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The Gospel for the Person Who Has Everything 2 reviews
William H. Willimon
Judson Press, 1978
A Life Changing Book
This book gives the freshest approach to Christian evangelism in the last twenty years. It does not offer techniques, but seeks to radically change our fundamental ideas about seeking to draw people to Christ. Read it and then read it again!
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The Truth About God: The Ten Commandments in Christian Life2 reviews
Stanley Hauerwas, William H. Willimon
Abingdon Press, 1999
The Counter Cultural 10 Commandments
The Ten Commandments that a judge from Alabama fought to hang on the wall were not the commandments of God that Christians serve. Those same commandments are not a general call for morality that can save the pluralistic society of the United States of America. According to the authors, these commandments must be understood within the context of the Christian community. This work declares the Ten ...
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A New Connection1 review
Andy Langford, William, H. Willimon
Abingdon Press, 1996
Ideas the Methodist Church Needs
As a former Roman Catholic and then Southern Baptist and now United Methodist (for the last 20 years), I learned a lot about the organizational problems that we have as United Methodists by reading A New Connection. I see now that there is hope for the Methodist Church to turn it's decline around if we will heed the advice given in this book. I love the theology and the people of the ...
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Between two Advents1 review
William H Willimon
C.S.S. Pub. Co, 1978
Sermons for Advent
Six sermons for the Advent and Christmas seasons, each based on the second lesson for the day (year B). The first one is a special dialogue sermon which features a "devil's advocate." Published when the author was a local pastor. He went on to teach a Duke Divinity School, to become dean of the chapel and Duke, and most recently, a United Methodist Bishop. Is this the first of his many, many, ...
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Painful Questions: Facing Struggles With Faith1 review
Gary L. Watts
Herald Press, 1999
Helpful and Honest
This book brings questions of God and pain to the front and looks at them honestly and with great compassion. Watts has a great respect and compassion for the pain in this world and isn't affraid to engage the questions that this pain brings. He hasn't just observed this pain, but as a pastor brings great experience of care for those in pain. Not only that, but he brings that experience ...
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The Bible and the New York Times4 reviews
Fleming Rutledge
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999
Topical,universal, timeless and a joy to read
This is a book that you will want to keep handy that you may read again a chapter that is especially meaningful or pertinent to your circumstances. I found the application of scripture to the very topical subject matter was inspiring. An example is the Chapter called The Love Olympics Go To Jerusalem which used text from 1 Corinthians13. The news items used as examples included topics about ...
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Proclamation And Theology: Horizons in Theology Series (Horizons in Theology)1 review
William H. Willimon
Abingdon Press, 2005
Book Review Proclamation and Theology
Willimon has written this book in a language that is easy to understand. There is no long winded sentences explaining abstract concepts. Rather, he writes in a concise manner making his point evident, clear and practical.
There is nolding back on his theology. He seems to offer no apologies for his stance on the subject. You get the sense he is a man of conviction who believes in what he ...
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A Guide to Preaching and Leading Worship2 reviews
William H. Willimon
Westminster John Knox Press, 2008
A Guide to Preaching and Worship Leadership
William H. Willimon makes another suburb contribution to being faithful to Scripture and the practices of the early Christian church. This book is well written, theological in understandable terms for lay and clergy alike. It is the "connective tissue" which helps make sense of many separately taught and viewed facets of the practice of our faith. It is an easy read which is quite thought and ...
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Reading with Deeper Eyes: the Love of Literature and the Life of Faith4 reviews
William H. Willimon
Upper Room Books, 1998
Bold expression of literature and Christian spirituality
Will Willimon has never been shy in expressing his opinions, and he expresses himself very well. Willimon traces the spiritual journey by looking at ten literary works. He begins with the image of the spiritual quest from the Odyssey, takes us into some of the despair voiced by characters in the work of Flannery O'Connor and Walker Percy, moves us into the possibilities offered by Anne Tyler ...
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Reflections On Grief And Spiritual Growth: Sixteen Essays Include Wisdom Gleaned From Personal Experiences1 review
Abingdon Press, 2005
The writers are reflective and personal and wise
The Scriptures tells us that loss and grief are universal human experiences and the process of mourning is often prolonged, painful, and emotionally complex. The writer of Ecclesiastes reminds us that grief comes to all of us: "There is a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance" (Eccl. 3:4). In the letter to the Romans, we are instructed to "Mourn with those who ...
