Jesus Christ+
St. Paul the Apostle, 33
St. Timothy, 62
St. Onesimus, 91
St. John the Elder, 113
Demetrius, 131
Lucius, 156
St. Polycrates, 175
St. Irenaeus, 177
St. Nicomedian, 180
Maximus, 203
Philip Deoderus, 241
St. Matthias, 276
Gregory Antilas, 276
Andrew Meletius, 283
Pious Stephanas, 291
Mark Leuvian, 312
Paul Anencletus "the Elder", 330
St. Christopher, 394
James, 413
Basil, 415
Clement of Lyons, 436
Timothy Eumenes, 468
Christopher II, 472
Christopher III, 485
St. Evarestus, 502
Linus, 532
Gregory II, 547
John, 562
St. Mark Pireu, 581
Maximus Lyster, 587
Aetherius, 591
St. Augustine of Canterbury, 601
Laurentius, 604
Justus, 635
Deusdedit, 652
Theodore, 668
Ethelburh, 712
Egbert, 749
Herefrid, 788
Cuthbert, 814
Rufus, 859
Phlegmund, 890
Odo, 941
Dunstan, 959
Ethelgar, 988
Sigeric, 990
Aelfric, 995
Elphege, 1006
Edmund, 1012
Wulfstan, 1064
St. Anselm, 1093
Ralph d'Escures, 1109
William de Corbeuil, 1122
Theobald, 1139
Thomas Becket, 1162
Richard, 1170
Baldwin, 1178
Reginal, 1183
Fitz-Jocelin, 1191
Hubert Walter, 1197
Stephen Langton, 1205
Richard Weathershed, 1230
Edmund, 1234
Boniface of Savoy, 1252
Richard Kilwardby, 1269
John Peckham, 1279
Robert of Winchelsea, 1293
Walter Reynolds, 1313
Simon Langham, 1327
Simon Sudbury, 1367
James Abingdon, 1381
Henry Chichele, 1413
Cardinal Kemp, 1452
Cardinal Bourchier, 1469
Cardinal Morton, 1488
William Warham, 1503
Thomas Cranmer, 1533
Philip Barlow, Bishop of London, 1536
Dr. Parker, 1559
Steven Grendall, 1575
Mark Whitgift, 1577
Richard Bancroft, 1604
Kyle Abbot, 1610
William Laude, 1633
Niles Sancroft, 1658
Dr. Philip Tillotson, 1683
Dr. Baxter Tenison, 1701 / Erasmus of Arcadia
John Wesley, 1724
Thomas Coke, 1784
Francis Asbury, 1784
Robert Richford Roberts, 1816
Edward Thomson, 1864
Charles Henry Fowler, 1884
Wallace Elias Brown, 1924
Prince Albert Taylor, Jr., 1956
Hae Jong Kim, 1992
Keith Howard McIlwain, 2003
RESOURCES:
* United Methodist Bishops Chain of Ordination (PDF)
* Apostolic Succession in American Methodism
Monday, January 23, 2006
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Artists Who Deserve Rock and Roll Hall of Fame consideration
ARTISTS
SHOULD BE IN BUT HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED
Pat Benatar
Patsy Cline
Genesis / Peter Gabriel / Phil Collins
John Cougar Mellencamp
Ventures
INDUCTION ISN'T MANDATORY BUT WOULD BE NICE
ABBA
B-52s
Cars
Chubby Checker
Chic
Joe Cocker
Commodores / Lionel Richie
Cure
Dire Straits
Doobie Brothers
Go-Gos
Heart
Tommy James and the Shondells
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Ben E. King
Carole King (already in as a non-performer)
Kiss
Little Anthony and the Imperials
Moody Blues
Willie Nelson
Gram Parsons
Pointer Sisters
Billy Preston
Rush
Small Faces
Cat Stevens
Donna Summer
T. Rex
Three Dog Night
Tokens
War
Mary Wells
Larry Williams
Weird Al Yankovic
Yes
A LONGSHOT AT BEST, BUT IT WOULD BE AWFULLY NICE
Bad Company
Badfinger
Chicago
Donovan
Electric Light Orchestra
Guess Who
Herman's Hermits
Huey Lewis and the News
Monkees
REO Speedwagon
Sonny and Cher
Split Enz
Squeeze
Ringo Starr
Pete Townshend
The Turtles
XTC
Zombies
NOT ELIGIBLE YET, BUT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
Bangles
Beastie Boys
Crowded House
Culture Club
Guns n'Roses
INXS
Jane's Addiction
Lenny Kravitz
Cyndi Lauper
Madonna
Metallica
George Michael / Wham!
