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Penguin Principles : A Survival Manual For Clergy Seeking Maturity In Minis
$2.97Add to cartQuestion: Why is a parish pastor like a penguin?
Answer:
Penguins have a way of looking dignified and ridiculous simultaneously.
Penguins are sensitive to heat.
Penguins have treacherous enemies.
Penguins are relatively defenseless.
Penguins have a homing instinct.
No matter what happens to penguins, they keep their heads high. (from the Authors’ Preface)While the surgeon-general has yet to rule publicly on this matter, the evidence suggests that reading this book could be injurious to the professional health and the personality of those pastors who are without fault; who have never had a parishioner or a denominational official or a seminary professor lay a guilt trip on them; and who find it painful to laugh at themselves.
Lyle E. Schaller
Yokefellow Institute
(from the Foreword)I believe this book will be a balm to veterans in the pastoral office and will help new clergy avoid many of the pitfalls that lie hidden in the path …
Paul A. Weber
President, Ohio District, LCMS -
Curious Commercials
$14.95Add to cartCurious Commercials approaches the Christmas event from a different perspective. Daniel Weitner doesn’t treat the nativity as a kind of warm and fuzzy feeling of longing for universal peace that envelops the earth around the end of the year or as a sign pointing to something greater in our lives. In trenchant messages that are liberally sprinkled with contemporary illustrations, he reminds us that to know what Christmas is all about, we don’t have to look outside Bethlehem…beyond the manger…or past the baby Jesus. Instead we should focus on the birth of Jesus the Redeemer – it is the wonderful event!
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God Blesses Me
$14.99Add to cartGet toddlers into Bible learning with this series of complete lessons patterned after our best-selling Instant Bible Lessons series for older children. Each lesson begins with a Bibley story followed by a clever visual teachers can make to enhance learning. Then a variety of themed puzzles, games, crafts, and snacks allow flexibility in shaping the biblical message for any class.
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Bible Truths Ages 5-10 (Reprinted)
$14.99Add to cartThe Bible is God’s own Word, an enduring Word that will never pass away; the principles taught in the Bible are everlasting. With this book, your students will learn what the Bible teaches. The most exciting aspect of the Instant Bible Lessons series, which includes God’s Angels, Talking to God, and Virtues and Values, is its flexibility. You can easily adapt these lessons to a Sunday School hour, a children’s church service, a Wednesday night Bible study or home use. Because there is a variety of reproducible ideas from which to choose, you will enjoy creating a class session that is best for your group of students–whether large or small, beginning or advanced, active or studious. Plus, the intriguing topics will keep your kids coming back for more, week after week.
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Normal Christian Church Life
$11.75Add to cart1. The Apostles
2. The Separation And Movements Of The Apostles
3. The Elders Appointed By The Apostles
4. The Churches Founded By The Apostles
5. The Basis Of Union And Division
6. The Work And The Churches
7. Among The Workers
8. The Question Of Finance
9. The Organization Of Local ChurchesAdditional Info
The contents of this book, with the exception of some minor adjustments to British punctuation, expressions, idioms, and spellings, have been taken directly from the edition published by Watchman Nee in England in 1939 under the title Concerning Our Missions. The 1939 English edition presents Watchman Nee’s own work in the English language; he was directly responsible for its translation and editing. Any differences between the English and Chinese editions reflect Watchman Nee’s own revisions.
