Bøker av Albert J D Walsh

""When we are called to minister to the dying and/or bereaved, many of us who count ourselves as servants of God too easily prejudge the matter and rush in with words and a trite formula. Words have become our trade, jargon our bane, and verbiage our downfall. ""Bert Walsh knows this all too well. Only in the last of five chapters does he get around to the things which we are to say in the presence of crisis. But those are words we have long ago learned from reading the New Testament or heard time and again from well-meaning consolers. What is crucial is that which comes before those words are spoken and surrounds them."" --from the Foreword by G. Clarke Chapman Jr.Believing that death and bereavement present pastors and believers with the most extreme challenges to faith, Bert Walsh carefully examines the potential for new discoveries, greater personal growth, and maturity in faith offered to those who minister to the dying and bereaved. With his uncommon insight and measured, simple, purposeful style, the author helps those who minister to the grieving to develop a new sensitivity to both spoken and unspoken needs. He expertly demonstrates that there is a time for words of solace and consolation; there is also a time for silence, a time for touching, a time to share tears. Periods of silence no longer need to be awkward or uncomfortable. Rather, they can become productive moments of quiet reflection and prayer.

Description:The poems in this collection are offered along two related lines. In the first part of the book the poems and etchings coalesce to form what the author calls a family portrait of grace and faith, representing the fruit of a process of biblical study and reflection, which will be of interest to both the lay person and pastor in his or her preparations for teaching and preaching. In the second section of the book the author provides a variety of poems disclosing the dynamics of life in its multiplicity of patterns and expressions. Together the two sections seek to express the grace of God in the commonalities of life.About the Contributor(s):Albert J.D. Walsh is pastor of Heidelberg United Church of Christ in Hatfield, Pennsylvania. He is the author of Reflections on Death and Grief and United and Uniting. Patrick Lee Walsh is a freelance artist specializing in both landscapes and abstract forms. Patrick studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, and has exhibited his abstract paintings with the prestigious National Academy of Design Museum in New York City.

In this collection of sermons, Dr. Albert Walsh, after more than three decades of pastoral ministry, presents the gospel message as the Christ-centered proclamation of hope for all those who sojourn along the path of life. Walsh''s sermons speak directly to those who hold faith in Christ, but they also speak with force to those who are searching for the meaning and purpose of life as the gift of a gracious God. This collection of sermons offers the reader a word of genuine hope in times of trial, struggle, and in the face of the innumerable sufferings--both small and great--we so often experience in life. These sermons cover the whole of the life of Christ from his incarnation to his death, resurrection, ascension, and promised return in glory to offer spiritual enrichment for all.The Gospel of Grace for Wounded Sojourners is a collection of sermons on well-known themes from the Scriptures. Sermons are naturally delivered to a congregation on a particular day and in a particular setting. Certain sermons, however, step beyond the time barrier and are worthy of being published so that readers from many different backgrounds can be inspired by them in any setting. These messages are of that caliber.--From the foreword by Drake Williams IIIIn an age of tired pastors and stale sermons, The Gospel of Grace for Wounded Sojourners is an inspiring message for all people. Whether a minister searching for guidance, or an unsure mind searching for truth, Walsh''s sermons deliver the words of grace straight into the heart of any who read them.--Jessica Hughes, Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PAAlbert Walsh was ordained in 1981, and after serving in local United Church of Christ churches for more than thirty-two years, has now retired to devote his time to writing, speaking engagements, and teaching. Walsh is a volunteer chaplain and has written several books, including Theo Cross: A Life Lived under Grace, all published by Wipf and Stock.