Occasions of Grace The thrust of the Christian

The thrust of the Christian hope is that it can only come to that wholeness by way of a personal relationship with God

scholarly perspectives

human communities shall indeed flourish

Faithful Giving can help change those dynamics

and inclusiveness by looking at two biblical stories from multiple points of view: the story of the returning Jews in the Book of Exodus and the story of the new Christian community in the Book of Acts

Occasions of Grace The thrust of the ChristianThis latest offering of Byron Stuhlman is the third in his trilogy on the Prayer Book. It is also the conclusion of his study of the liturgy of the church begun in his previous book, Redeeming the Time. This book deals with the pastoral offices and episcopal services in the Book of Common Prayer using the method known as "comparative liturgy." Stuhlman's purpose is to explore at a deeper level the theological connections between these services and the