Column Title: Communicating Faith in the Cross-Walk of Life Column Entry: “Should Doctrine Change to Remain the Same?” By Robert Stephen Reid, Professor Emeritus, University of Dubuque Description: During most of Christendom people lived with some form of a theistic identity. But in our post-Christendom secular society most North American Christians are faced, sometimes explicitly but mostly implicitly, with a …
A Prayer for Growth in Grace, by Irenaeus, Old Gallican Sacramentary, 2nd Century
For Growth in Grace Give perfection to beginners, O Father; give intelligence to the little ones; give aid to those who are running their course. Give sorrow to the negligent; give fervour of spirit to the lukewarm. Give to the perfect a good consummation; for the sake of Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.—Irenaeus, Old Gallican Sacramentary. —Irenaeus, Old Gallican Sacramentary (2nd …
Quote of the Week, Christ as the World’s Standard, by Madeleine Delbrêl
“Let us not reduce Christ to the size of the world, but raise the world up to the size of Jesus Christ. Make us understand that the second phase of the Incarnation is the return to God of a world to which God has come.” —-French poet and lay missionary Madeleine Delbrêl (1904-1964) in “The Holiness of Ordinary People (2024).
Coming Soon, Oral Interpretation: A Creative Performance Approach
Oral Interpretation: A Creative Performance Approach Available 2024 Author: Richard T. Young Total pages: 160 Price: $22.00 [Return to Integratio Press] Description The author presents a unique approach to Oral Interpretation for individual or group performances. As a theatre artist, the author suggests that Oral Interpretation, as a performance art, requires a creative performance approach. In this context, creativity …
Coming Soon, The Joy of Narnia, by Terry Lindvall
The Joy of Narnia: Teaching Laughter to Middle School Students Available 2024 Authors: Terry Lindvall, Cary Joseph, Caroline Joseph Total pages: 190 Price: $25.00 [Return to Integratio Press] Description A university professor and two young middle school English teachers weave recent educational research on humor with examples from C.S. Lewis’s Narnia Chronicles to make a compelling case for …
A Prayer for Growth and Grace, by St. Irenaeus
For Growth in Grace Give perfection to beginners, O Father; give intelligence to the little ones; give aid to those who are running their course. Give sorrow to the negligent; give fervour of spirit to the lukewarm. Give to the perfect a good consummation; for the sake of Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. —Irenaeus, Old Gallican Sacramentary
Quote of the week, Do Not Be Silent, by Martin Luther King Jr.
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” —Martin Luther King Jr
New book from Integratio Press, the Four Voices of Preaching: Communicating Faith in a Connected World
The Four Voices of Preaching: Communicating Faith in a Connected World Now Available Author: Robert Stephen Reid Total Pages: 248 Price: $28.00 Purchase on amazon (Amazon Associates Link) Description Sermons preached before a congregation are only one way people hear messages of faith. Whether the listener is seated in a pew or listening to a podcast or a book about …
Book Review, Humility and Hospitality: Changing the Christian Conversation on Civility
Book Reviewed: Naaman Wood and Sean Connable (eds), Humility and Hospitality: Changing the Christian Conversation on Civility (Pasco, WA: Integratio Press, 2022). Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 11, 2024 (January – December) Reviewed By: Tim Muehlhoff Reviewer Affiliation: Biola University, La Mirada CA Total Pages: 214 ISBN-13: 978-0-0991463-6-1 For the past five years, I’ve served as the co-director of …
Quote of the Week, Love is What Carries You, by Wendell Berry
“Love is what carries you, for it is always there, even in the dark, or most in the dark, but shining out at times like gold stitches in a piece of embroidery. ” ― Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter
