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February 2008 Featured Titles
Book of the Month
Wideness of God’s Mercy:
Litanies to Enlarge our Prayer. (Revised and updated) Jeffrey
Rowthorn ed. 384pp. Church Publishing, US. $42.99
151 new responsive prayers of the people. Particular care has been taken to make these prayers ecumenical, inclusive, contemporary and readable. They invite congregations to stretch beyond their accustomed limits and familiar themes.
Contents include:
• Worship
• Church seasons and anniversaries
• The World
• The Church
• The Local Community
An indispensable worship resource.
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Other featured titles
The Long View. Clare
Lind. 20pp large format spiral bound. Clare Lind, NZ. $20.00
Using Wellington’s Miramar Peninsula as a backdrop, Rev Clare Lind provides reflections, meditations, colour photos and drawings, that explore the spirituality of this place. Suitable for use in worship, as well as for personal reading pleasure.
The Desert Mothers:
Spiritual Practices from the Women of the Wilderness.
Mary Earle. 89pp Morehouse, US. $27.99.
The Desert Mothers are often overshadowed by the better known Desert Fathers, but these women who went to the wilderness to pursue deep prayer deserve to be heard. Earle describes the thoughts and spiritual approaches of the Desert Mothers, along with spiritual practices based on their writings.
How Can I See the Light When It’s So Dark?:
Journey to a Thankful Heart. Linda Douty.
116pp. Morehouse, US. $31.99
Gratitude is vitally important in our journey toward wholeness. Douty looks at the scriptural and psychological foundations of gratitude, and the barriers to developing a thankful heart. Specific tools and techniques are offered to facilitate gratitude. Reflection questions and creative individual and group activities conclude each chapter.
Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary.
Gail O'Day & Charles Hackett. 161pp Abingdon, US. $32.99.
This book provides a clear theological case for lectionary use and a practical guide for using the RCL to deepen a congregation’s experience with the Bible. Shows how to analyse themes running through several week’s readings. Covers the Incarnational, Easter and Ordinary Time cycles.
Will expand the perspectives of beginning preachers and seasoned practitioners alike.
New Proclamation Commentary on Feasts, Holy Days, and Other Celebrations.
David Lott ed. 273pp Fortress, US. $49.99
Keyed to the RCL, this volume offers historical background on each of 35 lesser feasts and places each day into the context of the church year. Quotes related to the festival day from prayers, liturgies, and other sources have been included to help enliven the sermon and enhance worship, along with other guidance for preaching.
Administration in the Small Membership Church. John
Tyson. 102pp. Abingdon, US. $24.99
For many pastors, time-consuming church admin may be their least favourite area of ministry. This book will help pastors create and maintain effective structures that will enable them to spend more time on what they truly value. Also available:
Evangelism in the Small Membership Church. Royal Speidel. 126pp
Abingdon, US. $25.99.
Speidel stresses: passion for Christ, inspiring worship, loving relationships & quality programmes.
This book will help pastors have “God eyes” for big possibilities in their churches by focusing on visualizing goals; worship; creating a loving environment; passion and commitment; prayer; witness; time management; leadership recruitment; hospitality; assimilation of new members; and managing change and conflict.
Gathering: 2008 Lent/Easter/Pentecost.
A4 copied sheets, 96pp. United Church of Canada $20 single issue. $55
annual subscription for 3 issues.
Resources for worship planners. Includes service outlines, prayers, plays, music and seasonal ideas.
Reinventing Paradise: How New Zealand is
starting to earn a bigger, sustainable living in the world economy.
298pp. Penguin, NZ. $35.00
In this accessible and fascinating collection of columns, Oram reveals how New Zealand has fared so far in the global market, the unique challenges that lie ahead, and the opportunities for us to earn a bigger, better, more sustainable living.
Oram is known for his direct and prescriptive commentary and for his ability to make complex concepts understandable to the average reader or listener.
The Message Large Print Numbered Edition:
The Bible in Contemporary Language.
Eugene Peterson 1970pp hbk. NavPress, US. $70.00
Peterson’s popular paraphrase of the full Bible helps readers to experience God’s word in a user-friendly form. This edition features large print for easy reading, verse numbers, study helps, maps and charts. Vibrant and thought-provoking. Also available:
• The Message - Remix. Compact Hbk $49.99
• NIV/The Message Parallel Bible hbk $59.99
• The Message 3-Way Concordance hbk $39.99
• Living The Message. 366 daily readings. $27.99
The Inclusive Bible:
The First Egalitarian Translation. 799pp hbk.
Sheed & Ward, US. $69.00
The translators, Priests for Equality, have sought new and non-sexist ways to
express the Bible’s ancient truths.
This is a fresh, dynamic translation, carefully crafted to let the power and
poetry of the language shine forth.
New Testament with Imagination: A Fresh
Approach to Its Writings and Themes. 206pp Eerdmans, US. $31.99.
