COMING OCTOBER 29th!
OUR CHURCH SPEAKS
AN ILLUSTRATED DEVOTIONAL OF SAINTS FROM EVERY ERA & PLACE
Do you ever feel like you're alone in your struggles to live out the Christian faith? Do you ever read the Bible yet still wonder what it looks like to follow Jesus in the complexity and difficulty of our time?
The stories of great men and women throughout the history of the church can help us form a bridge between the teaching of Scripture and our embodied lives. This illustrated devotional vividly depicts the lives and words of great women and men of faith. Artist Ben Lansing and Anglican priest D. J. Marotta offer fifty-two profound images and reflections on Christians, from Polycarp in the first century to the martyrs of Sudan in the twenty-first century. These saints, from every continent and century of church history, demonstrate the historic church's relevance for Christians today and reveals God's faithfulness in all times and circumstances.
The artwork, biographies, devotionals, and prayers in this book are meant to spark our imaginations, helping us to be faithful here and now, in our own age.
Liturgy
in the wilderness
How the Lord’s Prayer Shapes the Imagination of the Church in a Secular Age
What you pray . . . shapes what you believe . . . shapes how you live.
The Lord's Prayer is a beautiful, subversive passage of words given to the church by Jesus. It forms our imaginations and—given time—transforms us. And today, we are in desperate need of renewed imaginations. The historic Christian faith is seen as absurd at best and dangerously oppressive at worst. Followers of Jesus must begin to imagine life as a faithful minority who are ever seeking to subvert what is evil with good, what is hateful with love, what is corrosive with nurture.
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"Dan's voice is a rare gem in Christian writing. He is theologically insightful and everyday applicable, catalyzing the imagination yet so clear and accessible. But his subject — The Lord's Prayer for our contemporary moment — is like a treasure hidden right in plain sight! Of course this rich liturgy speaks to the individualism, independence, and scarcity mindsets of our hearts and culture. But it takes a gentle, pastoral, mentor to remind us to live our deepest truths."
Brian Gray, Denver Institute of Faith and Work
Liturgy in the Wilderness offers us a fresh and engaging perspective on the Lord’s Prayer. Though this widely known prayer can be uttered in less than thirty seconds, this book shows us how it can – and should – impact every single area of our lives. Marotta takes us by the hand and guides us to see that while we may never get out of the wilderness, we can always move forward in hope. This book is thoughtful, filled with wise insights and engaging stories. And best of all, Marotta doesn’t merely write about this important message in his book; he lives the message, too.
J.R. Briggs, Author of The Sacred Overlap and Founding Director of Kairos Partnerships
What a gift Dan Marotta has given those of us for whom 'wilderness' feels like the rule rather than the exception of life! With the courage of a convert and the tenderness of a seasoned pastor, Dan draws a map for pilgrims of all kinds, shedding fresh light not only on the Lord's Prayer but on the subversive nature of liturgy itself. By the end of the book, I have a hunch the wilderness will feel a little less wild, and God’s grace a little closer at hand.
David Zahl, author of Seculosity and founder of Mockingbird Ministry
With vivid illustration and potent application, he patiently exposes us to the searching glare of history’s most famous prayer, enabling us to see how we might be living, despite our professed beliefs, upside-down in a world made for God. Liturgy in the Wilderness brims with the kind of humor and insight that comes from a pastor who’s spent considerable time with people. And in a frenetic age, this book offers a rare gift: the chance to slow down enough to envision what a gospel-orbiting life could look like, for the good of our neighbors and the glory of our Father, who art in heaven.”
Matt Smethurst, editor, The Gospel Coalition; author, Before You Open Your Bible and Before You Share Your Faith
Desert comes from the Hebrew meaning “disaster” or “word.” Dan gets this! The deserts we find ourselves in are, in fact, disaster. But if we truly consent, they are the exact place where we hear God’s word over our lives best. Read this book and flourish in the wilderness.
AJ Sherrill, author of Being With God and The Enneagram for Spiritual Formation
BIO
D.J. Marotta is a priest in the Anglican Church in North America and the founding Rector of Redeemer Anglican Church in Richmond, VA.
He was raised in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and graduated from The College of William & Mary with a B.A. in Family Therapy Psychology and Denver Seminary with a Master of Divinity.
He was ordained to the priesthood in 2016 and planted Redeemer in the urban heart of Richmond that same year.
His wife is gracious and his children are clever.
