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Advent
• The Eternal Springtime Will Come, by John Henry Newman 
• What If This Present Were the World's Last Night, by C.S. Lewis
• Christians Have Lost Touch with Heaven, by Christoph Schonborn 
• Aliens and Exiles? What can 1st century Christianity teach us about 21st century living? by Bruce Yocum
• Reform Your Lives: the message of John the Baptist, Forerunner of the Redeemer, by Jeanne Kun 
• The Two Comings of Christ: Held Together in Christian Thought, Action, and Prayer, by Thomas Hopko
• True Happiness: A Selection of Prison Meditations for Advent, by Alfred Delp
• When Heaven Explodes With Color: we await our blessed hope, by John Yocum
• The Advent Banquet: A Selection of Daily Reflections, by Dave Quintana
• Pilgrims, Travelers, and Citizens of Heaven, by Jeanne Kun 
• The Hope of Heaven, by Jeanne Kun 
• Awaiting the Messiah, by Jeanne Kun 
• Prepare the Way of the Lord: a meditative poem on Isaiah 40:3-4, by Jeanne Kun 
Art
• The Seven Last Words of Jesus: paintings and reflections by John Dunne
• Plague of the Firstborn and Christ’s Death on the Cross: an artist’s portrayal of redemption, by Yvette Rock
• Christ, Ruler of All: portraying Christ in early Christian art 
• Bella Italia: a retreat with pens and brushes – landscape sketches from central Italy, by Mandy McFadden
• Endurance and Faithfulness: An Artist's Year-long Journey Begins, by Marianne Kantert
• Man Facing his Greatest Fear: Painting and Reflection by Jamie Treadwell 
• Rembrandt - Master Painter and Storyteller reflection on his painting, The Return of the Prodigal Son
• Dreaming Out to Sea: New art work by Jamie Treadwell
• One Day Clearly: an art student from Northern Ireland shares his faith and work, by John Robinson
• Road to Emmaus: painting with the eyes of faith by John Dunne
• A Spiritual Vision Welded: a sculptress shares her faith and work, by Marianne Kantert
• The Exodus Trilogy: a theophany of God's saving presence, by Jeanne Kun 
• The Art of Seeing: enhancing your spiritual vision – enriching your Christian faith, by Jeanne Kun 
Books and book reviews
• Tabor House: A publishing resource of the Sword of the Spirit, by Jerry Munk
• Books and Articles written by Steve Clark
• Book Review:Creation Regained, by Jon Wilson
• A Grace-less Community: a book review of Too Late the Pharlarope, by Jon Wilson
•The Road:Seekers or carriers of the flame? a book review by Jon Wilson
• The Kite Runner: a book review by Jon Wilson
Characters in the Bible
• The Joseph Story: Narrative, Theology, and the Christian Hope, by Patrick Henry Reardon
• The Battle Is the Lord's: Are you ready to fight for him?[example of David] by Paul Jordan
• Mary of Bethany, by Jeanne Kun
• Mary Magdalene:A portrait of love stronger than death, by Jeanne Kun
• Mary Magdalene: Witness to the Risen Lord, by Jeanne Kun
• Simon Peter: transforming weakness into strength, by Jeanne Kun
• Zacchaeus and His Unexpected Dinner Guest, by Jeanne Kun
• Meeting Failure and Rejection with Faith and Peservance: Lessons from Moses' Life, by Mark Whitters
• Confronting Apathy with the Burning Bush: lessons from Moses' life, by Mark Whitters
• Lessons from Exodus - Part III: God chooses Israel as he chose Moses, by Mark Whitters
Character formation and Christian virtues
• Christians Courageous, By Charles Simpson 
• The Courage to be Different, by Bruce Yocum 
• The Life of a Disciple: a commentary on the beatitudes, by Steve Clark
• In the Image and Likeness of God: scriptural reflection on Christian character, by Don Schwager 
• Have You Been Tested Lately? by Jerry Munk 
• Keys to Growth and Maturity: Reflection on the Letter to the Hebrews – Part II, by Don Schwager 
• The Battle Is the Lord's: Are you ready to fight for him? by Paul Jordan
• What Is the Greatest Title of All? Whoever would be great among you..., a reflection by Don Schwager
Christ's death and resurrection
• What Happened on the Cross? by John of Damascus, Gregory Nazianzen, Melito of Sardis, and Augustine
• The Redeemer Who Died, by Steve Clark
• Christ's Humility and Victory by Steve Clark
• Dying to Defeat Death:The death of Jesus was a victory over death itself, by Steve Clark
• The Agony in the Garden: Love's Surrender, by Jeanne Kun
• The Seven Last Words of Jesus: paintings and reflections by John Dunne
• Awakened to Eternity: a spiritual journey of poems reflecting on Christ's passion, by Jeanne Kun
• The Good News of Easter, by Herb Schneider, S.J.
