Perfectly suited to confirmation classes, newcomers, and educational programs, this entertaining and informative guide to Hebrew Scripture includes reference to Bible passages alongside cartoons and funny poems. Morehouse Publishing? Continuum Books?

These delightful cartoons teach readers about the New Testament stories and characters. Each cartoon is accompanied by a brief, humorous poem and an invitation to explore the story more fully through the biblical texts.

This is not a book about why people give; it is a guide for how to create outreach partnerships to provide better help more efficiently and responsibly. With text aided by practical worksheets, it explores the entire step-by-step process of outreach, from motivations and documentation of available resources, to focus on desired outcomes and alternative methods to achieve goals.

Written in clear, concise language and illustrated by real-life stories of good and bad programs, the authors include evaluation techniques, bibliography, and index.

To be effective, leadership must be humble and strong. The leadership we often see in churches and not-for-profits, as well as in corporations, can be neither. The purpose of this book is to analyze these assertions, then to discuss how those who are preparing to be leaders and those who wish to be more effective leaders can recognize and avoid the pitfalls that lead to weak and arrogant leadership by adopting certain habits of life.

"It has been said that we are called not only to read Scripture but to let Scripture read us. In that spirit, this book will guide readers into conversation with Paul's letter to the Romans. The author will help us listen to what that letter said to the people to whom it was written and to hear what it says to us today. Readers will bring their own reflections, personal concerns, and questions to the table as we let this letter challenge us with
meaning--letting it read the reader.

The thesis of this book is that the letter has demonstrated transforming power to renew lives...