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Embracing the Uncertain, 2nd edition, Leader Guide: A Bible Study for Unsteady Times
by Magrey deVegaLearn to navigate life’s uncertainties.The Leader Guide contains discussion questions and session plans for a six-week study of Embracing the Uncertain. It includes opening and closing prayers, optional activities, and weekly session goals. It is designed to be used with the book and DVD.Just turning on the news lets us know we are living in uncertain times. Economic instabilities, eruptions of violence, and natural catastrophes can alter the lives and landscapes of entire communities. Our individual lives are often just as unsteady: relationships can falter, plans can go awry, and confidence can wane.Uncertainty can be uncomfortable. Many of us prefer stability and a predictable future to an unknown fate. We are wired to want to control our destiny.The reality is that in our fast-changing, unpredictable world, there are few guarantees in life. It’s those who are willing to embrace uncertainty and make the risky decision to follow Jesus despite the many unknowns who will reap the greatest rewards.In Embracing the Uncertain, Magrey deVega invites readers to engage and wrestle with life’s uncertainties, not ignore them. The six chapters focus on six post-transfiguration, pre-Passion stories in the Gospels. Each of these stories is a signpost in the Gospel narrative, pointing down at a world filled with uncertainty but pointing us forward to a cross that can show us how to follow Jesus with courage, hope, and obedience.Embracing the Uncertain helps you dig deep into your faith and face life’s challenges with a renewed sense of purpose.
Rooted in the Wild: Revitalizing the Church in a Blended Ecology
by Michael Adam BeckDiscover the blended ecology model for modern churches.How can the church adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing culture while staying true to its roots? With churches facing declining attendance and outreach struggles, Rooted in the Wild offers a timely and inspiring solution. Author Michael Adam Beck introduces the concept of a “blended ecology” of the church. This groundbreaking approach combines the “deep roots” of traditional practices with the “wild branches” of fresh, unconventional expressions of faith. From biblical foundations to real-world examples, Beck explores how churches can honor their heritage while reaching new people in unexpected places, such as homes, tattoo parlors, and dog parks.This isn’t just a lofty vision – it’s a practical, hands-on guide filled with actionable strategies for revitalizing your church community. Whether you’re a leader in an established congregation or someone pioneering innovative ways of doing ministry, Rooted in the Wild shows how tradition and innovation can work together to create meaningful transformations. This book serves as a roadmap to bridge the past and the future, helping your congregation grow as a community while expanding its ministry to all.
Steadfast 2026: 365 Days of Devotion
by Abingdon PressA year of devotions to deepen your faith."Teach us to number our days so that we may gain a heart of wisdom." These words from Psalm 90:12 invite us to reflect deeply on the precious gift of time and how we use it. For centuries, Christians have leaned on Scripture—not just reading it but truly immersing themselves in it—to grow closer to God and develop a life rooted in faith. This yearlong devotional aligns with the calendar year and beautifully intertwines the church’s liturgical seasons. From Advent to Easter and everything in between, it highlights the sacred rhythm of the Christian calendar, providing moments to pause, reflect, and celebrate. The themes woven throughout the year create a narrative structure, offering readers a sense of continuity and connection as the weeks unfold. The devotions explore a wide variety of Scripture passages and themes, reflecting the ebb and flow of life’s experiences. No matter what this year holds, these devotions aim to meet you where you are.Steadfast 2026 is an invitation to intentionally spend time in God’s presence, deepen your faith, and open your heart to God’s Word. By committing to daily devotion, you’ll find yourself drawing nearer to the Lord, cultivating wisdom, and walking boldly in faith daily.
Answering the Call: Candidacy Guidebook
by Abingdon PressHow to prepare for ordination in The United Methodist Church.Discover your true purpose and gain clarity in your spiritual calling with Answering the Call, the Candidacy Guidebook from the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry. Thoughtfully designed to inspire deep reflection, this guide walks you through the essential steps to discern whether ordained ministry aligns with God's plan for your life.It’s not just about hearing the call; it’s about understanding whether your unique gifts, grace, and readiness align with the path of ministry leadership. Packed with prayerful guidance and thought-provoking questions, this resource empowers you to make a faithful decision, not just for yourself, but for the community you are called to serve.Whether you’re stepping into this process with excitement or uncertainty, Answering the Call offers the counsel and reassurance you need. Required reading for those pursuing candidacy within the United Methodist Church, this guidebook invites you to explore your potential with confidence, ensuring that God’s purpose can work powerfully through your life, no matter the outcome.