Christian culture
• Is Christianity a Culture? by Steve Clark
• Feast or Famine? Hoave we lost our ability to feast? by Bernhard Stock
• Feast or Famine? Part II: How should we celebrate? by Bernhard Stock
Christian truth and modern errors
• The Apologist: Interview with Dinesh D'Souza, Author of What's So Great About Christianity
• Costly Grace, by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
• Living in the New Dark Ages, by Charles Colson
• The Finality of Christ and Religious Pluralism, by Donald Bloesch
• Man's Mind in God's Perspective - Part I, by Bruce Yocum
• Man's Mind in God's Perspective - Part II, by Bruce Yocum
• Fear of the Lord:Ignoring God and shunning his judgments is the great sin of our age, by Bruce Yocum
• Only Live Armies Win Battles: Pastoral priorities in a secular age, by Steve Clark
• The Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience, by Chuck Colson, Robert George, et.al.
• Good Teacher: What kind of teacher was Jesus of Nazareth?, by Carlos Mantica
• The Son of Man by Carlos Mantica
• God Is in Control, by Jon Wilson
• Our Mind Matters: Doctrine has significance because Christianity is based on the truth, by Steve Clark
• I Will Build You a House: We think small - God thinks big, by Dave Hughes, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
• Do Christians Have Enemies? Christ's kingship is not of this world. Neither are his enemies, by Steve Clark
• A Large Pearl Collection? by Bruce Yocum
• So Long Live This, by James Munk
• It is not Good for Man To Be Alone, and not just at Christmas time, by Dr. Martin Steinbereithner 
• The Joke's On You, by James Munk, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
• Pigeons, Chance, and the Purpose of Life, by Sid O'Neill
Christmas and Epiphany
• The Real Meaning of Christmas: what the Incarnation means for us, by Steve Clark
• If Christ Had Not Been Born of a Woman: Quotes from the Early Church Fathers on the Incarnation 
• God in Bethlehem's Cave: a meditation by Don Schwager 
• Journey by Starlight: A poem for the Feast of Epiphany, by Jeanne Kun
• Glory Cry the Angel Choirs, God on earth and man in heaven, Christmas song and audio clip by Ed Conlin
Christian Communities
• Mere Christian Community, by Steve Clark
• Building a Christian Society - Part I, by Steve Clark
• Building a Christian Society - Part II, by Steve Clark
• Unity and Diversity, The Lamb of God Community in New Zealand, by Roger Foley
• Charis Community Belfast: a witness of God's grace for unity and reconciliation, by Gary McFadden
• Thirty Years Jerusalem: God's call to covenant community, by Sam Geleyn
• Planted by His Kind Hands: Árbol de Vida community celebrates 30th anniversary, by Claire de Mézerville
• Called to Community: How the Community of the Risen Christ began in Glasgow, Scotland 25 years ago
• Beacons of Hope by Fr. Pat Egan
• New Girl in the Community: a taste of heaven on earth, by Elizabeth Grace Saunders
Discipleship
• The Life of a Disciple: a commentary on the beatitudes, by Steve Clark
• If Anyone Would Come After Me: Jesus is no ordinary master, by Steve Clark
• A Disciple's Yoke: we need not fear a clear statement of the requirements of the gospel, by Bruce Yocum
• Spiritual Risk Taking: What risks are worth taking for the sake of Christ and his kingdom, by Jon Wilson
• Double Vision, by W.E. Sangster and Spiritual Receptivity, by A.W. Tozer
