Forced
to Pray: God’s Chosen Under Pressure.--Richard
Bansemer examines the lives and prayers of 5 persons in the
Bible ___ Jonah, Job, Mary, Jesus and Paul ___ and considers
how God might likewise drive us to pray by choosing us for
some ‘hard heavenly work on earth.’(Read
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The
Journey of Justus Falckner--This
biography of Justice Falkner chronicles a key figure of 1700's
colonial Lutheranism and the vital role he played in its establishment.
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A
Large Catechism--a
small book, only 56 pages and only $4, on the Christian basics
by Robert Jenson, esteemed by his students and recognized
as one of the most creative theological thinkers of our times.
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Lively
Stone--C.
George Fry & Joel R. Kurz
Berthold von Schenk marched to a different drummer. He was
never part of any political party in his church body; he was
often shunned and ridiculed. Yet he remained as stable as
stone while displaying a vibrancy not unlike that of the varied
and flowing colors of polished marble.(Read
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Prayers
For The Eucharistic Gathering--a commentary
on the history and themes of the first prayer, offertory and
post-communion prayers throughout the church year. The
author's meditations and fresh translations of these prayers
for each week will help you prepare for Sunday worship. (Read More...)
Rich
in Grace: The Bible of the Poor for 21st Century Christians
--ALPB
Treasurer Dorothy Zelenko wrote the following that appeared
on the back of the 2007 ALPB Christmas Appeal Letter where
the book was announced for the first time:“At the start
of this lovely volume, Kathryn Ann Hill quotes from Matthew
13: 52: ‘Therefore every scribe who has been trained
for the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings
out of his treasure what is new and what is old.’ And
that is exactly what she has done in Rich in Grace:
The Bible for the Poor for 21st Century Christians.
The ‘old’ things are the 38 woodcut images carefully
reproduced from a 15th century (Read
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