Stephen McCutchan

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  Water From The Rock Cycle C

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  We all need refreshment on our spiritual journey, and there’s no better source than a daily encounter with God’s Word. In these pages, Stephen McCutchan helps you find the living water offered to us by the rock of the almighty. His complete set of insightful meditations, based on scripture texts from Cycle C of the Revised Common Lectionary, guide you through each Sunday’s passages by focusing on key themes and highlighting the central meaning for our everyday lives.

  This volume is perfect for use as a daily devotional – five easy-to-follow formats for personal meditation are included, allowing you to combine prayer time with reading one of the week’s scripture texts and its accompanying commentary. It’s also a valuable reference for sermon preparation, as well as an excellent curriculum for adult classes integrating Bible study with Sunday worship. Water from the Rock is an inspirational resource that will strengthen your connection with the divine story and your ability to hear God’s voice speaking through scripture.
  Stephen P. McCutchan, after serving three churches in the pastoral ministry for 38 years, focuses his energies in retirement on developing resources to nurture and support the health of clergy. He leads workshops on clergy health and maintains a weekly blog reflecting on the life of clergy, www.smccutchan.com. He has written over a dozen books including a three-volume devotional for pastors based on the Revised Common Lectionary, and an award-winning book on using the Psalms in ministry. In 2013 he published a mystery novel, A Star and a Tear, and three volumes of short stories about various experiences of clergy life available at his website or on Amazon. He is currently working on a series of books under the theme Healthy Clergy Make Healthy Congregations that will include Rediscovering the Company of Pastors, An Interim’s Gift to Congregations, and God Laughs, Why Don’t You?

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  Water From The Well Cycle A

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  We can all use nourishment to sustain us on our spiritual journey, and there’s no better source to get a refreshing drink from than God’s Word. In these pages, Stephen McCutchan helps you draw from that endless well with a complete set of theological reflections based on scripture texts from Cycle A of the Revised Common Lectionary. His insightful meditations guide you through each Sunday’s passages by focusing on key themes and highlighting the text’s central meaning for our everyday lives.

  This volume is perfect for use as a daily devotional — five easy-to-follow formats for personal meditation are included, allowing you to combine prayer time with reading one of the week’s scripture texts and its accompanying commentary. It’s also a valuable reference for sermon preparation, as well as an excellent curriculum for adult classes integrating Bible study with Sunday worship. But however you choose to use it, Water from the Well is an inspirational resource that will strengthen your connection with the divine story and your ability to hear God’s voice speaking through scripture.

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  Experiencing The Psalms

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  Preface
  Chapter 1. Where Have All The Psalms Gone?
  Chapter 2. Speaking To God In A Harsh Language
  Chapter 3. An Invitation To Play With The Psalms
  Chapter 4. Whatever Happened To Praise?
  Chapter 5. Introducing Rage Into Worship
  Chapter 6. Preaching The Dialogue
  Chapter 7. Letting God Teach The Church How To Pray
  Chapter 8. Exploring The Psalms Through The Lord’s Prayer
  Chapter 9. A Canonical Look At The Psalms
  Chapter 10. A Pastoral Use Of The Psalms
  Chapter 11. A Psalm Retreat For Religious Professionals
  Chapter 12. Looking At Jesus Through The Eyes Of The Psalms
  Chapter 13. Studies Of Prayer In The Face Of The World’s Pain

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  Many Christians do not know how to utilize the wisdom of the Psalms. Drawing upon more than thirty years of pastoral ministry, the author offers a fresh approach to integrating the Psalms into the life of the whole church. He not only illustrates practical ways to utilize the Psalms in liturgy and preaching, but also suggests ways to use the Psalms in pastoral care.

  The Psalms can become the framework for examining current ethical problems and for providing self-care for clergy. McCutchan examines the Psalms with these goods in mind, and confronts the issue of the harsh language of the psalms, suggesting that this language may well be the key to helping believers bring their whole lives to the worship of God.

  Experiencing the Psalms can be used as a resource for the congregation that seeks to bring the language of spirituality to the lives of the believers. This book provides an effective strategy for clergy who want to help their members cope with their pain and share their joys in all aspects of their lives.

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