Through fascinating anecdotes and narrative stories, Donna Schaper relates these ancient texts to contemporary situations. She skillfully applies the Gospel of life and hope to circumstances of suffering and death. Chapters include: Letting Death Go -- Mark 8:31-38 Paying Attention To The Modern Light -- John 3:14-21 Junk Food And Holy Tables -- John 18:1-19 Being Spiritually Odd -- John 20:19-31 ... and more! Donna Schaper has preached 25 full seasons of Lent and Easter as a parish pastor and a denominational executive. She is a graduate of Gettysburg College, Gettysburg Seminary, and the University of Chicago. She currently works as Area Minister for the Western Area of Massachusetts of the United Church of Christ. She writes for magazines and journals and is a frequent consultant to churches on Spirituality and Church Growth.

The Culture Of Disbelief

Religion & Spirituality

Donna Schaper

Christian Books & Bibles

CSS Publishing Company

A must-have resource for any church wanting to infuse new spirit into its worship services during the Lenten season. This collection is full of practical yet creative ideas to engage congregations. Features antiphonal Scripture readings and hymns, calls to worship, prayers, sermon outlines, and more. The original songs and readings include photocopying privileges for ease of use! Great for non-lectionary users or for those following the Revised Common Lectionary, Year A.

Breathing New Life into Lent: A Collection of Creative Worship Resources

Schaper, Donna

Donna E. Schaper

Anne McKinstry

Janet E. Powers

Judson Pr

Emerge

Kenneth L. Samuel

Molly Baskette

Quinn Caldwell

Marchaé Grair

Matt Laney

Mary Luti

<p>Everyone is paying attention to Pope Francis, and that includes the most unlikely of admirers: a female Baptist pastor. Veteran minister and social justice advocate Donna Schaper has become a fan of the pope, covering him for Religion Dispatches, traveling to see him speak, and taking up many of his issues. Schaper says that Francis is a pope for all of us, and she has written him a series of letterslove letters, of a sort. She agrees with him on the environment, climate change, love of animals, and concern for the poor. But she has a lovers' quarrel with him on the issues of women's ordination and GLBT rights. Schaper's letters to Pope Francis are intimate and ornery, affirming and challenging. She has high hopes that he can heal the church and the globe, and she prods him to be even more inclusive than he already is. In the end, in spite of their disagreements, Pastor Donna loves Pope Francis, and she calls us all to join him in loving the world.</p>

I Heart Francis: Letters to the Pope from an Unlikely Admirer

History

World

Fortress Press

<p>The reality of Sabbath as a day of rest has been lost in our busy society, but the "sense" of Sabbath as spiritual leisure is very much needed in our time-starved world. Donna Schaper maintains that Sabbath moments are any moments that actively include the presence of God. By presenting solutions to overwork, "Sabbath Sense" is the perfect antidote to anxieties felt in two-career families.</p>

Sabbath Sense : A Spiritual Antidote for the Overworked

Innisfree Press, Inc.

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