The Bash Bash Revolution
by Douglas LainSeventeen-year-old Matthew Munson is ranked thirteenth in the state in Bash Bash Revolution, an outdated Nintendo game from 2002 that, in 2016, is still getting tournament play. He&’s a high school dropout who still lives at home with his mom, doing little but gaming and moping. That is, until Matthew&’s dad turns up again.Jeffrey Munson is a computer geek who&’d left home eight years earlier to work on a top secret military project. Jeff has been a sporadic presence in Matthew&’s life, and much to his son&’s displeasure insists on bonding over video games. The two start entering local tournaments together, where Jeff shows astonishing aptitude for Bash Bash Revolution in particular.Then, as abruptly as he appeared, Matthew&’s father disappears again, just as he was beginning to let Jeff back into his life.The betrayal is life-shattering, and Matthew decides to give chase, in the process discovering the true nature of the government-sponsored artificial intelligence program his father has been involved in. Told as a series of conversations between Matthew and his father&’s artificial intelligence program, Bash Bash Revolution is a wildly original novel of apocalypse and revolution, as well as a poignant story of broken family.
The Fire in His Hands: Book One of A Fortress in Shadow
by Glen CookOnce a mighty kingdom reigned, but now all is chaos. In the vast reaches of the desert, a young heretic escapes certain death and embarks on a mission of madness and glory. He is El Murid - the Disciple - who vows to bring order, prosperity, and righteousness to the desert people of Hammad al Nakir. After four long centuries, El Murid is the savior who is destined to build a new empire from the blood his enemies. But all is not as it seems, and the sinister forces pulling the strings of empire come into the light. Who and what lies behind El Murid's vision of a desert empire? The first book in the A Fortress in Shadow book.
Enormity
by W.G. MarshallEnormity is the strange tale of an American working in Korea, a lonely young man named Manny Lopes, who is not only physically small (in his own words, he's a &“Creole shrimp&”), but his work, his failed marriage, his race, all conspire to make him feel puny and insignificant-the proverbial ninety-eight-pound weakling.Then one day an accident happens, a quantum explosion, and suddenly Manny awakens to discover that he is big-really big. In fact, Manny is enormous, a mile-high colossus! Now there's no stopping him: he's a one-man weapon of mass destruction. Yet he means well.Enormity takes some odd turns, featuring characters like surfing gangbangers, elderly terrorists, and a North Korean assassin who thinks she's Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz. There's also sex, violence, and action galore, with the army throwing everything it has against the rampaging colossus that is Manny Lopes. But there's only one weapon that has any chance at all of stopping him: his wife.
Transmaniacon
by John ShirleyJohn Shirley&’s Debut Novel!Ben Rackey, Professional Irritant: A man who is assigned to steal the Exciter—a device that can amplify and release strong, hostile human emotions in anyone, anywhere. The Exciter can turn suppressed anger into a full-scale war. With the power to psychically manipulate crowds of people, Rackey can demolish The Barrier, an invisible wall of densely flowing ions entirely enclosing the continental United States...and escape. BEN RACKEY Foremost Professional irritant, remarkable in acting both as burglar and inciter in the bizarre and pleasure-seeking world of the 22nd century is a fearless, ruthless man of ingenuity, completely overwhelmed with his own strength. His latest and most dangerous assignment is to steal THE EXCITER. A dangerous and fragile device for the augmentation of the telepathic transfer of mania. By seeking out and amplifying strong, hostile human emotions, the exciter can turn a street brawl into a full scale war. As soon as Ben has possession if it he will have the power to destroy THE BARRIER. Conceived as the perfect defense against nuclear, biological, and chemical warfare, it was activated in 1989 - an invisible screen of densely flowing ions entirely enclosing the continental zone labeled "The United States." Once the barrier is demolished Ben can escape.
