Ken Sehested

And Yet . . .

Christian Living

“Neither lightning nor faith can be caught in a bottle. Regarding the latter, . . . nor a creed, a vigorous moral code, a precise ritual practice, or a particular emotive temperament. Faith requires more dexterity, a willingness to wander, a capacity for wonder. ‘For the world has grown full of peril,’ Galadriel said in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. Nevertheless, ‘hope remains while the company is true.’ Pedro Sandín-Fremaint is true company.”

Building a Culture of Peace

History & Biography

“Regrettably, the work of the Baptist Peace Fellowship has remained a well-kept secret. Hopefully Paul Dekar's generous scholarship--seasoned by his first-hand participation in much of this narrative--will push the lid off the story so its illuminating power is further unleashed. Jubilate Deo!”

Circling the Table

Preaching & Worship

“William Everett has spent a long career coaxing the Christian community’s attention to the point of leverage where worship rites reflect on and address a wearisome world predicated on the violation of God’s good governance. His avocation as a crafter of round communion tables aligns with his passion for understanding how liturgy is a powerful force in unleashing the imagination needed for a flourishing public, toward the day ‘when all shall eat and be satisfied.’”

Daughters of Rizpah

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“This book arose out of Dan and Sharon Buttry’s small group training—for decades, in forty-five countries, often in interfaith groups, always in the midst of serious social conflicts—using the brief, often overlooked story of Rizpah (2 Sam 21), ancient Hebrew mother, as one among many teaching tools, using experiential education exercises, to illustrate, analyze, and generate new insights on effective nonviolent strategies in the struggle for justice. This book is revelatory.”

How to Read the Bible Without Losing Your Mind

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“The Bible more often functions as the occasion for soliloquy than accountability. Blevins makes the case for talking less and listening more.”

Turnings

Arts & Literature

“Good poets, like Bill Everett, perform a kind of chicanery of the spirit, distracting our attention just long enough to allow revelation to slip past the guards of preoccupied minds. As in: 'Earth gasping . . . sends lilies up in mourning / the rainbow as a pledge / the cockroach as a warning / the raven as a hedge.'”

Where Are They Going?

Fiction

“To say that Stan Dotson’s book provides compelling bio sketches of four current, unsung Cuban citizens is like saying Hemingway wrote about whales and bells and loved Cuban rum. I don’t know what to call this genre, but it includes epochal allegory, the sweep of a towering historical novel, combined with the illumination from the best of Terry Gross’ interviews. Dotson offers resplendent stories, served up with the flair of a virtuoso storyteller.”