• He Must Increase: Finding Our Identity in Christ, by Jan Munk
• You Gotta Serve Somebody: Who Is the Freest of All? by Don Schwager
• The Battle Is the Lord's: Are you ready to fight for him? by Paul Jordan
• Questions at the Crossroads:How are we doing on our journey with Jesus? by Menchie Rojas
• Servanthood and Mission: young people learn servant leadership in "urban monasteries"
• Why Do We Fight? by Miguel Vargas
• To Faithful Warriors Commeth Rest: calling the next generation to their place in mission, by Miguel Vargas
• Four Profiles in Discipleship in the Gospel of John by Dr. Mark Whitters
Early church fathers
• If Christ Had Not Been Born of a Woman: Quotes from the Early Church Fathers on the Incarnation 
• The Fatherhood of God: quotes from the early church fathers
• The Ladder of Divine Ascent: spiritual wisdom from John Climacus, Sinai, Egypt
Easter
• The Good News of Easter, by Herb Schneider, S.J.
Ecumenism and Christian unity
• Our Ecumenism is Extra Nos, It's Not an Option, by Dave Hughes
• Love of the Brethern: An Interdenominational Responsibility? by Steve Clark 
• Moving Forward Our Ecumenical Call: an interview with Dave Hughes
• A Common Witness and Growing Convergence Among Evangelicals and Catholics, report on ECT project
• Evangelicals and Catholics Together: The Christian Mission in the Third Millennium 
Evangelism
• Minding the Gap in London: speaking to university students about the gospel, by Tadhg Lynch
• Coffee Ala Koinonia: successful evangelism demands loving and welcoming others, by Georges Farhat 
• The Workplace as a Mission Base: spreading God's Word in the secular business world, by Elie Rizk 
• Dormtroopers:On the front lines of evangelism in a campus dormitory, Ben Gilbert
• Shadows and Dust:Reflections on a GAP year in London, by Dallas Burkholder
• The Reluctant Evangelist by Steve Clark
• Discovering Christ at the University of Michigan by Zach Mabee
• Hearing the Lord's Call to Spread the Gospel Among Students, by Lauren McGowan
• A Window of Opportunity: witnessing to university students by Nico Angleys
• Ezekiel's Call and Ours by Mercy Potter
• Bad News Bearers: Evangelizing the decent, deserving, and lost, by Daniel Propson
Family life
• A Transgenerational Call: building communities for generations to come, by Bob Tedesco
• Salt of the Empire: The Role of the Christian Family in Evangelization, by Mike Aquilina 
• Parents, Keep Your Kids in the Real World, by Mike Shaughnessy
• Keeping Faith Alive for Community Kids by John Yocum 
• Child-Centered Parenting, by Paul Dinolfo
• Choice and Pressure: Helping young men choose for radical discipleship, by John Hughes,
• Who Will Raise Tomorrow's Heroes? by Michael Shaughnessy
• The Hope That Does Not Disappoint: advice for parents in raising children, by David Touhill
• Family Night by Howard Distzelweig
Heroes of faith
• Heroes of Faith: The Witness of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, by Donald Bloesch
• Who Will Raise Tomorrow's Heroes? by Michael Shaughnessy
• Witnesses in the Jungle: Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, and Fellow Missionaries, by Jeanne Kun
• Joy in the Face of Death: The Witness of Alfred Delp, by Jeanne Kun
• Apostle of the Lepers: The life of Father Damien de Veuster of Molokai, by Jeanne Kun 
• To Kiss a Leper, From the Legend of the Three Companions of St. Francis of Assisi
• The Martyrs of Uganda, by James Keifer
Holiness
