The Upper Room Disciplines is a meditation guide and commentary in one volume. Each week a different writer guides readers through the designated readings from the Revised Common Lectionary, a three-year journey through the Bible. By using Disciplines, readers become part of an international community that is considering the same Scripture passages each week. Writers, pastors, preachers, and scholars from a wide variety of backgrounds contribute to Disciplines, offering a diversity of perspectives on scripture. A best-selling resource for over four decades, this "portable pastor" can serve as a spiritual guide throughout the year.
The Upper Room Disciplines is a meditation guide and commentary in one volume. Each week a different writer guides readers through the designated readings from the Revised Common Lectionary, a three-year journey through the Bible.
Now in its forty-second year, The Upper Room Disciplines continues to appeal to international Christian readers who look to its outstanding meditations for spiritual growth and enrichment.
... happiness and joy is a great discovery on our journey. Happiness can pass quickly, dependent on the winds of circumstance. After a while, the pilgrim learns that pursuit of happiness leads to a fretful soul. Joy, however, is ongoing ...
Author James Howell believes in the power of song to teach spiritual truths. "Hymns embed faith into the marrow of the soul," he writes. In Unrevealed Until Its Season, Howell takes us on a 40-day journey through well-loved hymns.
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By Water and the Spirit, a 6-session study guide for use in small groups, contains the full text of the paper "By Water and the Spirit," which describes the United Methodist understanding of baptism approved by the 1996 General Conference.
This book features plans for weekly Family Gatherings with age-appropriate activities symbols to remind family members of the week's spiritual emphasis a suggested daily practice and prayer for each week a Leader's Guide for parent groups ...
For nearly 40 years The Upper Room disciplines has been an annual, best-selling devotgional book. Disciplines offers spiritual nurture to people seeking God and provides insights for reflection on the journey of faith.
They are pastoral leaders because others see and experience the grace of Jesus Christ through their lives. They are spiritual, servant leaders who follow the example of Jesus. These are ordinary people. They are laity and clergy.
... 2003 movie The Gospel of John used the Good News Translation, and the actor Henry Ian Cusick let the edge of frustration creep into his delivery of the line: “I am telling you the truth!” Jesus is blunt. These people don't care about ...