Cokesbury's Small Group Study Essentials Fall & Advent 2020

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Nurture healthy relationships with your money and possessions

INSIDE C ATA LOG New & Notable ........................... 2–7 Spiritual Growth......................... 8–9 Discipleship................................... 10 Christian Living ............................ 11

Biblical Studies ....................... 12–13 Women’s Studies.................... 14–17 Cultural Studies............................ 18 Conversation Starters ........... 19–30 Amplify Media .............................. 31

Advent Studies ....................... 32–37 Congregational Devotions .......... 38 Study Bibles .................................. 39 New Advent Studies ..... back cover

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about the study Our relationship to our money has a strong connection to our relationship to God. Saving Grace is a six-week program, based on the best-selling Freed-Up Financial Living curriculum from Good Sense, that explores money management from the perspective of grace and faith, not guilt and obligation. Learning more about wise choices brings freedom, order, and the possibility to live out our faith fully in all aspects of life. It is based on sound financial practices and strategies for faithful and intentional use of our resources. With help and planning, you can lessen your anxiety about money and work toward genuine financial freedom, the contentment we feel as we manage our resources in alignment with our faith and values. The format and content are targeted for laity within congregations with an additional module for clergy.

Clergy Workbook available

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NEW Saving Grace A Guide to Financial Well-Being Abingdon / Wespath

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Money…is it good or is it bad? How do we, as people of faith, create healthy relationships with money and possessions?

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Abingdon Press. Coming in November.

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Participant Workbook Clergy Workbook Leader Guide DVD 6 participant videos plus 3 clergy videos and interviews.

Devotional

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Saving Grace: A Guide to Financial Well-Being, adapted from the best-selling Freed-up Financial Living curriculum from Good Sense, provides the text and tools you need to address the topics of saving, earning, giving, spending, and debt, along with helpful strategies for achieving a sustainable financial life.

This six-part study is based on Wesleyan values and helps you reach personal financial goals as well as address life concerns.

Additional components include a Leader Guide containing session plans, outlines, discussion questions; a Clergy Workbook addressing financial issues unique to pastors (a three-week study that contains worksheets and downloadable planners); a DVD containing six sessions for the participant study, three sessions to complement the Clergy Workbook, plus interviews with financial experts; and a 40-day devotional.

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from the introduction The Sermon on the Mount tells us what we need to do in order to have one foot in the kingdom of heaven. More than that, it tells us that this kingdom is already available to us, already manifested when we enact God’s will on earth as it is done in heaven.

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Sermon on the Mount A Beginner’s Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven Amy-Jill Levine

a solid knowledge of Hebrew Scriptures and moral teachings.

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What must it have been like to hear Jesus deliver the Sermon on the Mount? What did his words mean to people in the crowd? How did it change their lives? What do his words mean to us today and how do they change our lives? Did his listeners interpret the sermon as we do now?

In this six-week study based on Matthew 5–7, Dr. Amy-Jill Levine explores the major topics in the most popular sermon ever delivered, providing historical and theological context and using

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Additional components include a DVD featuring Dr. Levine and a comprehensive Leader Guide. Toward the Kingdom of Heaven, a collection of 40 daily devotionals based on Levine’s teachings on the Sermon on the Mount, is also included.

Abingdon Press.

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Book $16.99; $11.49 Leader Guide $14.99; $9.99 DVD [CC] 6 videos; 10–12 min. each. $39.99; $31.99

Coming in October:

9781791009151 Devotional Book. Toward the Kingdom of Heaven: 30 Days of Readings on the Sermon on the Mount $14.99; $9.99

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See page 35 for an Advent study from this author—Light of the World.

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author insights

When life feels depleted, does God care? When I hear him say “No,” does he have a response? I’m facing an onslaught of challenges, will he help? When life grows dark and stormy, does he notice? I’m facing the fear of death, will he help me?

The answer in the life-giving miracles in the Gospel of John is a resounding yes.

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You Are Never Alone Trust in the Miracle of God’s Presence and Power Max Lucado

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This six-session study looks at the miracles of Jesus as recorded in the Gospel of John. As John states, he recorded many of these signs for an express purpose: “These are written that you may

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$14.99; $10.79

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In You Are Never Alone, pastor and New York Times best-selling author Max Lucado will show you that you’re stronger than you think because God is nearer than you know.

You’ll be comforted by the living, loving, miracle-working God who doesn’t think twice about stepping into the thorny thickets of your world to lift you out.

believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name” (John 20:31). John chose the stories and events from Jesus’ life that he believed would give his readers strength, empower them, lift them up, and speak life into their situations.

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author insights We most clearly see who we were created to be in the person and work of Jesus. As you prepare to embark on the coming challenges, know that in the person and work of Jesus, you have been given the blueprint necessary for the life God intended for you to live.

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The Wesley Covenant Prayer has been used in Methodist services worldwide on the first Sunday of the year since John Wesley introduced it in 1755. Wesley expected people would pray it as a way of remembering, renewing, and surrendering themselves in complete trust to God. The Wesley Prayer Challenge invites readers to consider words from the Wesley Covenant Prayer each day for three weeks.

A Scripture, a prayer, and a challenge for daily life are also included each day. Components for a three -week study include a Participant Book, a comprehensive Leader Guide, and a DVD featuring Chris Folmsbee.

Abingdon Press. Coming in October.

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The Wesley Challenge 21 Days to a More Authentic Faith Chris Folmsbee

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The Wesley Prayer Challenge 21 Days to a Closer Walk with Christ Chris Folmsbee

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Wesley who? The Wesley Challenge not only introduces younger adults to our denomination’s founder in a practical and accessible way, it engages small groups and churches to work through twenty-one questions studied over three weeks to help renew passion and discover a deeper commitment to God. Daily posts and messages will engage physical, emotional, and spiritual lives throughout the study. Abingdon Press.

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Participant Book Leader Guide DVD [CC] 3 videos; 10–12 min. each.

Youth Participant Book

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Streaming videos for The Wesley Prayer Challenge available on Cokesbury.com and Amplifymedia.com in October. Streaming videos for The Wesley Challenge available now Cokesbury.com and Amplifymedia.com. (Amplify available by subscription.)

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author insights We never know what or who hangs in the balance of the decisions we make. But what we do know is this: private decisions have public implications. Your private decisions probably won’t stay private, and personal decisions will impact some other persons. These five questions provide a decision-making filter to help you make better decisions and live with fewer regrets: • Am I being honest with myself ... really? • What story do I want to tell? • Is there a tension that deserves my attention? • What is the wise thing to do? • What does love require of me?

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NEW Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets 5 Questions to Help You Determine Your Next Move Andy Stanley

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This is the story of your life. You only get to write one. Make it a good one. Make it a story worth telling.

In this six session video Bible study, Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets, Andy Stanley helps readers to learn from experience and

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These five simple questions will empower you to make better decisions with fewer regrets; pause when feeling tension over a decision; take the long view; look for the wise option; and focus on the relational impact of decisions.

Nobody plans to complicate their life with a bad decision. Yet too many people don’t plan not to. These five questions provide a simple safeguard to ensure a life with fewer regrets. And by incorporating these five questions into the rhythm of your life you’ll have the tools you need to write a fabulous story.

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Life is all about decision-making. Some choices lead to joy and become celebrated accomplishments, while others leave us filled with regret and disappointment. Your decisions determine the direction and quality of your life, and every decision you make becomes a permanent part of your story. They are the steering wheel of your life.

stop making bad decisions. He introduces five key questions that provide a decision-making filter to help you make better decisions and live with fewer regrets.