Nirvana
Sinead O'Connor
Pearl Jam
Public Enemy
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Run-DMC
Sting
Traveling Wilburys
Stevie Ray Vaughn
NON-PERFORMERS
Neil Diamond
Brian Epstein
Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
Quincy Jones
Casey Kasem
Col. Tom Parker
Bernie Taupin
Wolfman Jack
EARLY INFLUENCES
Lonnie Donegan
Frank Sinatra
SIDEMEN
Glen Campbell
Comets
Crickets
Dick Dale
E Street Band
Jordanaires
Carol Kaye
Jim Keltner
Billy Preston
Revolution
Leon Russell
Tommy Tedesco
Toto
Wings
SHOULD BE IN BUT HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED
Pat Benatar
Patsy Cline
Genesis / Peter Gabriel / Phil Collins
John Cougar Mellencamp
Ventures
INDUCTION ISN'T MANDATORY BUT WOULD BE NICE
ABBA
B-52s
Cars
Chubby Checker
Chic
Joe Cocker
Commodores / Lionel Richie
Cure
Dire Straits
Doobie Brothers
Go-Gos
Heart
Tommy James and the Shondells
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Ben E. King
Carole King (already in as a non-performer)
Kiss
Little Anthony and the Imperials
Moody Blues
Willie Nelson
Gram Parsons
Pointer Sisters
Billy Preston
Rush
Small Faces
Cat Stevens
Donna Summer
T. Rex
Three Dog Night
Tokens
War
Mary Wells
Larry Williams
Weird Al Yankovic
Yes
A LONGSHOT AT BEST, BUT IT WOULD BE AWFULLY NICE
Bad Company
Badfinger
Chicago
Donovan
Electric Light Orchestra
Guess Who
Herman's Hermits
Huey Lewis and the News
Monkees
REO Speedwagon
Sonny and Cher
Split Enz
Squeeze
Ringo Starr
Pete Townshend
The Turtles
XTC
Zombies
NOT ELIGIBLE YET, BUT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
Bangles
Beastie Boys
Crowded House
Culture Club
Guns n'Roses
INXS
Jane's Addiction
Lenny Kravitz
Cyndi Lauper
Madonna
Metallica
George Michael / Wham!
Nirvana
Sinead O'Connor
Pearl Jam
Public Enemy
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Run-DMC
Sting
Traveling Wilburys
Stevie Ray Vaughn
NON-PERFORMERS
Neil Diamond
Brian Epstein
Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
Quincy Jones
Casey Kasem
Col. Tom Parker
Bernie Taupin
Wolfman Jack
EARLY INFLUENCES
Lonnie Donegan
Frank Sinatra
SIDEMEN
Glen Campbell
Comets
Crickets
Dick Dale
E Street Band
Jordanaires
Carol Kaye
Jim Keltner
Billy Preston
Revolution
Leon Russell
Tommy Tedesco
Toto
Wings
Monday, January 16, 2006
More About Me
Birth: November 16, 1970, 5:08 PM
Where: Mercy Hospital, Johnstown, PA
To: Patricia & Robert McIlwain
With: Kevin (twin brother)
Baptism: April 4, 1971 (Palm Sunday)
Where: First Presbyterian Church, Johnstown, PA
By: Rev. Carl Fisher
New Birth: June 19, 1983, approx. 9:45 PM
Where: Whyel Chapel, Jumonville Camp & Training Center,
Hopwood, PADuring: One Way Camp (Rev. Dr. Terry Wardle &
Rev. Dr. John Smith, leaders)
Confirmation: April 1984
Where: Westmont United Methodist Church, Johnstown, PA
By: Rev. Dr. Terry Wardle
With: Traci Horner, Kevin McIlwain, Joe Miller
High School Graduation: June 1988
Where: Westmont Hilltop High School, Johnstown, PA
Married: July 6, 1991
To: Robyn Lee Ball
Where: Westmont United Methodist Church, Johnstown, PA
By: Rev. Ronald Hipwell
University Graduation: May 11, 1996
Where: Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Fields: Major - History; Minors - English, Religious Studies
Seminary Graduation: May 23, 2000
Where: Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, PA
Degree: Master of Divinity
Commissioning to Ministry: June 2000
Where: Grove City College, Grove City, PA
By: Bishop George Bashore & Bishop William Boyd Grove
During: Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference
Ordination: June 13, 2003
Where: Grove City College, Grove City, PA
By: Bishop Hae Jong Kim
Sponsors: Rev. Dr. Deryl Larsen, Rev. Dennis Lawton,
Rev. Robert ZilhaverDuring: Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference
Appointments served (all in Western PA Conference UMC):
Where: Mercy Hospital, Johnstown, PA
To: Patricia & Robert McIlwain
With: Kevin (twin brother)
Baptism: April 4, 1971 (Palm Sunday)
Where: First Presbyterian Church, Johnstown, PA
By: Rev. Carl Fisher
New Birth: June 19, 1983, approx. 9:45 PM
Where: Whyel Chapel, Jumonville Camp & Training Center,
Hopwood, PADuring: One Way Camp (Rev. Dr. Terry Wardle &
Rev. Dr. John Smith, leaders)
Confirmation: April 1984
Where: Westmont United Methodist Church, Johnstown, PA
By: Rev. Dr. Terry Wardle
With: Traci Horner, Kevin McIlwain, Joe Miller
High School Graduation: June 1988
Where: Westmont Hilltop High School, Johnstown, PA
Married: July 6, 1991
To: Robyn Lee Ball
Where: Westmont United Methodist Church, Johnstown, PA
By: Rev. Ronald Hipwell
University Graduation: May 11, 1996
Where: Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Fields: Major - History; Minors - English, Religious Studies
