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Up From The Rubble
$19.99Add to cartDuring and after the second world war Menonites came “up from the Rubble” with fresh determination, with God’s aid, to start over, even in the bleak Chaco of Paraguay. Join with the Dycks in a faithbuilding experience that fosters worldwide Mennonite peoplehood. Affirm with them and Jonah that “deliverence belongs to the Lord.” Elfrieda Klassen Dyck is a graduate of St. Boniface Hospital in 1939. Peter J. Dyck attended Rosthern Junior, the University of Saskatchewan, (Goshen Indiana) and Bethel (North Newon, Kansas) colleges, and Mennonite Biblical and Behany Theological seminaries (Chicago). In 1944 Peter and Elfrieda were married and together they continued working for the Mennonite Central Committee service in England during world war two.
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John Wesleys Message Today
$13.99Add to cartExplains major aspects of Wesley’s theology; assists groups or individuals with study questions.
With its plain, easy-to-understand language, this Pocket Guide will help you understand the major aspects of John Wesley’s theology.
You will discover what Wesley believed about…The image of God and original sin
Stewardship
Justification by faith
The witness of the Spirit
Social holiness
…and more. This 96 page booklet also offers study questions that will help you or your group discuss the importance of Wesley’s ideas for Christians today. -
Blow The Silver Trumpets
$13.95Add to cart“Larry Powell breathes life into scripture with a preacher’s imagination, a poet’s turn of the phrase, and a writer’s craftsmanship. He gathers vibrant illustrations from everywhere… but most of all, as you ponder these pages, you will look at Jesus Christ. You will listen to him, meditate on his messages, watch him in action.”
— Bishop Richard B. Wilke
The United Methodist Church
The Arkansas Area
Here are eleven sermons from John and Luke offering close inspection of texts and providing many modern illustrations. This book offers sermons for use in the Common, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic lectionaries.
Sermon titles include:
Show Us the Holy Father (John 14:8-17, 25-27)
Receive the Holy Spirit (John 20:19-23)
Just Speak the Word (Luke 7:1-10)
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Reformed And Feminist
$30.00Add to cartCan one be a feminist and still remain true to the Reformer’s cry of “sola Scriptura” and Calvin’s Institutes? Part autobiography, part exposition, part theology, this title challenges the church to be more inclusive of women and find roles and functions to take advantage of their newly won equality.
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Works Of John Wesley 20
$77.99Add to cartThis is the third volume of Wesley’s Journal to appear in the critical edition from the period of The Works of John Wesley. Covering the period from late 1743 through 1754, it contains four “Extracts” from Wesley’s Journal (6-9) which documents in Wesley’s own words, an important period of expansion and organization in the Wesleyan revival.
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School Of Charity
$17.95Add to cartThese meditations, based upon the principle articles of the Nicene Creed, were originally presented by Evelyn Underhill (1875 – 1941) at a retreat she conducted at her beloved Pleshy, a small village in England that was the site of her conversion to the Christian faith. The renewed interest in mysticism and spirituality today among Christians of all communions draws heavily from her work.. Evelyn Underhill’s other books include Mystics of the Church, and The Spiritual Life, both available from Morehouse Publishing.
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Reformed Spirituality : An Introduction For Believers
$43.00Add to cartIn this book, Howard Rice provides help for reclaiming spirituality in the Reformed tradition. He draws on a wide range of sources, including Calvin, confessional writers of the sixteenth century, Puritans, and other influential sources from later centuries./p>
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Mennonite Encyclopedia 5
$99.99Add to cartPurchase Volume 5 of the Mennonite Encyclopedia, containing updates on materials in the first four volumes plus nearly 1,000 new articles edited by Cornelius J. Dyck and Dennis D. Martin.
This gigantic resource covers the 435-year history of the faith, life, and culture of Anabaptists in Europe and Mennonites throughout the world. Presented are people, movements, and places in their relation to Mennonites. A few of the many articles covered are Argentina, Arminianism, Baptism, Baptist, Brazil, Calvin, Church, Communion, Congo, Deaconess, Education, Farming, Furniture, Grebel, Hubmaier, Hymnology, Industry, Literature, Marriage, Publishers, Reedley, Ukraine, and Zurich.
