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A daily meditation that considers the biblical text through the lens of the prophetic. Using biblical scholarship, historical and contemporary events, and vivid imagination, the Bible is brought alive in ways that challenge the benign and domesticated posturing of the American church.

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The evening and the morning represents a liturgical cadence that re-shaped the story of beginnings for a people who needed them. Exploring the Jewish perspective on the Creation Story, a hermeneutical lens is provided that gives powerful insight to what a people of faith can do to re-story a faith of resistance. Departing from the traditional evangelical understanding the Creation Story, the author follow its origin into one of the defining ex...

A Ministry that Saves Lives provides a powerful lenses by which to theological and psychologically address varying challenges of urban ministry. This book looks specifically at the issue of urban violence and how an urban pastor addressed it through the preaching ministry. It also provides, at the end of each presentation, an opportunity for personal and congregational interaction through reflection questions.

This book offers a 13-week illustrated course of study/mediation for the orientation of children in the Christian faith. It is designed to be interactive and provides an opportunity for parents and/or caregivers to participate in the process of faith-building in children. This book is designed with the local church in mind, but could be effectively used in personal devotions for children.

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We are people of stories, and our stories, even church stories, need not be closed-ended. To be alive is to live out a story, and for our churches to come alive, we must continue to live out the gospel story, which is a living story. Therefore, the primary need in most congregations is a dynamic and compelling story, inviting people into faithful living. I believe a narrative theological perspective and the missional approach to ministry p...