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These writers address issues such as election, free will, grace, and assurance. They make compelling scriptural arguments for the universality of God's grace, contending that Christ atoned for the sins of all people and that God sincerely offers forgiveness for all through Christ. This book strives to uncover the biblical position on salvation. We hope the reader will enjoy this stimulating series of articles on the Arminian perspective and that it will spur further writing and discussion. Grace for All: The Arminian Dynamics of Salvation is an updated and revised version of Grace Unlimited, a 1975 collection of scholarly articles assembled by the late Clark H. 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From there it winds through the years, passing through Christianity and pop culture, John Cage and avant-garde music, the haunting beauty of Taize worship, Celtic Christianity, spiritual naturalism, the painful failures of the modern church, and the promise the church may still hold. The barren landscape of southern Wyoming becomes a fitting backdrop for one friend's growing skepticism as the spiritual past seems more and more disconnected from the present uncertainty. Unexpectedly, the practical theology of eighteenth-century theologian John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, offers the possibility of merging these disparate spiritual experiences together into a single pathway. Transformation, however, inevitably involves loss when the friends find their roads diverging as the destination approaches: one branching towards hope, and the other towards despair. \"\"Falling Through the Ice is a page turner and a beautifully crafted autobiographical story that pulls one into mysteries of choice, and chance, and grace... . This life-journey, told as a road trip, deftly explores key features of the expansive and down to earth contemplative traditions taught by Shunryu Suzuki-roshi and Shalem Institute's Gerald May. Along the way, the precise account of Methodist Christianity's emphases makes clear that the subtitle 'Zen Methodist' is an expression of profound faithfulness. The end of the journey is clearly signaled from the beginning, and yet it contains both surprise and puzzle, neither of which will be soon forgotten.\"\" --Catherine L. Kelsey, Dean of the Chapel and Spiritual Formation, The Iliff School of Theology, Denver, CO \"\"Falling Through the Ice is a captivating narrative of journey and self-discovery located in both geography and metaphor. It traverses the western landscape of the United States and the interior recesses of the soul. The story takes one from Portland to Denver, from Zen to United Methodism, from the teachings Shunryu Suzuki to John Wesley. The book unfolds through a series of dialogues between two friends revealing foundational questions and struggles innate to the human condition and spiritual identity. It will cause the reader to think and laugh.\"\" --Steven Lewis, Educational and Ecclesiastical Consultant, Gresham, OR \"\"This is an engaging and deeply personal account of Hiestand's spiritual journey with and through Methodism and Zen Buddhism. He winds in and out of these two traditions, negotiating an authentic dual identity that is increasingly the norm in American religiosity. His honesty and humanity are evident on every page, and anyone also traveling such a journey will find in this book a warm and inspiring companion.\"\" --Jacob N. Kinnard, Professor of Comparative Religions, Iliff School of Theology, Denver, CO J. D. Hiestand was ordained a United Methodist elder in 2013. He received a Master of Arts in Music in 1980, and a Master of Divinity in 2011. In between, he worked as a computer programmer and music director in Washington, Oregon, and Colorado. His wife Vivian is also an ordained elder. They live in Colorado and have two sons, two grandchildren, and a Bichon-Frise.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568909811999,"sku":"9781498200165","price":54.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498200165_1536527.jpg?v=1769313267"},{"product_id":"the-pastor-in-a-changing-society-effects-of-social-change-on-the-role-of-the-pastor-in-africa-538122","title":"The Pastor in a Changing Society: Effects of Social Change on the Role of the Pastor in Africa","description":"This book examines how social change affects the role of the pastor in an African context. Through field study in African churches, author Zawadi Job Kinyamagoha explores how pastors work amid the tensions of rapid social change and suggests how pastors can constructively respond to social change by using it as an opportunity in their pastoral ministry. Contemporary society is characterized by three cultural spheres: the economic sphere, the public sphere, and the democratic or self-governance rule, the realities of which many pastors seem to overlook. Church authorities seem to adhere rigidly to strict principles and rules without accommodating the realities of society. Conversely, a changing society demands that pastors