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about the book It’s time to strip away the frustration of a one-size-fits-all spirituality and discover a path of worship that frees you to be you. Experienced spiritual directors, pastors, and church leaders recognize that all of us engage with God differently, and it’s about time we do too. Sacred Pathways reveals nine distinct spiritual temperaments—and their strengths, weaknesses, and tendencies—to help you improve your spiritual life and deepen your personal walk with God.

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NEW Sacred Pathways Nine Ways to Connect with God Gary Thomas

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As believers in Christ, many of us today fall into the trap of thinking we have to approach God in a certain way. This onesize-fits-all mentality typically leaves us feeling frustrated and distant from God. But the truth is that not every person will engage with God in the same way. For this reason, it is important to discover the particular pathway that will best help them to experience God’s presence.

In this five-session video study, best-selling author Gary Thomas uncovers nine of these spiritual “pathways” that people have used over the centuries to grow closer to God. He provides tools for participants to assess their key pathway (much as the

Enneagram does for personality types) and encourages them to investigate the ways they most naturally express themselves in their relationship with God. Gary also points out the strengths and pitfalls of their primary pathway and helps them discover the key spiritual tendencies of their friends, family, and others around them.

Whatever temperament or blend of temperaments best describes our personality, we can rest assured that it is not by accident. It comes by the design of a Creator who knew what he was doing when he made us according to his own unique intentions. Sacred Pathways will reveal the true route we were made to travel.

Zondervan. Coming in September.

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about the book For anyone who longs for a consistent prayer life yet struggles with distractions, doubts, or knowing where to start, best-selling writer and beloved speaker Chrystal Evans Hurst offers a simple and heartfelt method to meaningful conversations with God, just one day at a time.

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NEW 5 The 28-Day Prayer Journey A Daily Guide to Conversations with God Chrystal Evans Hurst S

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In this video-based Bible study, Chrystal teaches us the basic tenets of prayer practice and establishes a realistic and doable pattern of prayer to be applied to our daily life for 28 days with

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This study includes daily prayer practices, space to journal about your prayers and what you are hearing from God, as well as challenges each week to keep yourself from distraction and give prayer the time it deserves.

Zondervan.

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SPIRITUAL GROWTH

We know from Scripture that prayer is essential to an intimate and thriving relationship with God, but often we simply don’t know how or what to pray. Many of us feel inhibited with group prayer or praying out loud. Chrystal Evans Hurst knows both the freedom and literal blessing of establishing and growing your prayer life, and how difficult it can be when prayer itself feels a bit foreign.

lasting effect. She then dives deep into four postures of prayers that increase our communication and relationship with God. After you have prayed in one posture for an entire week, Chrystal will break down that posture and walk through the biblical references supporting it to draw the connections between your growing relationship with God and the practice of prayer.

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about the study We know we are becoming like Jesus when we possess these attributes: deep love for God and others; inner contentment in spite of circumstances; understanding of our purpose in life; freedom from anxiety; selfcontrol, patience, thoughtfulness, consideration, kindness, loyalty, calmness, and slowness to anger.

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Think Like Jesus What Do I Believe and Why Does It Matter?

Randy Frazee

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When Jesus saves us, our minds are transformed and we begin to think and believe like Jesus. It’s important to understand the eight key beliefs of the Christian faith that—when embraced in our hearts and minds— create true change in our lives, the church, and the world. Become more like Jesus in your thoughts with this Scripture-based study, adapted from Part 1 of the Believe churchwide discipleship program. Zondervan.

Study Guide 9780310118534 $13.99; $9.99 Video Study DVD 8 videos.

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Be Like Jesus Who Am I Becoming?

Randy Frazee

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In this eight-session video Bible study, pastor and author Randy Frazee explains that our spiritual transformation involves not only thinking and acting like Jesus, but also allowing those thoughts and behaviors to shape our attitudes. As we do this, we experience a new way of looking at the world and discover an inner strength that allows us to remain steadfast, secure, and solid in the face of any circumstance. We also discover a new desire to serve others...which, in turn, draws them to the love of Christ.

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Zondervan.

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Act Like Jesus How Can I Put My Faith Into Action?

Randy Frazee

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Grounded in carefully selected Scripture, Be Like Jesus is a churchwide discipleship program that will take you on a journey to become more like Jesus in your behaviors.

This revised study is adapted from Part 3 of the Believe churchwide study.

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There’s a difference between simply believing something and allowing those beliefs to shape our actions and behaviors. It’s not enough to think like Jesus—we must also act like Jesus. Once we understand what we believe, we can allow the Holy Spirit to lead us to those biblical practices that will bring about spiritual transformation in our lives. This study is adapted from Part 2 of the Believe churchwide discipleship program. Zondervan.

Study Guide 9780310119036 $13.99; $9.99 Video Study DVD 8 videos.

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about the book

about the book

A forty-day interactive journey that challenges readers

Goff takes readers on a life-proven journey to

to come face to face with the reality of their life

rediscover their dreams and turn them into reality.

circumstances, identify the internal battles they must

Based on his popular Dream Big workshop, Bob draws

personally declare war on and fight through, and become

on a lifetime of living and dreaming large to help guide

the difference-maker that God created them to be.

readers to reaching their larger-than-life dreams.

NEW 5 Take Back Your Life A 40-Day Interactive Journey to Thinking Right So You Can Live Right Levi Lusko

Dream Big 5 Know What You Want, Why You Want It, and What You’re Going to Do About It Bob Goff

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In this five-session video Bible study, pastor and author Levi Lusko reveals how every moment of every day, we must make the choice as to whether we will rely on ourselves to determine the reality of our situation or whether we will trust in God.

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At some point, we resign ourselves to living by the scripts and rhythms established by others. Maybe it’s a parent, a pastor, a boss, or a teacher. Or a mortgage or wedding date or that next pay raise. Wherever the source, today there’s an ocean full of people living on the life rafts of what they were expected to do.

Thomas Nelson Publishing.

Thomas Nelson Publishing.

Hardcover Book 9780785232766 $29.99; $20.99 Study Guide 9780310118916 $13.99; $9.99 Video Study DVD 5 videos.

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CHRISTIAN LIVING

Take Back Your Life is a forty-day journey that will challenge you to see your situation with spiritual eyes, identify the roadblocks that get in the way of your faith in Christ, and ultimately take the first steps to become the difference-maker in the world that God created you to be.

In this five-session video study, best-selling author Bob Goff dares to ask the questions: What would you do if opinion, reason, or probability were no objects? What do you deeply desire to do even if it scares you? What were you meant to do even if no one else thinks you should? He shares biblical stories that show how God called certain individuals to follow— regardless of their lack of “qualifications”—and how those people changed the world when they dared to follow God’s dreams for their lives. God is also calling us to step into the version of our lives that he intended for us before others told us it was impossible and once again dream big.

When it comes to the trials and crises in our lives, we need to see the reality of our situation with the same “spiritual eyes” as Elisha in the Old Testament possessed. As we learn to perceive our world through the lens of faith, we gain the strength to do the impossible.

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about the series The 40 Days Through the Book series has been designed to help believers more actively engage with God’s Word. Each study encourages participants to read through one book in the New Testament at least once during the course of 40 days (approximately six weeks of meetings) and provides them with (1) a clear understanding of the background and culture in which the book was written, (2) insights into key passages of Scripture, and (3) clear applications and takeaways from the particular book that participants can apply to their lives. Each study is highlighted by the author’s own stories.

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NEW 40 Days Through the Book Romans: In the Grip of Grace Max Lucado

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NEW 40 Days Through the Book Philippians: Embracing Joy Mark Batterson

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In the study 40 Days Through the Book: Philippians, bestselling author and pastor Mark Batterson guides smallgroup members through Paul’s letter to the believers in the city of Philippi, revealing what the apostle’s words meant to his original readers . . . and how they apply to us today.