Living Shadows: Stories: New & Preowned
by John ShirleyOne of the darkest, edgiest, boldest writers around, John Shirley lays down an adrenalized yet artful prose that fairly skids across the page, dragging the reader along into shadowed corners of terror and desire. Yet while it's thrilling, there's psychological depth, too, as Shirley bores into the brains of his characters, revealing the motivations of those who walk on the wild side. Many writers extrapolate from peripheral observation and research, but John Shirley's stories come from personal experience with extreme people and extreme mental states, and his struggle with the seductions of addiction. On the streets, in the midst of darkest suburbia, or just beyond consensus reality - Shirley brings the shadows to vivid life.
The Tree (The Wrath & Athenaeum)
by Na'amen Gobert TilahunThe sequel to The Root, a compelling urban fantasy series set between modern-day San Francisco and an alternate dimension filled with gods and worlds of dark magic. In Corpiliu, an alternate dimension to our own, a darkness grows, devouring whole cities as it spreads. Robbed of her greatest power, separated from her siblings and thrown among people she does not trust, Lil, a &’dant from the city Zebub, must find a way to turn everything around, to trust in a power she knows nothing about.Erik travels from San Francisco to Zebub, haunted by the ghost of his ex, still coming to terms with his true identity as a descendant of the gods, and unsure how to fight what seems to have no weakness. Pushing back against taboos meant to keep the true history of Corpiliu secret, he gains many enemies and few allies, and strange visions will make him question his own sanity.Between Earth and Corpiliu, a war is developing on two fronts, one that might well mean the end of both dimensions. In The Tree, the dynamic follow-up to the exciting fantasy debut The Root, long-held secrets will be revealed, and long-trusted loyalties will be put to the test.
The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by John Joseph AdamsThe game is afoot! Night Shade Books is proud to present the fantastic adventures of the world's greatest detective — mystery, fantasy, science fiction, horror, no genre can escape the esteemed detective's needle-sharp intellect and intuition.This reprint anthology showcases the best Holmes short fiction from the last 25 years, featuring stories by such visionaries as Stephen King, Neil Gaimen, Laura King, and many others.
The Daedalus Incident Revised
by Michael J MartinezMars is supposed to be dead…a fact Lt. Shaila Jain of the Joint Space Command is beginning to doubt in a bad way.Freak quakes are rumbling over the long-dormant tectonic plates of the planet, disrupting its trillion-dollar mining operations and driving scientists past the edges of theory and reason. However, when rocks shake off their ancient dust and begin to roll—seemingly of their own volition—carving canals as they converge to form a towering structure amid the ruddy terrain, Lt. Jain and her JSC team realize that their realize that their routine geological survey of a Martian cave system is anything but. The only clues they have stem from the emissions of a mysterious blue radiation, and a 300-year-old journal that is writing itself.Lt. Thomas Weatherby of His Majesty&’s Royal Navy is an honest 18th-century man of modest beginnings, doing his part for King and Country aboard the HMS Daedalus, a frigate sailing the high seas between continents…and the immense Void between the Known Worlds. Across the Solar System and among its colonies—rife with plunder and alien slave trade—through dire battles fraught with strange alchemy, nothing much can shake his resolve. But events are transpiring to change all that.With the aid of his fierce captain, a drug-addled alchemist, and a servant girl with a remarkable past, Weatherby must track a great and powerful mystic, who has embarked upon a sinister quest to upset the balance of the planets—the consequences of which may reach far beyond the Solar System, threatening the very fabric of space itself.Set sail among the stars with this uncanny tale, where adventure awaits, and dimensions collide!
