A Place at the Table: 40 Days of Solidarity with the Poor
10 best books like A Place at the Table: 40 Days of Solidarity with the Poor (Chris Seay): Rhythms of Grace, Acedia & Me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer's Life, Texts of Terror: Literary-Feminist Readings of Biblical Narratives, A Better Atonement: Beyond the Depraved Doctrine of Original Sin, The Jesus Creed: Loving God, Loving Others, The Colors of Hope: Becoming People of Mercy, Justice, and Love, Unshaken: Rising from the Ruins of Haiti’s Hotel Montana, Welcoming Justice: God's Movement Toward Beloved Community, Embracing the Body: Finding God in Our Flesh and Bone, Practicing the Way of Jesus: Life Together in the Kingdom of Love
| Author | Marilynn Griffith |
| ISBN | 0800732782 |
Grace Okoye was a promising young dancer when her career was cut short by a brutal assault that left her scarred for life. Twenty years later, when her past gets in the way of her happiness, she heeds the invitation of her dance instructor and returns home to help hurting children and rediscover the rhythms...
| Author | Kathleen Norris |
| ISBN | 1594489963 |
Kathleen Norris’s masterpiece: a personal and moving memoir that resurrects the ancient term acedia, or soul-weariness, and brilliantly explores its relevancy to the modern individual and culture.
Kathleen Norris had written several much loved books, yet she couldn’t drag herself...
| Author | Phyllis Trible |
| ISBN | 0800615379 |
Professor Trible focuses on four variations upon the theme of terror in the Bible. By combining the discipline of literary criticism with the hermeneutics of feminism, she reinterprets the tragic stories of four women in ancient Israel: Hagar, Tamar, an unnamed concubine, and the daughter of Jephthah....
In A Better Atonement, theologian Tony Jones debunks the traditional doctrine of Original Sin and shows how that doctrine has polluted our view of the atonement.
In an intriguing interlude, Jones distances himself from other progressive theologians and biblical scholars by strongly defending...
When an expert in the law of Moses asked Jesus for the greatest commandment, Jesus responded with the Shema, the ancient Jewish creed that commands Israel to love God with heart, soul, mind, and strength. But the next part of Jesus' answer would change the course of history. Jesus amended the Shema, giving...
The Colors of Hope: Becoming People of Mercy, Justice, and Love
| Author | Richard Dahlstrom |
| ISBN | 0801013569 |
The Christian life, says Richard Dahlstrom, should be guided by the intentional goal of blessing the lives of the friends, loved ones, and strangers in our midst. We are called to impact a culture that, for all the rhetoric about hope, is overwhelmingly preoccupied with personal peace, prosperity,...
Unshaken: Rising from the Ruins of Haiti’s Hotel Montana
| Author | Dan Woolley |
| ISBN | 0310330971 |
Dan Woolley—who spent 65 hrs trapped beneath the rubble of Haiti’s Hotel Montana—recounts his experience living through the 7.0 Haiti earthquake in Unshaken: Rising from the rubble of Haiti’s Hotel Montana. After a last-minute hotel switch, no one, not even Dan’s wife, knew where he was...
Welcoming Justice: God's Movement Toward Beloved Community
| Author | Charles Marsh |
| ISBN | 0830834532 |
It was not that long ago that African Americans and other minorities were excluded from many spheres of American public life. We have seen remarkable progress in recent decades toward Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of beloved community. But this is not only because of the activism and sacrifice of a...
Embracing the Body: Finding God in Our Flesh and Bone
| Author | Tara M. Owens |
| ISBN | 0830835938 |
Our bodies teach us about God, and God communicates to us through our bodies. Our bodies are more good than we can possibly imagine them to be. And yet at times we may struggle with feelings of shame and guilt or even pride in regard to our bodies. What is God trying to do through our skin and bones? In Embracing...
Practicing the Way of Jesus: Life Together in the Kingdom of Love
| Author | Mark Scandrette |
| ISBN | 0830836349 |
Take a casual survey of how people practice their faith, and you might reasonably conclude that Jesus spent his life going door to door offering private lessons, complete with chalkboard and pop quizzes. We think about God in the comfort of our own minds, in isolation from one another; meanwhile the...
