The traveling Bible study
By the very first Easter, at least a couple of Jesus’ disciples had lost faith. Or they were at risk of losing..
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
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Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own
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The Collected Sermons of David Bartlett
David Bartlett (foreword by Leonora Tubbs Tisdale) Westminster John Knox, 256 pages At a commencement ceremony in Richmond, Virginia, I introduced myself..
Won’t Jesus miss us?
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Miracles: God’s Presence and Power in Creation
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Advent: The Once and Future Coming of Jesus Christ
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What about the sacraments?
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Preacher: David H.C. Read’s Sermons at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
David H.C. Read (John McTavish, editor) Wipf & Stock, 272 pages Teachers of homiletics debate whether or not preaching can be taught...