Participants will be encouraged as they listen to Mark’s teachings and, through the accompanying study guide, challenged to read the book of Philippians on their own during the forty days they spend together in the study.

In 40 Days through the Book: Romans, best-selling author and pastor Max Lucado guides small-group members through Paul’s letter to the believers in the city of Rome, revealing what the apostle’s words meant to his original readers . . . and how they apply to us today. Participants will be encouraged as they listen to Max’s teachings and, through the accompanying study guide, challenged to read the book of Romans on their own during the forty days they spend together in the study.

Zondervan. Coming in December.

Zondervan. Coming in December.

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about the series

about the series

John Stott was one of the world’s leading and most-loved

For over three decades LifeGuide Bible Studies have

Bible teachers and preachers. In this newly updated Bible

provided solid biblical content and raised thought-provoking

study series you can explore Scripture under his guidance,

questions—for individual and group study. This series has

enhancing your own in-depth study with insights gained

more than 130 titles on Old and New Testament books,

from his years of immersion in God’s Word.

character studies, and topical studies.

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NEW John Stott Bible Studies John Stott

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The beatitudes reveal to us eight qualities that bring God’s blessing: meekness and mercy, poorness in spirit and purity of heart, mourning and hunger, peacemaking and persecution. Jesus highlighted these to offer both encouragement and instruction on living distinctly as his followers in a world with values much different from God’s.

As we study these qualities and integrate them into our lives, we will receive the blessing Jesus promised to his followers then and now. InterVarsity Press. $10.00; $7.29

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Prayer and Listening Finding Comfort and Reassurance from God Jan Johnson

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This six-session LifeGuide® Bible Study covers the disciplines of prayer and of practicing God’s presence. Going deeper in these areas will help you to draw closer to God in everything you do.

InterVarsity Press.

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$10.00; $7.29

Additional studies in the series available on Cokesbury.com.

BIBLICAL STUDIES

This newly updated classic study guide is designed to help you explore the Christ of the New Testament. Through studying different aspects of Christ revealed in the Gospels and letters, readers will discover him as the proper object of worship, witness, and hope—the incomparable Christ. InterVarsity Press.

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Shallow breathing or even a feeling that you can’t breathe.

Constant negative thoughts. Inability to focus. Most of us relate in some way to these feelings. Anxiety is that vague feeling that something isn’t right, that something bad may happen. Worry becomes an all-consuming part of life. In this eight-session LifeGuide® Bible Study, nurse and Bible study writer Skip McDonald looks at a variety of Old Testament and New Testament Scripture passages that cover experiences of general anxiety, worry, and panic. InterVarsity Press.

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Jesus Christ Teacher, Servant, and Savior

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Anxiety Finding Comfort and Reassurance from God Skip McDonald

The Beatitudes Developing Spiritual Character

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NEW LifeGuide Bible Studies

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about the study New York Times best-selling author Lysa TerKeurst helps readers address how to stop suffering from what others have done to them while exploring what forgiveness is, what it isn’t, and how to deal with difficult relationships.

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NEW 6 Forgiving What You Can’t Forget Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That’s Beautiful Again Lysa TerKeurst

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Have you ever felt stuck in a cycle of unresolved pain, playing offenses over and over in your mind? You know you can’t go on living like this, but you don’t know what to do next. And you just don’t know if you’ll ever get past it.

Lysa TerKeurst has walked this journey, wrestling with deep wounds that feel impassible and struggling to move forward.

And she’s discovered that, to find life-giving freedom, we have to let go of our bound-up resentment and resistance to forgiving people who’ve hurt us. With deep empathy, therapeutic insight,

and rich Bible teaching coming out of 1,000 hours of study, Lysa helps us—in this six-session Bible study—learn how to move on when the other person refuses to change and never says they’re sorry; walk through a step-by-step process to free ourselves from the hurt of our past and feel less offended today; discover what the Bible really says about forgiveness and the peace that comes from living it out right now; identify what’s stealing trust and vulnerability from our relationships so we can believe there is still good ahead; and disempower the triggers hijacking our emotions by embracing the two necessary parts of forgiveness.

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about the study In The Names of God, Melissa Spoelstra leads women on an exploration of the many names of our triune God— from El and Elohim to Yahweh and its many combinations to names such as Abba, Jesus, and Holy Spirit…and many others. As women study the names of God, their ideas about God will become more grounded in what his names tell them, and thus more personal, allowing a greater trust in him to share the details of their lives.

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Author Melissa Spoelstra’s six-week women’s study shows us that the more we become grounded in God’s many names, the more personally we’ll understand God’s character, and so through the

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Components for this six-week Bible study, each available separately, include a Participant Workbook, a Leader Guide, a DVD with six 25-minute segments (with closed captioning), and a boxed Leader Kit containing one of each piece.

Abingdon Press.

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Participant Workbook Leader Guide DVD [CC] 6 videos; 25 min. each.

Leader Kit (Includes one of each component.)

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WOMEN’S STUDIES

What’s in a name? When it comes to the names of God, quite a lot, actually. In a world where we find people creating God in their own image, studying God’s names can remind us that we are created in his. In fact, one of the best ways to know God’s true character and grow closer to God is to study his names.

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discovery of God’s names, we will discover him!

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NEW The Names of God His Character Revealed Melissa Spoelstra

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about the study

We all walk through seasons of hardship that come and go,

A power-packed, biblical look at the truth that you

but what do we do if we are walking through a story that

can trust God’s plan for your life—no matter what

we can’t change? Naomi understood what it felt like to live

your life looks like right now.

with an unchangeable story that hurts...but it ends with hope. Your story ends with hope, too.

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NEW Renewed Finding Hope When You Don’t Like Your Story Heather M. Dixon

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We hear that we can write our own stories, but life can happen. The loss of a loved one, an unwanted transition, a difficult diagnosis…our stories can change in a heartbeat and suddenly we’re dealing with disappointments through no fault of our own.

In this six-session video Bible study, dynamic Bible teacher Megan Fate Marshman will help you discover how to stop discounting yourself from a hopeful future, start living in active dependence on God, and find your way to the good plan he has for you.

In the Book of Ruth, Naomi was forced to chart a new path even as she mourned the loss of her husband and two sons.

It was a hard story…a story she didn’t choose or like. Using Naomi’s story, Renewed, a four-week woman’s Bible study, teaches women to flourish through a willingness to trust that God can transform them and trade their heartache for hope.

With authenticity and revelatory insights into the character of God, Megan shares an engaging and fresh look at the core themes within the well-loved Scripture of Jeremiah 29:11-14.

Through winsome and inspiring stories, Meant for Good will show you how to trust God in your daily life and, more importantly, how to trust God’s definition of good above your own.

Components for this four-week Bible study, include a Participant Workbook with Leader Helps and a DVD.

God has a good plan for you—a plan to give you a hope and a future. Are you ready to believe it?

Abingdon Press. Coming in September.

Participant Workbook with Leader Helps 9781791006174 $14.99; $9.99 DVD [CC] 4 videos; 20–25 min. each.

9781791006198 $44.99; $35.99 Leader Bundle Includes one of each component above.

9781791007164 $59.99; $45.99

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Zondervan.

Book 9780310358244 $18.99; $13.79 Study Guide 9780310113805 $15.99; $11.79 DVD Video Study 6 videos.