Seminary Graduation: May 23, 2000
Where: Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, PA
Degree: Master of Divinity
Commissioning to Ministry: June 2000
Where: Grove City College, Grove City, PA
By: Bishop George Bashore & Bishop William Boyd Grove
During: Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference
Ordination: June 13, 2003
Where: Grove City College, Grove City, PA
By: Bishop Hae Jong Kim
Sponsors: Rev. Dr. Deryl Larsen, Rev. Dennis Lawton,
Rev. Robert ZilhaverDuring: Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference
Appointments served (all in Western PA Conference UMC):
- Albion & Big Run (Indiana District) 1996-2000
- Greensburg: First (Associate) (Greensburg District) 2000-2002
- Dawson Charge: Bryan, Cochran Memorial, Vanderbilt
(Connellsville District) 2002-2006 - Jefferson (Pittsburgh District) 2006-2012
- Slippery Rock (Butler District) 2012-present
Sunday, January 08, 2006
Recommended Music
BEATLES
Please Please Me (1963)
With the Beatles (1963)
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Beatles for Sale (1964)
Help! (1965)
Rubber Soul (1965)
Revolver (1966)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
The Beatles ("The White Album") (1968)
Yellow Submarine soundtrack (1969)
Abbey Road (1969)
Let It Be (1970)
The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl (1977)
Past Masters, Vol. 1 (1990)
Past Masters, Vol. 2 (1990)
Live at the BBC (1994)
The Beatles 1 (2000)
Let It Be...Naked (2003)
Love (2006)
JOHN LENNON
Plastic Ono Band (1970)
Imagine (1971)
Sometime in New York City (1972)
Mind Games (1973)
Walls and Bridges (1974)
Rock'n'Roll (1975)
Double Fantasy (1980)
Milk and Honey (1984)
Menlove Ave. (1986)
Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon (2005)
PAUL MCCARTNEY
GEORGE HARRISON
RINGO STARR
MONKEES
U2
BOB DYLAN
OTHERS
The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds (1966), Greatest Hits (2003)
The Byrds: Greatest Hits (1967)
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Chronicle (1976)
The Doors: Greatest Hits (1985)
The Everly Brothers: Greatest Hits (1999)
Marvin Gaye: What's Going On (1971)
The Moody Blues: Days of Future Passed (1967)
The Rolling Stones: Forty Licks (200 )
The Who: Tommy (1969), Greatest Hits (2002)
Please Please Me (1963)
With the Beatles (1963)
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Beatles for Sale (1964)
Help! (1965)
Rubber Soul (1965)
Revolver (1966)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
The Beatles ("The White Album") (1968)
Yellow Submarine soundtrack (1969)
Abbey Road (1969)
Let It Be (1970)
The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl (1977)
Past Masters, Vol. 1 (1990)
Past Masters, Vol. 2 (1990)
Live at the BBC (1994)
The Beatles 1 (2000)
Let It Be...Naked (2003)
Love (2006)
JOHN LENNON
Plastic Ono Band (1970)
Imagine (1971)
Sometime in New York City (1972)
Mind Games (1973)
Walls and Bridges (1974)
Rock'n'Roll (1975)
Double Fantasy (1980)
Milk and Honey (1984)
Menlove Ave. (1986)
Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon (2005)
PAUL MCCARTNEY
GEORGE HARRISON
RINGO STARR
MONKEES
U2
BOB DYLAN
OTHERS
The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds (1966), Greatest Hits (2003)
The Byrds: Greatest Hits (1967)
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Chronicle (1976)
The Doors: Greatest Hits (1985)
The Everly Brothers: Greatest Hits (1999)
Marvin Gaye: What's Going On (1971)
The Moody Blues: Days of Future Passed (1967)
The Rolling Stones: Forty Licks (200 )
The Who: Tommy (1969), Greatest Hits (2002)
Friday, January 06, 2006
Recommended Bibles
ESV (English Standard Version)
Text edition
Wide Margin edition
ESV Study Bible
RSV
(Revised Standard Version)
Text edition
New Oxford Annotated RSV Bible with Apocrypha
NRSV
(New Revised
Standard Version)
Text edition
New Oxford Annotated NRSV Bible
New Interpreter's Study Bible
NIV
(New International Version)
Text edition
Reflecting God Study Bible
TNIV(Today's New International Version)
Text edition
Pittsburgh Steelers edition
TNIV Study Bible
NKJV (New King James Version)
Text edition
Wesley Study Bible
HCSB(Holman Christian
Standard Bible)
Text edition
Minister's Bible
KJV (King James Version)
Text edition
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Recommended Movies
ACTION / ADVENTURE
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
Clash of the Titans (1981)
Against All Flags (1952)
Bagdad (1949)
The Black Swan (1942)
Braveheart (1995)
Die Hard (1988)
Fantastic Four (2005)
Gladiator (2000)
Gunga Din (1939)
North By Northwest (1959)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Superman (1978)
ALIEN
Alien (1979)
Aliens (1986)
Alien 3 (1992)
