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The light of Christ is passed from one generation to the next, keeping the faith alive. Christian Nurture in the Twenty-First Century imagines a new vision for sharing the Christian faith with young people. Based on scripture and a fresh look at how Christian education was done in the past, this book presents new ideas and models of nurturing the Christian faith of young people. Cynthia Coe asks church leaders to give the ministry of Christian education a "fresh think" and explore new but more effective means of passing the Christian faith to young people. Coe also gives churches a theological and scriptural basis for trying new ways of Christian formation, such as paying Sunday School teachers - providing well trained, well prepared teachers in a world where volunteers simply can't or won't spend the time to provide effective Christian education programs. She also strongly advocates teaching parents who never learned the basics of Christianity before these young parents attempt to ingrain their children in Christian values and morals.In a series of essays included in this book, Cynthia Coe tackles many specific challenges facing Christian educators, such as quality adult programming, Vacation Bible School programming, and how to reach children most in need.Based on her field experience as a Director of Children's Ministries and curriculum developer of Christian education resources, Cynthia Coe presents a fresh voice and insightful ideas to better pass the faith to young people in the twenty-first century.Cynthia Coe is an honors graduate of Virginia Theological Seminary and the University of Tennessee College of Law. She also holds a degree with highest honors in the College Scholars program of the University of Tennessee, focusing on Honors History.

Wild Faith introduces creation care to older children and teenagers. These resources can be used with faith-based camp programs, youth groups, retreats, VBS programs, or Sunday morning programs. Background materials on the "basics" of teaching environmental stewardship and tips for adding creation care practices to existing programs are included.Wild Faith includes six modules of materials: -In the Beginning - introduces creation, nature-based spirituality, environmental stewardship, and wellness rooted in creation care-Into the Woods - gets children and youth comfortable with nature as a place of spirituality, creativity, and stewardship-The Habitat Chronicles - explores our place in the environment and the effects of our habitation on the earth and fellow human beings-Exodus Quest - a one day pilgrimage exploring personal roles in care of creation and a promised land of life in harmony with God's creation-Equipping The Saints - introduces practical skills, habits, and practices to exercise good stewardship of creation-A New Heaven, A New Earth - taking information, practices, and "good news" of creation care to others Each theme includes a worship service, a group activity, group discussion, and prayers. Badges are included at the end of these resources to promote on-going creation care, focusing on: -Green Spirituality -Food Sustainability-Reduce, Re-Use, Recycle-Sustainable Energy, and-Green Social JusticeAuthor Cynthia Coe is a 2014-2016 Environmental Stewardship Fellow of the Episcopal Church and an honors graduate of Virginia Theological Seminary and the University of Tennessee College of Law. She is an experienced curriculum designer and mom of three children.

It's the Spring of 1990. The Berlin Wall has come down, and the United States has won the Cold War. After a struggling economy, Ginger's husband Steve has come up with a great way to make his investment firm money, through the Vulture Fund. But there's problems. And Ginger and Steve find that the Feds are about to seize all their assets.There is one way yuppies Ginger and Steve can hold onto their wonderful lifestyle in Houston, but the solution is in Switzerland and may land Ginger in jail. Ginger flees her accounting job, her home, her husband, and even her dog to try to hold onto the freedom and lifestyle she has always wanted. She heads for refuge with her old college friends in Knoxville, who still live the Bohemian life of poor but carefree students. This is where Ginger was happiest. Should she simply stay here and abandon her yuppie life back in Houston?After re-living her college days with a self-appointed dean of students in Knoxville, Ginger hits the road again, ending up first in Zurich, then Berlin. She struggles to hold onto what she sees as her future while trying to figure out how it all went so wrong. Alone in a rapidly changing Europe, Ginger runs into unexpected enemies and unexpected kindness from strangers along the way. As she retreats once more to Moscow, she faces choices between living a simpler but rich life...or more stressful years trying to achieve the American Dream set down by the previous generation.

Knit with love, Prayer Shawls are handmade pieces of knitting that show someone you care. A Prayer Shawl wraps a person in prayer and love, just like a warm, fuzzy blanket.Each story in The Prayer Shawl Chronicles is a fictional tale of someone who finds herself in need of healing - and that quest for healing ultimately helps someone else heal as well. A woman walking her dog steps into a church, talking shelter from the rain, and unexpectedly receives an invitation to join in a Blessing of the Prayer Shawls church service. A prayer shawl becomes a cat bed. Another comforts a homeless man living under a bridge. A former addict knits to keep herself sober and finds herself in a new romance. A friendship between a young ballerina and a retired lawyer is sparked, spanning generations and life experiences. One prayer shawl begins its journey in Tennessee, goes to Paris and back, and somehow ends up in Africa. Unexpected gifts appear, seemingly out of nowhere. Unlikely connections are made, sometimes across cultures and even continents, sometimes between people who might never imagine themselves connected in any way. By the end of the book, all the stories connect and loop around each other, just like the yarn of a knitted prayer shawl. Set in an Episcopal parish in Tennessee, this book shows the church at its best, with people caring for each other and making amazing connections. Prayer shawls - donated anonymously - end up in different continents, spark new romances, heal the wounded, and shelter the homeless. As you follow the stories of these prayer shawls, you will laugh, cry and meet characters who grow and learn about themselves and those they never expected to meet.Cynthia Coe writes and knits on her farm in Knoxville, Tennessee. She is a wife and mother of three children, two cats, and a dog. A graduate of Virginia Theological Seminary, Cynthia served as a Justice & Advocacy Fellow of The Episcopal Church and wrote Christian formation curricula for children and youth as part of this fellowship. She is the author of two novels and four books on Christian formation.