Books from Upper Room
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Companions in Christ: A Small-group Experience in Spiritual Formation. Leader's guide
By Glenn Hinson, Stephen D. Bryant, Marjorie J. ThompsonThe Leader's Guide helps leaders identify and develop such qualities as patience, trust, listening, and acceptance.
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Listening to the Groans: A Spirituality for Ministry and Mission
By Stephen Bryant, Trevor HudsonLearn to pray towards a broader understanding of the spirit that lives and moves among us.
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The Mindful Manager: The God Factor at Work
By Patricia WilsonBeing a manager has never been easy, but it's especially tough in today's turbulent business climate. The Mindful Manager guides business leaders and managers who want to draw upon the principles of their faith at work.
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Why Pray When You Can Take Pills and Worry?: One Frazzled Mother's Guide for Raising Teens
By Patricia WilsonWhy Pray When You Can Take Pills and Worry?: One Frazzled Mother's Guide for Raising Teens
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How Can I Be Over the Hill When I Haven't Seen the Top Yet?
By Patricia WilsonHow Can I Be Over the Hill When I Haven't Seen the Top Yet?
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Pilgrims in the Kingdom: Travels in Christian Britain
By Deborah Smith Douglas, David Douglas, Joan MyersPlaces the Douglases describe include: - Whithorn, the cradle of Scottish Christianity - Iona, the place of Saint Columba - Canterbury Cathedral, site of Thomas a Becket's martyrdom - Norwich, the site of Julian's spiritual insights - ...
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Yours Are the Hands of Christ: The Practice of Faith
By James C. HowellMore recently , Cardinal Joseph Bernardin , just weeks before his death , wrote about his ministry to cancer sufferers . He suggests in The Gift of Peace that there is a decisive difference between our pain as disciples and the pain ...
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Heart and Soul: A Guide for Spiritual Formation in the Local Church
By Larry J. PeacockVideos Cotton Patch Gospel Michael Meece , Producer Amazing Grace Bill Moyers Contemplative Prayer Today William Johnston Fire in the Pews Produced by Videos and Values Trust Is at Hand Ateliers and Taize All from Credence Cassettes ...
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A Deepening Love Affair: The Gift of God in Later Life
By Jane Marie ThibaultRobert Coles has more than a few words to say on this subject of God speaking to us . Coles ( my new hero since Merton's death -I seem to have to have modern - day , real - life spiritual heroes and heroines to keep me pointed in the ...
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Living in God's Time: A Parent's Guide to Nurturing Children Throughout the Christian Year
By Margaret McMillan PerskyTerence E. Fretheim , Exodus ( Louisville , Ky .: John Knox Press , 1991 ) , 207 . ... Judith E. Smith , “ This Ground is Holy Ground , ” Weavings : A Journal of the Christian Spiritual Life 7 , no . 5 ( September - October 1992 ) : 36 ...
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Child of the Light: Walking Through Advent & Christmas
By Beth A. RichardsonCHILD OF THE LIGHT WALKING THROUGH ADVENT & CHRISTMAS Beth Richardson invites you to experience the weeks before Christmas differently this year : “ We all need this time of Advent to slow us down , to open our ears to God's quiet voice ...
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In the Shadow of God's Wings: Group Study Guide
By Susan Gregg-Schroeder... these groups in your community American Association of Pastoral Counselors 9504A Lee Hwy Fairfax , VA 22031-2303 ... D.C. 20005 ( 800 ) 368-5777 ; ( 202 ) 682-6000 The Carter Center Mental Health Program One Copenhill 453 Freedom ...
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Servants, Misfits, and Martyrs: Saints and Their Stories
By James C. HowellCited in James Wm . McClendon Jr. , Biography as Theology ( Phila21. Henri J. M. Nouwen , ¡ Gracias !: A Latin. delphia : Trinity Press International , 1990 ) , 110–111 . 13. Ibid . , 112 . 14. McClendon . , Biography as Theology ...
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Journeys with the People of Genesis: Contemporary Insights from the Old Testament
By James A. HarnishCharles Colson was the “ hatchet man " in the Nixon White House , a man at the vortex of power and authority , but he was convicted and sent to prison for his involvement in the Watergate scandal . Along the way he became a Christian .
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On the Way to Bethlehem: Reflections on Christmas for Every Day in Advent
By Hilary McDowellThis year, author Hilary McDowell offers readers hope and a pathway to Bethlehem to experience the incarnation in a dramatic, fresh, and life-changing way.
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Journeymen: A Spiritual Guide for Men and Women who Want to Understand Them
By Kent Ira GroffJourneymen: A Spiritual Guide for Men and Women who Want to Understand Them
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The Way of the Child: Family Booklet
By Wynn McGregorHelps churches help families talk to children about spiritual things. Explains
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From Your Heart to Theirs: Delivering an Effective Sermon
By David Carroll, Tony FranksMoves beyond the basics of public speaking and addresses the foundations necessary for preparing an engaging sermon.
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In the Sanctuary of Women: A Companion for Reflection & Prayer
By Jan L. RichardsonWith this book, Jan Richardson, author of the best-selling book Sacred Journeys, considers how women have embodied and passed along the Word from generation to generation and how women of this generation draw upon that wisdom in our daily ...
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Expecting the Unexpected: An Advent Devotional Guide
By Blair Gilmer MeeksGoing beyond the basic Advent story, Blair Meeks creatively uncovers the historical and theological meaning of Christ's birth, life death, and reign of glory