Practice Resurrection: A Conversation on Growing Up in Christ
| Author | Eugene H. Peterson |
| ISBN | 0802829554 |
The fifth and final book in Eugene Peterson's best-selling series of "conversations" in spiritual theology, Practice Resurrection gets at the heart of strong, healthy Christian formation.
Though bringing people to new birth in Christ through evangelism is essential, says Peterson,...
Just a Minute: In the Heart of a Child, One Moment ... Can Last Forever
| Author | Wess Stafford |
| ISBN | 0802404723 |
Paperback Edition Coming in January 2014
How long does it take to make a difference in the life of a child?
For good or for ill, individual moments in a young person's life can make all the difference in their future. It may be something said or done by an adult who hardly thinks about...
Glorious Mess: Encountering God's Relentless Grace for Imperfect People
| Author | Mike Howerton |
| ISBN | 0801013917 |
Despite God's call on our lives, most of us spend a fair amount of time running in the other direction, chasing after our own plans and desires. Like Jonah, however, we eventually discover we've made a mess of things; we're rowing against the storms God is using to pull us back on course.
In Glorious...
For All God's Worth: True Worship and the Calling of the Church
| Author | N.T. Wright |
| ISBN | 0802843190 |
All Christians worship God, but many do not fully understand what "worship" means. This insightful book by N. T. Wright explores both the meaning and the results of worship. In Part 1, titled "The God Who Is Worthy of Praise, " Wright focuses on God and on what worshipping God actually means. Wright celebrates...
Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers
In innumerable discussions and activities dedicated to better understanding and helping teenagers, one aspect of teenage life is curiously overlooked. Very few such efforts pay serious attention to the role of religion and spirituality in the lives of American adolescents. But many teenagers...
Lean on Me: Finding Intentional, Committed and Consistent Community
Have you ever found yourself in what feels like your darkest hour desperately seeking a lifeline?
Life has a way of throwing unexpected obstacles in our path, tripping us up, and bringing us to our knees. When these crises hit, who do you call? Who do you lean on? Anne Marie Miller found herself...
A Spirituality of Fundraising
| Author | Henri J.M. Nouwen |
| ISBN | 0835810445 |
Great short read- 40 pages. Packed with wisdom and truth re fund raising. The book is available for free on Nouwen's website or as a pdf many places on the web.
Fundraising is "not a necessary but unpleasant activity to support spiritual things."
Fundraising is spiritually good for both...
Unfinished: Believing Is Only the Beginning
| Author | Richard Stearns |
| ISBN | 0849948517 |
"Unfinished might just challenge everything you thought you understood about your Christian faith...If every Christian read this book and took it seriously, the world would never be the same again."
—Bill Hybels, senior pastor Willow Creek Community Church
"Just when I've gotten...
| Author | Oscar A. Romero |
| ISBN | 1570755353 |
These selections from the sermons and writings of Archbishop Oscar Romero share the message of a great holy prophet of modern times. Three short years transformed Romero, archbishop of San Salvador, from a conservative defender of the status quo into one of the church's most outspoken voices of the...
Touching Wonder: Recapturing the Awe of Christmas
| Author | John Blase |
| ISBN | 1434764656 |
This bold retelling of Luke 1-2, based on Eugene Peterson’s Message translation, reads like a novel and invites readers to experience the Nativity with fresh wonder.
To Eugene Peterson’s The Message Bible translation, John Blase adds his own storytelling voice, exploring the familiar...
Beyond Sex Roles: What the Bible Says about a Woman's Place in Church and Family
| Author | Gilbert Bilezikian |
| ISBN | 0801031532 |
This first-rate biblical and theological study offers an accessible examination of the key texts of Scripture pertinent to understanding female roles, affirming full equality of the sexes in family and church. The third edition has been revised throughout. Gilbert Bilezikian avoids using scholarly...
Authentic Faith: The Power of a Fire-Tested Life
| Author | Gary L. Thomas |
| ISBN | 0310254191 |
The faith God calls us to is far more than glowing positivism that shields us from life's struggles. It is one that guides us into a deepening intimacy with the God who sustains us in the broad sweep of life.
Bestselling author Gary Thomas helps us sharpen our spiritual vision and fortify our commitment...