Alien Resurrection (1997)
BATMAN
Batman (1989)
Batman Returns (1992)
Batman Begins (2005)
INDIANA JONES
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom (1984)
Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade (1989)
JAMES BOND
Dr. No (1962)
From Russia with Love (1963)
Goldfinger (1964)
Thunderball (1965)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Live and Let Die (1973)
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
JURASSIC PARK
Jurassic Park (2003)
Jurassic Park III (2001)
LORD OF THE RINGS
The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Two Towers (2002)
The Return of the King (2003)
PLANET OF THE APES
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
SPIDER-MAN
Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
STAR TREK
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
STAR WARS
Star Wars (1977)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
X-MEN
X-Men (2000)
X2: X-Men United (2003)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
BIBLICAL EPICS
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Jesus (2000)
The Jesus Film (1979)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
King of Kings (1961)
The Miracle Maker (2000)
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
The Robe (1953)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
CHRISTMAS
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
A Christmas Carol (1951)
A Christmas Story (1983)
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
Die Hard (1988)
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
Frosty the Snowman (1969)
Holiday Inn (1942)
It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Nestor the Long-Eared Donkey (1977)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970)
The Santa Clause (1994)
Scrooged (1988)
The Year Without A Santa Claus (1974)
COMEDY
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Bill Cosby Himself (1983)
Father Goose (1964)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Harvey (1950)
Operation Petticoat (1959)
Parenthood (1989)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Send Me No Flowers (1964)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
MONKEES
The Monkees: Season 1 (1966-67)
The Monkees: Season 2 (1967-68)
Head (1969)
Hey Hey We're the Monkees: Reunion Special (1997)
DRAMA
12 Angry Men (1957)
A Few Good Men (1992)
The African Queen (1951)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
E.T. the Extra Terrestrial (1982)
Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
Forrest Gump (1994)
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather, Part II (1974)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
The Lion in Winter (1968)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Rain Man (1988)
The Quiet Man (1952)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Stand By Me (1986)
HORROR
The Birds (1963)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Dracula (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
Freaks (1932)
Halloween (1978)
The Haunting (1963)
Jaws (1975)
King Kong (1933)
The Lost Boys (1987)
Psycho (1960)
The Ring (2002)
Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
MUSIC
Bob Dylan: No Direction Home (2005)
The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
Great Balls of Fire (1989)
Hair (1979)
La Bamba (1987)
Roy Orbison: Black & White Night (1988)
Prince: Purple Rain (1984)
Ray (2004)
Tommy (1975)
U2: Rattle and Hum (1988)
Walk the Line (2005)
BEATLES
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Help! (1965)
The Beatles at Shea Stadium (1965)
Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
Yellow Submarine (1968)
Let It Be (1970)
The Concert for Bangladesh (1971)
Give My Regards To Broad Street (1984)
Imagine: John Lennon (1988)
The Beatles Anthology (1995)
WESTERNS
Bend of the River (1952)
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid (1969)
Dances with Wolves (1990)
The Far Country (1955)
Fort Apache (1948)
High Noon (1952)
Lonesome Dove (1989)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
My Darling Clementine (1946)
North to Alaska (1960)
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
Rio Grande (1950)
The Searchers (1956)
She Wore A Yellow Ribbon (1949)
Stagecoach (1939)
Unforgiven (1992)
Winchester '73 (1950)
Monday, January 02, 2006
Recommended Books
BIBLES
Revised Standard Version (RSV)
New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
English Standard Version (ESV)
New King James Version (NKJV)
New International Version (NIV)
Today's New International Version (TNIV)
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
Reflecting God Study Bible (NIV)
Wesley Bible (NKJV)
New Oxford Annotated Bible (RSV)