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about the study In Lose Control, Mary Shannon Hoffpauir takes you on a six-week journey through the Book of First Samuel, which is an epic story about a fight for control. Despite God’s warnings through the prophet Samuel, the nation of Israel was determined to take control by having their own king. As you dig into the saga of King Saul and David, you will discover that even the worst of circumstances can be used by God to accomplish his purposes in your life. In her no-nonsense, authentic teaching style that endears her to women of all ages, Mary Shannon encourages you to lose control so that you can find your soul through a trusting relationship with your faithful God.

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Mary Shannon Hoffpauir says this is a great way to look at what we say and what we do. Often, we think “God is in control” but

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This six-week Bible study on 1 Samuel for women of all ages includes a Participant Workbook, a Leader Guide, and a DVD. Abingdon Press. Coming in October.

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Participant Workbook $16.99; $11.49 Leader Guide $14.99; $9.99 DVD [CC] 6 videos; 25 mins. each. $49.99; $39.99 Leader Bundle Contains one of each component above. $79.99; $59.99

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WOMEN’S STUDIES

You know when you’re carrying a very full cup of coffee, and you have to really focus on keeping the cup level, and then the doorbell rings and your dog bounds through the room knocking the cup right out of your grasp? You had plans. You were in control. Until you weren’t. And you never really were.

we live like we are. It takes spilling a hot, burning mess to make us realize what little control we have and how dependent on God we truly are.

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praise for the book

about the book

“I love Will Willimon, and I love this book. Will writes with

Our lives change when we sit with one another and

prophetic sarcasm, a touch of humor, plenty of self-

converse. When we share our own stories and listen to

effacement, and a pastor’s heart. And his words will make

another. Real, honest, vulnerable conversation leads

you laugh, cringe, cry, confess, and repent.”

to empathy. It fosters our understanding and sharpens

—Adam Hamilton, senior pastor, The United Methodist

our convictions. It breaks down barriers and builds

Church of the Resurrection, Leawood, Kansas

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Tolerate one another. Wait. Isn’t that supposed to be love one another? It’s one thing to genuinely love people who are more or less the same as we are, but what about those who are not only strangers, but people who live completely different lives?

CULTURAL STUDIES

Reliable spiritual guide Will Willimon invites you to look more closely at the Gospel’s command to love—because to genuinely love those considered to be “Other” may be the hardest thing for people of faith to do.

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In addition to the book, a Leader Guide and a DVD are available for a 5-week, video-based, small group study.

Abingdon Press.

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Holding Up Your Corner Talking about Race in Your Community F. Willis Johnson How do you talk about racial prejudice, entrenched poverty and exploitation, segregation, the loss of local education and employment, the ravages of addiction, and more?

Holding Up Your Corner walks you through a self-directed process of determining what role your church can play in your specific community. You’ll learn how to use testimony and other narrative devices, proclamation, guided group conversations, and other tactics in order to own the calling and responsibility we have as Christians. Examples from a wide variety of churches and leaders make this a valuable resource for everyone concerned with racial justice.

The Participant Guide includes everything pastors need to hold guided conversations about race and to organize, host, and lead a one- or two-day conversation, hosted by the church, including people from the congregation and the wider community.

Abingdon Press.

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praise for the book How are we talking to our kids, especially our white kids, about race? Jennifer Harvey literally wrote the book on this.

—Sam Sanders, National Public Radio

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Dear White Christians, Second Edition For Those Still Longing for Racial Reconciliation Jennifer Harvey

With the troubling and painful events of the last several years—from the shooting of unarmed Black men at the hands of police to the rallying of white supremacists in Charlottesville—it is clearer than ever that the reconciliation paradigm, long favored by white Christians, has failed to heal the deep racial wounds in the church and American society. In this provocative book, updated with new material, Jennifer Harvey argues for a radical shift away from the well-meaning but feeble longing for reconciliation toward a robustly biblical call for reparations.

Wm. B. Eerdamns Publishing.

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Raising White Kids Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America Jennifer Harvey The best-selling anti-racism resource now available in paperback.

Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see Black, White, and Latino youth clustered in their own groups. Is this self-segregation a problem to address or a coping strategy? Beverly Daniel Tatum, a renowned authority on the psychology of racism, argues that straight talk about our racial identities is essential if we are serious about enabling communication across racial and ethnic divides. These topics have only become more urgent as the national conversation about race is increasingly acrimonious. This fully revised edition is essential reading. Basic Books.

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How are we supposed to talk to children about these issues?

Should we teach children to be “colorblind”? Or, should we teach them to notice race? How do we equip them to address racism when they encounter it?

Raising White Kids helps parents, teachers, and churches enter into a dialogue about the impact of racism on our children and offers guidance for sharing our commitment to equity and justice.

Abingdon Press.

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Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? (20th Anniversary Edition) And Other Conversations about Race Beverly Daniel Tatum

Like many in the white community, you may be under the impression that with today’s more racially diverse families, racial tension in our country has eased…that we are more tolerant, more accepting. Events over the past few years have shown us we are wrong. Our nation remains racially unjust and deeply segregated.

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praise for the book “...a gospel-centered dialogue on race that will make you sweat at first. But, if you believe that the gospel can heal and transform, then grab this book and read it with a group of friends or your small group, God will use your courageous conversations to build bridges...”

—Barb Roose, speaker and author of Winning the Worry Battle

Who Lynched Willie Earle?

Preaching to Confront Racism Will Willimon

Race and Theology Elaine A. Robinson

How do pastors of white, mainline Protestant churches preach effectively about racial violence? How do you know where to begin when it’s simply not possible to relate to black pain?

This book uses the true story of pastor Hawley Lynn’s 1947 sermon, a response to the last lynching in Greenville, South Carolina, to help pastors preach on race and violence in America, inviting and challenging the church to respond.

Abingdon Press.

White privilege and racial injustice persist in the Church despite a commitment to promote justice for all. Throughout most of our nation’s history, theology has either remained silent about racism or overtly supported racist practices. This book examines how racism functions; how the US systematically disadvantages persons of color while claiming to be God’s chosen nation; how theology’s silence sustains racial injustice; and how reformulating theological discourse can help. Abingdon Press.

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Black and White Disrupting Racism One Friendship at a Time Teesha Hadra and John Hambrick

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Working against racism is part of what it means to call Jesus Lord and Savior.

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Most of us don’t need to make speeches. We need to make friends. This is the core message of Black and White by authors Teesha Hadra, a young African American woman, and John Hambrick, a 60-year-old white man. The book helps us see the various and often subtle ways racism continues to be a part of American culture, but then, using their story of friendship as an example, we learn how racism can be disrupted when we risk forging friendships with those who do not look like us.

Readers are equipped to take faithful, practical, next steps in obedience to God’s call to join the movement against racism, changing the way we see the world, which, in turn, could actually bring change to the world.

Abingdon Press.

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White Fragility Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism Robin DiAngelo

The New York Times best-selling book explores the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality. In this in-depth exploration, DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively.

Beacon Press.

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How to Be an Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi

“The only way to undo racism is to consistently identify and describe it—and then dismantle it.” Kendi weaves an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science with his own personal story of awakening to antiracism. This New York Times best-selling book is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond the awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a just and equitable society. Random House.

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praise for the book “A must-read. Our country continues to experience increasing polarization and violence. The practical lessons laid out in the book, along with the personal and corporate action steps can bring about the change needed to see true, lasting kingdom restoration.

—Vivian Mabuni, author of Open Hands, Willing Heart

So You Want to Talk about Race Ijeoma Oluo

Widespread reporting on aspects of white supremacy—from police brutality to the mass incarceration of Black Americans— has put a media spotlight on racism in our society. In this New York Times bestseller, Ijeoma Oluo guides readers of all races through subjects ranging from intersectionality and affirmative action to “model minorities” in an attempt to make the seemingly impossible possible: honest conversations about race and racism, and how they infect almost every aspect of American life. Seal Press.

