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Book Extract: A Servant’s Heart
This is from My Life Story, forthcoming (in just a few days) from Energion by Becky Lynn Black. It comes from page 83. I have always thought of ministry as any act of service for another. I praise God that I have never limited ministry to professional or official positions. The joy of my relationship…
Holy Smoke! Unholy Fire!
… provides the quote of the day at The Church of Jesus Christ blog.
God Hears the Cries of the Poor
As Amos contends, God hears the cries of the poor, and God’s voice speaking through their pain challenges all of us, but most especially those wielding power and enjoying prosperity, to listen to God’s messages spoken through the voices of the voiceless, homeless, evicted, malnourished, desperate, and hopeless, whether in Appalachian coal country, inner-city Chicago,…
Retirement?
A violent person entices their neighbor and leads them down a path that is not good. Whoever winks with their eye is plotting perversity; whoever purses their lips is bent on evil. Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness. Better a patient person than a warrior, one…
Tomorrow is World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
Tomorrow is World Hospice and Palliative Care Day. One of the most innovative and life-enhancing aspects of modern healthcare is the hospice movement. Jody Neufeld, a now-retired practitioner in providing hospice care as a Registered Nurse, looks over her career and shares some practical advice and wisdom for those of us (meaning most of us)…
Eschatology and Resurrection Sale Extended
Again in honor of the Lectionary passages for this week, we’re extending our Eschatology and Resurrection Sale, and we’re also adding two books to it. All books in this sale are 40% off their cover price. You can see a complete list of our current specials on Energion Direct. The two new books we’ve added…
