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  Christmas Treasures : A Collection Of Congregational Resources For Advent C

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  This anthology provides an ample selection of seasonal worship, drama, and children’s resources by popular authors from a variety of denominations. Whatever your congregation’s size or worship style, you’re sure to find something in Christmas Treasures to help you create memorable Advent and Christmas services. Copying privileges are included for all segments.

  Litany For Advent And Christmas Candle Lighting provides brief responsive prayers and creative congregational activities for the four Sundays of Advent, Christmas Eve, and Epiphany. It’s excellent for worship services or as a Sunday school opener.

  Christmas Treasures offers three sets of short readings and prayers for the candle lighting portion of Advent and Christmas Eve services. Each 2-3 minute narrative links aspects of the nativity with events in our modern lives, both global and personal, and challenges worshipers to reflect on current issues and respond in ways that glorify the Lord.

  Six Christmas Testimonies depicts the Christmas events and their meaning from the viewpoint of John the Baptist, a magus, the innkeeper, Joseph, a shepherd, and Mary. Especially powerful when read in sequence, these concise dramatic readings are an excellent way to have members participate in Advent or Christmas Eve worship services.

  The Christmas Gift utilizes a creative approach to the seasonal children’s program — a “talent show” is cleverly included as part of a simple yet powerful play based on Luke’s Christmas scripture. It’s a practical presentation for any size congregation — many of the speaking roles have only a few lines, and some parts can be combined. A prop list, set diagram, and sample rehearsal schedule are included to aid novice directors. Performance time is approximately 15 minutes (plus talent show time).

  Who Are You In Bethlehem? and The Promise are two dramatic presentations for the entire congregation with roles that can be performed by any age. Each combines the reading of scripture and singing of familiar hymns with brief narrations to telling the Bethlehem story, focusing on how we respond to the Savior — asking us if we have truly welcomed the babe into our hearts. These inspirational services are flexible enough to be performed by as many participants as are available without requiring extensive memorization.

  Revelations Of Jesus, Given From Heaven/Received On Earth, Nativity, and If It Happened Today are four flexible, Bible-based plays with parts for young peopl

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  Roll Back The Stone

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  Create memorable services that help worshipers experience the profound sadness of the crucifixion as well as the marvelous joy of the risen Christ with this diverse collection of ready-to-use dramatic material. With ample selections for Lent, Holy Week, and Easter, there’s something special here for congregations of any size or worship style. Copying privileges are included for all segments. Included are:

  * A Travesty Of Justice: In The Shadow Of The Cross (Kathy Martz), a series of six meditations in which an unusual assortment of “eyewitnesses” – the thorn, robe, nail, spear, shroud, and stone – tell about their extraordinary encounters with Jesus. Designed for use in Lenten vesper services, these spiritual contemplations examine the events leading up to the crucifixion from a unique perspective. Each user-friendly monologue comes with a brief scripture reading and a prayer.

  * Live From Jerusalem (John O. Eby), a short Palm Sunday play that helps audiences envision what it would have been like to be on the scene of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Tying biblical prophecy together with a contemporary view, television-style news anchors and correspondents vividly portray the chaos and uncertainty of the first day of Passover while speculating on how simmering conflicts will be resolved – leaving audiences to ponder the question “What comes next?”

  * Maundy Thursday Testimonies (David H. Covington), a brief set of dramatic readings depicting the Passion events and their meaning from the viewpoint of four characters: Mary Magdalene, Thomas, Judas, and Peter. An excellent vehicle for members to participate in worship, these moving monologues provide an especially powerful contribution to the Maundy Thursday service.

  * God On Trial, Or…? (John O. Eby), a courtroom drama for Good Friday which portrays Jesus’ trial before Pilate ? with the novel twist of Beelzebub as the prosecutor, questioning several witnesses who level accusations against Jesus. While it is ostensibly Jesus who is on trial, it gradually becomes clear that everyone else (including all of us) is actually on trial before him ? giving new and deeper meaning to Christ’s plea, “Father, forgive them, for they do not understand what they are doing!”

