Books published by Abingdon Press

Este es el libro en que la IMU plasma las leyes, normas y políticas con que se gobierna. Es un material cuadrienal. The Book of Discipline sets forth the plan by which we United Methodists govern ourselves. It reflects our understanding of the Church and of what is expected of its laity and clergy as they seek to be effective witnesses in the world as a part of the whole body of Christ. The Discipline includes our church Constitution, our history, our doctrinal standards, and our mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ, as well as practical processes through which our congregations connect and support each other to reach the world.

When her best friend is killed in an explosion, leaving Regina da Silva with her friend's young child, she doesn't realize that the child was as much a target as her friend. Brooks Anderson has been sent to find the child and bring it to the US. When circumstances bring them together in Brazil, they find themselves being pursued by a killer as they protect an orphaned baby.

One woman's love of literature inspires dreams she never knew she had.

Woven with stories from the past, the Mariner's Compass quilt brings a new direction for Kelly and Tom.

Will a heartbroken father find his way to life?

Layers of hope and prayers may not be strong enough to cover the wounds of war.

Honour Metcalf agrees to create an elaborate bridal quilt for a Boston dowager's niece. When Honour is falsely accused of thievery, tailor Joshua Sutton comes to her aid. As he risks his relationships, reputation, and livelihood to prove her innocence, the two discover love.

When a band of runaway slaves brings Union-loyal Beth Bumgartner a wounded Confederate soldier named Joe, it is the catalyst that pushes her to defy her pacifist parents and become a nurse during the Battle of Antietam.

When Quakers Flora Saferight and Bruce Millikan embark on the Underground Railroad, they agree to put their differences aside to save the lives of a pregnant slave couple. With only her mother's quilt as a secret guide, the foursome follows the stitches through unknown treachery. As they embark on their perilous journey, they hope and pray that their path is one of promise where love sustains them, courage builds faith, and forgiveness leads to freedom.

A fantastical story rooted in the author's faith.

Murphy will provide an introduction to the gospels that does justice to the full range of modern critical methods and insights. He will discuss the implications of these methods for how we understand the nature of the gospels and how we can read them today. The chapters will sketch the portrait of Jesus that emerges from each gospel, and then examine the canonical view of Jesus by comparing and contrasting these pictures, as well as the ones that emerge from the non-canonical gospels and from the modern quest for the historical Jesus.

So often, our view of the good life is the busy, exhausted, driven, and unhappy life. But what if there was a different way to live--now, not when we get to heaven, but now? A short list of ';blessings' called the Beatitudes is Jesus' declaration of what ';the good life' is, and an invitation to immerse ourselves in it. If we understand the Beatitudes, we realize they are less about what we do and more about what God is doing--what God values, how he operates, and what's he's up to in our (actually his) world. Authors Seidman and Graves offer a practical guide to changing our course to realize the good life now.

As a result of the near-death experiences of many congregations today, denominational leaders are looking for ways to "e;revitalize"e; churches. The act of revitalization often starts with the assumption that what was once vital can be vital again, if church leaders simply do the same better. So congregations increase programs, budgets, and formulas. They look back in time, trying to recapture a period when the church's role in society was vital. A church, seeking revitalization, typically does more of the same, but faster. However, the central story of our faith is the story of both death and resurrection. Followers of Christ like to live out the resurrection part of our faith, but they often aren't very comfortable dealing with what must come before resurrection - death.The church must be willing to live out its entire story, from beginning to end. The church needs to trust that God will bring to life what God wants to. This book suggests shifting away from the language of revitalization toward the story of death and resurrection. Escobedo-Frank focuses on ten specific "e;re-"e; words to outline a strategy for dying and resurrecting again - for restarting the church:RecognizeRealizeRestoreReviewReformResensitizeReleaseReinvigorateReemphasizeRebirth

Journey inside the pages of Scripture to meet a personal God who enters individual lives and begins a creative work from the inside out. Shaped with the individual in mind, Immersion encourages simultaneous engagement both with the Word of God and with the God of the Word to become a new creation in ChristImmersion, inspired by a fresh translation--the Common English Bible--stands firmly on Scripture and helps readers explore the emotional, spiritual, and intellectual needs of their personal faith. More importantly, they'll be able to discover God's revelation through readings and reflections.

A resource full of children's messages with a "Wow!" factor

Twenty years out of high school--will she finally be popular?

A high-school reunion offers a difficult lesson: Pricilla's success is not the key to happiness.

Priscilla Slater attends her 10-year high school reunion and realizes that her old classmates aren't exactly as she remembers them. With humor and a just a touch of sassiness, Priscilla finds herself facing her own truth and she may be surprised at what she discovers.

He found the home he had always wanted, but will he lose his true love if he chooses to stay?

Two women. Two journeys. A season that may change their lives forever.

An intimate peek into the life of a wounded country music star; a story about the therapeutic powers of friendship, faith, and music.

Dusty and Grace find love together, but will it be enough to pull them through tragedy?

Taylor's "Highland Sanctuary" is the story of a chieftain heir who is hired to restore the ancient Castle of Braigh. 352 pp.

Will running to a new life in a new world bring happiness--or more trouble?

A family ultimately explores the struggle of acceptance, the grace of forgiveness, and moving from prejudice to loving others as they are, not as we'd like them to be.

Is there really a Fountain of Youth in Paradise?

Now that her morbidly obese sister, Agnes, is dieting in a nursing home, its Griselda's turn to fly. But her newfound freedom is interrupted when a saucy gold digger drops into town with her sights set on Stella Kincaid's newly rich brother Walter, in this novel of Bright's Pond.