As a pastor, professor, philosopher, and poet, Arthur O. Roberts has a large tool chest for his communication ventures. In this book the poet shares tributes-to animals, friends, family, places, God's grace, and to Fern (his wife for more than sixty years). These poems are delightful evidence that Roberts pays close attention to the human and natural world around him.

Can a sermon reach beyond the hour it is presented? Does our world still have a place for sermons? Are we in an era that despises sermonizing-an age in which the ego is often fed with advice to "look within yourself for truth"? Arthur O. Roberts puts these questions and doubts to rest. Throughout the fifty sermons and addresses in The Sacred Ordinary, you'll find "soaring idealistic reflections alongside down-to-earth, practical advice, followed by plain-speaking poetic verse," writes Corey Beals in the foreword. The Sacred Ordinary, a celebration of nearly forty years of public ministry, brings together pulpit and pen, offering the eyes what was previously presented to the ears. As a reader you get to set your own pace. Study, probe, contemplate, pray, and discuss. Listen carefully for God's message and be prepared to respond. Look for ways to encounter the sacred in the ordinary.

Arthur O. Roberts illuminates the passion, struggles, and legacy of a man committed to authentic Christian living at a critical time in history. George Fox, desiring a kingdom of truth and love on this side of the flaming sword of Eden, led a seventeenth-century spiritual awakening that attracted thousands of peoplepeople who became known as the Society of Friends (Quakers). Through Flaming Sword is both a spiritual biography of Fox and a closer look at Foxs legacy, particularly his thoughts on Christian holiness and the nature of the church. Todays restless pilgrims, troubled by the world and diligently trying to follow Jesus, will find in Fox a spirited companion for the journey.

Discover more about the way in which hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, and touching are receptors of God's presence in your life.