"A delightful exercise in re-imagining the New Testament by creative storytelling about Jesus, Paul and the early Christians. It engages discussion of key texts, in new ways for the general reader who wants to know more about the NT without intimidation by scholarly apparatus." Carolyn Osiek, Texas Christian University
Year A / 2008 Annuals and resources
Order your copies now. Please allow 4-8 weeks for delivery.
Daily Devotional and Study
- Light for our Path 2008, IBRA, $26.00
- Words for Today 2008, IBRA, $26.00
- Upper Room Disciplines 2008, Upper Room, $24.00, ,
- Upper Room Disciplines: Discussion Guide 2008. For study groups. New Listing, Upper Room, $15.00
- Upper Room Disciplines – Enlarged Print 2008, Upper Room, $29.00
- Journeying Through the Days 2008: Calendar & Journal. Companion to Upper Room Disciplines., Upper Room, $30.00
- Keeping Holy Time: Studying the Revised Common Lectionary, Year A (2001), Abingdon, $34.99.
Children and Youth resources
- Living Stones: Year A Pebbles. Pre-school Based on Revised Common Lectionary (RCL), Kevin Mayhew, $49.99
- Living Stones: Year A Rocks. 6-10 years (RCL), Kevin Mayhew, $49.99
- Living Stones: Year A Boulders. 11-14 years (RCL), Kevin Mayhew, $49.99
- Living Stones: Year A Complete all-age resource (RCL), Kevin Mayhew, $67.99
- Café Logos: Year A. Resource for 11-16 year olds (CWL), Kevin Mayhew, $49.99
- Lectionary Story Bible: Year A – Ralph Milton. New listing 1 or 2 stories for each Sunday. Colour drawings. Hbk. (RCL), Wood Lake, $55.99.
- Bible Stories for All Ages: Year A. New listing 1 Use for worship and Sunday school. Includes copiable activity sheets. Wood Lake, $67.00
- Saving the Ants: 58 Kids Sermons from Matthew. Incl. CD Rom (2001) New listing Augsburg Fortress, $26.99
Old Testament and Gospel Commentaries
- Encountering the Book of Genesis. Bill T Arnold (2003) New listing Baker, $49.99
- Encountering the Book of Isaiah: Historical and Theological Survey. Bryan E Beyer. New listing 1 (Oct 2007), Baker, $49.99
- Gospel of Matthew. RT France. 1233pp Hbk. (2007) New listing (New International Commentary on the New Testament), Eerdmans, $119.99
- Matthew: (Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary.) Clinton Arnold. Ed. (2007) New listing Verse by Verse. Colour photos and graphics. Zondervan, $32.99
- Matthew. (Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible.) New listing Stanley Hauerwas. (2006), Baker, $59.99
- Matthew for Everyone: Part 1 (Chaps 1-15) Tom Wright (2002), Westminster John Knox / SPCK, $29.99
- Matthew for Everyone: Part 2 (Chaps 16-28) Tom Wright (2002), Westminster John Knox / SPCK, $29.99
- Provoking the Gospel of Matthew: A Storyteller's Commentary, Year A (incl. US format DVD) (2007) New listing Pilgrim, $64.00
Lectionaries
- Lectionary & Calendar 2007-2008. Year A Matthew, Methodist-Presbyterian NZ, $3.00
- Lectionary 2008: Te Maramataka. Year A, Anglican NZ, $7.00
Preaching & Worship resources
- Abingdon Preaching Annual 2008 (incl. CD Rom with full text & extra sermon helps), Abindgon, $49.99
- Abingdon Worship Annual 2008: Contemporary and Traditional Resources for Worship Leaders, Abingdon, $ 39.99
- All Things Are Ready: Communion Prayers for the Church Year and Pastoral Occasions. Cycle A. Peter Andrew Smith. New listing CCS, US, $27.99
- Ancient Christian Devotional: Year of Weekly Readings. Year A. Cindy Crosby ed. (2007) New listing IVP, $29.99
- Clouds and Glory: Prayers for the Church Year. Year A. David Adam (2001), SPCK, $24.99
- Lectionary Worship Aids: Series VIII, Cycle A: Cradled in God’s Heart. New listing Thom M Shuman. CCS, US, $39.99
- Living Stones: Year A Prayers of intercession (RCL), Kevin Mayhew, $39.99
- Minister's Manual: 2008. Now Pbk. With CD Rom, Wiley-Jossey-Bass, $37.00
- Prayers to Share, Year A: Responsive Prayers for Each Sunday. (2004) With CD Rom., Woodlake, $49.99
- Resources for Preaching and Worship: Year A: Quotations, Meditations, Poetry, and Prayers by Ward & Wild (2003), Westminster John Knox, $59.99
- Seeds of Heaven: Sermons on the Gospel of Matthew. Barbara Brown Taylor (2004), Westminster John Knox, $29.99 NEW listing,
- Texts for Preaching: Year A: Lectionary Commentary Based on the NRSV (1994), Westminster John Knox, $69.99
- Twelve Months of Sundays: Year A. Reflections on Bible Readings by Tom Wright (2002), SPCK, $29.99
- Zondervan Pastor's Annual 2008: Ideas & Resource Book, Zondervan, $39.99
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