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Cries of Earth and Altar

Poems That Couldn’t Be Helped

By: Charles L. Bartow

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Cries of Earth and Altar

Poems That Couldn’t Be Helped

By: Charles L. Bartow

The poems of Cries of Earth and Altar speak of human laughter, mystery, work, play, sorrow--and even rage--as an oblation set upon heaven's high altar, which, as Calvin noted, is Christ himself. Upon that altar, the cries of earth are made a cry of glory, "Abba, Father" (Mark 14:36; Rom 8:15)! With the exception of those poems labeled "out of season," each poetic text is given a place in the Christian liturgical calendar: Advent-Epiphany, Transfiguration Sunday, Lent-Pentecost, and Ordinary Time. In the concluding essay, poetry and preaching are spoken of as fragile indicatives that implicitly call into question all claims of inviolability and permanence for humanly wrought systems of thought, common life, and governance. They survive as verbal, vocal, and physical gesture, as ink turned into blood.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1630876585

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9781630876586

Witness to Life

Preaching and Poetry as Theology and Art

By: Charles L. Bartow

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Witness to Life

Preaching and Poetry as Theology and Art

By: Charles L. Bartow

Holy Scripture bears witness to life as God intended it and intends it still. It also witnesses to what has been made of life east of Eden. Preaching and poetic witness to life “through faith for faith” (Rom 1:17), therefore, must be attempted with humility and with empathy for all sorts and conditions of human being, looking to Jesus who “humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross” (Phil 2:8).

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129

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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ISBN 13

9798385222650

God's Human Speech

A Practical Theology of Proclamation

By: Charles L. Bartow

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God's Human Speech

A Practical Theology of Proclamation

By: Charles L. Bartow

Charles Bartow's stated purpose in this practical theology of preaching is "to encourage confidence in the Bible read and the sermon delivered as a means of grace in an age of radical criticism of Scripture, creed, and confession.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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0802843352

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9780802843357

Dust and Prayers

Poems

By: Charles L. Bartow

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Dust and Prayers

Poems

By: Charles L. Bartow

Dust and Prayers offers an evocation of love, human and divine, and of the struggles of believers and unbelievers. It depicts something of the human condition apart from God and, through praise and lament, with humor and pathos it speaks of the divine remedy. It speaks of creation, too, and of the Creator, and of humanity (created in God's image), as dust and spirit. Its voice at times is free of the constraints of rigorous poetic forms. At other times its voice is set free by adherence to them. Its cry is biblical: Lord, I believe; help my unbelief (Mark 9:24)! It references the Psalms, the Prophets, the Gospels, the Apostle Paul's letters, and strains to come to terms with God's Holy Presence felt as Holy Absence in, with, under-and in front of-the text. Its hope is grounded in the blessed disturbance with which the Christ, attested in Holy Scripture, proffers the blessed assurance that we are his.

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1606081101

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9781606081105

Effective Speech Communication in Leading Worship

By: Charles L. Bartow

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Effective Speech Communication in Leading Worship

By: Charles L. Bartow

This clear guide shows how to speak confidently and effectively in worship. Writing in plain English, Charles L. Bartow focuses on the practical steps worship leaders can take to communicate successfully. He shows how to speak phrases, how to understand the meaning of gesture, how to help the congregation respond more vigorously and effectively. Bartow begins by examining the nature, shape, and conduct of the worship service, and by discussing its major elements: praise, prayer, Word, and sacrament. With that background established, Bartow moves step-by-step through the worship service, offering hands on experience to worship leaders. 'Effective Speech Communication in Leading Worship' includes many helpful exercises and examples to illustrate Bartow's effective-speaking techniques.

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