Raise My Ebenezer

Raise My Ebenezer
Author: Richard Gerald Shrubb
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2021-07-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1663223203

Mr. Rogers becomes a tainted James Bond and descends the moral allegory of Dante’s Inferno. This is a novel of personal maturation, social vigilantism, and spiritual redemption all mixed in a pot of poetic justice and viewed through the lens of traditional literary fancy. Told through the artistry of dual story lines and montage with a little bit of romance and self-help reflection on the side, Raise Mine Ebenezer is a folksy Alfred Hitchcock style thriller, not so much about who done it as it is about the anxiety of wondering what will happen next and can justice ever be served.

Rich Wounds

Rich Wounds
Author: David Mathis
Publisher: The Good Book Company
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2022-02-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1784986887

Profound reflections on the cross that help you to meditate on and marvel at the sacrificial love of Jesus. This book can be used as a devotional, especially during Lent and Easter. These profound reflections on the cross from David Mathis, author of The Christmas We Didn’t Expect, will help you to meditate on and marvel at Jesus’ life, sacrificial death, and spectacular resurrection-enabling you to treasure anew who Jesus is and what he has done. Many of us are so familiar with the Easter story that it becomes easy to miss subtle details and difficult to really enjoy its meaning. This book will help you to pause and marvel at Jesus, whose now-glorified wounds are a sign of his unfailing love and the decisive victory that he has won: “He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:5) This book can be used as a devotional. The chapters on Holy Week make it especially helpful during the Lent season and at Easter.

The David Story: A Translation with Commentary of 1 and 2 Samuel

The David Story: A Translation with Commentary of 1 and 2 Samuel
Author: Robert Alter
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2009-10-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0393070255

"A masterpiece of contemporary Bible translation and commentary."—Los Angeles Times Book Review, Best Books of 1999 Acclaimed for its masterful new translation and insightful commentary, The David Story is a fresh, vivid rendition of one of the great works in Western literature. Robert Alter's brilliant translation gives us David, the beautiful, musical hero who slays Goliath and, through his struggles with Saul, advances to the kingship of Israel. But this David is also fully human: an ambitious, calculating man who navigates his life's course with a flawed moral vision. The consequences for him, his family, and his nation are tragic and bloody. Historical personage and full-blooded imagining, David is the creation of a literary artist comparable to the Shakespeare of the history plays.

101 Hymn Stories

101 Hymn Stories
Author: Kenneth W. Osbeck
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1901
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780825493270

"Hymn singing reflects a congregation's spiritual vitality and their response to God's grace.

Jumble Sales of the Apocalypse

Jumble Sales of the Apocalypse
Author: Simon Jenkins
Publisher: SPCK
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2017-03-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0281077223

‘What do you do when the Second Coming is scheduled for next Wednesday? . . . Assemble at your nearest church? Make sure you’ve got clean underwear on? Confess those last sins? Send some goodbye texts to unbelieving friends? Take Paracetamol in case the rapture gives you the bends?’ Those and other neglected theological questions are rigorously examined in this book. With its gently satirical take on some of the weird ways in which people express their beliefs, it’s a book that will help you appreciate the true value of religion by exploring the comedy of its wilder excesses. Whether you’re a believer or a non-believer, fond of religion or a more than just a bit suspicious of it, you’ll find your assumptions are far from safe after reading it!

God's Trombones

God's Trombones
Author: James Weldon Johnson
Publisher: Penguin Group
Total Pages: 88
Release: 1927
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The inspirational sermons of the old Negro preachers are set down as poetry in this collection -- a classic for more than forty years, frequently dramatized, recorded, and anthologized. Mr. Johnson tells in his preface of hearing these same themes treated by famous preachers in his youth; some of the sermons are still current, and like the spirituals they have taken a significant place in black folk art. In transmuting their essence into original and moving poetry, the author has also ensured the survival of a great oral tradition. Book jacket.

Until Unity: Study Guide

Until Unity: Study Guide
Author: Francis Chan
Publisher: David C Cook
Total Pages: 67
Release: 2021-07-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830782842

Christians cannot remain indifferent to the divisions in the Church today. In this study guide companion, Chan draws on the gospel infused message of Until Unity to remind readers that Church unity is not optional. This study guide includes: Deeper exploration of every chapter in Until Unity Free original videos with Francis Chan Tips for leading and participating in a small group Scripture passages and reflection questions Prompts for group and individual prayer Chan’s emphasis on worship and praise, along with his passionate teaching, make this guide a unique and life-changing exploration of why unity is not just God’s wish for His Church—it’s His command.

Hymns of Grace

Hymns of Grace
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 524
Release: 2015-12-14
Genre: Hymns, English
ISBN: 9780996917605

A hymnal featuring the greatest hymns of church history and today.

Doxology and Theology

Doxology and Theology
Author: Matt Boswell
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2013
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433679728

Beyond sound equipment and music charts, eleven noted worship leaders from around the United States write about the ministerial part of their work as it relates to the gospel, mission, disciple-making, liturgy, the Trinity, justice, creativity, family, and more.