Chapter titles:  The Creator's presence among Native people;  The colonization, evangelization and assimilation of First Nations people;  Sweating with Jesus -- stories of the Native experience;  A view from the hill -- emerging Native expressions of the Jesus Way;  From colonization to contextualization;  Looking down the road -- the future of the Native Church.  Includes discussion questions, glossary, and bibliography.

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A five-session study designed for use by churches, leadership teams, and small groups that helps congregations grow in generosity by focusing on gratitude for God's blessings.  Chapters:  1) Just to say thanks;  2) Give thanks in every situation;  3) Give and it will be given to you;  4) God loves a cheerful giver;  5) Expect a miracle.  Includes a 12-step plan for pastors and other leaders to conduct their own Gratitude Campaign in a church of any size.

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Chapters:  Reading the Bible amid the Israeli-Palestinian conflict;  God's chosen people -- claim and problem;  Holy land?;  Zionism and Israel;  Q&A with Walter Brueggemann.  Includes glossary and study guide for four-session study.

by Desmond Tutu

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Chapter titles:  Why forgive?;  What forgiveness is not;  Understanding the Fourfold Path;  Telling the story;  Naming the hurt;  Granting forgiveness;  Renewing or releasing the relationship;  Needing forgiveness;  Forgiving yourself;  A world of forgiveness.  Each chapter includes a summary, meditation exercise, stone ritual, and journal exercise.

  

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Adam Hamilton offers 19 tips and tactics that lead to excellent public speaking in any setting:  Ask three questions;  Think less me, more we;  Find the right starting point;  Include the key ingredient;  Humor me;  Crowd-source your content;  Ditch the extra points;  Invite participation;  Put a reminder in their hands;  Skip the slides (or at least use them well);  Show the pictures;  Get the little things right;  Write it out;  Say it with your eyes;  Answer the 'So what?;'  Address the hot topics;  Put your heart into it;  Eat,pray, sleep;  Deliver the most important message.  Also includes a postscript for pastors -- resources for preparing excellent sermons.