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The New Jim Crow, 10th Anniversary Edition Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness Michelle Alexander

Seldom does a book have the impact this book has had. Since it was first published in 2010, this must-read has been cited in judicial decisions; helped inspire the creation of the Marshall Project and the $100 million Art for Justice Fund; been the winner of numerous prizes; and spent nearly 250 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Contains a new preface by the author. The New Press.

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Be the Bridge Pursuing God’s Heart for Racial Reconciliation Latasha Morrison A leading advocate for racial reconciliation offers a clarion call for Christians to move toward relationship and deeper understanding in the midst of a divisive culture.

NEW White Lies

Nine Ways to Expose and Resist the Racial Systems That Divide Us White Lies Daniel Hill

In MLK’s final book, unavailable for more than ten years, we find King’s acute analysis of American race relations and the state of the movement after a decade of civil rights efforts. He lays out his thoughts, plans, and dreams for America’s future, including the need for better jobs, higher wages, decent housing, and quality education. His universal message of hope continues to resonate. Beacon Press.

More and more white Christians are awakening to the pervasive bias for white culture, ideas, and actions that shape every aspect of society. Many are eager to resist white supremacy and fight for racial equality. This thoughtful, practical guide offers ways to confront and dismantle white supremacy and promote racial justice in healthy, effective ways.

Zondervan. Coming in October.

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Waterbrook Press.

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Where Do We Go From Here Chaos or Community?

Martin Luther King, Jr.; Foreword by Coretta Scott King

With racial tensions as high within the church as outside the church, it is time for Christians to become the leaders in the conversation on racial reconciliation. This powerpacked guide—and winner of the Christianity Today Book Award—helps readers deepen their understanding of historical factors and present realities, equipping them to participate in the ongoing dialogue and to serve as catalysts for righteousness, justice, healing, transformation, and reconciliation.

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Just Mercy A Story of Justice and Redemption Bryan Stevenson

This #1 New York Times bestseller tells the powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice—from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time, Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, dedicated to defending the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. Just Mercy is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer’s coming of age, a moving window into the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of true justice. Spiegel & Grau.

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Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me is Ta-Nehisi Coates’s attempt to answer the hard questions about race in a letter to his adolescent son. Coates shares the story of his awakening to the truth about his place in the world through a series of revelatory experiences, from Howard University to Civil War battlefields, from the South Side of Chicago to Paris, from his childhood home to the living rooms of mothers whose children’s lives were taken. Beautifully woven from personal narrative, reimagined history, and fresh, emotionally charged reportage, this award-winning bestseller clearly illuminates the past, bracingly confronts our present, and offers a transcendent vision for a way forward. Spiegel & Grau.

Hardcover Book 9780812993547

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They Can’t Kill Us All The Story of the Struggle for Black Lives Wesley Lowery

The Color of Law A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America Richard Rothstein

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Conducting hundreds of interviews during the course of over one year reporting on the ground, the Washington Post writer traveled from Ferguson, Missouri, to Cleveland, Ohio; Charleston, South Carolina; and Baltimore, Maryland; and then back to Ferguson to uncover unparalleled insight into the reality of police violence in America and an intimate, moving portrait of those working to end it. Bay Back Books. $16.99; $12.29

Stamped from the Beginning The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America Ibram X. KendiFF In this bestseller, Kendi chronicles the story of anti-black racist ideas and their power over the course of American history using the life stories of five intellectuals: Cotton Mather, Thomas Jefferson, William Lloyd Garrison, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Angela Davis. As Kendi shows, racist ideas arose not from ignorance or hatred; they were created to justify and rationalize deeply entrenched discriminatory policies. Nation Books.

Hardcover Book 9781568584638

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In this groundbreaking history, a leading authority on housing policy explodes the myth that America’s cities became racially divided through de facto segregation (individual prejudices, income differences, actions of banks and real estate). Rather, it was de jure segregation (laws and policy decisions by local, state, and federal government) that actually promoted discriminatory patterns that continue to this day. Live Right Publishing. $17.95; $12.99

Exclusion and Embrace, Revised and Updated A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation Miroslav Volf It’s a disturbing reality that otherness— being different in some way—has come to be defined as evil. If the healing word of the gospel is to be heard today, Christians must learn that salvation comes not only as we are reconciled to God, and not only as we “learn to live with one another,” but also as we take the step of opening ourselves to the other. Abingdon Press.

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NEW Reconstructing the Gospel Finding Freedom from Slaveholder Religion Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

NEW We Are Called to Be a Movement William J. Barber II

Tracing the religion of the slaveholder to the Christianity of Christ, the author reconstructs the gospel, facing the pain of the past and present, from racial blindness to systemic abuses of power.

Grappling seriously with troubling history and theology, he recovers the gospel that sustained the church through slavery, oppression, the Civil Rights era, to the Black Lives Matter movement and beyond. InterVarsity Press.

In this single, rousing sermon, the celebrated Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II of the Poor People’s Campaign calls for everyone—progressives, centrists, and conservatives alike—to come together, stand together, and lead a moral revival. To un-harden the heart of American democracy. To renounce the politics of rejection and greed and fight the ravages of poverty and the injustice of income inequality. To give hope the last word. Workman Publishing.

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In this classic theological treatise, the acclaimed theologian and religious leader Howard Thurman (19001981) demonstrates how the gospel may be read as a manual of resistance for the poor and disenfranchised.

Jesus is a partner in the pain of the oppressed and the example of his life offers a solution to ending the descent into moral nihilism. Hatred does not empower—it decays. Only through self-love and love of one another can God’s justice prevail. Beacon Press.

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I’m Still Here Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness Austin Channing Brown

You don’t have to wear a white hood or shout racial epithets to be complicit in America’s racist history and its ongoing systemic inequality. Connelly exposes the ways white people participate in, benefit from, and unknowingly perpetuate racism—despite their best “good person” intentions. It may not be our fault or choice to participate in a racist system, but it’s our responsibility to do something about it. Westminster John Knox Press.

Me and White Supremacy Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor Layla Saad

When Saad began an Instagram challenge called #meandwhitesupremacy that encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviors, she never predicted thousands of people would participate or download her workbook.

This New York Times best-selling book adds more historical and cultural contexts, shares moving stories, and includes expanded definitions, examples, and further resources. Sourcebooks.

From a leading new voice on racial justice, comes an eye-opening New York Times best-selling account of what it’s like to grow up black, Christian, and female in white America. In a time when nearly all institutions (schools, churches, universities, businesses) claim to value “diversity,” I’m Still Here is a powerful account of how and why our actions often fall short of our words. Brown writes in breathtaking detail about her journey to selfworth and the pitfalls that kill attempts at racial justice.

Her stories bear witness to the complexity of America’s social fabric—from urban neighborhoods to the suburbs, from prison walls to boardrooms. Convergent.

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Good White Racist?

Confronting Your Role in Racial Injustice Kerry Connelly

Jesus and the Disinherited Howard Thurman

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NEW Howard Thurman and the Disinherited A Religious Biography Paul Harvey

Teacher. Minister. Theologian. Writer. Mystic. Activist. No single label can capture the multiplicity of Howard Thurman’s life, but his influence is written all over the most significant aspects of the Civil Rights movement.

This biography speaks to the manifold ways Thurman sought to transform the world to better reflect “that which is God in us.” Few historical figures represent such diverse parts of the American religious tradition. By telling Thurman’s story, Harvey gives the reader a window into many of the main currents of twentieth-century American religious expression.