The Mennonite Encyclopedia was jointly edited by historians and scholars of the Mennonite Church, General Conference of Mennonites, and Mennonite Brethren Church. More than 2,700 writers contributed articles to this reference work.
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Manana : Christian Theology From A Hispanic Perspective
$23.99Add to cartAn in-depth look at Christian theology through Hispanic eyes. It weaves the doctrinal formulations of the early church on creation, the Trinity, and Christology into contemporary theological reflection on the Hispanic struggle for liberation
This volume offers a major theological statement from a respected theologian and author. Richly insightful and unique, Manana is one of the few major theological works from a Protestant representative of the Hispanic tradition. Justo L. Gonzalen offers theological reflections based upon unique insights born of his minority status as a Hispanic American.
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Presbyterian Source
$23.00Add to cartWhat is central to the Presbyterian identity? The Bible and its reading through the church provide some specific teachings that undergird and nourish the church: the incarnation of Jesus Christ, the promise that God’s Spirit will be with those who believe, the promise of eternal life, human responsibility for the world, and the need to proclaim the gospel. Using twelve biblical passages, Louis B. Weeks helps adult study groups, Bible study groups, and individuals study the Bible as they reflect on who they are as Presbyterians. He explores the Presbyterian tradition, which has used the Bible as a guide, remaining faithful to both the Old and New Testaments. This book is “on target” in providing “threshold knowledge of biblical influences on Reformed theology.” It is “a worthy companion” to Weeks’ To Be a Presbyterian–Virgil Cruz, Professor of New Testament, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky
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Spiritual Traditions For The Contemporary Church
$38.99Add to cartThis volume offers a comprehensive intellectual and experiential introduction to Christian spirituality. It embraces spiritual traditions from the Patristic period to the present day. Part I, “The Roots of Contemporary Western Spirituality,” covers spiritual types that have been fundamental in shaping spiritual practice. Part II, “Distinctive Spiritual Traditions,” offers major introductory essays on spiritual traditions formed by such notable figures as Luther, Wesley, Ignatius, and John of the Cross, as well as ecclesiastical traditions such as Anglicanism. Part III, “The Feminine Dimension in Christian Spirituality,” is devoted to Marian Spirituality, holy women, and feminism. Each of the fourteen chapters is followed by a practicum which enables readers to assimilate the practice prescribed into their own devotional life .
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Why I Am A United Methodist
$11.99Add to cartPopular author, speaker,and unviersity professor William Willimon examines United Methodism and the ways it has made and continues to make a difference in his life. In an inspiring and enlightening way, he writes of his pride in being part of a church that has grown from one man’s experience to a worldwide movement covering the globe with its message. A learning guide for groups and individuals is included.
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Works Of John Wesley 19
$77.99Add to cartThis is the second volume of Wesley’s Journal to appear in the critical edition of The Works of John Wesley. Covering the period from late 1738 to 1743, it documents, in Wesley’s own words, the formative years of the Methodist Revival in Great Britain. Previously unpublished material from Wesley’s private diaries supplements the account in the published Journal of such key events as Wesley’s first adventure in “field preaching,” the growing breach between Wesley and the Moravians, the formation of the first Methodist Societies, the establishment of the New Room in Bristol and the Foundery in London, and the emergence of the “lay preachers” or “circuit riders.”
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Justification The Article By Which The Church Stands Or Falls
$15.00Add to cartIn Part I, Braaten assesses Luther’s view of justification and its subsequent interpretation by orthodoxy, by Calvin, by Ritschl and Harnack, by Tillich, and by Barth. In Part II, the discussion turns to ecumenical dialogues on justification and the relation of the doctrine to evangelization, to the distinction between law and gospel, to pastoral care, and to the church’s involvment in secular issues.
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Christian Primer : The Prayer The Creed The Commandments
$35.00Add to cartWith the Lord’s Prayer, the Apostles’ Creed, and the Ten Commandments as his outline, Winn offers plain talk about the basics of Christian faith. From these three familiar sources he fashions a primer to help renew faith. He demonstrates in a clear and helpful way the powerfull resource that many Christians carry in their memory though they are almost unaware of it. His vibrant images warm the heart with the sudden awareness that God is very near, right now. Albert Curry Winn is President Emeritus, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He is author of Ain’t Gonna Study War No More: Biblical Ambiguity and the Abolition of War.