• Salt and Light: Our Vocation to Holiness, by Donald Bloesch
• Why the Church Needs Saints, by W.E. Sangster
• On Saints and Saintliness, by John Henry Newman
• True Holiness, by Bruce Yocum
• Pursuing Holiness in an Unholy World: strategy for winning the battle, by Tom Caballes
Holy Spirit
• The Glory of the Holy Spirit: quotes from Gregory of Nyssa, Irenaeus of Lyons, Cyril of Jerusalem, Basil 
• The Grace of Pentecost:What does Pentecost mean for us today? by Steve Clark
•Gifts and Graces: Part I - The Breath of God, by Steve Clark
• Gifts and Graces We Can Expect: Part II by Steve Clark
• Have the Gifts of the Holy Spirit Ceased? An Orthodox addresses his fellow Orthodox, by Jerry Munk
Lent
• Surrender to God: An orientation to Lent, by John Henry Newman
• Salt and Light: Our Vocation to Holiness, by Donald Bloesch
• The Great Downfall - Part I: Spiritual lessons from the Genesis account of the fall, by Steve Clark
• Fasting and Feasting: A selection of short readings for Lent from the early church fathers
• With Jesus in the Wilderness for Forty Days, by Don Schwager
• The Ten Plagues:Spiritual Lessons for us today, by Don Schwager
• A Spiritual Journey of Poems for Lent, by Jeanne Kun
• The Obedient Son:the humility of the Son of the King, by Steve Clark
• Holy, Holy, Holy:Isaiah's Call and Mission - and Ours by Tom Mangan
Kairos
• Kairos Media: Launching a new web portal for Christians, an interview with Toufic Elramy
• When You're Hot You're Hot: Striving for excellence in youth work, by Mike Shaughnessy
• Entering the Heart of the Storm, by Paul Jordan
• Wave of the Spirit Among Young People in India: personal reflections, and report by Brian Shell
• Appalachian Rendezvous: The Fellowship, by John Karagoulis
• Kairos 2008- Paracletos:Deeper conversion in the life of the Spirit, by Claire Robinson
Marriage
• Models of Life:Putting our lives, marriages, and families under the Lordship of Christ, by Bob Tedesco
• Make Your Spouse Beautiful: from a commentary on Ephesians 5:21-33, by John Chrysostom 
• That Your Prayers Be Not Hindered: Consideration in Marriage, by Jerry Munk
• What Women Need: Three Bad Ideas and What to Do About Them, by Frederica Mathewes-Green 
• Losing Justin: on Miscarriage as God's Bitter Word, by Daniel Propson
Music
• Lord, Enkindle Me,song by Ed Conlin
• Come, Let Us Magnify the Lord: song and music by John Hughes
• The Cedar House, new song and audio clip by Stephen Jordan
• Rise O People, Called to Worship by Ed Conlin
• Glory Cry the Angel Choirs, God on earth and man in heaven, Christmas song and audio clip by Ed Conlin
• His Name Will Be Called a new music video from Songs In His Presence
• In His Presence: a new season of grace for songs of worship by Jane Terwilliger
Outreach and mission
• Journey to Neighbor:Following Christ into the darkest places, by David Quintana
• Henry's Question: by Sarah Hughes
• Is it selfish of me to work with the poor:by Ed Conlin
• The Challenge of Mission in Ireland Today: report on the Sword of the Spirit Dromantine Conference
• Quotes from Bishop McKeown and Bishop Good on Mission, speakers at the Dromantine Conference
• Uganda: Friends in Christ, by Dave O'Connor
• How Mission Has Changed Me by Mary Shields,
• A Time of Grace in Uganda: reflections on a mission trip by Mary Teresa Jackson
• On a Mission to Minnesota: “Get out of the boat and  walk on water,” by Barbara Stock