Necropolis
by Michael DempseyIn a world where death is a thing of the past, how far would you go to solve your own murder? NYPD detective Paul Donner and his wife Elise were killed in a hold-up gone wrong. Fifty years later, Donner is back: revived courtesy of the Shift. Supposedly the unintended side-effect of a botched biological terrorist attack and carried by a ubiquitous retrovirus, the Shift jump-starts dead DNA and throws the life cycle into reverse, so reborns like Donner must cope with the fact that they are not only slowly youthing toward a new childhood, but have become New York's most hated minority. With New York quarantined beneath a geodesic blister, government and basic services have been outsourced by a private security corporation named Surazal. Reborns and infected norms alike struggle in a counterclockwise world, where everybody gets younger, you can see Elvis every night at Radio City Music Hall, and nobody has any hope of ever seeing the outside world. Lost in a sea of nostalgia, NYC becomes an inwardly focused schizophrenic culture of alienation and loss. In this backwards-looking culture where only some of the dead have returned, Donner is haunted by revivers guilt, and becomes obsessed with finding out who killed him and his non-returning wife. Little does he know, strange forces have already begun tracking him. Donner isn't the only one obsessed with the past.
God's War (Bel Dame Apocrypha)
by Kameron HurleyNyx had already been to hell. One prayer more or less wouldn't make any difference...On a ravaged, contaminated world, a centuries-old holy war rages, fought by a bloody mix of mercenaries, magicians, and conscripted soldiers. Though the origins of the war are shady and complex, there's one thing everybody agrees on--There's not a chance in hell of ending it.Nyx is a former government assassin who makes a living cutting off heads for cash. But when a dubious deal between her government and an alien gene pirate goes bad, Nyx's ugly past makes her the top pick for a covert recovery. The head they want her to bring home could end the war--but at what price?The world is about to find out.
Building Beloved Community: The Courage to Love in the Face of Tyranny
by The United Methodist Church Council of BishopsBuilding beloved communities where division cannot stand.When fear and division threaten to take hold, faith communities face a pivotal choice: give in or rise to embody God's radical love and build inclusive, united communities.Building Beloved Community, a call to action from the United Methodist Council of Bishops, equips readers with theological insight, practical strategies, and inspiring global stories to resist division and foster connection. Drawing on experiences from Ukraine, the Philippines, Guatemala, and beyond, it reveals common patterns of authoritarianism and offers faithful alternatives grounded in love over fear.Rooted in Wesleyan theology, this resource guides readers in navigating tough conversations, creating safe spaces, engaging in compassionate action, and building networks of solidarity. Reflection questions at the end of each chapter encourage deeper study and meaningful engagement.Addressing forces such as Christian nationalism, racism, and extremism, Building Beloved Community underscores the urgent need for social healing and the church's role in building just, grace-filled communities. Whether you are a faith leader, congregant, seminary student, or activist, this book offers hope, guidance, and a vision for living faithfully in challenging times. Together, we can reject fear and division to create communities rooted in justice, love, and care.
El Cristiano como Ministro: Explora el significado del llamado de Dios al ministerio
by Abingdon PressGuía para explorar el ministerio en la Iglesia Metodista Unida.Para quienes buscan discernir el llamado de Dios al ministerio, El Cristiano como ministro sirve como guía fundamental. Este libro presenta el profundo significado de ese llamado, ofrece una visión del ministerio y describe las diversas oportunidades disponibles en la Iglesia Metodista Unida para vivirlo.Basado en una comprensión wesleyana del ministerio y liderazgo como, enfatiza una convicción esencial: que todos los cristianos son ministros en virtud de su bautismo. Ya sea que esté considerando el ministerio con licencia u ordenado, este recurso ofrece una introducción clara y completa a las diferentes vías de servicio dentro de la Iglesia Metodista Unida. Si busca claridad, orientación o simplemente un punto de partida en su camino de fe, El Cristiano como ministro es un compañero indispensable, una lectura obligatoria para quienes responden al llamado de Dios con propósito y devoción. Este recurso es de lectura obligatoria para quienes consideran la candidatura dentro de la Iglesia Metodista UnidaGuide to exploring ministry in The United Methodist Church.For those discerning God’s call to ministry, The Christian as Minister serves as a foundational guide. This book introduces the profound meaning of that call, provides a vision for ministry, and outlines the various opportunities available through The United Methodist Church to live it out.Grounded in a Wesleyan understanding of servant ministry and leadership, it emphasizes an essential belief—that all Christians are ministers by virtue of their baptism. Whether you're considering licensed or ordained ministry, this resource offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to the different pathways of service within The United Methodist Church.If you're seeking clarity, guidance, or simply a starting point on your faith-driven journey, The Christian as Minister is an indispensable companion, required reading for those answering God’s call with purpose and devotion.This resource is required reading for those considering candidacy within the United Methodist Church.
