Inspirational Pieces Library

Advent Ethics
"The Advent Invitation," by Larry Parsley

Aging
"God's Call in Later Life," Beth Jackson-Jordan
"Aging with Hope and Wonder," by Terry Thomas Primer
Other Voices, Quotations on Aging

Apocalyptic Vision
"The End of It All," by Brett Younger
"An Authorized Look into the Life Beyond," by Harold T. Bryson
Other Voices, Quotations on Apocalyptic Vision

Caring for Creation
"Allelon Community Garden," by Elizabeth D. Sands Wise
"Women's Broken Bodies in God's Broken Earth," by Melissa Browning
"Other Voices," Quotations on Caring for Creation

Catechism
"Training Our Aim," by George Mason
"Living with Questions of Purpose," by Kyle Reese

Children
"On Raisin' Abel," by Robert B. Sloan, Jr.
"Good Grief!" by Mark McClintock
"Fearfully and Wonderfully Made," by LeDayne McLeese Polaski
"Hanging in Through it All," by Joy Jordan-Lake
"Children For Sale," by Joy Jordan-Lake

Christianity and Islam
"God is Greater," by Karen Thomas Smith
"Reading Locke on the Tigris," by J. Mark Long

Christmas and Epiphany
"A Feast Worthy of Devout Celebration," by Michael J. Clingenpeel
"When Grace Appears," by William D. Shiell

Cities and Towns
"Moving to the Carpenter's House," by Elizabeth M. Benton
"Salt in the City," by Amy L. Sherman
Other Voices, Quotations on Cities and Towns

Cloning
"Receiving the Gift of Creation," by William D. Shiell

Consumerism
"Talking Back to the Tube," by Brett R. Dewey
"The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth," by Arthur Simon
"From Francis to Fezziwig," by Katie Cook
"More Like Mephibosheth," by Laura Singleton

Disability
"Affirming God in the Midst of Disability," by Thomas H. Graves

Food and Hunger
"Sharing Our Bread," by David Beckmann
"Love Serves," by Sister Alice Marie Quinn, D.C.
Other Voices, Quotations on Food and Hunger

Forgiveness
"To Err is Human; To Forgive...?" by Thomas G. Long
"The Forgetfulness of God," by Brian L. Harbour
Other Voices, Quotations on Forgiveness

Freedom
"Freedom," by William H. Willimon
"A Picture of Freedom," by Matt Cook
Other Voices, Quotations on Freedom

Friendship
"Love, Death, and Friendship in the Harry Potter Novels," by John Killinger
"The Neighborhood: A Company of Friends," by Kyle Childress
Other Voices, Quotations on Friendship

The Gambling Culture
"The Harm of Predatory Gambling," by Suzii Paynter
"If Only the Bible Said ...," by Bob Terry
Other Voices, Quotations on The Gambling Culture

Global Wealth
"Do Justice-Keep It Simple," by Peter Vander Meulen
"Visions of Justice," by Scott Hoezee

Health
"There Is No Health in Us," by Dennis L. Sansom
"Austin Heights and AIDS," by Kyle Childress
Other Voices, Quotations on Health

Heaven and Hell
"Why Stand Gazing?" by Julie Pennington-Russell
"Hell is a Bar in Adams-Morgan," by Jim Somerville
"Heaven is My Home," by Susan R. Garrett

Hospitality
"Finding Home," by Kathy Callahan-Howell
"Pass the Potatoes, Please," by Jimmy M. Dorrell

Immigration
"I Was a Stranger: Jesus and the Undocumented Alien," by Albert L. Reyes
"Beyond Risk and Uncertainty," by Dan Royer
Other Voices, Quotations on Immigration

Inklings of Glory
"Showing the Truth," by Laura K. Simmons
"Live Large, Dream Small," by Kyle Childress
"The Power of Sam," by John Hamilton

Lent
"Lessons from a Donkey," by Alan R. Rudnick
"Remembering Our Dust," by Elizabeth Evans Hagan
"Other Voices," Quotations on Lent