Personal testimonies and tributes
• Receive the Crown of Life: A tribute to Dom Peres, by Aroon Fernandes
• Remembering Dom, by Tony D'Souza
• A Time of War, a Season of Grace by Jean Barbara
• Lord, you know that I love you by Archbishop George Bakouni
• Joan McGreal Has Hung Up Her Boots: A tribute to a missionary of the poor, by Martin Steinbereithner
• Tributes to Steve Clark, by John Barbara, Michael Shaughnessy, Carlos Alonso Vargas, and Andy Kebe
• Home, by Natasha McCastle
• In the furnace of God's love:Janice Firn
• Humble Pie: pride blinds us to the good around us, by James Munk
• Manna in the Wilderness:by Ruth Gryniewicz
• Gratitude: a debt we can never fully repay, by Francisco Aguilar, Monterrey
• Revelation in the Boundary Waters: watch out for Amazon Woman!•by Linda Lugginbill
• Divided by Poverty - United by Love: encountering the work of the Holy Spirit in Uganda, by Joe Fahd
• Reflections on Serving Others: Ashley Martin shares her experince of a recent mission trip to Mexico
• Compassion that Compels Action: Operation Motown in Detroit meets Pat Dajnowicz, by Joshua Rock
• On the Other Side of the Tracks: learning to live outside my Christian comfort zone, by Sophie Fountain
• The Holy Mountain: my vacation in a Greek Orthodox monastery, by John Karagoulis
• Then My Eyes Were Opened - and I Recognized Him, by Blanca Morales
Prayer
• Our Neglect of Prayer: There is no progress in religion without prayer, by W.E. Sangster 
• Prayer - The Spokesman of Hope: For what do we pray and hope? by Christoph Schonborn
• Prayer Shaped by the Word of God: hungering for God and feasting on his word, by Don Schwager
• Christian Prayers Ancient and New: a selection of prayers from Eastern and Western Traditions 
• Psalm 1: Properly to pray the Psalms is to pray them in Jesus' name, by Patrick Henry Reardon
• Welcome to Heaven! Our worship transforms time and space, making them sacred, by Mike Shaughnessy
• Worship Is Our Service to God: Part II - A Practical Orientation to Prayer, by Michael Shaughnessy
• Inspired Psalms and Songs: Part III - A Practical Orientation to Prayer, by Michael Shaughnessy
• Worship in spirit and truth: a scriptural reflection by Don Schwager
Prose
• The Gift of the Magi: a short story about unselfish love, by O. Henry 
• The Rabbi Who Ascends to Heaven Every Friday Morning, a short story adapted by Don Schwager
Scripture
• Prayer Shaped by the Word of God: hungering for God and feasting on his word, by Don Schwager
• Scripture: Taking the Word to Heart, by Steve Clark
• Reading the Parables of Jesus, by Don Schwager
• When We Read the Scriptures God is Speaking to Us: quotes from the early church fathers
• Jesus, the Word of Life: only one Word can satisfy a hungry world, by Don Schwager
• The Written Word of God: Do you read the Word of God as if your life depended upon it? by Steve Clark
• Rooted in God's Word:One of the most effective ways we can be rooted in Christ, by Jeanne Kun
• Home: Our Abiding Place, by Jeanne Kun
• Topical Bible Study, by Jeanne Kun
• Bringing the Gospels to Life: a way of Christian Meditation, by Jeanne Kun
• Practical Pointer for Scripture Study: Listening for Jesus' Tone of Voice, by Jeanne Kun
• Bible Study on Thanksgiving: Some pointers on how to do a topical Bible study, by Jeanne Kun 
• May I Have a Word With You? An Introduction to the Letter to the Hebrews, by Don Schwager
