Swing State
When an abusive husband takes his celebrity actress wife to the neighbors’ house only for her to discover it’s a swingers party, she is floored. Is this the final straw for them? While trying to figure out how to leave without angering her husband and setting herself up for private, painful repercussions in their own […]
Change In My Pocket
Change in My Pocket is an insider’s guide for handling your life both during and after Change enters the picture (e.g. death of a parent or spouse, end of a marriage, major health challenge, career shift, empty nest, retirement). Shari Moxley has helped hundreds of clients recognize and make sound choices through such periods. Her […]
Counting with Ricky the Rock
Ricky, the Rock, who has been a favorite among kids grades K-3 for over eight years, is finally available for younger audiences in his very first board book. Counting with Ricky, the Rock is a fun, easy to understand counting book. Written lyrically, it’s ideal for parents to read to their young children and count […]
Anabaptist Community Bible
Rediscover the Bible, together. The Bible has sustained Anabaptist faith for 500 years and continues to convict, encourage, and transform us as Anabaptists. The Anabaptist Community Bible invites you to explore Scripture deeply, and to discover how key Anabaptist themes are woven through both the stories of the Bible and your own life. Expertly designed […]
Hope for the Mission
To get it right in the mission to end homelessness, we don’t have to choose between faith and factsFor well over a century, Christian ministries have actively offered relief for the poor and unhoused in North America. The dominant model in faith-based homelessness response has long been gospel rescue missions, nonprofit organizations that shelter and […]
Grace Over Guns
We need to talk about the reality of warWar remains a clear and present evil, yet North American Christians often don’t feel equipped to talk about it. When a US Air Force drone drops a bomb on a wedding party in Yemen, for example, few of us have the language to talk about that violence. […]
Intimate Conversations
The Bible can help us have better conversations about sexFor many of us, formation around sexuality was often marked by a lack of information and honest dialogue. The teaching we did receive was confusing at times, especially since secular and religious ideas about sexuality often seem at odds.These concerns can be especially acute for parents seeking […]
James
The letter of James has a clear and compelling message: faith in Jesus Christ must make a difference in how we live. James calls individual believers and the church to live with integrity, to be “whole” people and not “double-minded.” What we believe and know must be reflected in what we say and do. Although […]
Bad Religion, Good News
It’s time for the church to confront its checkered past—and present. Christians have vigorously upheld the evil of slavery in the Americas, apartheid in South Africa, the Crusades, and internment camps. Religious wrongdoing is more than just history. Many today have suffered church-related trauma or have seen loved ones hurt by believers. Some of us have […]
Whole and Human
Awaken your senses to a life beyond survivalIn an age of conflict, disparity, and uncertainty, do we really need more church practices built around self-denial, grief, suffering, penance, and fasting? For individuals and communities on the margins, we don’t need weekly or daily reminders about grief—we have enough already. Instead, we need traditions that oppose […]