions prepared and published in 1988 and in 2001 respectively. The Pastoral Handbook seeks to provide useful and practical guidelines to Anglican ministers that are grounded in, and arise directly out of, the sustained practice of ministry over an extended period of time. It is shaped and informed throughout by the Scriptures, Anglican pastoral...
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The perfect book for newcomers who are often confused by the worship service, Welcome to Sunday is also an excellent book for those who have been sitting in the pews without fully understanding what happens on Sunday morning. Episcopal priest Christopher Webber takes the reader from the sidewalk outside the church, guides them through the service, and sends them out again when the service has ended. Webber explains the postures, the Christian year,...
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This is a practical how-to guide introducing new, mission-shaped practices in a traditional parish setting. This book looks at the church's bread-and-butter activities - worship, pastoral contacts, civic and public responsibilities, faith formation, administration and leadership - and creatively points out how to reframe them with a focus on God's mission.
18) His Peace
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God has chosen, based on His goodness, to keep us in peace. Meaning, this is a place we should dwell, and not visit every once in a while, so let's evaluate where you are. Are you thinking about, when was the last time you were totally at peace? Has it been so long and has life gotten so hard these past few years that you wouldn't know where, to begin to get your peace back?
In this book, His Peace, you will discover how the peace of God goes beyond...
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"The only way you can really get to know God is through prayer," says author Christopher L. Webber, "and the Prayer Book sets out a pattern that has been used by saints and sinners for centuries."
This guide will help readers—newcomers and longtime Episcopalians alike—get started on the ancient way of praying found in the Daily Office of the Book of Common Prayer. A User's Guide illuminates the theology, history, and practical concerns of worshipping...
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* Compelling, scientific evidence for the existence of heaven and hell to which we are ultimately consigned
* Effortless, step-by-step guide for a more abundant life, here on earth, and eternal life in heaven
* You don't have to be 'gold' to get to the top
* Absolutely unmissable
In this beautifully written, persuasive book, Harry Aslan deals with the central, compelling, controversial questions that have occupied ordinary men and women as well...
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