• How Does God Speak to Us? Reflection on the Letter to the Hebrews – Part 1, by Don Schwager 
• What if We Really Believed? in the truth of the Gospel, in the power of prayer, by John Hughes
• The Joseph Story: Narrative, Theology, and the Christian Hope, by Patrick Henry Reardon
• The Stilling of the Storm at Sea: Lord of the Wind and Waves, reflection by Jeanne Kun
• The Agony in the Garden: Love's Surrender, by Jeanne Kun
• Restored to Life: The Raising of the Widow's Son
• The Sign of Christ's Return in Glory, by Don Schwager
Single life
• Single in Christ: A Name Better Than Sons and Daughters, by John Piper
• Jesus' Teaching on Singleness, by Barry Danylak 
• When Less Is More: The Challenges and Rewards of Intentionally Remaining Single, by Dave Quintana
Sword of the Spirit
• Bethany Association: A Work from the Heart of God, A Special Report 
• Moving Forward Our Ecumenical Call: an interview with Dave Hughes
• An Open Door for Mission: Highlights from the Int'l Coordinators Meeting in Santo Domingo – May 2-6, 2008
• Espanol: Una puerta abierta para la misión
• A Taste of heaven Together: a happy holy holiday with Christian Communities from Europe & Lebanon
• Why Do We Fight? by Miguel Vargas
• Women Sent on Mission: Highlights of the International Women's Conference
• Tributes to Steve Clark, by John Barbara, Michael Shaughnessy, Carlos Alonso Vargas, and Andy Kebe
• To Faithful Warriors Commeth Rest: calling the next generation to ther place in mission, by Miguel Vargas
Young people
• Discerning Vocation: Answering God's Call to Love, by Gordy DeMarais
• What Makes Youth Happy? by Mike Shaughnessy
• Coming to a Decision, by Sarah Hughes
• Back to the Future, by Mike Shaughnessy
• Why Do We Fight? by Miguel Vargas
• Yes, We Believe!: Standing for the truth in an age of unbelief and apostasy, by Michael Shaughnessy
• Deliver Us from Evil: some practical tips for praying with youth, by Michael Shaughnessy
• Distract - Seduce - Addict: Modern marketing promotes addictive behavior in youth, by Mike Shaughnessy
• Camp Nazareth Finds Gold in the Hills, by Steve Johnson, Dublin, Ireland 
• The Double Life Syndrome: recognizing the challenge youth face, by Mike Shaughnessy
• The Sins of the Fathers - Part I: The Economist, by Tadhg Lynch
• The Sins of the Fathers - Part II: Touching the Void, by Tadhg Lynch
• This is the Generation - God doesn't have grandchildren, by Tadhg Lynch
• Where is the Love? by Tadhg Lynch
• Digesting the Word, by Tadhg Lynch
Verse
• The Hill, A Poem by Sean O'Neill
• God's Grandeur, A Poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins
• Awakened to Eternity: a spiritual journey of poems reflecting on Christ's passion, by Jeanne Kun
• A Spiritual Journey of Poems for Lent, by Jeanne Kun 
• Meeting on the High Road, poem by Sean O'Neill
• When All the Stars Become a Memory, poem by Joseph Mary Plunkett
• I Will Go With My Father A-ploughing, poem by Joseph Campbell
• Wet Fall in Summer, poem by Sean O'Neill
• For his Glory, a poem by Ana Teresa Perrem
• Greener Grasses: poem by Sean O'Neill
•Stephen (A Garland):poem by Ana Teresa Carranza
• The Pearl in my Hand, by Blanca Morales
•Grass: a poem based on Isaiah 40, by Daniel Propson
• Prepare the Way of the Lord: a meditative poem on Isaiah 40:3-4, by Jean Kun 
• Come, Run After Me, a poem by Ana Teresa Perem 
• Trees by the Stream:a poem by Ana Teresa Carranza

 

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