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Meaningful Gifts for the Spiritually Minded
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December 2009
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Support TCPC by doing some of your holiday shopping in our store
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Other Progressive Gift Ideas
Organic Bug Sustainable Products Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle
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Winter Holiday Sale Asphalt Gospel DVD
For the month of December only $15.00!
On Easter 2006 six ordinary people left their homes, jobs and families
for a journey on foot into the heart of America.
Against the background of increasing intolerance from the Christian
Right, they spread a message of compassion and inclusion. The story of
their 2,500 mile walk to Washington, DC will inspire you and fill you
with hope. Excellent for study and discussion groups, youth groups and
adult education classes Purchase HERE
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"Plato tells the story of captives in a cave, forced to look at mere
shadows reflected on the wall for their only glimpse of life and
ignorant of the sunlit world beyond their confines. He says that if
somebody were to come to free them and lead them up to the light, they
might well prefer to stay in darkness... Nobody likes to change, and
religious views are held to more tenaciously than any others. All a
person can do is try to set forth the truth as clearly as he sees it
and let the Spirit take it from there." ~ Tom Harpur, from Pagan Christ
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Thank God for Evolution (NEW) By Michael Dowd $15.00 $13.50 with affiliate discount
Thank God for Evolution presents in a lively and accessible
manner the reasons why it is now possible to view evolution as a call
to deep integrity; how a dozen scientific disciplines reveal evolution
to be measurably creative, rather than meaningless blind chance;
practical methods for using evolutionary insights to achieve greater
joy and personal fulfillment; and how aligning with evolutionary trends
can guide activists and others hoping to make our world a better place. "Thank God for Evolution, by Michael Dowd, is such an important book we made
arrangements to carry it in our store for a limited amount of time. Not only does this book transcend the battle
between science and religion but it embraces the goodness, truth, and beauty of
both worlds. I believe it offers one of the pieces of a new Christian paradigm
that many progressives have been searching for.
I could not recommend it more than these six Noble Laureates." ~FredPurchase HERERead review here
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Children Praying a New Story By Michael Morwood $18.00 $16.20 with affiliate discount
"The wonderful thing about Christian tradition is its many stories. It
is just that some have been overlooked or ignored in favor of more
dominant stories. It is important that adults who want to help children
pray get to know the other stories and tell them alongside the stories
that have dominated - in the name of fidelity to Christianity and a
deeper appreciation of Jesus and his message. There is, for example, a
dominant story about an elsewhere God; there is an even better story
about an everywhere God."
"Children Praying a New
Story, is one of TCPC's best
sellers. In it you will not only find better ways to talk about your religion,
your understanding of God and Jesus from a progressive Christian perspective
with your children, but you may discover better ways to talk about your faith
with others. This is a wonderful book for families to read together." ~Fred
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Butterflyfish Music CD $14.99 $13.49 with affiliate discount
The album is musically vibrant, surprising and exciting: it blends
styles as diverse as bluegrass, country, jazz and gospel, in a way that
brings out that characteristic joy and lilt and humor of American folk
music. And the lyrics (all written by Matt Boulton) are quite
wonderful: linguistically inventive, poetically playful, and at times
also theologically serious and reflective. Where so many kids' CDs are
characterized by attitudes of patronizing banality, it's a tremendous
pleasure to hear music like this: music that takes children seriously,
music that respects its audience, music premised on the
assumption that young children are capable of lively joy, honest
reflection, and exuberant aesthetic delight.
Purchase HERE
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Lots of Hope, By Gary Wilburn $19.95 $17.96 with affiliate discount
"Lots of Hope is a discourse on the powerful role that hope plays in
the lives of individuals and communities, particularly his own. "God
is not just 'out there' somewhere; God is 'in here' with us, in the
makeup of every cell, every motor neuron, every thought, every emotion.
"Lots of Hope, is the second book in a trilogy written by Rev. Gary
Wilburn. All three books are very readable and a powerful witness to an
informed progressive Christian who has evolved from a conservative Christian
into a spiritual progressive. The book has even more impact when you realize
that while Gary
writes and speaks of "hope," he sits in a mechanized wheel chair suffering from
late stages of ALS." ~ Fred
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Mind in the Balance, Meditation in Science, Buddhism and Christianity By B. Alan Wallace $22.00 $19.80 with affiliate discount
By establishing a dialogue in which the meditative practices of
Buddhism and Christianity speak to the theories of modern philosophy
and science, B. Alan Wallace reveals the theoretical similarities
underlying these disparate disciplines and their unified approach to
making sense of the objective world.
"Mind in the Balance is a book for anyone who is interested in comparing
the best of Buddhism with the best of Christianity. Alan Wallace, a former
Tibetan Buddhist monk and translator for the Dali Lama, is also a brilliant
scholar. That being said it is surprising how readable this book is for most
people. Interestingly I have been told by a few Christian readers that they
learned as much about their own tradition than they did about Buddhism. A
fascinating read for anyone interested in a conversation between the two
traditions or wants to learn more about their own." ~Fred Purchase HERE |
Ashana- "Beloved" Music CD $16.99 $15.30 with affiliate discount
The eagerly anticipated follow-up to Ashana's highly acclaimed debut CD, "All Is Forgiven," "Beloved" is a love song to the heart. Tender, joyful, gentle, and breathtakingly beautiful, the music of "Beloved" is a healing balm for the soul that will lift your spirit and carry you on waves of love into the arms of the Divine. Featuring Ashana's stunning angelic vocals and the luminous sound of crystal singing bowls, the songs on "Beloved"
reflect a deep sense of compassion, vulnerability and lyrical
sensitivity. Heard on this album is one of the most hauntingly
beautiful interpretations of the Lord's Prayer, sung in the original
Aramaic, ever to be recorded and an exquisite rendition of the Gaelic
prayer, "Deep Peace". Purchase HEREListen HERE
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Upcoming Events
Earl Lectures 2010 Spiritual But Not Religious, Chasing the Divine Pacific School of Religion Berkeley, CA
What is the essential difference between spiritual and religious? What
can religious institutions learn from those who claim to be one and not
the other? And what kind of critique can those who call themselves
"religious" be asking about the description "spiritual, but not
religious"? Join us as Earl Lecturers Matthew Fox, Scotty McLennan,
Melissa Wilcox, and Donna Allen explore these vital questions that
affect all of us who "chase the divine."
The Earl Lectures are free and open to the public. Registration for
the Leadership Conference workshops is $99 through January 11, $125
after January 11, 2010. Register Here
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Thank You and Happy Holidays to You and Yours!
We hope you have fun shopping, knowing that when you do, you are helping TCPC continue to its mission. Send this email to friends and family. After all, meaningful gifts are hard to find! We hope you enjoy this winter season and that it is filled with light, laughter, and delight. Blessings!
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Sincerely, Fred Plumer, President And the TEAM at TCPC
[email protected] 253-303-0022 Plumer
253 303-0022
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