Is there nothing distinctive that Christians can contribute to the environmental cause beyond “human resources,” responsible citizenship, and consumer power? Robin Parry argues that what Christianity has to offer is a distinctive spirituality, one that provides a rich rationale for creation care, principles to guide it, and the resources to empower, equip, and form people to walk the pathway with resilience. This book seeks to bring into focus the critical importance of G...

Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of the Bible.When we read Scripture we often imagine that the world inhabited by the Bible's characters was much the same as our own. We would be wrong. The biblical world is an ancient world with a flat earth that stands at the center of the cosmos, and with a vast ocean in the sky, chaos dragons, mystical mountains, demonic deserts, an underground zone for the dead, stars that are sentient beings, and, if you travel upwards and through the...

If worship is God centered,and God is the Trinity,then worship should be Trinity centered.Worshipping Trinity explores the meaning and implications of that simple claim. Written for church leaders, worship leaders, and songwriters, as well as for those interested in theology, this volume explains why the Trinity matters so much and explores practical ways our worship can be made more Trinitarian. This second edition is fully updated and expanded.

Discover the Unseen World That Sustains UsHave you ever wondered about the hidden wonders beneath your feet? Delve into the captivating realm of fungi, where mystery and innovation intertwine in a world often overlooked. In Fungi: The Hidden Kingdom Beneath Our Feet, you'll embark on an unforgettable journey through lush landscapes dominated by these enigmatic organisms.This riveting exploration begins with unraveling the centuries-old perceptions of fungi, inviting you to ...

DISCIPLINE IS NOT A DIRTY WORD What is it that we dislike so much about the word discipline? The older I get the more I realize that discipline is not optional but a necessity. I'm not referring to discipline in the sense you might normally assume. Like going on a diet or working out at the gym. No, I'm referring to the discipline we need to apply to our thought life. The truth is that God wants you to experience His peace and joy no matter in what situation you might find yourself. The qu...

This book aims to uncover and explore the ideas of notable people in the story of Christian universalism from the time of the Reformation until the end of the nineteenth century. It is a story that is largely unknown in both the church and the academy, and the characters that populate it have for the most part passed into obscurity. With carefully located bore holes drilled to release the long-hidden theologies of key people and texts, the volume seeks to display and historically situate t...

The peatlands of the Outer Hebrides are half land, half water. Their surface is a glorious tweed woven from tiny, living sphagnums rich in wildlife, but underneath is layer upon layer of dead mosses transforming into the peat. One can, with care, walk out onto them, but stop and you begin to sink into them. For time immemorial the peatlands have been places – for humans at least – of seasonal habitation but not of constant residence.In this book Robin A. Crawford explores the peatl...

Authoritative study by a renowned musicologist and Reformation scholarMany scholars think that congregational singing was not established in Lutheran worship until well after the start of the Reformation. In this book Robin A. Leaver calls that view into question, presenting new research to confirm the earlier view that congregational singing was both the intention and the practice right from the beginning of the Wittenberg reforms in worship.Leaver's study focuses o...

Authoritative study by a renowned musicologist and Reformation scholarMany scholars think that congregational singing was not established in Lutheran worship until well after the start of the Reformation. In this book Robin A. Leaver calls that view into question, presenting new research to confirm the earlier view that congregational singing was both the intention and the practice right from the beginning of the Wittenberg reforms in worship.Leaver's study focuses...

The major cultural changes in Western societies since the Reformation have created a serious challenge for the church. Modernity in particular has been inhospitable to Christian orthodoxy and many have been tempted to reject classical versions of the faith. This has led to a division within churches that Walker and Parry name "the third schism," a divide between those who believe and practice the central tenets of Christian tradition and those who do not.The authors have adopted an...

I Am a Squirmy Wormy is the simple story of how one little girl wiggles through the events of her day. In fact, she wiggles and squirms so much that her grandmother named this book after her!----“My granddaughter Bailey would not sit still while being changed and dressed. So I started calling her a Squirmy Wormy and made up short rhymes based on what she was doing. I would recite the rhyme while changing and dressing her, and it would settle her. I then expanded on the rhymes and it evolve...

Martin Luther's relationship to music has been largely downplayed, yet music played a vital role in Luther's life -- and he in turn had a deep and lasting effect on Christian hymnody. In Luther's Liturgical Music Robin Leaver comprehensively explores these connections. Replete with tables, figures, and musical examples, this volume is the most extensive study on Luther and music ever published. Leaver's work makes a formidable contribution to Reformation studies, but worship leade...