Resource Publications imprint: 228 books
Quilly Hall
An Ode to the Holston Hills
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2008
Quilly Hall weds fiction and history in this powerful story, set in the 1940s in the Holston Valley near the town of Abingdon, Virginia. Daniel Boone twice camped here. The town itself served as a rail hub during the Civil War and cared for the wounded in its hospitals. The novel's title refers to...
The Destiny of the Species
Man and the Future that Pulls Him
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
Have you ever wondered why there seems to be a built-in dissatisfaction attached to all human endeavor, such that no amount of wealth, pleasure, or success can free us from the nagging suspicion that there simply must be more to life than what we see around us? Whether displayed in film, art, popular...
Understanding the Divide
A Presbyterian Elder, a Roman Catholic Theologian, and Basic Questions of the Christian Faith
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2018
In Understanding the Divide: A Presbyterian Elder, a Roman Catholic Theologian, and Basic Questions of the Christian Faith, a Presbyterian Elder and a Roman Catholic theologian reflect in dialogical fashion on basic but critical dimensions of contemporary Christian faith. How should we interpret the...
EmotiConversations
Working through Our Deepest Places
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2016
How do you juggle workplace emotions? Dark and stormy seasons blow your way. Spectacular new opportunities emerge. Grief and loss descend. Financial crises loom. Office politics and busyness press on your soul. What about romantic tensions, rivalry, and bouts of bitterness? Must leaders shrug, settle,...
Henry’s Glory
A Story for Discovering Lasting Significance in Your Daily Work
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
Ever wonder if your daily work really matters? Do you wish your career could truly connect with Christ's mission and the bigger story he's writing every day? Is it possible for you to find deeper satisfaction in your job, greater integration of your faith in your daily work, and stronger connections...
The Power of the West in the Economy of Grace
Reclaiming a Prophetic Stewardship with an Ecosophic Worldview
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2013
The overall problem raised in this book is that the Western culture of modern rationality, power, and economics departs from a rather narrow, secular and ego-centric worldview. Therefore, it does not recognize the identity of traditional cultures and religions nor social, economic, or ecological justice...
Taking a Long Road Home
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2010
This memoir invites readers to explore stages of their own spiritual journey. Bianchi graphically describes his path from an Italian immigrant family on the West Coast, through twenty years as a Jesuit, to being a professor of religious studies at Emory University. As he develops a more this-worldly...
From Wall Street to Main Street
Why America Is Being Destroyed from Within
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2013
From Wall Street to Main Street, the moral toxicity in our country is alarming. There are frightening signs that America is on the same path to destruction as the Roman Empire was before its fall. Since America has embraced secular progressivism and redefined its traditional spiritual values, our...
Buddhism in the Light of Christ
A Former Buddhist Nun’s Reflections, with Some Helpful Suggestions on How to Reach Out to Your Buddhist Friends
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2014
Buddhism's influence is growing in the West, as seen in the widespread use of Buddhist mindfulness apps in people's attempts to unwind, or the casual use of words like nirvana and karma that have crept into the English language. Whether we meet it in the East or West, what is Buddhism? What is at...
Just Money
The Vision of Shalom
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Money. Such a little word . . . with such explosive power. For love of money reputations have been ruined, marriages have been destroyed, lifelong friendships have been torn apart, whole nations have bled. For lack of money kingdoms have crumbled, corporations have foundered, lives have faded, dreams...
God Is Not Fair, Thank God!
Biblical Paradox in the Life and Worship of the Parish
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2014
Life is not fair. What does this reality imply about the nature of God and the destiny of human beings? In this engaging book, Thompson asserts that fairness is not an expectation of the faithful within the Judeo-Christian Scriptures. Biblical narrative discloses the mystery of a paradoxical deity...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014
The First Steps of Your Discipleship Journey . . . Are More Important than You Think! Are you seeking a strong spiritual walk? If you are willing to do some training, this course can get you there! Replicating Jesus's exciting vision, First Steps teaches six key practices to establish your faith and...
Danse Macabre
Thoughts on Death and Memento Mori from a Hospice Chaplain
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2011
Apparently, in 1338 and well into 1339, Death showed up for a grand performance at a little village of Nestorian Christians. The village was known as Issyk-Kul; it lay south of Lake Balkhash, Russia. The cemetery headstones made clear a major work of the macabre had taken place in that short year....
Entering the Stream
Poems about Union
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2011
The notion and phrase of entering the stream has long been an image for merger and union. Most often it is meant to sum up the idea of union with the Divine Principle or God. Less often, yet still common, it is used to image the union of ideas, bodies, and movements. The sense that one thing folds...