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. Coming in October.

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NEW Subversive Christ, Culture, and the Shocking Dorothy L. Sayers Crystal Downing

Known for her best-selling detective novels, Sayers lived a fascinating, groundbreaking life as a novelist, feminist, Oxford scholar, and important influence on the spiritual life of C. S. Lewis. This pioneering woman not only forged a literary career for herself but also spoke about faith and culture in revolutionary ways as she addressed the evergreen question of to what extent faith should hold on to tradition or evolve with a changing culture.

Providing a blueprint for bridge-building in contemporary, polarizing contexts, Subversive shows how Sayers used edgy, often hilarious metaphors to ignite new ways to think about Christianity, shocking people into seeing the truth of ancient doctrine in a new light. Broadleaf Books. Coming in November.

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NEW 30-Day Journey with Emily Dickinson Kristin Lemay

The 30-Day Journey series invites readers to be inspired and transformed by our greatest spiritual thinkers. Readers will find deeper understanding of themselves and the world through brief daily readings and reflections. Emily Dickinson’s unique spirit and gorgeous language have secured her legacy as one of America’s most original and most beloved poets.

Whether you are a devoted reader or are discovering the beauty of her poetry for the first time, this journey provides the perfect way to engage the thought of this strikingly gifted poet. Broadleaf Books.

Coming in December.

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NEW Van Gogh’s Second Gift

A Spiritual Path to Deeper Creativity Cliff Edwards

Cliff Edwards, a well-known Vincent van Gogh author and scholar, explores the artist’s second gift— the surprising written works of Van Gogh in letters to his brother, fellow artists, and friends. Edwards illuminates Van Gogh’s vision and creative process for readers as a way of living and creating more deeply. We see another side of Van Gogh, whose poetic, creative, and original mind opened up startling insights on the creative process. Along with Van Gogh sketches, includes suggestions for reflection and personal engagement.

Broadleaf Books.

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NEW Self to Lose, Self to Find, Revised and Updated Using the Enneagram to Uncover Your True, God-Gifted Self Marilyn Vancil

Discover the growth that is possible when we know our authentic selves as God intended. Marilyn Vancil, a certified Enneagram coach, unpacks our human dilemma, sets the scriptural foundation, explores the nine Enneagram personalities, and shows us how we can have a more meaningful life and healthier relationships.

Convergent Books. Coming in September.

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Teach Us to Pray The Lord’s Prayer in the Early Church and Today Justo L. González

The Lord’s Prayer is one of the oldest and most widely used short summaries not only of how Christians pray but of what they believe about God, the world, and humankind. Justo González, whose textbooks have taught Christian doctrine and history to thousands of pastors, draws on Scripture, the Church Fathers, and his own life experience to make this vital prayer from the Christian past comprehensible for readers who want to understand—and live—Christianity in the present.

Teach Us to Pray is for all who are learning or practicing Christian discipleship and ministry, from college students and motivated laypeople to veteran pastors and teachers. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing.

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NEW The Enneagram for Spiritual Formation

The Enneagram, a personality theory that includes nine different “types,” has become a popular tool for selfawareness and improvement. But in this book, Sherrill goes deeper, exploring with Christians how the Enneagram can be a pathway to profound spiritual transformation.

Sherrill reveals the Enneagram as a tool to unlock new ways of viewing identity, personality, discipleship, spiritual practices, evangelism, and the Bible. Brazos Press.

Coming in September.

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NEW Love is the Way Holding onto Hope in Troubling Times Bishop Michael Curry with Sarah Grace

Through the prism of his faith, ancestry, and personal journey, Curry shows us how America came this far and how to go farther. The way of love is essential for addressing the seemingly insurmountable challenges facing the world today: poverty, racism, selfishness, deep ideological divisions, competing claims to speak for God. This book will lead readers to discover the gifts they need in order to live the way of love: deep reservoirs of hope and resilience, simple wisdom, the discipline of nonviolence, and unshakable regard for human dignity.

Random House. Coming in September.

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How Knowing Ourselves Can Make Us More Like Jesus A. J. Sherrill

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about the book

author insights

The editors of The Jewish Annotated New Testament explore

“Secure, content, competent, reasonably happy and

how Jews and Christians can learn from and understand

fulfilled—such persons of strength go their own way

each other better by exploring how they read many of the

without any apparent discomfort at having missed the

same Bible stories through different lenses.

benefits of the Christian faith.... What do you say to the person who says, ... ‘Thanks, but I don’t need it’?”

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NEW The Bible With and Without Jesus How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler

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Esteemed Bible scholars Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Brettler take readers on a guided tour of the most popular Old Testament stories referenced in the New Testament to explore how Christians, Jews, and scholars read these ancient texts differently. Among the passages analyzed are the creation story, the role of Adam and Eve, the suffering servant passages in Isaiah, the sign of “Jonah” Jesus refers to, and the words Jesus quotes from Psalm 22 as he is dying on the cross, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

Comparing Jewish, Christian, and academic interpretations of each ancient narrative, the authors offer a deeper understanding of these contrasting faiths, and illuminate the historical and literary significance of the Bible and its place in our culture. Revealing not only what Jews and Christians can learn from each other, The Bible With and Without Jesus also shows how to appreciate the distinctive perspectives of each. By understanding the depth and variety of reading these passages, we not only enhance our knowledge of each other, but also see more clearly the beauty and power of Scripture itself.

HarperOne. Coming in October.

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NEW The Gospel for the Person Who Has Everything William H. Willimon Bishop William Willimon brings the Gospel of Jesus Christ to life for the person who has everything—happy, fulfilled human beings, who don’t feel the same level of need expressed by the downcast, the outcast, the brokenhearted, and the miserable. Willimon says that the church’s message to the wretched and sad must not exclude the strong and the joyous.

In nine concise, inspired chapters, he discusses these ideas: • Must one be sad, depressed, wallowing in sin and degradation, immature, and childishly dependent in order truly to hear the Good News?

• “What do we say to the strong?”

• Speaking to the strong and to the people who are weak and want to be stronger: a particular kind of evangelistic message. They have their sins, but these sins are not the sins of the weak.

• Worship which takes God’s strong love seriously • Ethics which arise out of our response to that love • Church as a place of continual growth and widening responsibility Paraclete Press. Coming in December.

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about the author

about the book

Max’s message of hope has traveled the world in more than

A landmark work from one of our most trusted biblical

54 languages. His books have occupied spots on every major

thinkers, Words of Life is an inspiring, thought-provoking

national bestseller list, with more than 92 million sold. Max

read for anyone seeking to live a meaningful and joyful life.

has been featured on countless national media outlets and dubbed “America’s Pastor” by Reader’s Digest.

NEW God Will Help You Max Lucado We all experience disappointing setbacks, overwhelming loneliness, and paralyzing fear at some point in our lives. It sometimes seems as if nothing will help. In God Will Help You, best-selling author Max Lucado encourages us to trust in the God who is working miracles in the big and small things.

With God, no setback is too big to solve, and no prayer goes unnoticed. God is still working.

Each chapter offers reassurance through miracles big and small that he will meet us in the midst of life’s messes.

Help is coming.

Thomas Nelson Publishing. Coming in December.

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Nearly everyone has heard of the Ten Commandments, the list of “thou-shalt-nots” found in the Bible. Jesus saw these commandments not as onerous burdens, but as guideposts to help us experience a good and beautiful life. These ten ancient “words” were given to us by a loving God who longed to set safe boundaries, create order out of chaos, help communities live peacefully, and protect us—often from ourselves.

