 Kissing
the Sky: A Field Guide for Christian Musicians
by Glenn Kaiser
ON
HOLD
Appx. 200 pgs.
0-940895-53-6
5.25 x 8.00 in.
Retail $12.95
Kissing
the Sky
reveals the heart and zeal of a man seeking through music to express
the depth of God’s purpose and love for each human being.
Glenn Kaiser draws on almost 35 years of experience as lyricist,
lead singer and guitarist of Resurrection Band and the Glenn Kaiser
Band. All this against the backdrop of his life and service as
a pastor in the inner city of Chicago. Kissing
the Sky is salted with personal insights about ministry and
worship gleaned from brothers and sisters across the world.
We
regret to inform you that we have to put this title on hold
until further notice. For
those of you who preordered one or multiple copies of the book
at Cornerstone Festival in July, we are deeply sorry that we have
not met the timeline we promised. Please request your preorder
refund by emailing cspress-at-(remove and place
at symbol)jpusa.org or calling 1-888-40-PRESS. Check
out "Words
Still Matter" for the full explanation.
 Season
of Joy: Chicago Celebrates the Holidays
by
Jim Benes
466
pgs. 0-940895-52-8
LOC No. 2005028895
7.0 X 10.0 in. Retail $23.00
Trade Paperback
NOW
IN STOCK.
Season
of Joy is packed with stories, songs, plays, pictures and
news headlines covering every year of the Twentieth Century on
through 2004. More than a book of remembrances, it offers accounts
which help us understand the collective personality of Chicagoans
today through a look at our history. The book contains 12 chapters
of yearly Christmas accounts with period photographs provided
by such local institutions as the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago
Sun-Times, the Catholic Archdiocese, the Chicago Historical Society,
and the Jane Addams Memorial Collection. There are also many individual
personal photos in the mix that reflect the intimate nature of
the season.
The
book includes Christmas traditions that make the Chicago experience
uniquely memorable. The Apollo Chorus performances of Handel’s
Messiah, Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light, The
Do-It-Yourself Messiah, A Christmas Carol at the Goodman Theatre,
and the Christmas Schooner at the Bailiwick are featured in the
years they started with introductions and special interviews with
members and staff. These groups all provided beautiful quality
black and white photos of their events to add to this wonderful
tome of Chicago’s Christmas experience.
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR: Jim Benes has worked in radio for over thirty
years and since 1980 has been the researcher, writer, producer,
and voice for the radio series Christmas Past. Currently, Jim
is the morning news editor at WBBM News radio in Chicago. Jim
and his wife Andrea have one son, and live in the western suburbs
of Chicago.
 Available
again
2nd Printing with proof corrections
Flannery
O'Connor: A Proper Scaring
by
Jill Baumgaertner
$12.95
“Jill
Peláez Baumgaertner has written one of the few indispensable
books on Flannery O’Connor. O’Connor wrote about—and
for—people who were blind to what she thought was most important
in their lives. Baumgaertner shows how O’Connor worked to
restore the vision of both her characters and readers, allowing
them to see, even in the grotesque and the violent, emblems of
the law that condemns and the grace that saves.”
—Brian Abel Ragen, author of A Wreck on the Road
to Damascus: Innocence, Guilt and Conversion in Flannery O’Connor
As
featured in the Chicago Sun Times!
 Growing
With My Garden: Thoughts on Tending the Soil and the Soul
by Rolland Hein
ISBN 0-940895-51-X
$12.95
Rolland Hein has woven together two of his passions--poetry and
growing things--in a book that serves as both a Christian devotional
and a gardening primer. The garden provides so many illustrations
for life and growth as spiritual persons. Hein's illustrations
are full of poignant quotes from such great poets as Simone Weil,
William Blake, Emily Dickinson, and John Updike. This book will
serve as a tremendous resource for both seasoned and first time
gardeners. Included are a bibliography and recommended sources
for gardening supplies. Growing with My Garden was featured in
the
Chicago Sun Times. Jon Trott, Cornerstone blogger/author has
the scoop on Blue
Christian. You can see the full article (with color photos)
on Cathleen
Falsani's blog "The Dude Abides."
Hammers
& Nails:
the Life and Music of Mark Heard
by Matthew Dickerson
ISBN
0940895-49-8
ISBN 0940895-50-1
264 pgs.
Sample
Chapter
Visit
the New Hammers & Nails Website!
Yes!
All Books are now in stock AND we are selling the CD, Hammers
& Nails now too. Buy the CD, and the books and CD together
at the Hammersandnails.net music site.
Promotion
codes available for Hammers & Nails products.
Hardcover
$29.95
Paperback
$17.95
 Christian
Mythmakers, 2nd Edition
by Rolland Hein
ISBN 0-940895-48-X
303
pgs.
$14.95
Includes
a new chapter on Dante.
Read
an excerpt from this book!
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