The Letter of James
"James's Amazing Grace Gumbo," by Bert Montgomery
"Following James's Map," by Jeremy Colliver

Marriage
"The Changing Shape of Family," by Bo Prosser
"I Know Who She Is," by Ginny Bridges Ireland
Other Voices, Quotations on Marriage

Monasticism Old and New
" St. Meinrad Archabbey: Portrait of a Historic Monastic Community," by Matthew Mattingly, O.S.B.
" Reba Place Fellowship: Portrait of a New Monastic Community," by Celina Varela
" From L'Abri to The Landing," by Emily Rodgers

Moral Landscape of Creation
"Little Things Mean a Lot," by Raymond Bailey
"Our Two Gardens: Resources for Teaching Children," by Robert B. Kruschwitz
Other Voices, Quotations on Creation

Mysticism
"Do You Love Me?" by Brent Beasley
"The Transparent Self," by Betty W. Talbert

Parables
"Hands of the Father," by William D. Shiell
"Mark and the Biggest Parable of All," by Martha Sterne
Other Voices, Quotations on Parables

Peace and War
"The Armor of God," by Bob Fox
"Making Peace with Our Enemies," by George A. Mason

The Pornographic Culture
"Song Sung Blue?" by Laura Singleton
"Body Worship," by Robert and Mary Darden
"Avoiding the Mess in Mass Media," by Carl F. Hoover
Other Voices, Quotations on the Pornographic Culture

Prayer
"Waiting Here, In Silence," by Terry W. York
"Retreat: A Time to Listen to the Groans," by Trevor Hudson
"Prayer in Eclipse," by Ken Massey
"Prayerful Intimacy," by D. Leslie Hollon

Prison
"Spiritual Friendship: Portrait of a Prison Ministry," by Dick Allison
"Reading for Life: Portrait of a Prison Ministry," by Alesha D. Seroczynski
"Project TURN: Portrait of a Prison Ministry," by Sarah Jobe
"The Hospitality House: Portrait of a Prison Ministry," by Mary Alice Wise

Prophetic Ethics
"Extreme Virtues," by David Fillingim
"Swimming with the Prophets," by Carol Younger
"Lord, Have Mercy," by Lea Pardue Slaton
Other Voices, Quotations on Prophetic Ethics

Racism
"Smelling the Fires of Racism," by Joseph C. Parker, Jr.

Sabbath
"Imagine a Sabbath Economy," by Norman Wirzba
"The Work of Rest and Worship," by Milton Brasher-Cunningham
Other Voices, Quotations on Sabbath

Sermon on the Mount
"You Are Blessed," by Burt L. Burleson
"Blessedness," by Joy Jordan-Lake

Singing Our Lives
"Being Subject as We Sing," by Randy Cooper
"Words of Comfort," by Glenna Metcalfe

Sports
"Long-Distance Running," by Hannah Elliott
"When Sports and Religion Mix," by Philip Wise
Other Voices, Quotations on Sports

Suffering
"Suffering Together at Valle Nuevo," by Yvonne Dilling
"Not in the Medical Records," by Stephen A. Schmidt
Other Voices, Quotations on Suffering

Virtual Lives
"Putting Ourselves Out There: Making Our Virtual Lives Virtuous," by Amy R. Grizzle Kane

Vocation
"Called Out, Not Left Out," by Todd L. Lake
"Our Daily Work," by Howard E. Butt, Jr.

Where Wisdom is Found
"So Great a Cloud of Witnesses," by Jeanie Miley
Other Voices, Quotations on Christian Wisdom

Women and the Church
"Serving God, Not Men or Women," by Emily Row Prevost
"All Are One in Christ Jesus," by Robbie Fox Castleman
Other Voices, Quotations on Christian Wisdom

Women in the Bible
"Ripples of Freedom," by Katherine Callahan-Howell
"Preaching about Women in (and on) the Bible," by F. Scott Spencer
"Other Voices," Quotations on Women in the Bible