The Love That Moves the Stars: Reflections on the Stained Glass of Davidson United Methodist Church

by James C. Howell; Leslie B. Rindoks

• ISBN13: 9780970465108
• ISBN10: 0970465106
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-12-01
• Publisher: Lorimer & Pine Press

Summary

The Love that Moves the Stars is a book of wonder, a work of art, a word for the soul. Dr. James Howell offers thoughtful reflections on the stained glass windows of Davidson United Methodist Church where he is pastor. Just as these windows envelop the sanctuary with images which narrate the great span of God's gracious love for the universe and for us, Howell's suggestive insights invite us into the story, drawing our attention to colors and shapes, faces and hands, the hues and textures that become intimations of the beauty of the Lord. The complexity of creation, the saints of the church, the simple gifts of worship, men, women, children and animals all focused on Jesus, the light of the world. The Love that Moves the Stars is a treasure you will enjoy many times over. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Dr. James C. Howell is senior pastor of Davidson United Methodist Church

Table of Contents

Prologue	p. ix
Creation: In Him was Life	p. 1
Baptism: The Dove Descending	p. 5
Lord's Supper: He Took Bread	p. 9
Crucifixion
Man of Sorrows	p. 13
Unrevealed Until its Season	p. 19
You Will Find Rest	p. 21
What Can I Give	p. 23
Broken Places	p. 25
The Sower Went Out	p. 27
Saints
Lydia, Paul and Silas	p. 29
Francis and Clare of Assisi	p. 33
Martin Luther	p. 37
John Wesley and Francis Asbury	p. 41
Mother Teresa and Martin Luther King	p. 45
Revelation: Light of the World	p. 49
Epilogue: How the Light Gets In	p. 53
Window Donors	p. 55
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