In this book of Scripture and inspiration, best-selling author Adam Hamilton brings modern eyes to the most important set of ethics in history. He considers the commandments in their historical context, considering the meaning of each commandment in Hebrew, unpacking how Jesus reinterpreted them, and showing how every thou-shalt-not was intended to point to a life-giving “thou shalt.” He also explores how the latest research in science and psychology illuminates these commandments, rightly understood, as a way of ordering one’s life beautifully in the present day. In a culture marked by workaholism, materialism, and social media-driven envy, God has given us a time-tested path that leads to gratitude, confidence, and peace.

Random House. Coming in December.

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NEW Words of Life Jesus and the Promise of the Ten Commandments Today Adam Hamilton

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NEW The Healing Practice of Celebration Elaine A. Heath

Throughout history, God’s people have joyfully celebrated God’s deliverance and faithfulness. In happy moments, celebration happens naturally. But what about when we hit rock bottom?

Celebration as a spiritual practice means living so well-anchored in the fuller story of God’s involvement with people throughout history that anticipatory faith and hope, regardless of our present circumstances, inform our thoughts, words, and actions.

Abingdon Press.

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NEW A Path to Redeeming Love A 40-Day Devotional Francine Rivers with Karen Stock Buursma

Revisits Rivers’ life-changing story of God’s all-consuming love in a personal, 6-week devotional based on her novel Redeeming Love. Follows the novel’s key themes and includes reflection, Bible study, prayer, journaling, and outreach.

Random House. Coming in October.

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While organization can make a world of difference in your life, Jen Hatmaker suggests that simplicity goes beyond sorting your belongings. In 7 Days of Simplicity, she shares from her own experiences in living lightly how you can find “deep delight in exactly what you have and where you are.”

You’ll learn tangible steps to help you slow down, catch a breath, and live with intention, and you’ll be encouraged to take a fresh look at how your own daily choices affect the sustainability of your life0 and God’s earth.

Abingdon Press. Coming in September.

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Tired of following your feelings or being disappointed by unchanging circumstances? In this 40-day journey, women learn how to surrender like Jesus and experience God’s power and peace in their lives! Inspired by Jesus’ forty days in the wilderness, each devotion features a Scripture, a big idea, a biblical or personal story, a letting go principle, and reflections and questions.

Abingdon Press. Coming in September.

Life sometimes brings difficult situations where we desperately need prayer, but simply don’t have the words to form a prayer. This book offers 120 simple, yet heartfelt devotions to guide readers on the days they don’t know what to pray.

Each entry in this attractive gift-worthy devotional contains a Bible verse, a brief thought, and a simple, concise prayer to encourage the reader’s heart. Abingdon Press. Coming in October.

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NEW The Gifts of Imperfection, 10th Anniversary Edition Brené Brown

For over a decade, Brené Brown has found a special place in our hearts as a gifted mapmaker and a fellow traveler. She is both a social scientist and a kitchen table friend whom you can always count on to tell the truth, make you laugh, and, on occasion, cry with you. And what’s now become a movement all started with The Gift of Imperfection, which has sold over 2 million copies across the globe. What transforms this book from words on a page to effective daily practices are the ten guideposts to wholehearted living that allow us to change our lives and families. Random House. Coming in September.

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It’s no secret that we are overworked, overpressured, and edging burnout. This book, curated by acclaimed author Sarah Bessey, is a companion for daily inspiration. The collection of prayers from Barbara Brown Taylor, Amena Brown, Nadia Bolz-Weber, and other artists, creatives, and thinkers, gives women permission to recognize the weight of all they carry, while also offering a broadened imagination of hope—of what can be restored and made new. Convergent Books. Coming in September. $29.99; $14.49

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NEW From Widows to Warriors Women’s Stories from the Old Testament Lynn Japinga

The women of the Bible are complex, multidimensional individuals whose lives are inspiring, funny, and tragic in ways too many of us never hear. In this first of two volumes, Lynn Japinga acquaints us with the women of the Old Testament. From flawed heroes to fierce fighters to tragic characters, readers will encounter a wealth of foremothers in the faith in all their messy, yet redeemable, humanity. This study introduces and retells every female character who contributes to one or more Old Testament stories, diving deeply into what each story means for us today with questions for reflection and discussion. Westminster John Knox Press Book 9780664265694

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A Collection of Meditations for Renewal Amena Brown, Barbara Brown Taylor, Lisa Sharon Harper, and more; Sarah Bessey, editor

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For too long the women of the Bible have been depicted in onedimensional terms, or simply ignored. In this Bible study, readers will encounter a wealth of biblical foremothers in all their messy, yet redeemable, humanity. It dives deeply into what each woman’s story means for us today with questions for reflection and discussion.

Westminster John Knox Press. Coming in February.

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about the author Barbara Brown Taylor is an Episcopal priest, professor, author of best-selling books, a theologian, and one of the best-known preachers in the country. TIME named her one of the Most Influential People in 2014; in 2015 and in 2018, she was named one of the world’s twelve most effective preachers in a survey of clergy by Baylor University.

NEW Leading Small Groups That Thrive

Five Shifts to Take Your Group to the Next Level Ryan T. Hartwig, Courtney W. Davis, and Jason A. Sniff

Many have argued that small groups are the preferred vehicle for relationship building, disciple making, and membership assimilation in the local church, especially in large, multisite churches. This book shows small-group leaders how to plan for, launch, build, sustain, and multiply highly effective, transformational, healthy small groups where people grow spiritually together, with compelling guidance on how to build transformational groups and with real-life examples and data of successful small groups. Zondervan.

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NEW Always a Guest Speaking of Faith Far from Home Barbara Brown Taylor

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From beloved writer and renowned preacher Barbara Brown Taylor comes a new collection of stories and sermons of faith, grace, and hope. Taylor finds that when you are the invited guest speaking of faith to people you don’t know, one must seek common ground: exploring the central human experience.

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Full of Taylor’s astute observations on the Spirit and the state of the world, along with her gentle wit, this collection will be an inspiration to Taylor’s fans and preachers alike as she explores faith in all its beauty and complexity.

Westminster John Knox Press. Coming in November.

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NEW Gather Us In

Leading Transformational Small Groups Angela D. Schaffner

The church can become a place where people want to run to instead of away from during times of suffering.

Small groups offer a safe space for individuals to connect meaningfully with one another, and they also provide an environment where relational healing can begin. This comprehensive guide to leading small groups provides eight strategies for leading transformative small groups, dispels common myths about leading groups, and helps readers understand how groups work and the life stages of a group.

Upper Room Books.

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Jesus was called many things: Lord, Messiah, Savior, Emmanuel, Light of the World, and Word Made Flesh. You may have studied what each of these names mean, but what do they tell us about the child whose birth we celebrate? How might the meaning behind these names affect the difference he makes in our lives this Christmas?

Best-selling author Adam Hamilton examines the names of Christ, giving historical and personal significance of his birth in this four-week study perfect for all age groups during the Advent and Christmas seasons. Works beautifully as a standalone book

or can be combined with additional components including a comprehensive Leader Guide, a DVD with short teaching videos featuring Hamilton, as well as resources for children and youth.

Abingdon Press. Coming in September.

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One of the things we love most about Christmas is gathering with dear family members and close friends to celebrate Christ’s birth. That’s an important part of the season, but Dr. Ed Robb, author of Making Room, says if we look at the Advent story we’ll quickly learn that the focus of the coming of the newborn King is outward.

This four-week study explores the warmth of welcome at Christmas following interactions with the Holy Family, the shepherds, and the magi. The story of Christ’s birth encourages us to widen our borders and increase our sense of community— and make room for others. Additional components for the study include a comprehensive Leader Guide.

