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Paperback. Condizione: Good. This book represents a continuation of study, debate, and conversation, particularly within the Episcopal Church in the U.S., concerning the authority and function of the Bible in the church. The content of the debate and conversation, however, will be of interest and benefit also to members of other…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. For people of faith, religion and life are strongly connected. That's why so many voters cite moral values as their most important guide when they head to the polls. But what exactly are moral values? For most Christians, regardless of their political persuasion, the best way to figure that out…

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. For an ordinary girl named Mary, living in an ordinary family in a dusty first-century town, extraordinary things were beginning to happen. From the moment the angel greeted her with the amazing news - a special baby was on the way - there was a miracle in the making. This delightful story imagin…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. In an easy, conversational style, the author, a nun for over forty years, gives readers the facts and fictions of the monastic life: how the choice is made; what lies behind the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience; the nuts and bolts of monastic calling; what monks and nuns do all day; how…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Being a godparent is a great honor--and a sacred responsibility. Baptism, after all, is at the center of Christian life, and godparents play a critical role in celebrating this sacrament. When you accept the invitation to sponsor a little one, what exactly are you promising to do? Godparenting: Nurtur…

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. This classic resource, first published in 1935, offers an enlightening overview of the Episcopal Church, including its fascinating history and lore, and information about the church year, buildings, symbolism, vestments and customs. The author also explores the Episcopal Church's government, doctrine…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. This classic resource, first published in 1935, offers an enlightening overview of the Episcopal Church, including its fascinating history and lore, and information about the church year, buildings, symbolism, vestments and customs. The author also explores the Episcopal Church's government, doctrine…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. 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…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Nothing is more remarkable--or more beautiful--than an ordinary life, quietly transformed by prayer. This is the life that Deborah Smith Douglas chronicles--and invites readers into--in her lovely collection of essays and poems. Drawing from events as simple as breakfast with her five-year-old daught…

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. Looking for ways to be strong yet tender, independent yet intimate, women today strive toward ever greater understanding of themselves, their relationships with family and friends, and their place in the world. Written by clergy and lay women from all around the country, this compilation of prayers a…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Looking for ways to be strong yet tender, independent yet intimate, women today strive toward ever greater understanding of themselves, their relationships with family and friends, and their place in the world. Written by clergy and lay women from all around the country, this compilation of prayers a…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Become a full partner in the worship of God using this guide which illuminates the theology, history, and practical concerns of the Holy Eucharist. This guide is designed to help newcomers, confirmation classes, and lay members understand and appreciate the Episcopal liturgy. They invite the person i…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. In this simple yet comprehensive account, William Sydnor provides essential materials for persons who are beginning to discover the Episcopal Church. Topics covered include the church's symbols, customs, and practices, as well as its history, creeds, sacraments, and mission. The book also includes a…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. In this simple yet comprehensive account, William Sydnor provides essential materials for persons who are beginning to discover the Episcopal Church. Topics covered include the church's symbols, customs, and practices, as well as its history, creeds, sacraments, and mission. The book also includ…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Rather than criticizing trappings of the holiday season, this book looks at them from the viewpoint of Christian contemplation, once aptly described as a long, loving look at the real. The author, a Benedictine monk who lives in the center of downtown Newark, New Jersey, invites the reader to jo…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Rather than criticizing trappings of the holiday season, this book looks at them from the viewpoint of Christian contemplation, once aptly described as a long, loving look at the real. The author, a Benedictine monk who lives in the center of downtown Newark, New Jersey, invites the reader to join hi…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. For contemporary Christians, John's Gospel is a paradox. On the one hand, it stresses boundaries: No one comes to the Father except through me, while on the other it stresses community: I have no longer called you servants, but friends. Here, readers are encouraged to draw out the tensions between th…

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. God's goodness is bigger than all human badness, writes best-selling author John Claypool in this timely new book. God's power and willingness to forgive are greater than our human capacity to sin. The Bible is often held up as a source of family values, but it is also full of families who falter…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. God's goodness is bigger than all human badness, writes best-selling author John Claypool in this timely new book. God's power and willingness to forgive are greater than our human capacity to sin. The Bible is often held up as a source of family values, but it is also full of families who falter and…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Because the Bible is an ancient book, it invites the preacher back into its world in order to understand; because the Bible is the church s Scripture, it moves forward into our world and addresses us here and now. from the author s Introduction This is the first volume of a comprehensive three-volume…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 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 Josep…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The urgent question for Christian mission in North America today has to do with churches and congregations and the crisis of their identity in the culture of modernity. Alan Roxburgh argues that the crisis is not merely one of internal identity or structures but involves the massive changes that…