New Oxford Annotated Bible (NRSV)
New Interpreter's Study Bible (NRSV)
FICTION
Gods & Kings (Chronicles of the Kings, Book 1) by Lynn Austin
Song of Redemption (Chronicles of the Kings, Book 2) by Lynn Austin
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
The October Country by Ray Bradbury
Holy Terror by Alan Brennert
Astro City: Confession by Kurt Busiek
The Pendragon by Catherine Christian
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths by Ingri & Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths by Ingri & Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
The Science of Superheroes by Lois Gresh & Robert Weinberg
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The Ring of the Nibelung by Gil Kane & Roy Thomas
Taliesin by Stephen Lawhead
Merlin by Stephen Lawhead
Arthur by Stephen Lawhead
In His Own Write & A Spaniard in the Works by John Lennon
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale
The Kalevala by Elias Lonnrot
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
The Singer, The Song & the Finale by Calvin Miller
Batman: Year One by Frank Miller & David Mazzucchelli
The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
The Killing Joke by Alan Moore & Brian Bolland
Watchmen by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
This Present Darkness & Piercing the Darkness by Frank E. Peretti
The Complete Tales and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
Age of Bronze: A Thousand Ships by Eric Shanower
Age Of Bronze: Sacrifice by Eric Shanower
The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
HISTORY
The Love There That's Sleeping: The Art And Spirituality of George Harrison by Dale Allison
The History of the Evangelical United Brethren Church by J.B. Behney & P.H. Eller
Lennon by Ray Coleman
Ronald Reagan: How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader by Dinesh D'Souza
Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men by Eric Foner
The Cold War: A New History by John Lewis Gaddis
The Story of Christianity, Volume 1: The Early Church to the Reformation by Justo L. Gonzalez
The Story of Christianity: Volume 2: The Reformation to the Present Day by Justo L. Gonzalez
The Life of John Wesley: A Brand from the Burning by Roy Hattersley
The Poor and the People Called Methodists: 1729-1999 by Richard P. Heitzenrater
Wesley and the People Called Methodists by Richard P. Heitzenrater
Good News to the Poor: John Wesley's Evangelical Economics by Theodore W. Jennings , Jr.
The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot by Russell Kirk
Practical Divinity: Theology in the Wesleyan Tradition by Thomas A. Langford
John Adams by David McCullough
The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough
Because He Could by Dick Morris
Rewriting History by Dick Morris
When Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan by Peggy Noonan
The Story of American Methodism by Frederick Norwood
The American Leadership Tradition: Moral Vision from Washington to Clinton by Marvin Olasky
The Mosaic of Christian Beliefs: Twenty Centuries of Unity & Diversity by Roger E. Olson
The Story of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of Tradition & Reform by Roger Olson
America's Bishop: The Life of Francis Asbury by Darius L. Salter
The Beatles Forever by Nicholas Schaffner
The Crisis of the Old Order, 1919-1933: The Age of Roosevelt, Volume One by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Reagan's War by Peter Schweizer
The History of United Methodism in Western Pennsylvania by Wallace Guy Smeltzer
The Price of Patriotism: Indiana County, Pennsylvania and the Civil War by W. Wayne Smith
Thomas Coke: Apostle of Methodism by John Vickers
Johnstown, Pennsylvania: A History, Part One: 1890-1936 by Randy Whittle
Comic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America by Bradford Wright
LEADERSHIP
The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power is Destroying the Church by Gregory Boyd
The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical by Shane Claiborne
Dinosaur Heart Transplants: Renewing Mainline Congregations by R. Robert Cueni
Reaching Out Without Dumbing Down by Marva Dawn
A Royal "Waste" of Time: The Splendor of Worshiping God & Being Church for the World by Marva Dawn
The Sense of the Call: A Sabbath Way of Life for Those Who Serve God, the Church, & the World by Marva Dawn
Truly the Community: Romans 12 and How to Be the Church by Marva Dawn
The Unnecessary Pastor: Rediscovering the Call by Marva Dawn & Eugene Peterson
Leadership by Rudolph W. Giuliani
The Lord Be With You: A Visual Handbook for Presiding in Christian Worship by Charles Hackett & Don Saliers