On Love: 20 Lessons for the World We Seek
by Paul W. Chilcote Janet K. ChilcoteBring love into action one small step at a time.In a world that often feels divided and dark, On Love reveals how everyday moments can become transformative acts of love. Drawing from their rich life experiences, Paul and Janet Chilcote offer twenty essential practices that anyone can begin immediately—no special training required. Each chapter shares relatable stories and simple practices that fit naturally into your daily routines, from making meaningful eye contact to creating beauty in ordinary spaces.Through refreshingly honest personal stories and down-to-earth wisdom, the Chilcotes show how small shifts in the way we interact with the world create ripples of positive change:Turn a hostile interaction into a moment of genuine connectionFind hope even in challenging circumstancesListen in ways that make others feel truly valuedCreate spaces of welcome in an increasingly isolated worldDiscover joy in simplifying your lifeWritten in an everyday conversational manner, On Love reads like a heart-to-heart talk with trusted friends who understand life’s complexities. This book meets you exactly where you are and invites you to discover how love transforms everything it touches.No homework, no complicated spiritual practices—just twenty simple ways to bring more love into your life and our world, starting with your next interaction.With your purchase of On Love, you’ll receive access to a free downloadable digital Companion Guide designed to help you get the most from these twenty transformative practices. Its flexible format allows you to use it for personal reflection and with small groups.The six-session guide includes:Weekly scripture connections that illuminate each practiceFocus verses for contemplationSimple reflection questions to deepen your experiencePractical guidance for implementing each practice in daily life
The Christian as Minister: An Exploration Into the Meaning of God's Call
by Abingdon PressGuide to exploring ministry in The United Methodist Church.For those discerning God’s call to ministry, The Christian as Minister serves as a foundational guide. This book introduces the profound meaning of that call, provides a vision for ministry, and outlines the various opportunities available through The United Methodist Church to live it out.Grounded in a Wesleyan understanding of servant ministry and leadership, it emphasizes an essential belief—that all Christians are ministers by virtue of their baptism. Whether you're considering licensed or ordained ministry, this resource offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to the different pathways of service within The United Methodist Church.If you're seeking clarity, guidance, or simply a starting point on your faith-driven journey, The Christian as Minister is an indispensable companion, required reading for those answering God’s call with purpose and devotion.This resource is required reading for those considering candidacy within the United Methodist Church.
Final Words From the Cross Leader's Guide
by Adam HamiltonIn 24 Hours That Changed the World, Adam Hamilton took us on a Lenten journey through the last day of Jesus' life. Now, in his inspiring follow-up book, Hamilton examines Christ’s dying hours and his final words as seen and heard through the eyes and ears of those who stood near the cross.Moving through each chapter you will begin to understand and respond to Jesus’ final words at the cross while learning about those who were eye witnesses to the crucifixion. In the final chapter, Hamilton moves beyond the cross to Jesus' words to the disciples on the road to Emmaus and to those who were witnesses to the Resurrection.This small-group Leader Guide is a companion piece to the Final Words DVD and contains seven teaching sessions with topics that include:Father Forgive ThemBehold Your SonMy God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?Today You Will Be with Me in ParadiseI ThirstInto Your Hands I Commit My SpiritOn the Road to EmmausLent, Lenten, Lenten Resource, Lenten Resources, Lent Study, Lent Studies, Easter, Easter Study, Easter Studies
Called Out: Discerning God's Plan for Your Church
by Kellen RoggenbuckHear what God is asking and follow the call.This book helps leaders and congregations to understand what God is calling them to do. Packed with real-life church examples and inspiring stories, Called Out provides an engaging, prayerful, Scripture-rooted process for pastors and laity to use together. Through this process, God’s people come to see their church and its unique gifts with startling clarity. They identify areas of need in their community and opportunities to make a positive impact. Through conversation, prayer, and listening, this process helps break down the filters that inhibit discernment. When you purchase Called Out, you will also receive access to FREE downloadable worksheets for congregants and leaders to work through together. This leads to new ideas, collaborative decision-making, and action in the church and community, transforming lives for Christ.