work with the reality at hand, leaving pastors caught between two conflicting tensions: the pressure from church authorities and from a changing social reality. The Pastor in a Changing Society seeks to help Tanzanian and African pastors rethink existing doctrines and practices in order to better respond to the reality of a changing society. \"\"Kinyamagoha's book is an important contribution in the field of pastoral theology from Africa. Kinyamagoha not only 'brings alive lived-experiences' of social change affecting the pastor's role in Africa, but also proposes how church leaders can respond to the challenges facing pastors in their ministry. The book is insightful and an important resource in the study and practice of pastoral theology worldwide. I recommend it to students of theology, pastors, theologians, and church leaders.\"\" --Stephen S. Kimondo, Lecturer in New Testament, University of Iringa, Iringa, Tanzania \"\"Zawadi Job Kinyamagoha's book comes at the right time of great change in all spheres of life amid globalization. Pastors, as among the important agents of change, need to be informed about the waves of the change, otherwise they will be caught by surprise and fail to give direction to the society. This book not only fits pastors but also other professionals from Africa and around the world. The changes are either opportunities or burdens, depending on the attitude of leaders going through these waves of change. Take a positive attitude and seize the opportunity to lead the change!\"\" --George Mark Fihavango, Assistant to the Bishop in the ELCT-Southern Diocese, Njombe, Tanzania \"\"Zawadi Job Kinyamagoha has in this volume managed to give insights to pastors and other church ministers in Africa who face the challenge of social change in their ministry. I am very favorably impressed by the way this volume has set the reality that the church has to reevaluate itself before it understands society, hence pastors are to be conscious of those changing realities of the society, on interrelationships and differences of faiths, and on their practices as they carry out their tasks.\"\" --Msafiri Joseph Mbilu, Lecturer for New Testament and Greek, Tumaini University Makumira, Arusha, Tanzania Zawadi Job Kinyamagoha (MPhil, University of Oslo, Norway) is Assistant Lecturer at the University of Iringa's Amani Center in Njombe, Tanzania. 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God brought us to experience life in Maine, where my spouse sometimes worked turning and trimming four thousand boards a night, waking to drive one hundred miles round-trip to finish our undergraduate educations with the aid of loans and grants. So I studied the place where we came to live. And I forgot where we came from. Rural Maine was ragged, rugged, hardscrabble, and wild--but full of the most visible, vital, natural creation. I've tried to express that aspect of Maine life in The Green and Blue House. And there is the metaphor, also. S. Dorman has lived in Maine and studied its ways for thirty years. She is the author of several works of speculative fiction, including The God's Cycle, Gott'im's Monster 1808, and Fantastic Travelogue. 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Discipleship necessarily involves dis-ease, purgation, and if we as readers have any sense, we will--more quietly perhaps--do well to listen (with patience) to his rants.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568910860575,"sku":"9781498201315","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498201315_1242348.jpg?v=1769313322"},{"product_id":"brokenhearted-parents-459094","title":"Brokenhearted Parents","description":"Brokenhearted Parents is for Christian parents who want to heal, deal with, and find spiritual help with the serious pain and hurt they are feeling because of their adult child's choices. Their child's choices can lead to a breakage in the relationship between them and\/or God and cause great feelings of grief, frustration, and pain. Some of these choices have caused the child to pull away or leave. Christians know that God intends for them to grow through their hard experiences. But how do they do that? This book is to help parents analyze their feelings by studying the views of God, themselves, and their child. Through this they can process these feelings, come to a deeper level in their walk with God, and find more ways to express the love they have for their child. This book leads them by reading the twelve short devotionals, answering questions, and journaling both in writing and drawing. Parents will also find song references, extra scripture references, and a daily devotional idea they can format for their own use.