Upper Room Disciplines, 2002: A Book of Daily Devotions

• ISBN13: 9780835809306
• ISBN10: 0835809307
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Abingdon Pr

Summary

The Upper Room Disciplines is a meditation guide and Bible commentary in one volume. Each week a different writer guides readers through the designated readings from the Revised Common Lectionary, a three-year journey through scripture that many congregations follow. By using Disciplines, readers become part of an ecumenical community that is considering the same scripture passages each week. Writers, pastors, preachers, and scholars from a wide variety of backgrounds contribute to Disciplines, offering a diversity of perspectives on scripture. A best-selling resource for over four decades, this "portable pastor" can serve as a spiritual guide throughout the year.

Table of Contents

Foreword	11	(2)
Jerry Haas
God's Gifts and Divine Presence	13	(6)
Jan Sprague
The Sacrament of Belonging	19	(7)
John H. Collett
God Is Our Strength	26	(7)
Michele Sue Shumake-Keller
A Shined-on People	33	(7)
Ron Mills
What God Requires	40	(7)
Patricia Walworth Wood
Partake of the Glory	47	(7)
Elizabeth Mitchell Clement
On Beginning Lent	54	(7)
David Buttrick
The God View	61	(7)
Kimberly Dunnam Reisman
What Has God Done?	68	(7)
John O. Gooch
Living into God's Longing	75	(7)
Jan L. Richardson
Seeing beyond the Obvious	82	(7)
Steve Harper
Who Is This?	89	(7)
Sally Overby Langford
People on the Way	96	(7)
L. Joey Faucette
Authenticity	103	(7)
William D. Wendell
Expanding Horizons	110	(7)
Pat Fosarelli
Dwelling in the House of the Lord	117	(7)
Timothy George
Heart Trouble	124	(7)
Helen Davis Bell
Life in the Light of Resurrection	131	(7)
Theodore W. Jennings Jr.
God's Provision	138	(7)
Mary A. Avram
God's Anointing	145	(7)
Duffy Robbins
God, Creator and Redeemer	152	(7)
Ian Whyte
Surviving or Thriving?	159	(7)
Toni Payne Simpson
Discernment and Keeping the Faith	166	(7)
Stephen L. Carter
God's Faithfulness, Our Response	173	(7)
Betty Shannon Cloyd
Springs of Divine Grace	180	(7)
Sudha Khristmukti
The Abundance of God's Grace	187	(7)
Betsy Schwarzentraub
Partnerships	194	(7)
W. Douglas Mills
Hanging On	201	(7)
Enoch Hendry
Known by God	208	(7)
W. Terry Whalin
God's Unfailing Promises	215	(7)
Martin Evans-Jones
Blessing and Curse	222	(7)
Barbara H. Rodgers
Calling on the Lord	229	(7)
Raymond R. Newell
The Lord Bestows Blessing	236	(7)
Vickie M. Phelps
An Extravagant Obedience	243	(7)
Cyrus N. White
The Call	250	(7)
Alice Kirkman Kunka
God Is on Our Side	257	(7)
G. William Kilday
Being the Body of Christ	264	(8)
Judith Freeman Clark
Discoveries in the Desert	272	(7)
Jerome W. Berryman
God with Us	279	(7)
Barbara Bate
Color Our Lives	286	(7)
James W. Kemp
Days of Grace	293	(7)
Se Hee Han
Moving Forward	300	(7)
Gregory V. Palmer
A Life Centered on God	307	(7)
Michael E. Williams
The Saint's Journey	314	(7)
Patricia E. Farris
Remembering the Past Gives Hope for the Future	321	(7)
Gloria J. Parker-Penn
Growing in Faith the Hard Way	328	(7)
Loretta Ross-Gotta
Finding God	335	(7)
Toby Gould
Strength for Our Times	342	(7)
Walter Wink
God the Restorer	349	(7)
Jan Johnson
The Most Poignant Longing	356	(7)
Wendy M. Wright
Time, Place, and Promise	363	(7)
Daniel T. Howell
Days of Rejoicing	370	(7)
Kara Lassen Oliver
A Longing for Home	377	(2)
Don E. Saliers
The Revised Common Lectionary for 2002	379