Generous Divine Love: The Grace and Power of Methodist Theology
by Kenneth J. CollinsDiscover the heart of Wesleyan theology.Explore the heart of Wesleyan theology through an engaging and accessible narrative that speaks to both heart and mind. This book shares John Wesley’s teachings, where the themes of inclusion, love, and unity take center stage. The generous, even lavish, nature of John Wesley’s practical theology reveals the freedom and outgoing love of the divine Being, who calls forth people to overcome the divisions and tribalism of group life. This gracious call reveals the very universality of the gospel, and has the cumulative effect of praise arising, of a doxological celebration of a God of holy love who is the fount of it all.In Generous Divine Love, you’ll find it approachable yet deeply enriching, offering just the right balance of depth and clarity.
High
by John ShirleyThe kind of originality that conventional science fiction is reluctant to welcome: a visionary adventure. In the near future, the human race is facing an intolerable population crisis and impending global conflict. Devastating war and vast destruction seem inevitable. Then the Great High comes—a partial cancellation of gravity—destroying cities, killing countless people, but the survivors possess strange new telekinetic powers. The old rules are meaningless; anarchy and violence arise, but rationality and cooperation also persist. But with all the old prejudices surviving, humans still turn to military force as the answer to their problems. Can humanity learn to adapt... and survive?
King of the Cracksmen
by Dennis O'FlahertyThe year is 1877. Automatons and steam-powered dirigible gunships have transformed the nation in the aftermath of the Civil War. Everything on the other side of the Mississippi has been claimed for Russia. Lincoln is still president, having never been assassinated, but the former secretary of war Edwin Stanton is now the head of the Department of Public Safety, ruling with an iron fist as head of the country&’s military.Liam McCool is a bad man, one of the best Irish cracksmen there is when it comes to robbery, cracking safes, and other sundry actives—until he was caught red-handed by Stanton. Those in the South who don&’t fit into Stanton&’s plans for the Reconstruction, and Stanton realizes Liam McCool is more useful doing his dirty work than sitting in a jail cell. But when his sweetheart, Maggie, turns up murdered, Liam McCool realizes he&’ll do anything, even if it means getting way over his head with bloodthirsty Russians, to solve the crime.The King of the Cracksmen is an explosive, action-packed look at a Victorian empire that never was, part To Catch a Thief, part Little Big Man. It&’s steampunk like you&’ve never seen it before, a murder mystery in a foreign world where no one is who they seem to be and danger lurks around every corner.
The Collected Fantasies of Clark Ashton Smith: The End Of The Story
by Clark Ashton SmithPublished in chronological order, with extensive story and bibliographic notes, this series not only provides access to stories that have been out of print for years, but gives them a historical and social context. Series editors Scott Conners and Ronald S. Hilger excavated the still-existing manuscripts, letters and various published versions of the stories, creating a definitive &“preferred text&” for Smith's entire body of work. This first volume of the series, brings together 25 of his fantasy stories, written between 1925 and 1930, including such classics as "The Abominations of Yondo," "The Monster of the Prophecy," "The Last Incantation" and the title story.
A Passage at Arms
by Glen CookThe ongoing war between Humanity and the Ulat is a battle of attrition that humanity is unfortunately losing. However, humans have the advantage of trans-hyperdrive technology, which allows their climber fleet, under very narrow and strenuous conditions, to pass through space almost undetectable. Passage at Arms tells the intimate, detailed and harrowing story of a climber crew and its captain during a critical juncture of the war. Cook combines speculative technology with a canny and realistic portrait of men at war and the stresses they face in combat. Passage at Arms is one of the classic novels of military science fiction.