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568910991647,"sku":"9781498201520","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498201520_1239758.jpg?v=1769313327"},{"product_id":"so-they-say-459095","title":"So They Say","description":"A good quotation states an insight so shrewdly that not only do you get it, but you can't seem to forget it. It loves to make you slow down and savor truth. These neat little extended metaphors deserve to be heard, examined, and challenged. Quotations present truth in capsule form. Many reflect the wisdom of earlier times; others bring insights that are fresh and contemporary. Some support the status quo; others challenge it. So They Say is a collection of more than seventy quotes, along with author Robert Mounce's reflections on how they relate to the real world. This interaction turns out to be a battle of worldviews, for as Mounce explains, he could never embrace philosophical materialism because his experience of reality demands something outside of stuff--he wants to know where the DNA of the very first living cell came from, and he dissects each quotation accordingly. By approaching each quotation from this supernaturalist point of view, Mounce's So They Say invites you to read, reflect, and enjoy the journey.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568911253791,"sku":"9781498201667","price":42.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498201667_1242346.jpg?v=1769313343"},{"product_id":"james-through-the-eyes-of-paul-537097","title":"James Through the Eyes of Paul","description":"James through the Eyes of Paul is a Bible study that guides readers in examining the book of James in light of Paul's teachings on faith, perseverance, and submission. James and Paul describe complementary parts of a believer's relationship with God, and together they shed light on every Christian's responsibilities to fellow believers, to nonbelievers, and to God. Studying only one of these men's teachings can only give you part of the story--but studying them together provides a complete and honest view into the Christian walk. Each chapter is presented in a clear question-and-answer format to help Christians better understand the biblical truths behind their faith. Suitable for individuals as well as Bible study groups, James through the Eyes of Paul is an advanced study for the everyday believer. \"\"Donna Hughey has once again given us a tremendous Bible study companion, this time on the book of James. Donna does an effective and thorough job of weaving the practical advice of James with Paul's constant emphasis on salvation through faith; bringing both New Testament authors together through Scripture. This study is sure to strengthen your faith and witness as we strive to live as Christians in today's world.\"\" --Randy Paredes, Senior Pastor, Florence Christian Church, Florence, OR \"\"Insightful and engaging! This study challenged me to grow deeper in my faith. It's an effective, must-read resource for spiritual development.\"\" --Dan Clemens, Lead Pastor, Discovery Christian Church, Moreno Valley, CA Donna Hughey has written numerous Bible study workbooks, including The Apostles' Creed: An Advanced Study for the Everyday Believer and Wisdom Beyond Measure: The Sermon on the Mount. She is also the author of The Preacher, a novel.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568911352095,"sku":"9781498201766","price":38.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498201766_1406546.jpg?v=1769313348"},{"product_id":"the-sage-of-time-and-chance-459096","title":"The Sage of Time and Chance","description":"The Sage of Time and Chance is a work of fiction based on Ecclesiastes, the most skeptical book in the Bible. 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Led by the child, Koheleth navigates around the pitfalls of cynicism and finds his way back to joy.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568911384863,"sku":"9781498201780","price":44.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498201780_1239746.jpg?v=1769313350"},{"product_id":"a-journey-in-imagination-459097","title":"A Journey in Imagination","description":"A Journey In Imagination offers the hope of an alternative to a world convulsed by hostility and violence. Through an imaginative journey into Bible stories, incidents, and verses, the possibility of reversing hostility in both personal and communal life is explored. Biblical hospitality is neither a head in the sand nor a pie in the sky pleasantry. Instead it is the daring and challenging work of reversing hostility through seeing the 'other' fully as a human being. We may be failing at relationships, but that does not mean that we are doomed forever to fail. Too many of the tensions between the haves and the have-nots, between races, and between different religious traditions seem to have only two alternatives: violence and more violence. Life and relationships do not have to be this way. By exploring incidents that demonstrate alternatives to hostility, the book addresses this failure of imagination. This book is also a response to the accusation that the God of the Old Testament is little more than a God of vengeance and violence. To the contrary, the God of the Old Testament is the same God to whom Jesus prayed. 