Can a sermon reach beyond the hour it is presented? Does our world still have a place for sermons? Are we in an era that despises sermonizing-an age in which the ego is often fed with advice to "look within yourself for truth"? Arthur O. Roberts puts these questions and doubts to rest. Throughout the fifty sermons and addresses in The Sacred Ordinary, you'll find "soaring idealistic reflections alongside down-to-earth, practical advice, followed by plain-speaking poetic verse," writes Corey Beals in the foreword. The Sacred Ordinary, a celebration of nearly forty years of public ministry,...
Can a sermon reach beyond the hour it is presented? Does our world still have a place for sermons? Are we in an era that despises sermonizing-an age i...
As a pastor, professor, philosopher, and poet, Arthur O. Roberts has a large tool chest for his communication ventures. In this book the poet shares tributes-to animals, friends, family, places, God's grace, and to Fern (his wife for more than sixty years). These poems are delightful evidence that Roberts pays close attention to the human and natural world around him.
As a pastor, professor, philosopher, and poet, Arthur O. Roberts has a large tool chest for his communication ventures. In this book the poet shares t...
Arthur O. Roberts illuminates the passion, struggles, and legacy of a man committed to authentic Christian living at a critical time in history. George Fox, desiring a kingdom of truth and love on this side of the flaming sword of Eden, led a seventeenth-century spiritual awakening that attracted thousands of people people who became known as the Society of Friends (Quakers). Through Flaming Sword is both a spiritual biography of Fox and a closer look at Fox s legacy, particularly his thoughts on Christian holiness and the nature of the church. Today s restless pilgrims, troubled by the world...
Arthur O. Roberts illuminates the passion, struggles, and legacy of a man committed to authentic Christian living at a critical time in history. Georg...