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praise for the book “No matter how hard even devoted Christians try to make Christmas enough, we harbor this gnawing sense that something’s missing. Deftly playing off Wesley’s assessment that so many of us are ‘almost Christian,’ deVega, Casperson, Rawle, and McIntyre join their voices in showing us ways to move from ‘almost Christmas’ to ‘altogether Peace, Hope, Love and Joy,’ which really would be enough. Highly recommended!”

—James Howell, Pastor of Myers Park United Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina

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Additional components for a four-week study include a comprehensive Leader Guide, a DVD, a Youth Study Book, and a daily devotional. Nativity hymns by Charles Wesley, litanies for lighting the Advent wreath, and prayers that can be incorporated

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author insights I love Christmas. I like the candles. I like the trees. I even like the shopping. But I particularly love Christmas because I love the stories...the accounts...the different accounts we get in the Gospel of Matthew and we get in the Gospel of Luke and we get also from post-biblical church legends. If I, as an outsider to the Christian tradition, can find such marvel, such wonder, and such joy in these chapters in Matthew and Luke, how much more so should people who are members of the church or followers of Jesus be able to smile, indeed laugh, when they read these stories?

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In Light of the World: A Beginner’s Guide to Advent, author, professor, and biblical scholar Amy-Jill Levine shows how the Gospel narratives connect to the Old Testament; highlights the role of women in first-century Jewish culture; and emphasizes the importance of Mary’s visitation, the census, the stable, the star of Bethlehem, and the flight to Egypt. A rich and challenging learning experience for the individual reader, the book also

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praise for the book

Experience the mystery and wonder of Christ’s

“Cynthia Campbell strikes a beautiful balance between

birth in this awe-inspiring, joy-filled pilgrimage

astute scholarship and elegant prose in Christmas in the

to Bethlehem.

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This charming devotional book takes readers on an inward journey to the miracle of Christ’s birth in the little town of Bethlehem. Many who read this book probably haven’t actually traveled to Bethlehem. “But that is of little consequence to the adventure of arriving there, to the adventure of discovery that awaits the mystery and wonder in the birth of Jesus,” Todd Outcalt writes.

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The devotions are both personal and challenging. “I hope readers can discover something new that they may have overlooked in the old, old story,” says Outcalt. It’s important to stay alert on the pilgrimage to Bethlehem, Outcalt reminds readers, for they may encounter Jesus in unexpected moments and surprising people or when they are most tired or confused.

Includes devotions for the 28 days of Advent, the 12 days of Christmas, and the day of Epiphany. For small-group leaders, the book includes a 6-week study guide with weekly questions for reflection and conversation, a suggested Scripture passage for each week, and an invitation to ponder the happenings of that week.

NEW Christmas in the Four Gospel Homes An Advent Study Cynthia M. Campbell

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In each section, Cynthia M. Campbell reflects on the distinctive perspective of the birth of Jesus or the incarnation offered by each Gospel.

Suitable for individual or group study, Christmas in the Four Gospel Homes creatively reimagines the season and inspires new and exciting reflection for Advent.

Westminster John Knox Press.

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about the book

Short, accessible meditations • Brings together all four

Whether Christmas is your favorite time of year or you

Gospels with other Scriptures for the season • One in a

can’t wait for the rush to end, this invitation is for you.

series of four seasonal devotionals from this author

Let this become your favorite time of the year, as you enter into the joy and journey of Advent.

NEW Preparing Room An Advent Companion Russell J. Levenson Jr.

NEW Shadow and Light A Journey Into Advent Tsh Oxenreider

Explore the biblical context for Advent with the series of contemplations in this Advent companion. The pieces of the beginning of the Christian story come together, not from one set of hands, but many. For instance, in the four Gospels, Mark makes no mention of the events leading up to and surrounding the birth of Jesus. John, for the most part, points back to Genesis. Most of the historical pieces come to us primarily from Matthew and Luke. When we consider the Scriptures together, we find the key to telling the story of the season.

Advent doesn’t have to be complicated.

Allusions and references to other Scriptures are accompanied by brief meditations that will help us delve more deeply into the Advent story and find its meaning and impact for our own lives.

Church Publishing. Coming in September.

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Tsh longed for something simpler, so she created Shadow and Light. She invites you to journey with her through this scripturally based Advent devotional loaded with reflective thoughts plus simple, doable music, art, and action activities to enjoy with your family. Its encouraging direction will help you make this sacred season a blessing instead of a burden.

Beautifully illustrated, Shadow and Light follows the traditional church calendar with an alternate reading plan for observers of a December 1–25 Advent season.

Harvest House Publishers. Coming in September.

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Best-selling author Tsh Oxenreider wanted to stretch Christmas as long as possible—to be the fun mom with all the cookies and crafts. Yet her efforts always ended in exhaustion and confusion about the true spirit of the season.

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NEW Messages of Joy for Advent

Providing daily devotions for Christians as they prepare to celebrate Christ’s birth, this annual favorite is a wonderful resource for churches to give to each family to emphasize the importance of Advent. Each day’s reading, from December 1 to Christmas Day, is based on the Revised Common Lectionary and includes the Scripture, a short devotion, and a brief prayer. Printed with a larger font for ease of reading. Sold in packs of 10, booklets are designed to fit in a #10 envelope, enabling churches to include them in Advent mailings or to share with visitors or others the church wishes to reach during the Advent season. Abingdon Press.

The rich pastoral insight of Deacon Charles Paolino of RENEW International invites you to celebrate the season of Advent. With spiritual guidance from the first Sunday of Advent through Christmas Day, each two-page daily devotion contains brief Scripture verses, prayers, reflections, and an easy-to-do spiritual exercise that can usually be completed the same day. Ave Maria Press.

Three minutes is all it takes to change your day for the better. These rich yet uncomplicated daily reflections will guide you from the first Sunday of Advent through Epiphany. With practical, everyday wisdom, Fr. Michael White and Tom Corcoran will help you pray for the gift of joy and prepare your heart and soul for the gift of Christ’s birth. Ave Maria Press.

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Prepare spiritually for the coming of Christ with this popular and inviting annual guide. During these busy seasons, this book offers brief, down-to-earth reflections that bring prayer and Scripture into everyday life in a thought-provoking and lasting way. The fresh and meaningful reflections are based on Lectionary readings from the weekday and Sunday Masses.

Liturgical Press.

In these Advent and Christmas meditations, Fr. Richard Fragomeni, PhD taps our Church’s rich treasure of hymns in a musical approach to Advent meditations, focusing on a different hymn each week, using a line of the hymn as the basis for each day’s reflection. For each day of Advent through the Octave of Christmas. Ligouri Publications. Coming in October.

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Inspired by the “peaceable kingdom” Scripture from Isaiah 11, these daily, five-minute Advent devotions include Scripture, reflections, and a prayer.

Written by Terri Hord Owens, the leader of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the devotions explore the courage to imagine, permission to change, and freedom from fear.

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New Advent studies from Abingdon Press!

Incarnation Rediscovering the Significance of Christmas

Making Room Sharing the Love of Christmas

Advent: A Calendar of Devotions 2020

Messiah. Savior. Emmanuel. Lord. Adam Hamilton reclaims the meaning behind Christ’s names and what they tell us about who he is.

Dr. Ed Robb explores the Advent story, encouraging us to increase our sense of community and make room for others.

This annual favorite contains daily devotions to celebrate Christ’s birth. Sold in packs of 10 for churches to share.

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• Studies for four weeks plus daily devotions • Choose studies for adult individuals, small groups, or churchwide (resources for all ages)

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