Leading Beyond the Walls: Developing Congregations With a Heart for the Unchurched by Adam Hamilton
The Art of Pastoring: Ministry Without All the Answers by David Hansen
After Christendom: How the Church Is to Behave If Freedom, Justice, and a Christian Nation Are Bad Ideas by Stanley Hauerwas
Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony by Stanley Hauerwas & William Willimon
Unleashing the Scripture: Freeing the Bible from Captivity to America by Stanley Hauerwas
The Emerging Church: Vintage Christianity for New Generations by Dan Kimball
The Heart of a Great Pastor: How to Grow Stronger And Thrive Wherever God Has Planted You by H. B. London & Neil Wiseman
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell
The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader by John C. Maxwell
The Once and Future Church: Reinventing the Congregation for a New Mission Frontier by Loren Mead
Walking With the Poor: Principles and Practices of Transformational Development by Bryant Myers
Classical Pastoral Care, Vol. 1: Becoming a Minister by Thomas C. Oden
Classical Pastoral Care, Vol. 2: Ministry Through Word and Sacrament by Thomas C. Oden
Classical Pastoral Care, Vol. 3: Pastoral Counsel by Thomas C. Oden
Classical Pastoral Care, Vol. 4: Crisis Ministries by Thomas C. Oden
Pastoral Theology: Essentials of Ministry by Thomas C. Oden
The American Leadership Tradition: Moral Vision from Washington to Clinton by Marvin Olasky
Twelve Dynamic Shifts for Transforming Your Church by E. Stanley Ott
Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational Holiness by Eugene Peterson
America's Bishop: The Life of Francis Asbury by Darius L. Salter
Natural Church Development: A Guide to Eight Essential Qualities of Healthy Churches by Christian A. Schwarz
Churches That Make a Difference: Reaching Your Community with Good News and Good Works by Ronald J. Sider
God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It by Jim Wallis
Leadership in the Wesleyan Spirit by Lovett H. Weems
Pastor: The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry by William Willimon
THEOLOGY
Understanding the Old Testament by Bernhard Anderson
On the Incarnation by Saint Athanasius
The Book of Common Prayer
In Darkest England and the Way Out by William Booth
Methodist Doctrine: The Essentials by Ted A. Campbell
Powers, Weakness, & the Tabernacling of God by Marva Dawn
By Water and the Spirit: A United Methodist Understanding of Holy Baptism by Gayle Felton
This Holy Mystery: A United Methodist Understanding of Holy Communion by Gayle Felton
Polity, Practice, And the Mission of The United Methodist Church by T.E. Frank
Beyond Smells & Bells: The Wonder and Power of Christian Liturgy by Mark Galli
A Wesleyan-Holiness Theology by J. Kenneth Grider
Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony by Stanley Hauerwas & William Willimon
There Shall Be No Poor Among You by Leslie J. Hoppe
United Methodist Doctrine: The Extreme Center by Scott J. Jones
The Story of God: Wesleyan Theology and Biblical Narrative by Michael Lodahl
Responsible Grace: John Wesley's Practical Theology by Randy L. Maddox
Carmen Christi by R.P. Martin
The Portion of the Poor: Good News to the Poor in the Wesleyan Tradition by M. Douglas Meeks
The Atonement in Christ by John Miley
Systematic Theology by John Miley
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (series) edited by Thomas C. Oden
John Wesley's Scriptural Christianity by Thomas C. Oden
Systematic Theology, Vol. 1: The Living God by Thomas C. Oden
Systematic Theology, Vol. 2: The Word of Life by Thomas C. Oden
Systematic Theology, Vol. 3: Life in the Spirit by Thomas C. Oden
One Faith: The Evangelical Consensus by Thomas C. Oden & J.I. Packer
Arminian Theology: Myths And Realities by Roger E. Olson
The Story of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of Tradition & Reform by Roger Olson
The Mosaic of Christian Beliefs: Twenty Centuries of Unity & Diversity by Roger E. Olson
Evangelism & Theology in the Wesleyan Spirit by Albert C. Outler
John Wesley (Library of Protestant Thought) edited by Albert C. Outler
Exploring Our Christian Faith by W. T. Purkiser
Completely Pro-Life: Building a Consistent Stance by Ronald Sider
Let Every Soul Be Jesus' Guest: A Theology of the Open Table by Mark W. Stamm
Baptism: Christ's Act in the Church by Laurence Hull Stookey
Eucharist: Christ's Feast With the Church by Laurence Hull Stookey
Calendar: Christ's Time for the Church by Laurence Hull Stookey
The United Methodist Hymnal
Theological Institutes by Richard Watson
Ancient-Future Worship: Proclaiming and Enacting God's Narrative by Robert E. Webber
John Wesley's Sermons by John Wesley (Outler/Heitzenrater, eds.)