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He argues passionately that dialogue is a matter of more than peacemaking, but of living an authentically human life. Len's journey begins at the start of the Great Depression, and represents the very turmoil and growth of American modernity: our search for faith, our struggle with diversity, and our fight for social justice. Written by Len's colleague and friend, this book offers the reader education, inspiration, and challenge through the remarkable stories of Len's life, conversations with him, and excursions into the history of the world that made him who he is. We turn the last page having laughed with Len and argued with him, and having dialogued more deeply with our own lives. \"\"River Adams has written a beautiful and thought-provoking intellectual and spiritual portrait of my dear former colleague, Leonard Swidler, whose efforts to become 'an intellectual and a saint' have affected the world of scholarship and quest for peace in enormous yet humbling ways. This wonderful narrative unfolds with the poetic and ambiguous force of grace as Adams offers insights into Swidler's precious world of dialogue, which, for him, has all the relational force of Buber's understanding of what it means to transform others into the infinite and infinitesimal you.\"\" --Lewis R. Gordon, author of Existence in Black \"\"This creative, well-written, and unique biography is a spiritual gift to our times, a teaching tool, and an introduction to one of the great thinkers of the day. It is Len Swidler's biography, but it is also a cultural history of the era, and a call to all of us to revisit our religious-intellectual roots. There can be no greater or more necessary intellectual challenge than that in this mercurial time.\"\" --Joan Chittister, author of Following the Path \"\"This is a stimulating biography of a leading Catholic theologian and teacher who has influenced global religious thought on interfaith dialogue... . Swidler's intellectual journey has been a continuous development in conversation with other leading Catholic intellectuals of the last half century, and thus we also are introduced to these leading figures and their thoughts, through Leonard Swidler's life. This is a page-turner that inspirers the reader to read on to complete the journey.\"\" --Rosemary Radford Ruether, author of Sexism and God Talk \"\"Leonard Swidler has been a fixture of American religious, Catholic, and intellectual life for almost fifty years since his founding of the Journal of Ecumenical Studies. Swidler ranks dialogue among the supreme values of this world; his brilliant formulation of its rules amount to an implicit religious anthropology. This splendid book uniquely folds 'live' conversation with Len into the narrative of past events to create a personal dialogue. The book is moving and irresistible.\"\" --Roger Haight, author of Spirituality Seeking Theology River Adams grew up a classically trained pianist in Soviet Russia, came to America as a Jewish refugee, and became a Christian by way of conversion. She is an alumna of Harvard Divinity School and a former Assistant Professor of Catholic Studies at Rosemont College. She writes on biblical themes and on themes of peace and justice, and she runs a blog on faith and theology OnMountHoreb.com.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568912007455,"sku":"9781498202138","price":79.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498202138_1406540.jpg?v=1769313379"},{"product_id":"the-relation-equation-459098","title":"The Relation Equation","description":"The Relation Equation is designed to expose both the subversively held and overtly understood nuances of relationships in order to view them through the lens of a commonly accepted formula for equity. As an author, speaker, teacher, and pastor, Stephen Rosenberger helps readers understand challenging, abstract concepts by connecting them to familiar paradigms. To varying extents, we already employ equity in its relational form, though we may never have considered retrofitting it to such an unlikely, but fitting model. By analyzing its component parts, we challenge ourselves to better understand their dependence upon, and reactivity to one another. The Relation Equation provides a substantive way to better objectify the overtly subjective process of relationship management without becoming cold and formulaic. Examining exchanges within this Relation Equation demands an inventory of internal motives and places the love of God through Christ Jesus at the center of the discussion. Stephen Rosenberger graduated with an MBA from Bluffton University, an MA in Theological Studies from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, and a BS from Lake Erie College. He serves as the Executive Director of Agape, Inc., and has assembled relationally relevant experience through pastoral appointments, employment at premier financial institutions, and an Adjunct Professor role within the School of Business and Leadership at Malone University in Canton, OH.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568912498975,"sku":"9781498202671","price":36.