Discipleship in the Real World
Glenn McDonald
The spiritual life is an actual life, not just a series of every-now-and-then religious experiences. Living Beyond The Sanctuary describes the trail that God has set before us--a comprehensive way of existence that includes clear benchmarks for what it means to become like Jesus

Four Nontraditional Christmas Plays for All Ages
Keith Hewitt

Everyone knows the nativity story -- the inn, the stable, and all the rest. If your traditional Christmas pageant has become a bit stale and you want to give it new life, this collection of engaging plays is sure to fit your needs. Keith Hewitt gives the usual narrative a modern

Preaching As Spiritual Practice
Mariann Edgar Budde

Commentaries For Cycle B
Anthology

This book is like having a dedicated, thoroughly versed sermon research and sermon resource team right in your own study to help you create riveting sermons that are truly yours and that speak powerfully to your audience.

The Second Season
Keith Hewitt
In the same way Jesus communicated in a context that people of his time could relate to, Hewitt presents four sharp-witted takeoffs on something our culture can really relate to -- TV. The humorous yet reverent treatments of these biblical narratives will hold people's attention and breathe new life into traditional nativity texts.

Series IX, Cycle B
George Reed, O.S.L.
The themes for each Sunday service, as created by the lectionary, can be further explored and appreciated through Reed's poetic prayers and responsories, as well as through musical selection suggestions. Topics covered in this resource include:

* Calls to Worship

* Suggested Hymns

* Collects for the Day

* Prayers of Confession

The Third Season: Four Nontraditional Christmas Plays for All Ages
Keith Hewitt
The four plays in this third volume are popular television shows from right now:
"Psyched in Bethlehem" (45 minutes)
"Everybody Loves Joseph" (45 minutes)
"Big Bang Bethlehem" (50 minutes)
"Burned in Bethlehem" (40 minutes)

Preaching From The Not-So-Minor Prophets
Alex Gondola
Alex Gondola provides a rare glimpse into the lives of the minor prophets, reminding us of God's consistent commands of love, justice, and repentance.

Cycle A Sermons for Proper 15 Through Proper 23 Based on the Gospel Texts
Kristen Borsgard Wee
The sermons in To Drown Hell and Burn Heaven beautifully illustrate the ability of holy language to change lives. With a lyrical voice, Kristin Borsgard Wee challenges the reader to look beyond the text in order to allow the ancient idea of a transforming "white fire" to move us and to equip us in our faith.

A Novel About the Birth of Christian Faith
Leonard Woodson Mann
First Ten Days is a marvelously crafted story that invites the reader to visualize events and conversations at the Upper Room during that time. It was here that the church was born, that the foundations of Christian Faith were chiseled and laid.