A Plain Account of Christian Perfection by John Wesley
The Politics of Jesus by John Howard Yoder
Belief Matters: United Methodism's Doctrinal Standards by Charles Yrigoyen
John Wesley: Holiness of Heart & Life by Charles Yrigoyen
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FICTION
Gods & Kings (Chronicles of the Kings, Book 1) by Lynn Austin
Song of Redemption (Chronicles of the Kings, Book 2) by Lynn Austin
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
The October Country by Ray Bradbury
Holy Terror by Alan Brennert
Astro City: Confession by Kurt Busiek
The Pendragon by Catherine Christian
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths by Ingri & Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths by Ingri & Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
The Science of Superheroes by Lois Gresh & Robert Weinberg
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The Ring of the Nibelung by Gil Kane & Roy Thomas
Taliesin by Stephen Lawhead
Merlin by Stephen Lawhead
Arthur by Stephen Lawhead
In His Own Write & A Spaniard in the Works by John Lennon
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale
The Kalevala by Elias Lonnrot
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
The Singer, The Song & the Finale by Calvin Miller
Batman: Year One by Frank Miller & David Mazzucchelli
The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
The Killing Joke by Alan Moore & Brian Bolland
Watchmen by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
This Present Darkness & Piercing the Darkness by Frank E. Peretti
The Complete Tales and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
Age of Bronze: A Thousand Ships by Eric Shanower
Age Of Bronze: Sacrifice by Eric Shanower
The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
HISTORY
The Love There That's Sleeping: The Art And Spirituality of George Harrison by Dale Allison
The History of the Evangelical United Brethren Church by J.B. Behney & P.H. Eller
Lennon by Ray Coleman
Ronald Reagan: How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader by Dinesh D'Souza
Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men by Eric Foner
The Cold War: A New History by John Lewis Gaddis
The Story of Christianity, Volume 1: The Early Church to the Reformation by Justo L. Gonzalez
The Story of Christianity: Volume 2: The Reformation to the Present Day by Justo L. Gonzalez
The Life of John Wesley: A Brand from the Burning by Roy Hattersley
The Poor and the People Called Methodists: 1729-1999 by Richard P. Heitzenrater
Wesley and the People Called Methodists by Richard P. Heitzenrater
Good News to the Poor: John Wesley's Evangelical Economics by Theodore W. Jennings , Jr.
The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot by Russell Kirk
Practical Divinity: Theology in the Wesleyan Tradition by Thomas A. Langford
John Adams by David McCullough
The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough
Because He Could by Dick Morris
Rewriting History by Dick Morris
When Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan by Peggy Noonan
The Story of American Methodism by Frederick Norwood
The American Leadership Tradition: Moral Vision from Washington to Clinton by Marvin Olasky
The Mosaic of Christian Beliefs: Twenty Centuries of Unity & Diversity by Roger E. Olson
The Story of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of Tradition & Reform by Roger Olson
America's Bishop: The Life of Francis Asbury by Darius L. Salter
The Beatles Forever by Nicholas Schaffner
The Crisis of the Old Order, 1919-1933: The Age of Roosevelt, Volume One by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Reagan's War by Peter Schweizer
The History of United Methodism in Western Pennsylvania by Wallace Guy Smeltzer
The Price of Patriotism: Indiana County, Pennsylvania and the Civil War by W. Wayne Smith
Thomas Coke: Apostle of Methodism by John Vickers
Johnstown, Pennsylvania: A History, Part One: 1890-1936 by Randy Whittle
Comic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America by Bradford Wright
LEADERSHIP
The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power is Destroying the Church by Gregory Boyd
The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical by Shane Claiborne
Dinosaur Heart Transplants: Renewing Mainline Congregations by R. Robert Cueni
Reaching Out Without Dumbing Down by Marva Dawn
A Royal "Waste" of Time: The Splendor of Worshiping God & Being Church for the World by Marva Dawn
The Sense of the Call: A Sabbath Way of Life for Those Who Serve God, the Church, & the World by Marva Dawn
Truly the Community: Romans 12 and How to Be the Church by Marva Dawn
The Unnecessary Pastor: Rediscovering the Call by Marva Dawn & Eugene Peterson
Leadership by Rudolph W. Giuliani
The Lord Be With You: A Visual Handbook for Presiding in Christian Worship by Charles Hackett & Don Saliers
