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It’s difficult to be a pilgrim in a consumer world. A pilgrim is someone who looks more toward the destination than his present place. A consumer sets up shop as he secures more to consume, and invests his time, resources, and energy into guaranteeing there will always be more to consume. In Luke 17:33 Jesus…
Joshua Hawkins is twenty-five years old, a young vice-president for his father’s clothing company, Avarice, and has been given every opportunity to live the American Dream. Joshua Hawkins is twenty-five years old…twenty-five years old, and dead. But Joshua is soon finding out that being dead may be just the thing he needs in order to…
Pastor/Theologian Robert Cornwall brings his knowledge of church history to help the reader grasp the complex topic of the Trinity. Arguably the concept of “trinity” is the linchpin to many other doctrines. Using the history of his own Disciples of Christ tradition as one of the expressions of the Stone-Campbell movement, which avoids creeds very…
“I turned the corner. The aisle stretched before me as the music escalated. My white slippers brushed over the red roses.My heart thumped. I had waited so long for this moment. Had I really made it this far? Hundreds of eyes twinkled their approval.But did they really think I was crazy? I could almost hear…
What would you think if your pastor spent the night in tent town? Pastor Shauna Hyde brings her experience in, not only ministering to the homeless, but becoming such a welcome part of their world, that she is known as “The Vicar of Tent Town.” I struggle to be accepting and understanding when organizations refuse…
Are you a runner? Do you want to be? Are you running the race toward God’s high calling for you? This is the book for you. There are plenty of devotional books available these days. No matter what your activity, there’s a devotional book for that. Many of these books are sweet, some are helpful,…
Are you a runner? Do you want to be? Are you running the race toward God’s high calling for you? This is the book for you. There are plenty of devotional books available these days. No matter what your activity, there’s a devotional book for that. Many of these books are sweet, some are helpful,…
Have you ever seen a passage in the New Testament that was placed in brackets, or a footnote at the bottom of a page referring to “ancient authorities” or “manuscripts”? Most people scratch their heads and just keep reading, but these notes are very important. So is understanding why they’re even there. In this short…
Are there any solutions to dying churches? Many historic Protestant churches lost their way when the ground beneath their feet began to shift in the last part of the 20th century. Back then, congregations became confused about why so many Americans had become indifferent toward church-going. They became anxious about their shrinking numbers and aging…
Some in the church find it very difficult to talk about money, but it’s a subject that cannot be avoided. The church needs money to continue to function. Missionaries need money to carry the gospel. As a result, however reluctant we are to talk about it, we have to do so. And when we do…
Is there such a thing as Christian existentialism? Existentialism is a philosophical school of thought unique in being based on feeling and experience rather than on the traditional foundations of philosophy. Many of its proponents have been atheists or can be considered opponents of religion. With this history, can there be such a thing as…
Subtitle: Ephesians 5 and the Challenge of Christian Marriage There are few topics where good advice is more needed than that of Christian marriage. At the same time there are few topics about which the answers given are as scattered and unclear. In this short but comprehensive volume, Elgin Hushbeck, Jr., tackles one of the…
A Home United: A Participatory Study Guide