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Youth Ministry as Peace Education: Overcoming Silence, Transforming Violence

Youth Ministry as Peace Education offers clergy, students, and practitioners a new approach to youth ministry--to equip young people to transform violence and oppression as part of their Christian vocation. In this theologically robust and pedagogically innovative and tested resource, Elizabeth W. Corrie shows that youth, like all of us, are meant to work to establish God's shalom--peace, justice, and well-being--on earth as it is in heaven.

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How Not to Be Afraid: Seven Ways to Live When Everything Seems Terrifying

Fight, flee, or freeze: are these our only options for responding to fear? In How Not to Be Afraid, Gareth Higgins addresses seven common fears and invites us to change the course of our stories through seven habits of hope rooted in Celtic spirituality. Pointing us toward tenderness, empathy, and gentle encounter with others and with our deepest fears, Higgins helps us discover that peace is the path to itself.

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Read a Book with Me

A little boy discovers the perfect reading partner, and a chance to make a new friend.

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A Treasury of Prayers

Jesus said: Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks...

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When Day Is Done

A soothing bedtime book for calming down after a busy day.

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The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to the Old Testament: Israel's In-Your-Face, Holy God

The Old Testament bears witness to an in-your-face, holy God--a God who gets down and dirty with creation and history; a God who gets in...

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God Made the Animals

This charming board book helps toddlers become roly poly hedgehogs, silly monkeys, hooting owls, and mysterious bats. As they read, children learn about God's creativity and care for the animals.

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The Wit of Martin Luther

Eric Gritsch ties Luther's wit and humor to his sharp polemical exploitation of the absurd or incongruous in service to his Reform. At a deeper level Luther's...

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The Enneagram for Black Liberation: Return to Who You Are Beneath the Armor You Carry

For Black women in particular, our Enneagram personality types are more than just our way of being in the world, but a reflection of the armor that we use to protect ourselves. This book offers practices for building a sense of self separate from our armor, while working to dismantle the systems that require us to stay constantly armored up.

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Body Becoming: A Path to Our Liberation

Activist and public theologian Robyn Henderson-Espinoza inhabits a trans, nonbinary, multiracial body--a body continually in discovery. Drawing from their own body story with the theory and practice of bodywork, they lead us to discover embodiment as the primary place of deep wisdom and a powerful tool to create lasting social change.

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Uri and the Busy Day: A Book about Feeling Overwhelmed

Uri has a fun day ahead and doesn't want to miss anything. Sometimes the fun gets to be too much! Children learn ways to calm down on too-busy days.

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The Life of Martin Luther: A Pop-Up Book

The story of Martin Luther and his role in sparking the Protestant Reformation is given an interactive retelling in this beautiful and sturdy pop-up book. From Luther's decision to become a monk to his 95 theses, history jumps off the page through the vibrant, colorful illustrations of renowned artist and paper engineer Agostino Traini. Full of surprising details, this book will have kids coming back again and again to learn about this fascinating chapter in the history of the Christian faith. Published in time for the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, The Life of Martin Luther is also an excellent gift for anyone with an interest in the history of the Christian church.

Scholars disagree on some aspects of Martin Luther's biography. In this book for children, we've chosen to tell the popular version of Luther's life story, while also drawing on the expertise of historians.

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The World of the Old Testament: A Curious Kid's Guide to the Bible's Most Ancient Stories

A visual guide to the history and culture of the world of the Old Testament, with vibrant illustrations and maps.

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Lift-the-Flap Bible Stories for Young Children

With 30 lift-the-flaps, simple text and colorful art, this Bible storybook is the perfect gift for toddlers. Mixing learning concepts with Old and New Testament stories and inclusive skin tones, this sturdy board book offers an interactive story time. Stories range from Creation to Easter.

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For the Beauty of the Earth

The poetry of this classic hymn combine with beautiful illustrations to create a picture book that children and adults alike will cherish. Includes the written music and lyrics.

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Rufus and His Angry Tail: A Book about Anger

Rufus gets upset when Ava comes along and messes up his favorite game. Will saying a prayer help him to be less angry?

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I Can Praise God

I Can Praise God helps young children learn to make a joyful noise unto the Lord - loud or reverent, active or calm, there are many ways to praise God.

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God's Great Big World: A Play and Learn book

Spark Story Bible Play and Learn books help families fit faith into everyday life with engaging Bible stories, simple activities, and fun projects for all ages.

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Frolic Bible Babies

Introduce your baby to beloved Bible babies - Jesus, Moses, Samuel, and Isaac's stories come to life.

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Youth Room Resource Bundle

Be prepared for anything! Stock your youth room with a book that equips youth to wrestle with tough questions, find devotional time, read about heroic women of the Bible, and learn about Jesus's world.

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