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Popular author Nell W. Mohney offers inspiration and encouragement for the storms of life. She provides time-honored suggestions for how we can draw upon the resources of faith, not simply to weather the storms, but instead to soar above them. This book is suitable for group study or individual use. Ten chapters.

This book argues that it is time for the church and its theology to remedy the situation of abuse by using an Asian religious concept called "han.

Building on the success of "Symbols of Faith, Marcia Stoner has written a follow-up volume, "Seasons of Faith. Based on the seasons of the Christian Year, the activities in this new volume may be used for short-term studies for older children, preteens, youth, and even adults. "Seasons of Faith includes photocopiable patterns and charts that will enhance ease of use, an Advent worship booklet for church and/or home use, a Lenten study, All Saints' Eve activities, and multicultural activities for Christmas, Pentecost, and World Communion Sunday. The author includes a brief history of each season.

This book focuses on the basic elements a pastoral counselor uses to do his/her job or calling effectively. Maldonado emphasizes the importance of pastoral counseling to the church's mission; gives a list of pastoral counseling basics; guidance on counseling individuals, couples, and families; provides a model for an effective pastoral counseling ministry; and a comprehensive bibliography of useful resources.

With a historian's precision and a passion for social justice, Alice Knotts shows in this book how the activities of the Methodist women's movement for civil rights developed decade by decade. Their activities were rarely in the public eye, yet they were shaping and being shaped by events and public opinion. An astute and insightful history, Fellowship of Love documents the contributions of white Methodist women in the American civil rights struggle. The research for this volume has won the Jessie Lee Prize from the General Commission on Archives and History of The United Methodist Church. It documents in one volume otherwise disparate information important to understanding the contributions of women in the Methodist Church to race struggles in 20th-century America.

What, exactly, is a family? Is it a married couple with 2.3 children, a dog, and a minivan? Couples without children? Single adults? Friends? Church groups? Colleagues? The notion of "family" encompasses these forms and more. In this study, family is shaped and nurtured by our relationship with God, a relationship that encourages mutual growth in love of God, self, and neighbor through our interactions with those whom we identify as "family." This resource helps users explore their questions about family with insights, images, and stories from Scripture. Each session delves into specific issues about family and contains suggestions about how an individual or group can use the session to look at family from a Christian perspective.

Clifford differs from other commentators on the psalms chiefly in his concern with the inner dramatic logic of the psalms - how the psalms organize the experience and desires of the "pray-er" and bring them to a proper conclusion. His primary concern is to help readers see the pattern and progression within the psalms, while at the same time attending to the richness of their words and the texture of their imagery.

From 1939 to 1968 the Judicial Council of the former Methodist Church rendered Decision Numbers 1-255. This and other volumes of decisions are listed below. These are generally published in book format each quadrennium following The General Conference. In the interim between the quadrennial editions the most recent decisions are included in The General Minutes each year. All Judicial Council Decisions can be found on the Internet at www.umc.org. DECISIONS JUDICIAL COUNCIL 1940-1968, 1-255, ISBN 9780687104055 DECISIONS JUDICIAL COUNCIL 1968-1988, 301-609, ISBN 9780687104109 DECISIONS JUDICIAL COUNCIL 1989-1992, 610-684, ISBN 9780687104116 DECISIONS JUDICIAL COUNCIL 1993-1996, 685-798, ISBN 9780687058143 DECISIONS JUDICIAL COUNCIL 1997-2000, 799-905, ISBN 9780687026968

*Thorough yet concise commentary *Revised and updated * Based on the NRSV and NIV translations * Covers every book verse by verse * Each volume also contains maps, charts, a pronunciation guide, and a glossary *