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Celebration of Discipline
                      by Richard Foster

  Hailed by many as the best modern book on Christian spirituality, Celebration of Discipline examines the "classic Disciplines," or central spiritual practices, of the Christian faith.  Along the way, Foster shows us that is only by and through these practices that the true path to spiritual growth can be found.

God's Politics
                      by Jim Wallis

Wallis finds the current conservative, liberal, and libertarian options out-of-step with the desires of most Americans untenable. Wallis offers a fourth option, “The Common Good,” that would represent those who are traditional on issues of moral character, personal responsibility, sexual integrity, and family values (without scape-goating any group like single parents or homosexuals), while being very progressive on issues like poverty and racial justice. This option affirms good stewardship of the earth and its resources, supports gender equality, and looks first to peacemaking and conflict-resolution when it comes to foreign policy questions. At the spiritual heart of this option is linking one’s personal ethics to social justice.

A prophetic book, it provides a scathing indictment of American society and the skewed values our government seems to endorse and implement. A hopeful book, it offers a platform for bringing the spiritual and political together, offering an alternative to the conservative, liberal, and libertarian options currently available to Americans.

Speaking my Mind
                      by Tony Campolo

The Barbarian Way: Unleash the Untamed Faith Within
                          by Erwin McManus

  Erwin McManus wasn't raised in a Christian home, so when he came to Christ as a college student, he didn't know the rules of the "religious club." He didn't do well in Shakespeare courses, so he didn't really understand the KJV Bible he was given either. But he did understand that prayer was a conversation, and he learned to talk to God and wait for answers. Erwin's way was passionate and rough around the edges-a sincere, barbaric journey to Christ.

Barbaric Christians see Jesus differently than civilized Christians. They see disciples differently, and they see Christ's mission differently. The Barbarian Way is a call to escape "civilized" Christianity and become original, powerful, untamed Christians-just as Christ intended.

So I Go Now
                            by Jeff Jacobson

  "I see him riding in on a Harley, the Jesus of my day. His hair is long and wild from the wind and it looks like he's been on the road for awhile. But his eyes are still bright, and he smiles when he sees me. I guess he travels light because his saddlebags are mostly empty..."

Take a ride with a man who is forced to discover what a modern day Jesus would do; where he would go and what he would wear. Would he have tattoos, and if so, how many? What type of people would he hang with, and what might cause a scandal if he were doing it right here and now?

Experience a journey on the back of a Harley - a ride where faith and fiction collide with the non-fiction that sustains it; where imagination becomes wonder, and wonder itself leads to action.

(Ask your corps officer about the Along the Way DVD where this text was adapted to film for the Salvation Army Southern Territory!)

Spiritual Classics
                  by Richard Foster and Emilie Griffin

  From nearly two thousand years of Christian writing comes Spiritual Classics, fifty-two selections complete with a profile of each author, (Augustine, Merton, Buechner, Tozer, Chesterton)  meditations for group and individual use, discussion questions and exercises, and a personal reflection by Richard Foster on each selection.  Editors Richard Foster and Emilie Griffin also offer recommendations for further guided reading and exploration.




  


Devotional Classics
                  Edited by Richard Foster and James Bryan Smith

  These fifty-two selections have been organized to introduce readers through the course of one year to the great devotional writers.  The readings have been edited by James Smith, and each is accompanied by an introduction and meditation by Richard Foster.  In addition, each reading features a linked biblical passage, discussion questions, and individual and group exercises.




  


The Divine Conspiracy
                       by Dallas Willard

  While most Christians seem to think Jesus is a beloved, though distant, Savior, this book seeks to explore the relevance of God in every aspect of our existence.




   

Invitation to a Journey
                       by Robert Mulholland Jr.

  Mulholland helps Christians new and old to understand that we become like Christ gradually, not instantly.  He also examines different personalities showing how each calls for different forms of piety.


  

Jesus in the Margins
                              by Rick McKinley


  Good News Unpacked Jesus is our ultimate model for finding identity, acceptance, and legitimacy from the Father. As we pull back the curtain on His life, we discover that Jesus knows what it's like to be marginalized. He understands how it feels to have society shove you to the side, to not really be accepted, and in the end to be totally rejected. He can identify with life in the margins because when God came to earth in the person of Jesus Christ, He landed in the margins. On purpose. And He chose to land there because it's in the margins that broken lives get mended, prisoners are set free, and the poor hear the Good News.

 

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