CHURCH IN THE ROUND (DR, S&D)
Westminster/John Knox Press, 1993 253 pages
Letty M. Russell #4811/$17.00
The author uses the image of the "welcome table" or the church-in-the-round as a symbol of a new, inclusive church free of patriarchy. Examples of people and church communities who personify round-table leadership point the way to a renewed church.
GRANDMOTHER TIME AGAIN, (ER)
Dimensions for Living, 1995 86 pages
Judy Gattis Smith #4823/$10.50
Here’s help for grandparents who want to pass Bible stories on to their grandchildren. Each story is accompanied by crafts, songs and activities to create a special time for grandparent and grandchild.
HAVING THE MIND OF CHRIST
Abingdon Press, 1996 364 pages
Paul E. Miller & Phyllis Cole-Dai #4825/$14.75
Meditations for each day of the year help readers become more disciplined, faithful Christians. Each reading includes a main idea, Scripture, a brief meditation and an exercise for applying the main idea during the day.
LIVING SIMPLY, SIMPLY LIVING (ER)
Abingdon Press, 1996 128 pages
Delia Halverson #4836/$8.75
Living simply means centering on God’s direction for your life, writes the author. Charts and action plans for taking inventory and simplifying lifestyle guide readers toward the goal.
MOTHER TERESA: IN MY OWN WORDS (ER)
Liguori Publications, 1996 109 pages
Mother Teresa Hardcover/#4841/$11.75
Experience the Spirit-filled words Mother Teresa shares with the poor and the dying. Her quotes, stories and prayers in this small book stress action over words in living out the Gospel.
9 ATTITUDES THAT KEEP A CHRISTIAN GOING & GROWING (S&D)
Harold Shaw Publishers, 1995 144 pages
Stuart Briscoe #4843/$9.00
The author discusses nine attitudes, including compassion, perserverance and servanthood, that enable believers to thrive as Christians. Scriptural examples and personal experience bring each attitude alive. A "Let’s Get Practical" section in each chapter provides questions for study and discussion.
NOT COUNTING WOMEN AND CHILDREN (DR)
Orbis Books, 1994 225 pages
Megan McKenna #4845/$12.00
An acclaimed storyteller turns to the overlooked and often unnamed people in the Bible whose stories reveal the depths of God’s love, especially for the poor. Seeing with new eyes calls us to respond to the marginalized in our own society.
PRAYERS OF FAITH
Hope Publishing Co., 1996 206 pages
Faith Annette Sand #4850/$10.75
A child of missionaries and a missionary herself, the author shares from Scripture and from experience the lessons she has learned about prayer and trusting in God. Prayers for healing, for God’s provision and for compassion end each chapter.
RELEASE
Upper Room Books, 1996 126 pages
Flora Slosson Wuellner #4852/$9.75
This book offers a practical approach to the brokenness that many people feel today. Christ-centered reflections, prayers and biblically-based meditations offer healing and release.
THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON
Image Books/Doubleday, 1994 146 pages
Henri J. M. Nouwen #4853/$16.00
A personal meditation on the story of the prodigal son is seen through the eyes of the prodigal, the father and the elder son. The themes of homecoming, affirmation and reconciliation will be newly discovered by all who have known loneliness, dejection, jealousy or anger.
RUNNING ON EMPTY (ER, S&D)
Harold Shaw Publishers, 1995 167 pages
Jill Briscoe #4854/$9.00
In a series of Bible studies, the author looks at the lives of people like Elijah, Leah and Hannah, who often felt empty and discouraged but found renewal through God. The book’s suggested Scripture readings, questions and prayers can be helpful for United Methodist Women units and circles.
SISTER TO SISTER: DEVOTIONS (ER)
Judson Press, 1995 230 pages
Suzan D. Johnson Cook, editor #4856/$10.00
This powerful, inspiring collection of reflections provides excellent material for group or personal devotions. Written for and from African-American women, the book can resource all women seeking strength for the day.
365 MEDITATIONS FOR MOTHERS OF YOUNG CHILDREN (ER)
Dimensions for Living 336 pages
Patricia D. Brown, et al. #4861/$12.00
Through stories and prayers, this touching book of devotions written by 12 mothers of young children provides insight, inspiration and encouragement to mothers and all who care for God’s children.
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