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Newsline: Church of the Brethren News Service -- Dec. 1, 2008
Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford, News Director
800-323-8039 ext. 260 -- cobnews@brethren.org

BRETHREN PRESS OFFERS TWO NEW BIBLE STUDIES AND A LENTEN DEVOTIONAL

(Dec. 1, 2008) Elgin, IL -- A new Covenant Bible Study titled "The Five Fes tal Scrolls," and the winter quarter's Guide for Biblical Studies on the to pic of "Human Commitment" are now available from Brethren Press. Also avail able is a daily devotional booklet for Ash Wednesday through Easter 2009.

"The Five Festal Scrolls" studies the Old Testament books of the Song of So ngs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther, written by Robert W. Nef f and Ramirez. The book is designed as a relational resource for small grou p Bible study. Each of 10 chapters includes suggestions for personal prepar ations, sharing, and prayer as well an essay to increase understanding of t he text, and discussion questions and suggestions for action. Order "The Fi ve Festal Scrolls" from Brethren Press for $7.95 plus shipping and handling .

The Guide for Biblical Studies is the Brethren Press adult Sunday school cu rriculum. This winter quarter by Gene Bucher focuses on the topic of human  commitment with weekly study sessions for December on the Christmas story,  and weekly studies for January and February on Old Testament people of comm itment. Each session offers suggested daily scriptures for personal prepara tion, an essay on the text for the week, discussion question, and an "Out o f Context" feature by Frank Ramirez. Order the winter quarter Guide for Bib lical Studies from Brethren Press for $3.50, or $5.95 for large print, plus  shipping and handling. Call 800-441-3712.

The Lenten devotional, "May the Road Rise," written by Guy E. Wampler, is n ow available for a pre-publication price from Brethren Press. The booklet i s designed both for individual study and for use by congregations to encour age devotions by members during the Lenten season. Each daily devotion incl udes a short Bible reading, a meditation related to the reading, and a pray er. By illuminating the road Jesus took to Jerusalem, the places he went, t he people he met, the words he spoke, and the things he did, these devotion s give perspective on a Christian's own experiences today and lead into a d eeper understanding of Easter hope. Orders received by Dec. 15 will receive  a pre-publication price of $2 per copy, plus shipping and handling. After  Dec. 15, the devotional is $2.50 per copy, plus shipping and handling. Call  800-441-3712.

The Church of the Brethren is a Christian denomination committed to continu ing the work of Jesus peacefully and simply, and to living out its faith in  community. The denomination is based in the Anabaptist and Pietist faith t raditions and is one of the three Historic Peace Churches. It celebrates it s 300th anniversary in 2008. It counts more than 125,000 members across the  United States and Puerto Rico, and has missions and sister churches in Nig eria, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and India.

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>For more information contact:

>Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford
>Director of News Services
>Church of the Brethren
>1451 Dundee Ave., Elgin, IL 60120
>800-323-8039 ext. 260
>cobnews@brethren.org

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