Common sense about marriage is something of a contradiction in terms these days. So few people or couples seem to be able to make sense of matrimony that there is nowhere near a consensuslet alone common senseabout the single most important relationship in the human family. from the Introduction Priest, author, and spiritual director Francis Wade outlines the principles of successful marriages. The key, suggests Wade, is communication, and knowing when and how to talk with and listen to ones partner. A must-read for either married persons looking to strengthen their relationship or for those considering marriage, this book is clearly intended to be both read and discussed.

The Art of Being Together: Common Sense for Lifelong Relationships

Religion & Spirituality

Wade, Francis H.

Christian Books & Bibles

Forward Movement

Biblical Fracking

Christian theology has lacked a tradition resembling Jewish midrash (“inquiring” or “expounding”) to explore beyond the literal texts of Scripture. Francis H. Wade fills that gap with Biblical Fracking: Midrash for the Modern Christian. As he writes in the introduction, “Biblical fracking, in the spirit of its historical roots and its geological namesake, means reaching into the cracks and crevasses of the biblical narrative to extract the richness that lurks there.” All forms of fracking have potential for benefit as well as abuse. Wade leads us on the narrow path to where we can hear God’s word in fresh ways. For example, he asks readers to consider how Sarah felt when Abraham left to sacrifice their only son, Isaac. What was it like to have the quixotic Peter as a husband, or to have a brother like Jesus? Was Judas Iscariot simply the venal betrayer, as commonly caricatured, or was he a devoted disciple who tried to force Jesus’ hand? In these and other expositions, Wade reveals Scripture’s celebrated and obscure figures with empathy, designed to enrich our understanding of the Bible’s saints and sinners, people much like ourselves.

Biblical Fracking: Midrash for the Modern Christian

Wipf and Stock

Christian theology has lacked a tradition resembling Jewish midrash ("inquiring" or "expounding") to explore beyond the literal texts of Scripture. Francis H. Wade fills that gap with Biblical Fracking: Midrash for the Modern Christian. As he writes in the introduction, "Biblical fracking, in the spirit of its historical roots and its geological namesake, means reaching into the cracks and crevasses of the biblical narrative to extract the richness that lurks there." All forms of fracking have potential for benefit as well as abuse. Wade leads us on the narrow path to where we can hear God's word in fresh ways. For example, he asks readers to consider how Sarah felt when Abraham left to sacrifice their only son, Isaac. What was it like to have the quixotic Peter as a husband, or to have a brother like Jesus? Was Judas Iscariot simply the venal betrayer, as commonly caricatured, or was he a devoted disciple who tried to force Jesus' hand? In these and other expositions, Wade reveals Scripture's celebrated and obscure figures with empathy, designed to enrich our understanding of the Bible's saints and sinners, people much like ourselves.

Wipf & Stock Publishers

This small volume of reflections by the Reverend Dr. Francis H. Wade, rector of St. Alban's Church in Washington, DC, offers twenty-nine sermons, organized chronologically through the seasons and feast days of the Christian calendar. In part, it is a walk through the year, in part, a meditation on the mileposts that people encounter on their life journeys. As the Reverend John Danforth, fellow priest and former member of the United States Senate, writes in his Foreword, Dr. Wade speaks of "life and death, of conflict and reconciliation, of terrorists and peacemakers." The volume includes his remarkable address, "The Face of Evil," on the first Sunday after September 11.

Rites of Our Passage: Reflections Through a Christian Year

Posterity Pr Inc

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The Art of Being Together: Common Sense for Lifelong Relationships

Biblical Fracking: Midrash for the Modern Christian

Biblical Fracking

Rites of Our Passage: Reflections Through a Christian Year