Leading Beyond the Walls: Developing Congregations With a Heart for the Unchurched by Adam Hamilton
The Art of Pastoring: Ministry Without All the Answers by David Hansen
After Christendom: How the Church Is to Behave If Freedom, Justice, and a Christian Nation Are Bad Ideas by Stanley Hauerwas
Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony by Stanley Hauerwas & William Willimon
Unleashing the Scripture: Freeing the Bible from Captivity to America by Stanley Hauerwas
The Emerging Church: Vintage Christianity for New Generations by Dan Kimball
The Heart of a Great Pastor: How to Grow Stronger And Thrive Wherever God Has Planted You by H. B. London & Neil Wiseman
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell
The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader by John C. Maxwell
The Once and Future Church: Reinventing the Congregation for a New Mission Frontier by Loren Mead
Walking With the Poor: Principles and Practices of Transformational Development by Bryant Myers
Classical Pastoral Care, Vol. 1: Becoming a Minister by Thomas C. Oden
Classical Pastoral Care, Vol. 2: Ministry Through Word and Sacrament by Thomas C. Oden
Classical Pastoral Care, Vol. 3: Pastoral Counsel by Thomas C. Oden
Classical Pastoral Care, Vol. 4: Crisis Ministries by Thomas C. Oden
Pastoral Theology: Essentials of Ministry by Thomas C. Oden
The American Leadership Tradition: Moral Vision from Washington to Clinton by Marvin Olasky
Twelve Dynamic Shifts for Transforming Your Church by E. Stanley Ott
Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational Holiness by Eugene Peterson
America's Bishop: The Life of Francis Asbury by Darius L. Salter
Natural Church Development: A Guide to Eight Essential Qualities of Healthy Churches by Christian A. Schwarz
Churches That Make a Difference: Reaching Your Community with Good News and Good Works by Ronald J. Sider
God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It by Jim Wallis
Leadership in the Wesleyan Spirit by Lovett H. Weems
Pastor: The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry by William Willimon
THEOLOGY
Understanding the Old Testament by Bernhard Anderson
On the Incarnation by Saint Athanasius
The Book of Common Prayer
In Darkest England and the Way Out by William Booth
Methodist Doctrine: The Essentials by Ted A. Campbell
Powers, Weakness, & the Tabernacling of God by Marva Dawn
By Water and the Spirit: A United Methodist Understanding of Holy Baptism by Gayle Felton
This Holy Mystery: A United Methodist Understanding of Holy Communion by Gayle Felton
Polity, Practice, And the Mission of The United Methodist Church by T.E. Frank
Beyond Smells & Bells: The Wonder and Power of Christian Liturgy by Mark Galli
A Wesleyan-Holiness Theology by J. Kenneth Grider
Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony by Stanley Hauerwas & William Willimon
There Shall Be No Poor Among You by Leslie J. Hoppe
United Methodist Doctrine: The Extreme Center by Scott J. Jones
The Story of God: Wesleyan Theology and Biblical Narrative by Michael Lodahl
Responsible Grace: John Wesley's Practical Theology by Randy L. Maddox
Carmen Christi by R.P. Martin
The Portion of the Poor: Good News to the Poor in the Wesleyan Tradition by M. Douglas Meeks
The Atonement in Christ by John Miley
Systematic Theology by John Miley
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (series) edited by Thomas C. Oden
John Wesley's Scriptural Christianity by Thomas C. Oden
Systematic Theology, Vol. 1: The Living God by Thomas C. Oden
Systematic Theology, Vol. 2: The Word of Life by Thomas C. Oden
Systematic Theology, Vol. 3: Life in the Spirit by Thomas C. Oden
One Faith: The Evangelical Consensus by Thomas C. Oden & J.I. Packer
Arminian Theology: Myths And Realities by Roger E. Olson
The Story of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of Tradition & Reform by Roger Olson
The Mosaic of Christian Beliefs: Twenty Centuries of Unity & Diversity by Roger E. Olson
Evangelism & Theology in the Wesleyan Spirit by Albert C. Outler
John Wesley (Library of Protestant Thought) edited by Albert C. Outler
Exploring Our Christian Faith by W. T. Purkiser
Completely Pro-Life: Building a Consistent Stance by Ronald Sider
Let Every Soul Be Jesus' Guest: A Theology of the Open Table by Mark W. Stamm
Baptism: Christ's Act in the Church by Laurence Hull Stookey
Eucharist: Christ's Feast With the Church by Laurence Hull Stookey
Calendar: Christ's Time for the Church by Laurence Hull Stookey
The United Methodist Hymnal
Theological Institutes by Richard Watson
Ancient-Future Worship: Proclaiming and Enacting God's Narrative by Robert E. Webber
John Wesley's Sermons by John Wesley (Outler/Heitzenrater, eds.)
A Plain Account of Christian Perfection by John Wesley
The Politics of Jesus by John Howard Yoder
Belief Matters: United Methodism's Doctrinal Standards by Charles Yrigoyen
John Wesley: Holiness of Heart & Life by Charles Yrigoyen