Grace Community UMC
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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BookstoreWelcome to the
Grace Community Bookstore!
 Until recently, we have listed some special books for your spiritual growth on the Pastor's Page. Now we've created the Bookstore page to make it easier to find and order books of interest. These books are selected by Pastor Rob to encourage you in developing a deeper relationship with God and living out the Christian life. New selections are added each month and cover a wide variety of subjects.The links provided below will take you to the Grace Community Virtual Bookstore on the Cokesbury website. Cokesbury is on of the largest Christian book distributors and is a ministry of the United Methodist Church. You will find a wide selection of devotional, Bible study, topical books on the Christian life and much more. You will also enjoy significant discounts on books that you order through our Virtual Bookstore.
 I encourage you to browse this section of books that I recommend for your spiritual growth and development. Each month I am selecting some books that I personally feel will enlighten you and help you draw closer to God. You may order these books from Cokesbury through our Grace Community Virtual Bookstore. Check it out and find some resources that will enhance your spiritual growth and discipleship. ~Pastor Rob  CEB- Common English Bible New Testament Take a fresh look at the Bible while you experience a new translation. The Common English Bible combines a commitment to both accuracy and readability. The result is a new version of the Bible the typical reader or worshipper is able to understand with ease. Written in today's modern English, the Common English Bible was created through the careful work of 120 leading biblical scholars from 24 faith traditions and thorough field tests by 77 reading groups. The CEB Thinline edition is highly portable yet easy to see with generous 9-point type and a convenient trim size that is also thinner than an inch. Available in Softcover, DecoTone simulated leather, and bonded EcoLeather bindings.
Longing to Pray: How the Psalms Teach Us to Talk to God
 By J. Ellsworth Callas Kalas invites us to study with some ancient experts in prayer, the persons who wrote the Book of Psalms. We haven't read long in the psalms before we realize that the authors were altogether human, with a massive catalog of troubles, inconsistencies, and questions. Their lives were marked by breathtaking highs and lows, with sometimes only a few paragraphs between. But with all of that, they were saints. They left us with the greatest collection of prayers in the possession of our human race.
 The Divine Hours: Prayers for Springtimeby Phyllis Tickle The Divine Hours is the first major literary and liturgical reworking of the sixth-century Benedictine Rule of fixed-hour prayer. This thoroughly modern three-volume guide will appeal to the theological novice as well as to the ecclesiastical sophisticate. Making primary use of the Book of Common Prayer and the writings of the Church Fathers, The Divine Hours is also a companion to the New Jerusalem Bible, from which it draws its Scripture readings.
The Power of a Focused Heart: 8 Life Lessons from the Beatitudes
 by Mary Lou Redding Using Jesus’ sayings that we call the Beatitudes, The Power of a Focused Heart will guide users in simplifying their life by finding ways to say no to people in order to remain free to say yes to God. Brief chapters may be read in fifteen minutes followed by daily exercises in responding to Scripture.
 Marting Luther King Jr. by Marshall Frady Re-creating the life and turbulent times of the civil rights movement's inspirational leader, the author offers facinating insights into his subject's magnetic charater and explores the complexities of King's relationships with other civil rights leaders, the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, and the FBI's J. Edgar Hoover.
Hurry Less, Worry Less
 by Judy Pace Christie Judy Christie is a member of Grace Community United Methodist Church and has blessed us in the past with workshops concerning this crucial life topic. Now the book is here! Hurry Less, Worry Less is intended for all those busy women and men who want to slow their lives down but don’t quite know where to start. It offers strategies for change, and an invitation to a Christian life. The author writes: “This book shares the path that I took and is written with the certainty that there is a better way to live, even in these hectic times…especially in these hectic times. An unexpected part of the journey was how God began to speak to me and help me grow. I discovered that part of the yearning inside me was for this underdeveloped part of my life.” Click here for Judy's other books and resources!
 by Rob Weber Click here to order |
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