In a world of cacophony and chaos, how do we live out a faith that is both contemplative and active? Praying with Jonah invites us to rediscover God's rhythms — stillness and boldness, being and doing, contemplation and action — woven into everyday life. With the reluctant prophet Jonah as our companion, Seyfarth Garner explores what it means to be still enough to know and bold enough to go, offering creative prayer practices to help us wake up to God’s presence, pray honestly, act boldly, and love extravagantly.

“Love your neighbor as yourself.”—Matthew 22:39

What does it mean to love others “as yourself?”

For spiritual director, therapist, and former pastor Caroline Vogel, loving God and loving others came easy. What was much harder was the “as yourself” part. In this heartening exploration, Vogel invites you to embrace God's deep and abiding love — a love that accepts you just as you are, today and every day. Through spiritual practices, Biblical insights, and personal story, discover tools to help you claim your own belovedness and tap into the ever-present flow of God's grace with your whole being.

When kids start talking about God and prayer, are you prepared to talk back? In this unique resource for adults and the "tweens" they care for, you'll discover a new vocabulary for talking about prayer, specific prompts for conversation, and two dozen prayer practices to explore with kids in grades 5-8. Written by a seminary professor and his 15-year-old daughter, Praying Their Way is the guidebook you've been looking for as you help kids develop an authentic relationship with God.

Explore the many wonder-full names for God in this inspiring Advent devotional.

This Advent, step into the wonder of the season through the ancient words of the prophet Isaiah and the stirring music of Handel's Messiah. In And His Name Shall Be Called, beloved pastor and scholar James Howell invites you to reflect deeply on the promise of God's presence by exploring the four names given to the Christ child in Isaiah 9:6: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace.

In the devotional classic Praying in the Wesleyan Spirit, renowned Wesleyan scholar Paul Chilcote invited readers to experience the spiritual depth of John Wesley's sermons through devotional prayer. Now, in Transformed by Grace, Chilcote continues this journey, offering a fresh collection of weekly prayers and hymns inspired by Wesley's later sermons. Transformed by Grace will be a treasured resource as God speaks to you through the insights of the Wesleys and their vision of the Christian way.

¿Alguna vez ha pensado en colorear como una forma de orar? Tome sus lápices de colores o crayones y descubra una manera creativa de calmarse y enfocarse en Dios. Sharon Seyfarth Garner invita a los adultos y jóvenes a colorear mandalas como una forma sencilla, placentera y tangible de «estar con Dios de manera intencional». Orar con mandalas combina la práctica relajante y contemplativa de colorear con estas prácticas espirituales antiguas: • Lectio divina (lectura meditativa de las Escrituras) • Oración de intercesión • Oración de consagración • Examen (revisión de los eventos del día para reconocer dónde estuvo presente Dios)

Discover how spiritual practices can inspire social change. From the author of Creating a Life with God and Leading a Life with God comes a new book exploring how a life of prayer is inextricably connected with social transformation. Drawing from Jesus’ teachings from the Sermon on the Mount, spiritual director and pastor Daniel Wolpert describes 12 spiritual practices for individuals and communities that lead to justice and healing on earth as it is in heaven.