Being a steward is about how you live your life and express your values to others. Faithful followers of Jesus live shalom by living in harmony with others and the world. We are called to live as generous creatures created by a generous God who shares responsibility with us for all creation ? to live stewardship. This book is for worship planners who want to explore worship that is more centered our entire lives as giving worth-ship to God as well as worship that includes the musical and visual arts ? and for persons who want to explore their worship experience further. Practicing our faith is a lifelong process. When completed, this series will offer 24 practices in 10 different life settings.

The New Testament word for stranger is also translated as host and guest. Hospitality is never a one way street, but a circle or roundabout that gives and receives. The one who invites and the one invited are each in turn host and guest. While sharing back and forth, we uncover connections, empathy, and surprising growth. This book focuses is for worship planners who want to explore worship that is more hospitable as well as worship that includes the musical and visual arts. Practicing our faith is a lifelong process. When completed, this series will offer 24 practices in 10 different life settings. These seek a deeper, stronger relationship with God through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit and with one another. This series can be used at any time or stage in your life.

This is a compelling and inspiring look at spiritual beliefs that influenced some of the world's greatest composers, now revised and expanded with eight additional composers.

"Circles of Care" is a wonderful collection presenting 48 of Ruth Duck's hymns set to music. The texts address issues of healing and reconciliation and provide new images for praise and celebration. The hymns reflect expansive theology, in language that is inclusive while touching the heart with poetic beauty. Musical settings include both traditional tunes and modern new compositions. Contents are organized for easy selection by topic, with helpful scriptural and lectionary indexes as well.

Sabbath is intentional time taken by individuals and faith communities to integrate the Divine with humanity and creation. Practicing Sabbath leads us to a fuller understanding of who we are as children of God. This book is for worship planners who want to explore silence, rest, and devotion in the contexts of worship and life. How can musical and visual arts help to foster a restful, restorative community? Practicing our faith is a lifelong process. When completed, this series will offer 24 practices in 10 different life settings. This series can be used at any time or stage in your life.

Celebrating the spirit of song In A Song to Sing, a Life to Live, Don and Emily Saliers help readers see the connections between Saturday night music and Sunday morning music by exploring the spiritual dimensions of music itself. They tell the stories of their own lives in music, and they share what they have learned and observed about the power of music in human life. They help us appreciate the joy of music and also how music carries us into places of sorrow, where we must go if we are to live with honesty about ourselves and compassion for others. This book is for churchgoers and spiritual seekers alike. Music is described in terms of spiritual practice; it has the power to embrace those who are deeply immersed in the life of Christian faith and speak to those who are spiritual but may question formal religion. The book explores a wide variety of musical traditions and offers an invitation to embrace a broader and deeper vision of the power of music and the spiritual dimensions of attentive listening. "This is a beautiful expression of music as many things--healer, gift, symbol of freedom and community, and agent of change" (Mary Chapin Carpenter).