Forty Tellable Tales For Cycle C
John E. Sumwalt
All these stories will touch the heart; some will evoke laughter and tears.

Here is a collection of 40 stories, each simple and to the point. They are based on lectionary cycle C. The stories examine basic theological and moral questions.

Reflections on Faith and Life
Richard Stoll Armstrong
This uniquely illustrated collection of poems by Richard Stoll Armstrong covers a wide selection of topics. Whereas his earlier volume, Enough, Already!, was a mostly humorous poetic commentary on life in the church, most (but not all) of these poems

How to Develop More Faithful Members
Arlon K. Stubbe

Something is wrong. People are going missing, right in front of your eyes! One minute they are staring back at you from their favorite pew, the next Sunday you are looking at an empty spot in that pew. Is there a way to determine ahead of tim

Worship Services For Lent And Easter
Joann H. Hary
Here in one volume is a complete Lenten package, a resource of worship services, sermons, drama and suggestions for Maundy Thursday Seder dinner and drama, Passover Seder Haggadah, Tenebrae drama, and Easter Sunrise drama. Suggestions for bulletin no

Finding Your Song in God's Word
Stephen M. Crotts
At the literal center of every Bible is the book of Psalms. Just as the heart is the symbolic center of human emotion, the psalms contain some of the most emotional passages in all of scripture, from the heights of jubilant praise to the depths of despair and mourning. All of us, to some degree, can relate to the psalms.
A Psalm for Every

Worship Services For Ash Wednesday And Holy Week
William R. Grimbol
Here are five creative worship services for five special days on the Christian worship calendar. Each service involves the congregation in responsive readings, participation in contemporary prayers, and appropriate hymnody, psalmody, and scripture. E

Sermons With Children's Lessons For Lent And Easter
Erskine White
This Lenten series includes sermons for Ash Wednesday, the five Sundays of Lent, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Easter Sunday, and the Sunday after Easter.

The messages issue a call for repentance, appropriate to the Lenten season, yet through...

A Treasury Of Blunders And Bloopers From Church Bulletins And Newsletters
Linda M. Jump
To err is human. Fortunately, so is the ability to laugh at our mistakes. And this collection of actual bloopers and blunders from church newsletters, bulletins, and pulpits across the country will keep you laughing for a long time to come.

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30 Ways for Couples to Say They're Wild About Each Other
Patty Mondore
"Love is patient, love is kind..." or so we are told in the "Love Chapter." But how to apply those words practically to our marriages -- that's another story... or really 30 other stories. To Love, Honor, and Oh Boy! tells the true stories of 30 real couples whose partnerships have

Lenten Congregational Resources
Betty Lynn Schwab
”Worship in Lent provides an opportunity for a congregation to reflect significantly on our faith. Unlike Advent and Christmas, Lent is free from the excitement busyness and commercialism that distract us as worshipers. We need to hear Gods voice afr...