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A Mennonite Woman explores how the shapes people live among in turn shape them. Mennonite Christians are called to be intentional about giving a God-shape to their lives. This book argues that spiritual formation is necessarily changing from a spiritual-formation-by-just-living-in-community to a more intentional spiritual formation-by-contemplative-and communal-disciplines.

But more than that, here is simply a good story! Here the author integrates her Mennonite background, her encounter with Irish Catholic faith, and the spiritual life she discovers in her grandmother and in her own everyday life.

Copyright 2010 Cascadia Publishing House

"When I started examining the subject, I thought there must be other images we could use to help us define what a Christian man looks like," he says. "I was sure that not every man wants to go into battle, or withdraw from others."

Brandt, who teaches spirituality at Columbia Bible College in Abbotsford, B.C., decided to test his idea by inviting some male friends to participate in a discussion group exploring different images of male spirituality. He sent each chapter out in advance to the group, which then met to talk about it.

The result of those meetings is Under Construction, which uses the story of Joseph in the book of Genesis to explore other images of male spirituality-images such as peacebuilder, forgiver, reconciler and creator of God's shalom.

For Brandt, male spirituality "reaches its height when it shows compassion to all people, beginning with those close to us. It's about being part of building God's commonwealth of love and justice, having the courage to face the wounds of our past and building a marriage, a family, and a career while empowering others to build with us."

Under Construction: Reframing Men's Spirituality was made possible through the generious support of Mennonite Men, an organization of the Mennonite Church that promotes and develops resources for men.

Copyright 2010 Herald Press

Copyright 2008 Herald Press

Copyright 2008 Kindred Productions

Rather than the pastor working solo, a renewal team is trained that gets the entire congregation involved. The team works with the church to look at tis strengths and discover new life. Rather than using a diagnostic model of church renewal, find out what is wrong and fix it, the process uses an affirmative model, find out what is right and builds on it.

Copyright 2008 Herald Press

When these forces are ignored, the outlook is grim. But when pastors are energized by a biblical understanding of the church's redemptive participation in Jesus' victory over the cosmic powers, congregations spring to new life.

The solid, simple words of this book's prayers reflect the quiet wisdom of these committed people, who care steadfastly for each other and their neighbors.

Gently colorful paintings reminiscent of folk art fill the pages of this book with warmth and delight.

Copyright 2001.

God's pace is not a how-to book, but rather a story filled study of Psalm 23 that delivers new understandings about our world and our place in it. It helps us begin to live at God's pace.

Copyright 2001.