The latest scholarship on the role of hymns in American evangelicalismMusic and song are important parts of worship, and hymns have long played a central role in Protestant cultural history. This book explores the ways in which Protestants have used and continue to use hymns to clarify their identity and define their relationship with America and to Christianity. Representing seven groups—Baptists, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Mennonites, Holiness, Hispanics,...

We spend time in the Low because we're human, not because we're broken.In the Low is a collection of contemplative words and images for seasons of depression. It is a book designed to meet you where you are and sit with you there the way God does: intentionally and without judgment.For many of us, the question isn't whether or not we will enter into depression but how to be there when we do. In those low places, we...

Combining prayers in two languages--words and images--this contemporary prayer guide will help you spend time in conversation with God.As people of faith, we all struggle at times to sustain a flourishing prayer life--a loss felt all the more keenly in these times of confusion, political turbulence, and global calamity. This unique book offers a timeless solution for the spiritual and skeptical alike.Combining story-driven reflections with visual and writte...

A simple yet profound guide to facilitate the instinctively human desire to pray.We pray because we are human, not because we are religious. Something in our nature points beyond itself; something in us searches for and desires personal connection with God. Although communicating with our Creator through prayer is innate, the effective practice of it often feels just beyond our reach.This unique book guides you to pray in deeper and more authentic ways. The ...

Say Yes gives you the mental and spiritual practices you need to enjoy your life again--and bring greater fullness than you could imagine before."My life doesn't look anything like I wanted it to. How do I even keep going?" When the dreams for our life die, our vision of who we hoped to become often dies too. That's when The Voice of Giving Up appears.Visual artist and spiritual director Scott Erickson has had long midnigh...

Scott Erickson, Charles A. Dana Professor and Chair of Marketing in the School of Business at Ithaca College, has published widely in the areas of big data and business analytics, intellectual capital, knowledge management, competitive intelligence, intellectual property and related areas that inform marketing strategy.Each chapter of Prof. Erickson's critically important new Principles of Marketing textbook, Marketing Essentials for a Digital World, balances descriptions ...

25 Devotional Readings for Advent and Christmas.In a world that's difficult to make sense of, and a season that's so often overtaken by consumerism, here you'll find heart-stirring illustrations and thought-provoking meditations designed to show you the raw, powerfully sacred story of Christmas in a new light.Has the joy of the holiday season become painfully dissonant with the hard edges of life? Do you feel weary from the way Christmas has become a polish...

當聖誕節變得千篇一律，我們還對節日的本質懷有驚奇的讚嘆嗎？聖誕倒數25天，迎接世上最榮美的造訪喚醒對上帝奧妙的覺察，讚嘆這地上最美的造訪與同在。以馬內利，就是神與我們同在。平凡的日常隨處有神同在，人們卻因熟悉而失去了奇妙的感受。藝術家史考特．艾瑞克森深刻的畫作和文字，以全新角度重現兩千多年前的一切：馬利亞的害喜孕吐、初為人母的脆弱與堅強、胚胎在體內成形的奇妙、血淋淋的分娩過程，還有以柔軟嬌弱的嬰兒之姿來到世上的耶穌……讓古老的故事不再遙遠，反而以赤裸、未經修飾的真實人性，呈現蘊藏在受造之物中的屬靈意義，再次驚嘆神的奧妙。25篇每日默想，你將發現「神與我們同在」的奇蹟今天仍在發生：在你計畫之外的變動中，在你未能實現的夢想中，以及在你新開始的故事中。【真摯推薦】

Say Yes gives you the mental and spiritual practices you need to enjoy your life again--and bring greater fullness than you could imagine before."My life doesn't look anything like I wanted it to. How do I even keep going?" When the dreams for our life die, our vision of who we hoped to become often dies too. That's when The Voice of Giving Up appears.Visual artist and spiritual director Scott Erickson has had long midnigh...

These challenging times demand that Christian churches and their leaders faithfully and effectively address diverse global situations with Gospel-rooted compassion and justice. These essays argue that public theology provides the trinitarian theological framework which fuels wise and compassionate public participation in God's mission within the world today. Public church leaders from the Global South and Global North join their voices to explore the global implications of public theology ...

In the New Economy, intelligence will be essential for firms to gain competitive advantage—not just information or knowledge. Competitive intelligence, or the strategic gathering of knowledge about competitors, climate, trends, new products, has a long and successful history of generating competitive advantage. In this book, Rothberg and Erickson demonstrate how corporations can combine their competitive intelligence gathering with their internal knowledge management gathering into one dyn...

25 Devotional Readings for Advent and Christmas.In a world that's difficult to make sense of, and a season that's so often overtaken by consumerism, here you'll find heart-stirring illustrations and thought-provoking meditations designed to show you the raw, powerfully sacred story of Christmas in a new light.Has the joy of the holiday season become painfully dissonant with the hard edges of life? Do you feel weary from the way Christmas has become a polish...