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Recently on the Eerdword Blog Following Jesus in a Divided America Whose suffering do we try to alleviate? Whose do we ignore? And how should our faith guide how we approach these debates? Bekah McNeel analyzes the narratives surrounding six hot-button issues—immigration, COVID, abortion, critical race theory, gun violence, and climate change. For each topic, she exposes how "us versus them" thinking leads us to turn a blind eye to injustice. She also offers an alternative perspective on each issue, based on a sensitive reading of the gospel. Humorous and insightful, This Is Going to Hurt offers a breath of fresh air for readers seeking a nuanced and authentically Christian mode of political engagement. Click the link below to read an exclusive guest post written by Bekah and gain further insight into her upcoming book, This Is Going to Hurt: Following Jesus in a Divided America. Visit the Blog Engaging Mental Health Care Faithfully A theologically and scientifically engaged exploration of modern mental health care. As a theologian and practicing psychiatrist, Warren Kinghorn shares a Christian vision of accompanying those facing mental health challenges. Kinghorn reviews the successes and limitations of modern mental health care before offering an alternative paradigm of healing. Drawing on scientific evidence and the theology of Thomas Aquinas, Kinghorn reframes our understanding of mental health care from fixing machines to attending fellow wayfarers on the way to the Lord's feast. With gentle guidance and practical suggestions, Wayfaring is an essential resource for pastors and practitioners as well as for Christians who seek mental health care. Click the link below to read an exclusive guest post written by Warren and gain further insight into his new book, Wayfaring: A Christian Approach to Mental Health Care. Visit the Blog Talking to God When You're Seriously Sick Two pastors share their experiences with serious illness—and their candid, darkly humorous prayers for making it through.  When you're seriously sick, you need more than psalms and sentimentality. You need to tell God how you really feel. With vulnerability and wry humor, Elizabeth Felicetti and Samantha Vincent-Alexander share the prayers they wish they had when they were ill: thanksgiving for one-size-fits-all hospital underwear, curses against Tylenol, frustrated appeals when well-wishers call you brave or inspiring. At once faithful and brutally honest, this unconventional prayerbook helps readers access a deeper relationship with God in raw times—and offers them a place of solidarity and spiritual rest.  Click the link below to see what others are saying about Irreverent Prayers: Talking to God When You're Seriously Sick and to preview an excerpt.  Visit the Blog Enough Silence | An Excerpt Learn how restorative justice can offer healing to survivors of sexual abuse in your faith community. Raped by her father as a child, Clara felt suffocated by trauma well into adulthood. But after a guided dialogue with a repentant man who had committed the same crime against his own daughter, Clara was finally able to breathe. In Enough Silence: Creating Sacred Space for Survivors of Sexual Assault through Restorative Justice, Cheryl Miller draws on more than two decades working with survivors of abuse to create the composite character of Clara. Clara's story illustrates how restorative justice can transform the lives of survivors. Miller issues a call to pastors, clergy, nonprofit professionals, and other leaders to address the epidemic of sexual violence in their communities—and offers a road map for this vital work. Click the link below to read an excerpt from Enough Silence, available now where books are sold. Visit the Blog Meet This Book—Defiant Hope, Active Love Cutting-edge social science research into what young adults want out of a faith community. Purpose and meaning, healing and growth, community and fellowship—these values have traditionally been found in church. Though they are leaving the pews in droves, young adults are still seeking these spiritual benefits. Based on five years of qualitative and quantitative research, Defiant Hope, Active Love offers practical recommendations for making faith communities more hospitable to the next generation. This groundbreaking book encourages church leaders to let go of nostalgia for old ecclesiological norms and embrace something new, inclusive, and authentic. Click the link below to see what others are saying about Defiant Hope, Active Love: What Young Adults Are Seeking in Places of Work, Faith, and Community and to preview an excerpt.    Visit the Blog

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