"This engaging book will help little ones to have fun with their hands, understand that some actions are wrong, and realize that no matter what they've done, there is grace and hope in Jesus!"--Back cover.

"For the past two thousand years, Christian tradition, scholarship, and pop culture have credited the authorship of the New Testament to a select group of men: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and Paul. But hidden behind these named and sainted individuals are a cluster of enslaved coauthors and collaborators. Although they almost all go unnamed and uncredited, these essential workers were responsible for producing the earliest manuscripts of the New Testament:...

In this highly useful book, Earl S. Johnson, Jr. explores the role of the deacon in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The author explains the freedom for churches to define the roles of deacons while also supplying many helpful suggestions. Johnson examines the ministry as it is described in sections of the Book of Order and analyzes how the word "deacon" is used in Scripture. In addition, Johnson provides historical information regarding the inclusion...

The lessons in this book are those Schmidt did not and probably could not have learned in school. They aren't so much facts and concepts as states of mind and acts of will. Most of the lessons contained in the book came to the author through trial and error and reflecting on mistakes and misunderstandings. Some emerged out of a time and pain and disillusionment. It is when a relationship is strained, a project botched, or an idea scorned that creative...

Anglicanism world-wide faces many problems in the post-Empire era. Churches that were originally founded as colonial and missionary outposts by Great Britain and the United States have now become autonomous Anglican provinces; and what used to be a predominantly white, Anglo-Saxon group of churches in the northern hemisphere has become a truly global community, most of whose members live in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific. Using the experience...

Our modern-day Christian Church is Powerless! Dissension and division among the ranks have served as ballisic missiles which have all but destroyed the moral fabric of our faith. The enemy has divided Christians. Agents of Satan are poised to go forth to conquer. The Church is being rendered void and desolate in this world. The marginalization of the Church's presence and significance in this world are not acceptable with the Almighty God. The Holy...

"Un hombre de corazón eclesial". Así describe el papa Francisco al cardenal Herranz en el prólogo de este libro. Una de las claves de lectura es el amor a la Iglesia y al papa, sea quien sea, que atraviesa todas sus páginas. Otra sería el Concilio Vaticano II y su aplicación en la vida cotidiana del Pueblo de Dios, que llama a todos a conocer y amar a Cristo y a difundir su mensaje de salvación. Por eso, más allá de una continuación de los...

The Bible contains many stories of what might be called 'bit players'; those who appear briefly, sometimes only for a few verses, and are not central to the narrative, but who still play a significant role. These old stories feature and were written by people with whom we share a common humanity and whose encounters with God have much to teach us. In their stories we see something of our own stories and, if we listen aright, we can hear the divine...

El cristiano acude a la oración para transformar su corazón y hacerlo más parecido al de Jesús, tratando de amar como Él ama. Pero ¿cómo es el Corazón de Jesús? Él mismo nos lo mostró en el Sermón de la Montaña, cuando explicó las Bienaventuranzas: son una descripción, una radiografía de su Corazón, y también una escuela para aprender a amar con un corazón nuevo.