Interactive Readings for Christian Worship

Interactive Readings for Christian Worship

Author: Edwin Zackrison

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2003-08

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 0595292275

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Need some revitalization of your worship service with more involvement on the part of the congregations? Or do you need more focus on the sermon subjects? This book may well be your answer. The 53 responsive readings in the book differ from the traditional approach. Here you may find the audience cast in various roles (such as in drama) where they will respond as a character in a story (such as in readers theatre). Good reading is easy to achieve (as in choral reading) and the audience gets to answer and suggest corporately (as in traditional responsive readings). The audience may play the fool, the pharisee, the publican, God, the believer, or the skeptic. At all times we worked at keeping the responses short so that the long monotony of untrained reading would be avoided, and a minimum of rehearsal instruction would be needed to have maximum expression. Both youth and adults have enjoyed these responsive readings. We think your congregation will as well!!


Interactive Worship Readings from the Book of Psalms

Interactive Worship Readings from the Book of Psalms

Author: Melvin D. Campbell

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2014-05-01

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1491731761

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The reading in the book focuses on worship is a community activity from the book of Psalm. Through these readings the experiences of the writers of Psalms become our experiences in praise and adoration to God. The readings are short, using traditional translations, but updated in language. Dr. Campbell holds graduate degrees in both chemistry and education, having taught on the collegiate level in both areas. He is prolific writer of Readers Theatres for classrooms and worship services. He is very active in providing readings for large congregations including his own church. He along with colleagues have authored 3 other books on Readers Theatre. He has made numerous presentations at professional meetings and has given many workshops. At the present time he is Adjunct Professor of Education at La Sierra University.


She Reads Truth

She Reads Truth

Author: Raechel Myers

Publisher: B&H Publishing Group

Published: 2016-10-04

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 1433688980

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Born out of the experiences of hundreds of thousands of women who Raechel and Amanda have walked alongside as they walk with the Lord, She Reads Truth is the message that will help you understand the place of God's Word in your life.


Catechism of the Catholic Church

Catechism of the Catholic Church

Author: U.S. Catholic Church

Publisher: Image

Published: 2012-11-28

Total Pages: 849

ISBN-13: 030795370X

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Over 3 million copies sold! Essential reading for Catholics of all walks of life. Here it is - the first new Catechism of the Catholic Church in more than 400 years, a complete summary of what Catholics around the world commonly believe. The Catechism draws on the Bible, the Mass, the Sacraments, Church tradition and teaching, and the lives of saints. It comes with a complete index, footnotes and cross-references for a fuller understanding of every subject. The word catechism means "instruction" - this book will serve as the standard for all future catechisms. Using the tradition of explaining what the Church believes (the Creed), what she celebrates (the Sacraments), what she lives (the Commandments), and what she prays (the Lord's Prayer), the Catechism of the Catholic Church offers challenges for believers and answers for all those interested in learning about the mystery of the Catholic faith. The Catechism of the Catholic Church is a positive, coherent and contemporary map for our spiritual journey toward transformation.


Profile of a Religious Man

Profile of a Religious Man

Author: Edwin Zackrison

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2020-11-11

Total Pages: 636

ISBN-13: 1532699042

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This book is a “journey book.” Sitting down at a computer and producing the story has been a grand trek. I have learned that there is a principle in nature that some things need to mellow, calm down, and soak in. The refusal of winemakers to take a wine before its time is a notion I am coming to understand. It works with writers as well. Like a fetus signaling its mother that it is time to head for the hospital, a literary work stays in the mind until its time. In my education, I have read of the battles of great Church leaders who were eventually thrown out of their churches. In my denominational education, I was largely led to see them as heretics, rebels, eccentrics, revolutionaries, apostates, and as generally representing a lower form of spirituality. Church education often asked me to surrender my biases in favor of accepting a new set of assumptions—my denominational ones. We were to be critical of everything except our organization. I submit that there is danger in that. This book will cover incidents from the first forty years of my life as a religious addict. You may find something here that you can identify with.


Christians Are Recovering Human Beings

Christians Are Recovering Human Beings

Author: Edwin Zackrison

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2019-07-26

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 153207848X

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This book will examine some of the perspectives of reality that can help us realize the pattern of our recovery. In our notions of improvement there are elements of value and worth, which stress direction and evaluation. These elements are closely related to rationale, aim and goal. We call them wishes. Christianity does not just talk of desire. Appeal often falls short of action. The reality of healing through our faith is directed by divine action. Theologians write about concepts like covenant, sacrifice, depravity and vindication. And they put meanings in those terms which often escape the “man on the street.” We will look at some of these perceptions in our study of this reality. Love is demonstrated in our acts. Sometimes the Bible writers refer to this as ‘right-doing’ of loving response. Our love finds its convincing expression in good acts. Actions attract equivalence from others. Educators refer to this the contrast between cognition and affection.


About Tomorrow, Let God Worry

About Tomorrow, Let God Worry

Author: Edwin Zackrison

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2018-12-29

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1532065094

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Successful human existence is wrapped up in how humans deal with their time. Everyone talks about the pursuit of happiness. Unpacked, that means how they ration and spend their time. The past gives direction to the present as well as the future. But the future never comes. Everything humans are in is present. The place of time is of utmost concern to spiritual people. The place of God in helping them deal with it is crucial.


Common Worship: Times and Seasons President's Edition

Common Worship: Times and Seasons President's Edition

Author: Common Worship

Publisher: Canterbury Press

Published: 2013-07-15

Total Pages: 657

ISBN-13: 0715122436

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This revised, expanded edition of the Common Worship President’s Edition contains everything to celebrate Holy Communion Order One throughout the church year. It combines relevant material from the original President’s Edition with Eucharistic material from Times and Seasons, Festivals and Pastoral Services, and the Additional Collects.


For the Love of the World

For the Love of the World

Author: Edwin Zackrison

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2021-08-04

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1666707112

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The "world" can be subject to interpretations that cause Christians to disagree and even fight. Interpretations often end in startling disputes. For some, that world includes the inheritance of denominational interpretations. Historically conditioned conclusions are taken out of their context. Booklets have been produced for young people that largely define the world as dancing, smoking, drugs, music, theater, and music. This book will not spend time on these parochial notions. Rather, it will deal with God's love for the world. While Christians are often warned against the world, God loved the world from a different standpoint and made the ultimate sacrifice to give this world the chance to be restored to rightness with him.


Living in Anticipation of the End-Time

Living in Anticipation of the End-Time

Author: Edwin Zackrison

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2022-07-19

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1666745537

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Not long ago, those who wrote about the “end-time” were preachers—the more fundamentalist, the more extreme by some standards. “The end is coming soon,” they said, and cartoons were rampant with guys carrying placards captioned by “The End is Near!” From the time of Christ, whose noncritical predictions included such inspiration for the placards, the religious prophets could not resist emphasis on such topics. Today things are different. The “scientists” and “politicians” make the predictions. “Twelve More Years” is what we hear from the latter. But they don’t attack with religious terms. They speak of time in the context of “climate change” and “global warming.” They do not agree on how to interpret the evidence, but the religionists also had trouble with agreement. Strange interpretations of biblical texts have now gone the way of so-called science. Various elucidations carry one thing in common: none gain consensus. Some arguments enter discussions by censuring those who disagree with them. Their opponents are not allowed to speak. They must remain silent. They are called nasty names, and unfair methods are used to punish them. They try to stop the incongruous from speaking at all. Living in the “end-time” demonstrates the conflict between good and evil.