This book of devotions demonstrates how our faith journey can be explored and energized through vehicles of popular culture like movies. Using lectionary readings, the weekly themes remind us that God is with us in every situation. Designed for Lent, it can also be used at any time in the year. Includes a study guide and movie guide.

What is the meaning of grace, of sin, of the sacraments? How are we to understand our dependence on God or relate to the person of Jesus? What roles do the Bible and the church play in our life of faith? Talking about theology needn't be boring or stuffy, the authors argue. Rather, it is exhilarating to explore the why of our faith. Each of 13 key …

Messy Church is a fun way for people of all ages to frame a church community outside regular Sunday worship. There are stories, prayers, and singing, but there are also crafts using unusual materials—and they can be messy! And there’s food—a meal to share with your whole family—and it can be messy! Make new friends, have fun, and experience …

This short, quick-to-read Canadian edition is structured in bite-sized sections covering the essentials of starting a Messy Church. It includes checklists, milestones, questions to ask a Messy Church you’re visiting, and “things we wish we’d known.”

Chosen to reflect the urban context, Worship in the City’s rich collection of prayers and songs shows that in its diversity and creativity, the city can offer an environment that is good for the soul.

The relentless pull to buy more stuff, our love/hate relationship with money, and the disconnect between how we spend our time and money and what makes life meaningful—LOONIE covers these topics and more using humour and a chatty style

Once you decide to follow Jesus, what does it look like? Many people who come to church aren’t really sure. Bullseye maps out six markers that are signs of a Christian life. In practical, inviting, and clear ways, Bullseye examines • Using Spiritual Practices • Worshipping Together Weekly • Discovering Authentic Community • Serving • Gi …

Wow, that was a good funeral. Comments like this are not an accident but the result of care and planning, contends David Sparks in A Good Ending. This practical book gives advice and ideas for every step along the way, from supporting the dying person, to planning a funeral, life celebration, or memorial, and to being with those left to mourn. Whet …

Meet the many sides of Lois M. Wilson: Moderator, senator, minister, mother, chancellor, activist, wife, canoeist, feminist. Feisty and Fearless explores the legacy of an accomplished, vibrant public and religious leader, a woman of firsts who shattered the stained-glass ceiling. With access to Wilson and to her unpublished papers, photographs, and …

In this Lenten devotional, author Debbie McMillan remixes familiar biblical stories so readers are meeting Jesus in contexts that turn the tough questions on them. Readers will be challenged, comforted, and changed. Confronted by Jesus is a multi-functional devotional that can be used for individual and group reflection throughout the year, as well …

This book is a gift to help us step off the frenetic treadmill that the Advent season too often becomes. Its help comes by enabling us to listen deeply each day to the Advent scripture readings and John the Baptist's repeated Advent call to "prepare the way" for the holy babe who is coming.