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The Quaker Coalition for Uprooting Racism (QCUR) strives to support Quaker communities in addressing patterns of racial wounding and in adopting practices that support patterns of racial justice. In this pamphlet, two members of the QCUR steering committee, Lauren Brownlee and Zenaida Peterson, explore Quaker patterns of conflict avoidance, “guardians of the status quo,” denying oppression exists within Quakerism, performativity, and inattention to right relationship with time. They offer guidance on how to recognize and shift these harmful patterns. Discussion questions are included.

A 1914 graduate of West Point, John Markoe was a gridiron hero who played against the likes of Jim Thorpe. He was a dashing, highly regarded cavalry officer-Dwight Eisenhower called him the best potential officer he'd ever seen-whose brief military career ended in shame and scandal. He was a Jesuit priest for fifty years and an alcoholic for fifty-seven.

Biblical Wisdom for Everyday Life: Ethical Answers to Cultural Questions offers a faithful and practical guide for navigating some of life’s most pressing moral and cultural dilemmas. Rooted in Scripture and shaped by the Christian tradition, this book is designed to help believers think clearly and live wisely in a complex world. Jesus taught that love for Him is shown through obedience—but obedience requires knowing what God has commanded.

Church production has become one of the most overlooked yet mission-critical areas for churches today. It’s either an afterthought or a full-blown panic attack. We see a concert or an Elevation livestream and immediately think one of two things: "Let’s just give up" or "We can totally do that!" without realizing we have exactly three volunteers and a budget that wouldn’t cover a single LED panel. If you’ve ever felt underqualified, underfunded, or just plain underwater trying to make Sunday happen, this audiobook is for you.

From the early church fathers, three foundational texts of faith and practice endure: the Didache, the Didascalia Apostolorum, and the Apostolic Tradition. Written to guide believers in worship, morality, and community life, these manuals reveal how the early Church understood the sacraments, prayer, charity, episcopal authority, and more. In these pages, Dear Reader, you will encounter the living heartbeat of apostolic Christianity—simple, disciplined, and aflame with reverence.

Bloomsbury presents Flirting with Evil by Ambrogio A. Caiani, read by Mark Elstob. The history of the Catholic Church in the twentieth century is one of spies, scandals and bad political choices. It’s a shadowy, ornate world of cover-ups and hidden motives. In this book, Ambrogio Caiani lifts...

Fire! Power! Glory! Excitement! Evangelists have it all! Jesus jump starts His evangelist’s hearts each day, keeping them on fire to save the lost. But what do evangelists really do? What pitfalls might they encounter and how could they avoid those? Are they out on their own, or do they submit to authority in the church? How does someone become an evangelist?

Humans were designed to live in Lordship, in unity under Christ. Every day, in every situation, we are called to animate life ever more creatively by serving, glorifying and enjoying God in imitation of Jesus. This is the purpose of people and who we are to our Creator. The opportunity to overcome all obstacles using the Holy Spirit’s power and the mind of Christ is the Scriptural promise and potential of discipleship.

In A Cowboy’s Bible Study, professional barrel racer and award-winning author Marci Powell teams up with World Champion bull rider and PBR co-founder Cody Custer to bring a study built for men who live under pressure. This isn’t a surface-level devotional. It’s a structured, steady walk through Scripture designed specifically for cowboys, ranchers, rodeo athletes, and men who carry responsibility without applause.

[a.d. 205–240–265.] Alexandria continues to be the head of Christian learning. It is delightful to trace the hand of God from generation to generation, as from father to son, interposing for the perpetuity of the faith. We have already observed the continuity of the great Alexandrian school: how it arose, and how Pantænus begat Clement, and Clement begat Origen. So Origen begat Gregory, and so the Lord has provided for the spiritual generation of the Church’s teachers, age after age, from the beginning.

The Unflawed Leader is a fresh look at the ultimate leader Jesus Christ in real time. Gleason situates Jesus, the only perfect leader the world has ever seen, in challenging leadership scenarios all leaders face. The only difference is that Jesus brought no unresolved emotional issues, habits, hurts, hang-ups, baggage, scars, old wounds, or dysfunction to his leadership team. He never deceived, broke trust, pitched a fit, had a colossal meltdown, manipulated, betrayed confidence, or employed guilt-motivation to get his way. It was said of him that he did "all things well.

Each generation has had their ministerial focus. Many have witnessed the focus on Millennials as well as Generation Z. We are now in a time where the next generation (Generation Alpha) are just now old enough to enter student ministries. And just as we have seen a need for how to effectively reach millennials and Generation Z, Generation Alpha has their own unique needs. They are a generation raised exclusively in the technological age, where the decisions they make today can potentially follow them into adulthood.

Ministers want and need to navigate the tension between being highly motivated and terminally driven. Far too many pastors, missionaries, and ministry leaders quit or coast because they have failed to discern between denying themselves and neglecting themselves. We all need rest, which is why God has generously sewn it into the fabric of our schedules already—the gift of Sabbath. Sabbath is not meant to slow us down; rather, it is meant to stop us for short periods for rest and refueling.

Being single does not mean that something is wrong. Singleness is not a problem that needs to be fixed. And yet, for so long, it has been treated that way. In the past, many churches have felt that the only way to include a single person into the fold of the church is to just get them married. This has often left single Christians feeling as if they don't belong, as if they can only find validation from a congregation if they find a spouse. Singleness is not an illness to cure, nor is it a brokenness that needs repair.

Jesus Hasn't Given Up on Small, Exploited, and Overlooked Places—and Neither Should We Many young people entering ministry and starting careers believe success requires them to leave their communities. After all, the fastest-growing congregations, the highest-profile ministries, and the best...

Pastoral ministry often exposes pastors to deep brokenness within church members, congregations, and even themselves, leaving pastors feeling overwhelmed and uncertain. How is a pastor supposed to lead a congregation toward healing and unity, which feel so out of reach? Mark D. Allen, a seasoned...

A Comprehensive Guide to Authentic FaithHave you been practicing religion without truly knowing Christ? Too many believers are exhausted by performance, trapped in empty ritual, burdened by guilt, and longing for something real. QUIT RELIGION. EMBRACE JESUS is a bold, grace-filled call to leave behind lifeless formalism and rediscover the living Christ. Based on the themes and chapter structure in the manuscript, the book guides readers from legalism, fear, and spiritual performance into authentic faith, freedom, repentance, grace, and daily relationship with Jesus.

Does what we believe about how people become Christians change how the church does evangelism? In this concise book, Michael Lawrence explains the doctrine of conversion and helps us consider the relationship between what we believe about how people are saved and our approach to sharing the gospel in the context of the local church.

The greatest opportunity for the gospel may be for the church to reach one of the largest unreached groups in the US and the world: teens with trauma and disability. While awareness of disability and mental health has grown in recent decades, the church has fallen behind the culture in engaging...

From a shy pastor's kid growing up in Texas in the 1950s to cofounder of Generals International in the 1980s to a prophet, preacher, pioneer, intercessor, mentor, and advocate for other women leaders, Cindy Jacobs has had an incredible life. Now, in this deeply personal and remarkably practical...