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Protestant Worship
$46.00Add to cartDrawing on years of teaching experience, James F. White provides a unique overview of PROTESTANT WORSHIP. He examines the origins, development, and present characteristics of nine traditions: Lutheran, Reformed, Anabaptist, Anglican, Separatist, and Puritan, Quaker, Methodist, Frontier and Pentecostal. To capture the “reality of worship,” White looks beyond the printed texts and sacraments. He deals with Protestantism on a historical basis and brings insight by studying distinctively American contributions. He develops fresh and appropriate methods, focusing on ordinary events and tendencies that include piety, times of worship, architectural settings for worship, preaching, public prayer, church music, and social change among people.
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On Fire For Christ
$13.99Add to cartThe stories of 15 Anabaptist martyrs are retold by Dave and Neta Jackson from Martyrs Mirror. These stories, including those of Michael Sattler, Elizabeth Dirks, and Dirk Willems, reflect a cross section of the thousands of men and women who lost their lives because of their faith during the 16th century. The storytelling perspective varies: sometimes from the martyr’s point of view or that of a friend or relative, sometimes that of a child or bystander or even the executioner or betrayer. The maryrs come alive through these stories and their witness for Christ inspires us. Discussion questions focus on presentday meaning making this a valuable tool for study groups
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Baptist Confession Of Faith 1689
$6.99Add to cartC. H. Spurgeon said of this great Confession – “Here the youngest members of our church will have a body of Truth in small compass, and by means of the scriptural proofs, will be able to give a reason of the hope that is in them.” This brilliant summary of doctrine (in the same family as the Westminster Confession), with its invaluable proof texts, is here gently modernised in punctuation, with archaic words replaced. Explanations of difficult phrases have been added in italic brackets. A brief history of the Confession, with an index, is included.
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Reformed Imperative
$25.00Add to cartOne of the most articulate interpreters of the Reformed tradition, John H. Leith is concerned about the reliance of mainline churches on such approaches as better management techniques and a quest for relevance as the means to halt membership decline. He reaffirms the Reformed tradition and calls upon the church to say what no one else can say. Leith writes that too often sermons are moral exhortations which can be delivered more effectively at Rotary or Kiwanis clubs. Many are political and economic judgments on society presented with greater wisdom and passion at political conventions. Other sermons offer therapies better provided by competent psychiatrists. He urges the church to use its only unique skill-the ability to interpret and apply the Word of God through sermons, teaching, and pastoral care.
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Works Of John Wesley 18
$77.99Add to cartJohn Wesley’s Journal is one of the most important sources of information about his life and thought. Now, in this first of seven journal volumes published in The Works of John Wesley collection, scholars have access to a critical edition of the Journal featuring annotations and commentary by two of the world’s foremost Wesley authorities. Spanning three years in Wesley’s life, this annotated Journal makes a major contribution to contemporary Wesleyan scholarship. Extract 1 contains Wesley’s journal from the time of his embarking for Georgia (October 14, 1735) to the time of his return to London (February 1, 1737). Extract 2 covers Wesley’s life from his return to London to his journey to Germany, to his return from Germany in August, 1738.
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Works Of John Wesley 11
$77.99Add to cartA critical presentation of the writings of John Wesley has long been needed, especially in view of the quickened interest in him and his ecumenical churchmanship. This edition is planned to consist of thirty-four volumes including all of Wesley’s original or mainly original prose works–his letters, sermons, journals and diaries as well as his specifically doctrinal writings. The final volumes will contain a bibliography of the works of John and Charles Wesley and a General Index. The text for this edition represents Wesley’s thought in its fullest and most deliberate expression. All substantive variant readings are noted in appendixes, and introductions and footnotes elucidate the text.
This volume, containing The Appeals to Men of Reason and Religion, is the first to be published. The aim of Wesley’s Appeals was to correct current misconceptions of his movement. In the course of refuting attacks upon himself, Wesley also presented a positive statement of his theological and ecclesiastical position. Yet the attacks continued. This volume contains also his open letters replying to Edmund Gibson, Bishop of Exeter, and to William Warburton, Bishop of Gloucester.