  * Sons Of Thunder (Carol Secord), a brief Good Friday sketch in which James and John struggle to come to grips with the stark reality of the crucifixion. As they bitterly lash out in anger and frustration at those who abandoned Jesu

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  Understanding Scientific Theories Of Origins

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  List Of Figures
  List Of Tables
  List Of Sidebars
  Introduction
  Abbreviations

  Part 1: Getting Started On The Journey
  1. Principles And Methods Of Biblical Interpretation (John H. Walton)
  2. A Comprehensive Doctrine Of Creation And Implications For Scientific Study (Robert C. Bishop)
  3. Knowledge And Faith In Pursuing Origins Questions (Robert C. Bishop)
  4. Creation Through The Lenses Of Science And Theology (Robert C. Bishop)

  Part 2: Cosmic Origins
  5. Cosmic Origins: Genesis 1:1-2:4 (John H. Walton)
  6. Electromagnetic Radiation And The Scale Of The Universe (Robert C. Bishop)
  7. The Expanding Universe (Robert C. Bishop)
  8. The Big Bang Model And Contemporary Cosmology (Robert C. Bishop)
  9. Lives And Deaths Of Stars And Fine-Tuning (Robert C. Bishop)
  10. Biblical And Theological Perspectives On The Origins Of The Universe (Robert C. Bishop)

  Part 3: Origin And Geologic History Of Earth
  11. Origin Of The Earth And Solar System (Stephen O. Moshier)
  12. Historical Roots Of Geology: Catastrophism And Uniformitarianism (Stephen O. Moshier)
  13. The Genesis Flood (John H. Walton)
  14. The Rock Cycle And Timescales Of Geologic Processes (Stephen O. Moshier)
  15. Rocks Of Ages: Measuring Geologic Time (Stephen O. Moshier)
  16. Plate Tectonics: A Theory For How The Earth Works (Stephen O. Moshier)
  17. Reading Earth’s History In Rocks And Fossils (Stephen O. Moshier)
  18. Biblical And Theological Perspectives On Earth History (Stephen O. Moshier And Robert C. Bishop)

  Part 4: Origin Of Life On Earth
  19. From Spontaneous Generation To Abiogenesis (Larry L. Funck)
  20. Prebiotic Chemistry: Preparing The Primordial Soup (Larry L. Funck)
  21. Biological Information: Proteins And Nucleic Acids (Larry L. Funck)
  22. Alternative Scenarios For Life’s Origin (Larry L. Funck)
  23. Biblical And Theological Perspectives On The Origin Of Life (Larry L. Funck)

  Part 5: Origin Of Species And Diversity Of Life
  24. Development Of The Theory Of Evolution (Raymond J. Lewis)
  25. The Modern Synthesis Of Evolution (Raymond J. Lewis)
  26. Exploring The Evidence About Evolution: Phylogeny And Fossils (Raymond J. Lewis)
  27. Development Of An Extended Synthesis Of Evolution (Raymond J. Lewis)
  28. Biblical And Theological Perspectives On The Origin Of The Diversity Of Life (Raymond J. Lewis And Robert C. Bishop)

  Part 6: Human Origins
  29. Human Origins: Genesis 2-3 (John H. Walton)
  30. Human Origins: Evidence From Physical Anthropology (Stephen O. Moshier)

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  The question of origins remains a stumbling block for many. But just as the Psalmist gained insight into God’s character through the observation of nature, modern scientific study can deepen and enrich our vision of the Creator and our place in his creation. In this often contentious field Bishop, Funck, Lewis, Moshier, and Walton serve as our able guides.

  Based on over two decades of teaching origins together in the classroom, the authors present a textbook exploring mainstream scientific theories of origins in astronomy, cosmology, chemistry, geology, biology, physical anthropology, and genetics. While many authors engage origins from a Christian perspective, this is the first work offering a full-fledged discussion of the scientific narrative of origins, from the Big Bang through humankind, accessible to a lay audience in biblical and theological perspective.

  Topics include

  Principles of biblical interpretation
  Close readings of relevant Genesis texts
  A comprehensive Trinitarian doctrine of creation
  Cosmic origins
  The geologic history of Earth
  The origin of life on Earth
  The origin of species and diversity of life
  Human origins
  New creation and creation care
  Science education

  Rather than the familiar scenario where science and faith compete, this book seeks to diffuse tensions by taking the inspiration and authority of the Bible seriously while respecting and honoring God’s revelation through creation. Understanding Scientific Theories of Origins gives the reader a detailed picture of the sciences of origins along with how they fit into the story of God’s creative and redemptive action.

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  Children Youth And Spirituality In A Troubling World

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  Editors Mary Elizabeth Moore and Almeda M. Wright address the harsh, challenging, and delicate realities of children and youth-who live as spiritual beings within a beautiful yet destructive world. Providing a practical theological analysis of the spiritual yearnings, expressions, and challenges of children and youth in a world of rapid change, dislocation, violence, and competing loyalties, Children, Youth, and Spirituality in a Troubling World provides readers with a purposeful conversation on this important topic.

  This book will serve as more than a collection; it will be a genuine conversation, which will in turn stir lively conversation among scholars, theological students, and Christian communities that seek to understand and respond more adequately in ministries to and with children and youth.

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