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The history of the Episcopal Church is intimately bound up with the history of empire. The two grew in tandem in the modern era, and as they grew they developed particular ideologies and practices around race. As slavery was carried over into the new political formations of the United States, so too were racially based exclusions carried over in the Episcopal Church. Mission, Race, and Empire presents a new history of the Episcopal Church from its origins in the early British Empire up to the present, told through the lenses of empire and race.

In these uncertain, divisive times, families are under direct spiritual attack, ripped apart by toxic values, corrupt beliefs, and physical and spiritual abandonment. In this powerful book, global pastor Sherman Dumas offers a battle plan to fight back—one household at a time. Filled with...

When lifelong activist and celebrated author Maggie Helwig became an Anglican priest, she brought both her hard-earned social justice wisdom and her incomparable literary prowess to the role. Where the homily–the weekly act of taking biblical texts and making them speak to one's time, place, and community–can easily become a rote exercise, Helwig takes the language and narrative very seriously. The homilies in this book, selected from those presented to her congregation over the last five years, talk about the Bible, and by extension, the world, through both an activist and a literary lens.

Bartimaeus knew Jesus was his only hope for healing, for a better life. So even as the crowd jostled him, scolded him, told him to be quiet, he unleashed a desperate plea and shouted louder. This time Jesus stopped and said nine words that changed the trajectory of his life—and will change yours: "What do you want me to do for you?" Unpacking this unforgettable encounter between Bartimaeus and Jesus with his unique humor, storytelling, and fist-pumping motivation, Chuck E. Tate shows how it can also be your story.

Robert Traill's 'Vindication' was written to defend ministers from the accusation that preaching justification by faith alone would lead to antinomianism—believing that God's law holds no binding authority for those in Christ. Traill argued that the imputed righteousness of Christ is the only...

As her body lay dying, her spirit began to travel A Second Chance at Heaven is an unforgettable account of one young woman’s encounter with the Lord of Life. A visceral account of one woman’s journey to hell and back An ideal resource for parents looking to help a teen struggling with...

"Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord. Repeat them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy." —Habakkuk 3:2 My Fame, His Fame is a call for believers to heed the example of the prophet Habakkuk by stepping to their watch on the ramparts...

From a preeminent King scholar, the origin story of the man, minister, and civil rights hero who would lead the nation and change the world. We know who Martin Luther King, Jr. became, but who was he at the beginning of his life? How did his youth inform his outlook and activism? Before Martin...

Through her book, The Prophetic & Healing Power of Your Words, and exclusive series, Speaking Miracles, Becky Dvorak mentors you on how to prophesy your healing by using words charged with the power of God.

Miracles in the Glory is your invitation to engage God's manifest presence and walk in it. The power of God is already inside of you. But cultivating intimacy with God and abiding in his secret place transforms you. You become an outlet for his Glory. Jesse and Amy Shamp share powerful personal testimonies to help you release your own miracles out of time spent in his glory.

Much-Afraid had been in the service of the Chief Shepherd, whose great flocks were pastured down in the Valley of Humiliation. She lived with her friends and fellow workers Mercy and Peace in a tranquil little white cottage in the village of Much-Trembling. She loved her work and desired intensely to please the Chief Shepherd, but happy as she was in most ways, she was conscious of several things which hindered her in her work and caused her much secret distress and shame.

Did you know that the same blood that cleanses us from sin also provides healing for your body? Sandra Kennedy proves you cannot separate the two. There's real power in the blood of Jesus.