Upper Room Books imprint: 198 books
Against the Grain
Unconventional Wisdom from Ecclesiastes
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2005
You won't hear many sermons preached on Ecclesiastes. The plainspoken skepticism and raw weariness expressed in Ecclesiastes make many people of faith uncomfortable. But, as Waddle points out, this book is in the Bible for a reason. The message of this against-the-grain biblical voice offers...
Wild Things
Poems of Grief and Love, Loss and Gratitude
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
"Grief is such a messy thing," Roberta Bondi writes in the introduction. "It fills us with so many ideas and images, memories and fantasies, celebration and bitter regret all at once all superimposed upon one another. No wonder it wears us out." In this book of poetry and reflections on her...
Passing It On
How to Nurture Your Children's Faith Season by Season
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
Give your children the greatest gift of all-pass on your faith. In Passing It On, Kara Lassen Oliver provides a practical guide to help parents, grandparents, and other concerned adults nurture their children's faith. For four weeks at a time, she offers easy-to-follow suggestions for families...
Fire in the Soul
A Prayer Book for the Later Years
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
In >Fire in the Soul>, Richard L. Morgan offers prayers to God for help in meeting the following late-life challenges: discovering God's call at retirement moving to deeper contem>plation accepting aging discerning the meaning of stories mentoring facing loss and death redeem>ing suffering
Heart Whispers
Benedictine Wisdom for Today
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 1999
Heart Whispers offers accessible insights from Benedictine spirituality to help us explore the need for faithful living in today's often stress-filled world. By listening with "the ear of the heart," the sixth-century monk Benedict gained a fresh perspective on Christian spirituality as he...
Hope Beyond Your Tears
Experiencing Christ's Love
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
In the face of grief and loss, have you ever wondered how you will ever move beyond your tears and emptiness? Is it possible to find purpose and meaning after you have suffered the death of a loved one?
"The risen Christ meets us in our tears." With these gentle words Trevor Hudson...
Miracle
When Christ Touches Our Deepest Need
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2008
Stress, pain, grief… Do you need a miracle? They still happen, says Wuellner, a wise spiritual director, counselor and healer. She's a witness to their power and mystery. "Fifty years ago, as a young pastor, I probably would've denied it," she writes. "But over the years I have become...
by Maxie Dunnam, Kimberly Dunnam Reisman
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Want to become more Christlike in your daily life? Best-selling, father-daughter authors Dunnam and Reisman will help you do that through this 8-week study. "When we wrote our previous workbook on the 10 Commandments, we intended to add a workbook on the Beatitudes," said Dunnam and...
by Maxie Dunnam, Kimberly Dunnam Reisman
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
"Our culture is debating about when it's permissible to display the Ten Commandments," said a reviewer of this book. "The Workbook on the Ten Commandments will help them be displayed in the one place that matters: your life." Small groups looking for Bible study that meets real life will welcome...
by Maxie Dunnam
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Cuaderno de la Oración Viviente es uno de los recursos más completos y prácticos que existen sobre la disciplina de la oración. Esta guía de estudio, de seis semanas de duración, provee a lector o a grupos pequeños: Información pertinente sobre la naturaleza, el significado y las ilimitadas...
by Maxie Dunnam, Kimberly Dunnam Reisman
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
We're uncomfortable talking about it. We may try to ignore it or focus our attention on euphemisms: challenges, weaknesses to overcome, struggles, etc. We convince ourselves that the evil in the world is caused by sick people who are nothing like us. "Sin is real," write the authors of this...
The Workbook on Abiding in Christ
The Way of Living Prayer
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
"There is a place in God's heart that . . . only you can fill," writes Maxie Dunnam in this long-awaited sequel to The Workbook of Living Prayer. Eight weeks of daily readings in The Workbook on Abiding in Christ will help you find your place in God’s heart and discover the secret to authentic Christian...
10 Live-Charged Words
Real Faith for Men
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
Hey, guys. God has a question for you: Are you in, or are you out? If you've ever thought church was boring or irrelevant, or it seems like you're just going through the motions in your spiritual life, Derek Maul has news for you. God wants your life to be fulfilling, or more completely charged!...
Praying in the Messiness of Life
7 Ways to Renew Your Relationship with God
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
How can you find more time for prayer when life keeps you on the run? Maybe the answer is easier than you think. In Praying in the Messiness of Life, Linda Douty encourages you to incorporate prayer into your daily life as it is, rather than trying to find more time to pray. Her fresh ideas...