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"Mysterious God, thank you for being with me in my distress, in my pain, and in my suffering. Help me to know that when you feel far away you are as close to me as my breath. Amen." —a prayer by Kate S. Forer in These Days
Taking a breath is important advice right now. Breathing to remind ourselves that we will get through this, to take a break from a full house, to relieve the anxiety of another online worship service or study group. We want to again thank you for your continued ministry and service during this time and provide you with some resources that will hopefully allow for more breathing room.
Please feel free to share this email with all who will find use from it. If it's easier to share through social media, a link to this email will be posted on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
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Connections: Year A, Volume 2
Free on Amazon Kindle
To support all pastors and congregations during the COVID-19 pandemic, our friends at Westminster John Knox Press are offering a free ebook of their popular lectionary preaching commentary. This volume covers Lent through Pentecost. If you prefer print, you can save 35% on this volume and volume 3, which releases this month and you can preorder now.
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The Present Word Adult Curriculum
Free Digital Version
Let’s figure a way to keep Bible study happening! The publishers of The Present Word are happy to make the current quarter (Spring) available digitally, especially while many groups' books are sitting in their churches. While this is and will remain a printed curriculum series, we understand that many groups continue to meet virtually and hope to help continue those meetings. Learn more.
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These Days
Free Devotions for April
In addition to a daily devotion that includes a Scripture reading, reflection, and prayer, each issue also includes inspiring essays and adult coloring pages for added spiritual reflection each month. If you're interested in subscribing for yourself or for your congregation or outside ministries such as nursing homes, check out their information page.
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Materiality as Resistance
Free Chapter + Video Series Giveaway
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We also want to put you at ease about your purchases from us. All book and resource purchases through The Thoughtful Christian are still going out as usual.
We also understand that it can be easier to work with digital products when sharing devotional and study time, and for preachers and leaders as they guide their members through this. We've partnered with Westminster John Knox Press and Flyaway Books to share these ebook sales with you.
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ACADEMIC EBOOKS
On Sale at Amazon Kindle through April 17, 2020
Preaching and Leadership
The Witness of Preaching, Third Edition
The Practice of Pastoral Care, Revised and Expanded Edition: A Postmodern Approach
Worship for the Whole People of God: Vital Worship for the 21st Century
The Homiletical Plot, Expanded Edition: The Sermon as Narrative Art Form
History and Culture
A Biblical History of Israel, Second Edition
World Religions in America, Fourth Edition: An Introduction
A History of Israel, Fourth Edition
Was America Founded as a Christian Nation? Revised Edition: A Historical Introduction
Theology and Ethics
Readings in the History of Christian Theology, Volume 1, Revised Edition: From Its Beginnings to the Eve of the Reformation
Readings in the History of Christian Theology, Volume 2, Revised Edition: From the Reformation to the Present
Trauma and Grace, Second Edition: Theology in a Ruptured World
A History of Christian Theology, Second Edition: An Introduction
Essential Theological Terms
Exploring Christian Ethics: Biblical Foundations for Morality
Academic Bible
Women's Bible Commentary, Third Edition: Revised and Updated
New Testament Exegesis, Third Edition: A Handbook for Students and Pastors
A Handbook to Old Testament Exegesis
Biblical Exegesis, Third Edition: A Beginner's Handbook
An Introduction to Womanist Biblical Interpretation
Hidden Riches: A Sourcebook for the Comparative Study of the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East
Womanist Midrash: A Reintroduction to the Women of the Torah and the Throne
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In Case You Missed Last Week
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