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Works Of John Wesley 4
$77.99Add to cartThis is the fourth in an eagerly awaited series of four volumes of John Wesley’s sermons. Of all the genres in Wesley’s prodigious output, his sermons most clearly focus and expound his understanding of Christian existence. To know them is to gain an important resource for historical and contemporary theology. All four of the sermon volumes typify the erudite scholarship and ecumenical statesmanship of the editor, Albert C. Outler. His introduction in the first volume concentrates two decades of painstaking research and thought on Wesley.
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Augsburg Confession A Commentary
$29.00Add to cartA concise commentary, highly useful as an accompanimto the reading of the Augsburg Confession itself. All who are interested in the doctrinal traditions of the Lutheran church can find here the means to increase their theological and historical understanding of the text. Here is a source of fresh insight into the meaning of the Augsburg Confession–and guidance into the meaning of the gospel for today.
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Kneeling In Bethlehem
$19.00Add to cartIn a style that is reverent and faith-filled, Anne Weems reflects on the mystery of the Christmas season. Included in this collection are twenty-six new poems as well as popular selections from her earlier works, especially Reaching for Rainbows and Family Faith Stories. Capturing the spirit of joyful celebration, they can be used in worship services, read aloud at family gatherings, or used by individuals for quiet reflection.
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Faith We Affirm
$14.99Add to cartAlthough now featuring a new cover, The Faith We Affirm, by Ronald E. Osborn, remains the same useful resource on the inside. This overview is based on the statement of faith in the Preamble to The Design for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Designed to engage Disciples in thinging responsibly about the faith we affirm in the light of our heritage, this resource will work as either an individual or group study.
The Faith We Affirm includes six chapters that can be used for an intensive six-session course or divided to supply a quarter’s study. Questions for discussion and reflection end each chapter.
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Altar Prayer Workbook Series A
$15.95Add to cart“Altar Prayer Workbook” is a helpful and practical tool for the creative pastor who wishes to localize and personalize the “general” or “day” prayer during the weekly worship service. For each Sunday in Year A of Common (Consensus), Lutheran, and Roman Catholic lectionaries, Earl Albrecht has provided prayer petitions with congregational responses, themes based on the church season, and the gospel theme for the day. Space for each sunday’s local prayer petitions is provided on the facing page opposite each prayer in the workbook. Additional prayers are included for Ascension Day, Corpus Christi, Reformation Sunday, and All Saints.
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Autobiography Of Peter Cartwright (Reprinted)
$27.99Add to cartThe Autobiography of Peter Cartwright is both a highly entertaining personal odyssey and a valuable chronicle of America in its infancy. Cartwright provides great insight into our nineteenth-century religious heritage, sharing adventure stories of life on the Methodist circuit in the American western districts.
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Scriptural And Topical Indices To LBW
$12.95Add to cartUsers of Lutheran Book Of Worship have, since the new hymnal’s issuance, felt the need for more comprehensive indices. This volume fills the gap. Part 1 includes an expanded listing of scripture references from all 66 canonical books which appear in hymn texts in LBW. The arrangement is by Bible books, with Genesis citations listed first. Part 2 includes a complete topical listing of themes and subjects suggested by the hymnody of LBW. Included are church and secular seasons, doctrinal themes, and emphases for specific worship of preaching cycles. Scriptural And Topical Indices To LBW will prove a valuable planning tool for those who preach, plan worship and music, or teach in a Lutheran school setting.
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Works Of John Wesley 2
$77.99Add to cartThis is the second in an eagerly awaited series of four volumes of John Wesley’s sermons. Of all the genres in Wesley’s prodigious output, his sermons most clearly focus and expound his understanding of Christian existence. To know them is to gain an important resource for historical and contemporary theology. All four of the sermon volumes typify the erudite scholarship and ecumenical statesmanship of the editor, Albert C. Outler. His introduction in the first volume concentrates two decades of painstaking research and thought on Wesley.
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Presbyterian Creeds : A Guidebook To The Book Of Confessions
$35.00Add to cartThis book provides clergy, laity, and students with a thorough introduction to their faith as set forth in the Book of Confessions. Jack Rogers explains technical terms and places current issues in perspective by examining the meaning of the creeds, confessions, and declarations found in the Book of Confessions. He examines their role in history, their full meaning, and their continued relevance to the Christian community.