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The Search for Meaning in the Workplace1 review
Thomas H. Naylor, William H. Willimon, ...
Abingdon Press, 1996
Smart, readable, interesting
Published in 1996, when everyone had a job, this book is even more pertinent in times when so many are looking for work. A thoughtful reevaluation of the role of work in our lives.
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What's Right With the Church1 review
William H. Willimon
Harpercollins, 1989
A Very Preachable Book
Fans of William Willimon will not be disappointed with this book. It does a great job of showing the church for what it is, warts and all. As you walk through the pages you find that the church really is called to be a place that is different from the world. You will find that the church must not change to keep up with its surrounding world, rather it must invite the world to come in and be ...
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Downsizing the U.S.A 4 reviews
Thomas H. Naylor, William H. Willimon
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1997
a thought-provoking argument
If you also believe the answer to many of our social woes is a return to "community" and a reverse course away from impersonalization, the arguments in this book will appeal to you. More than an emotional cry for "smaller is better", rather one based on deep intellectual and rational thinking.
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Sermons From Duke Chapel: Voices From "a Great Towering Church1 review
Duke University Press, 2005
Witnesses to the Word
For readers for whom the Word is a sine qua non of religious
reflection, this is a must read. From the time of Paul Tillich to
Barbara Brown Taylor, we are invited into the homilies of insightful
minds at work. For those at Duke during the marvelous Scotsman's tenure as Dean of the Chapel and Professor of Preaching, we would have liked once more to delight in his play on words entitled "Loving ...
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Sunday Dinner 2 reviews
William H. Willimon
Upper Room Books, 1981
Welcome to the Family Meal
The title of this book tells a great deal about the angle from which Willimon addresses the subject of communion for the Christian church. The gathering of Christians to share communion is like a Sunday dinner shared week after week by the family , with the customary ritual way of doing things that makes it all feel like being at home, with your parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles and ...
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Conversations With Barth on Preaching3 reviews
William H. Willimon
Abingdon Press, 2006
Skillful observations
If you are a well-versed student of Barth, you will find much in this book that will resonate, as the author (who must be one of the world's experts on the 20th century theologian by virtue of his lifelong love for the man and his message) provides skillful observations about what approach the preacher should take when preaching. If you are somewhat new to Barth, then do not fret, Willimon gives ...
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Sinning Like a Christian: A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins3 reviews
William H. Willimon
Abingdon Press, 2005
Calling sin what it really is - sin
Bishop Willimon is not afraid to "swim" against society's view of what sin is - and isn't. This is not a book for the faint hearted. Willimon is opinionated and frank about sin - in our lives individually and our lives corporately. A great eight week Sunday school study or a study where one's goal is great dialogue - and an honest appraisal of sin's effect on one's life.
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Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony18 reviews
Stanley Hauerwas, William H. Willimon
Abingdon Press, 1989
Foundational
I would include this in any list of books that all Western Christians should read. As a missionary in Nigeria, I can also say that the message is also urgently needed in African churches, still in an earlier stage of formation. I can understand and partly agree with some of the criticisms of other reviewers here, but the strength of the book is that it presents its radical message in a ...
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Remember Who You Are: Baptism and the Christian Life1 review
William H. Willimon
Upper Room Books, 1980
A thoughtful and refreshing look at sacrament of baptism
William Willimon's "Remember Who You Are" is foremost a devotional reading for Christians desiring a deeper spiritual understanding of their baptisms. However, the relaxed style does not betray the author's excellent work in presenting the historical and traditional understanding of baptism. This understanding is in contrast with the reductive and overly emphasized Enlightenment and Pietist ...
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Thank God It's Friday: Encountering the Seven Last Words from the Cross1 review
William H. Willimon
Abingdon Press, 2006
A Contemporary and Meaningful Look At The Seven Last Words
The Seven Last Words of Jesus on the cross have inspired a variety of religious devotions over the years. In many churches, people gather between noon and three in the afternoon on Good Friday afternoon and hear reflections based on these poignant and powerful words of Jesus. Methodist Bishop William Willamon offers seven contemporary reflections and a concluding afterward on the final phrases ...
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