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498202671_1536964.jpg?v=1769313402"},{"product_id":"no-gathering-in-of-this-incense-459099","title":"No Gathering in of This Incense","description":"Memory is like incense: as the censor passes, so does the intensity of the aroma, leaving only faint wisps. The substance is ephemeral, becoming vague and imprecise with the passing of time. 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These poems uncover scraps of an ordinary story told with as much truth and substance as the incense of memory can evoke; ordinary in that the struggle between discontentment and serenity, fear and confidence, gravity and humor, conflict and reconciliation, disappointment and fulfillment, sadness and joy, death and life, is the natural topography of our humanity.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568912728351,"sku":"9781498202985","price":38.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498202985_1239740.jpg?v=1769313415"},{"product_id":"b-r-m-for-youth-workers-bathroom-reading-material-459100","title":"B.R.M. For Youth Workers (Bathroom Reading Material)","description":"Jeremy Halstead graduated from college with a degree in Specialized Ministries and an emphasis in Youth Ministry. 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This book attempts to do just that and shows us that the Sermon on the Mount is not just beautiful and profound, it also remains controversial and revolutionary in ways we have forgotten.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568912990495,"sku":"9781498203289","price":59.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781498203289_1239743.jpg?v=1769313430"},{"product_id":"lobela-459102","title":"Lobela","description":"Lobela is the first volume of poetry written by Justo Bolekia Boleka, poet, author, and linguist. In these poems, Boleka expresses his connection to his native land, Equatorial Guinea, the only nation in Sub-Saharan Africa whose language of colonization is Spanish. Gods, goddesses, adoration of elders, customs, longing for a lost land, and lost way of life are all part of these poetic expressions. Originally in Spanish, replete with songs, expressions, chants, and cadences from his native Bubi language, English readers will now have access to these expressions in this bi-lingual edition. \"\"Ugarte's translation of Lobela superbly conveys Boleka's interweaving of spirituality and sensuality. The empowering poems included in this bilingual volume display a world vision simultaneously grounded on ancient African knowledge and on contemporary African experiences. This is an extraordinary resource for scholars and a delightful read for everyone.\"\" --Elisa Rizo, Iowa State University, Ames, IA \"\"In Justo Bolekia Boleka's Lobela, you will discover the mythical world of Bubi goddesses, gods and ancestors; a world that is rendered intuitively relatable through the rhythm and song of Boleka's masterful verse. This collection of poetry, crafted in Spanish and interspersed with Bubi ballads, is a mosaic that is pleasing to the ears. Lobela is unreservedly an innovative contribution to Afro-Hispanic spoken word.\"\" --Dorothy Odartey-Wellington, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada Justo Bolekia Boleka was born in Equatorial Guinea in 1954. He is Professor of French Philology and Linguistics at the University of Salamanca, Spain. He is the author of several volumes of poetry, a dictionary of the Bubi language, and historical essays. 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He is tempted to give up and reject it all. Before he does, however, he is determined to make one last attempt to explore what it all means to him, guided only by what he hears and reads in the Bible Sunday to Sunday. Christopher Ward takes the four readings appointed for each Sunday in one year and identifies those verses that have a particular resonance for him. He then explores his personal response to them, unaided by academic study or biblical commentary, and analyzes their cumulative impact on his thinking. This exercise results in unexpected discoveries, and new trains of thought, plus many frustrations and much perplexity. In the end, his struggles are rewarded by a realization that his faltering faith has more to support it than he first believed. \"\"The author has listened long and hard to sermons and church statements, waiting to hear something relevant to Monday to Friday realities. This work comes out of his own frustrations, as he calls his own bluff to see what emerges directly from lectionary readings. The result probably surprised him as much as others. Here is testament to the vivid and still contemporary challenges of many robust biblical exchanges, not least in the words and actions of Jesus. It is radical in the true meaning of the word--coming from a digging up of the roots covered over by the soil of centuries of internal church culture.\"\" --Robin Morrison, Bishop's Adviser for Church and Society, Barry, Wales, UK \"\"Christopher Ward's fascinating book invites us all to look anew at what we believe and what is the relevance to us today of the Bible. 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