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Works Of John Wesley 1
$77.99Add to cartThis is the first in an eagerly awaited series of four volumes of John Wesley’s Sermons. Of all the genres in Wesley’s prodigious output, his sermons most clearly focus and expound his understanding of Christian existence. To know them is to gain an important resource for both historical and contemporary theology. Albert C. Outler’s introduction in the first volume concentrates two decades of painstaking research and thought on Wesley. From this he ably sets the stage for a fuller understanding and appreciation of a major Christian heritage. This volume contains 33 sermons on several subjects including scriptural Christianity, sin in believers, and the Sermon on the Mount.
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Life And Thought Of Michael Sattler
$19.99Add to cartC. Arnold Snyder has written the first full length biography and analysis of the thought of Michael Sattler, the noted Anabaptist leader, martyr, and author of The Schleitheim Articles. Breaks new ground around the Roman Catholic (Benedictine) roots of Swiss and South German Anabaptism. Volume 27 in the Studies in Anabaptist and Mennontie History Series.
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Slavery Sabbath War And Women
$29.99Add to cartThis book consists of four case issues in biblical inter pretation: slavery, Sabbath, war, and women. In a highly readable style the author shows how opposite sides of each issue can be supported through the use of the biblical texts. Through each chapter and issue, the reader is confronted with the question of how cultural setting and traditional teaching determine biblical understanding.
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Called Unto Holiness Volume 2
$36.99Add to cartCovers the second 25 years of the history of the Church of the Nazarene, 1933-58. Rising to the challenge of this period’s adversity, the church won well-earned recognition in the religious world. An inspiring and reassuring story filled with challenge. Cloth.
356 pages
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Baptism
$24.99Add to cartBaptism is a gift from God to the church. If it is not, why make such a fuss about it? We may as well abolish the practice and thus put an end to the confusion and competing notions that surround it. Baptism is God’s gift to the church, Christ’s act within the church. This is a fundamental assumption. Now we must try to make sense of such a bold assertion. Few issues within the church are as controversial as baptism. By which method should it be administered? At what age? What if one changes denominations? Laurence Stookey sifts through the confusion and rhetoric to offer this practical, biblically sound guide to baptism. He examines the sacrament from historical, theological, and pastoral perspectives, and looks at how it has been altered through the ages. Stookey also suggests possible reforms, practices that need restoring and proper occasions for the service.
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Creeds Of The Churches (Reprinted)
$65.00Add to cartCreeds of the Churches offers, in one comprehensive volume, the major Christian statements of faith from biblical times to the present. The third edition has been updated to include the Athanasian Creed, the London Confession, the Frankfurt Declaration, and the Lima Text, among others. A brief introduction to each creed explains its place in the developing theology of the Christian community.
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Liturgies Of The Western Church
$34.00Add to cartThe liturgies of the Word and the Lord’s Supper that are included in this volume range from those of the church fathers Justin Martyr and Hippolytus through the Roman Mass (in both Latin and English), to the great Reformation liturgies of Luther, Zwingli, Calvin, Knox, Baxter and Wesley, as well as the Middleburg Liturgy of the English Puritans and the Westminster Directory. In addition to his translations, Thompson draws upon copies of many original documents to insure accuracy. An introduction, which places the liturgy within its tradition, accompanies each text.
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Introduction To The Reformed Tradition
$42.00Add to cartA concise, readable study for laypersons and clergy alike. Indispensable for all informed people in many different con fessional communitites. By “Reformed” the author means those branches of the Church that stem from John Calvin and the Swiss Reformation. With the passion of one who not only observes but believes this noted authority touches on all aspects of Reformed history, theology, polity, liturgy, and Christian culture with a balance of enthusiasm and critical judgment which always rings true.
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1979 Book Of Common Prayer RCL Red
$32.95Add to cartChurch Publishing is pleased to offer this exclusive edition of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer (BCP). Ideal as a pew book or gift, this Prayer Book features luxurious imitation leather binding (Vivella) with a soft, matte finish. A textured cross is embossed on the cover, with gold lettering on the spine. The cover is available in red or forest green, colors available only in this Church Publishing edition. The Prayer Books is sturdily assembled, with smyth-sewn pages and a spine that won’t crack under heavy use. The text is easily readable in 9-point type. A presentation page and certificates for the rites of Baptism, Confirmation, and Marriage are included.
