Morehouse Publishing imprint: 392 books
Faithful Generations
Effective Ministry Across Generational Lines
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Faithful Generations provides a hopeful and helpful guide to the different adult generations alive today, discussing the events that formed them and the issues important to them. Most importantly, it describes their spiritual distinctions—the particular needs, gifts and concerns that drive these...
God with Skin On
Finding God's Love in Human Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
You may be the only Jesus some people will ever meet! Suppose that the 2:00 am feeding of your infant daughter was not just meeting a physical need but also was teaching her that God’s provision could be trusted? And suppose her cries for succor were also teaching you to respond to the cries of...
by L. William Countryman
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 1998
"Only the strong can forgive. God, who is strongest, forgives best," writes Dr. L. William Countryman in this fresh look at forgiveness. Unlike most books on the subject, Forgiven and Forgiving is not about a step-by-step process. Rather, it is about conversion. Once we truly understand...
That They May Be One?
The Episocopal United Methodist Dialogue
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
• First book to directly explore this evolving relationship, its potential and its challenges • Well-respected volume editors are bishops in their respective denominations • Of interest to a wide range of ecumenical scholars The Episcopal Church and United Methodist Church are developing an...
A Working Manual for Altar Guilds
Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1988
Completely updated to reflect the sweeping changes in worship patterns which began with "The Liturgical Revival" and culminated in the adoption of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer. "A comprehensive manual ...with excellent illustrations…and an excellent glossary of terms…." -The...
Worship Shaped Life
Liturgical Formation and the People of God
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Worship is not something that the church does, it is an encounter through which Christians are equipped to bring transformation to the world. This second volume in an important new series on worldwide Anglicanism draws on global contributions and examples to address the subject of liturgical formation:...
Introducing the Lessons of the Church Year
3rd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Many of us have difficulty hearing the Bible as it is read to us in church Sunday after Sunday through the year. Even with the best intentions we come to the Word of God “cold” because we have not been given the skills and the preparation to hear and understand the content of Scripture. These...
Gospel Memories
The Future Can Rewrite Our Past
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
• A “new” (2012) bishop in the Episcopal Church offers hope that healing and all things are possible • A reflective and prayerful education and formation resource for adults While there is truth in the idea that our past shapes our future, the gospel is all about the counter-intuitive promise...
by Stephen L. Cook
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
The God of Second Isaiah, the “Holy One of Israel,” is increasingly foreign to modern Anglicans, who are often uncomfortable with the uncanny, fiery side of God. Unfortunately, this may leave Anglicans frustrated both with God’s “non-rational” ways and with morality-centered Christianity....
When Suffering Persists
A Theology of Candor
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2001
Sometimes pain passes quickly and small losses are easily absorbed. But suffering often goes on and on, and for people of faith, the resulting crisis can be deeper and more destructive than the loss itself. We look for ways to comfort those who are hurting. But sometimes, in spite of our good intentions,...
Gifted by Otherness
Gay and Lesbian Christians in the Church
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2001
In the past two decades or so the issue of homosexuality has taken center stage at national and regional denominational meetings and in local church communities. The response of the majority of churches ranges from condemnation to toleration of the gay and lesbian community, neither of which offers...
Out of Darkness Into Light
Spiritual Guidance in the Quran with Reflections from Jewish and Christian Sources
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
An introduction to the major themes and passages of the holy book of Islam, this book invites readers of any religion—or none—to meditate on verses of the Quran as support for spiritual practices and growth. It guides the reader through the rich tapestry of the Quran, weaving through a number...
Practicing Christian Patience
Encouraging Community, Establishing Peace
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
• A fresh approach to church life and ecclesial health • Addresses the concerns of leadership in challenging times • Includes questions for reflection and study by individuals and groups Patience may be the least understood and least practiced of the Christian virtues—and yet patience may...
Making the Most of the Lectionary
A User's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
“This book is an essential guide for all preachers, teachers, and worship planners who use the Revised Common Lectionary, or for those who are even curious about it.” —Rev. Dr. Thomas G. Long, Candler School of Theology What is the point of the Lectionary? What are the problems and opportunities...