{"id":18337,"date":"2022-03-03T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=18337"},"modified":"2022-03-05T19:54:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-05T19:54:35","slug":"spring-resources-from-brethren-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2022\/spring-resources-from-brethren-press\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring resources from Brethren Press include special edition of A Guide for Biblical Studies, Covenant Bible Study focused on Paul, Easter special on Bible storybooks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new special edition of <em>A Guide for Biblical Studies<\/em> in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Committee on the Uniform Series is just one of the Spring specials from Brethren Press. The Church of the Brethren publishing house is offering special discount prices on children\u2019s Bible storybooks, through March, and free downloadable children\u2019s resources to accompany the illustrated storybook <em>Maria\u2019s Kit of Comfort<\/em>. Also now available is the most recent Covenant Bible Study titled <em>The Circle of Paul<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/GuideSpecial-600px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/GuideSpecial-600px.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/GuideSpecial-600px-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/GuideSpecial-600px-560x189.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Special edition of <em>A Guide for Biblical Studies<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new special edition of <em>A Guide for Biblical Studies<\/em> is intended for small group studies this March, April, and May, but may be used at any time. It celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Committee on the Uniform Series and the International Sunday School Lessons that have formed the biblical basis of Brethren Press\u2019s quarterly adult curriculum for more than 130 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brethren Press has gathered 13 previously published <em>Guide<\/em> lessons, each by a different writer, that focus on the theme of life in Christ. This collection \u201cmirrors the best of who we are and what we believe as the Church of the Brethren, and illustrates what\u2019s possible when we collaborate well with other members of the body of Christ,\u201d said an announcement. Purchase from Brethren Press at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=9903\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.brethrenpress.com\/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=9903\">www.brethrenpress.com\/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=9903<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/TheCircleOfPaul.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/TheCircleOfPaul.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/TheCircleOfPaul-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>The Circle of Paul<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Covenant Bible Studies paperback designed for small group study is written by Mary Jessup. Said a description: \u201cWe often picture the apostle Paul as a solitary figure who traveled, preached, and wrote letters alone. Reading the epistles and the book of Acts, however, we discover Paul had quite a circle of associates. In this study, we examine Paul\u2019s relationships with Jews and Gentiles, women and men, congregations and their leaders, and those in authority. We meet travel companions, like Barnabas and Silas, and others who are less familiar. As we explore the stories of Paul, we will realize how varied and complex relationships are for all of us. We\u2019ll understand why Paul put Jesus Christ at the center of every relationship, and why we\u2019re called to do the same.\u201d. Purchase from Brethren Press at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=9780871783097\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.brethrenpress.com\/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=9780871783097\">www.brethrenpress.com\/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=9780871783097<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Easter special on Bible storybooks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two Bible storybooks from the Shine curriculum are offered at a special discount. \u201cShine Bible story books are a great way to nurture faith!\u201d said an announcement from Brethren Press. \u201cTake advantage of special Easter pricing this March and encourage God\u2019s light to shine in your children.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Shine On<\/em> hardback family story Bible with more than 150 stories and full-color illustrations may be purchased for $15 (regular price $24.99) at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=1983\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.brethrenpress.com\/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=1983\">www.brethrenpress.com\/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=1983<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>All Together<\/em>, a paperback story Bible for elementary age children, with cartoon-style illustrations, may be purchased for $5 (regular price $10.99) at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=80885\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.brethrenpress.com\/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=80885\">www.brethrenpress.com\/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=80885<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This sale ends March 31.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BP-story-Bibles-sale-for-March-500px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BP-story-Bibles-sale-for-March-500px.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BP-story-Bibles-sale-for-March-500px-246x300.jpg 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Also free for use with children are downloadable activity pages<\/strong> to accompany <em>Maria\u2019s Kit of Comfort<\/em>, a hardback illustrated children\u2019s book about the ministry of Children\u2019s Disaster Services. The resources include ideas for children\u2019s ministry for ministers and Sunday school teachers, and activity pages. Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=9780871783073\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.brethrenpress.com\/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=9780871783073\">www.brethrenpress.com\/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=9780871783073<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ActivityPageForMaria-BPArticle-800px-790x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ActivityPageForMaria-BPArticle-800px-790x1024.jpg 790w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ActivityPageForMaria-BPArticle-800px-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ActivityPageForMaria-BPArticle-800px-768x996.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ActivityPageForMaria-BPArticle-800px-560x726.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ActivityPageForMaria-BPArticle-800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption><em>An activity page for use with<\/em> Maria&#8217;s Kit of Comfort<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/young-adult-conference-2026\/\">Young Adult Conference 2026: Identity in community<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/cmmb-joins-brethren-service-center\/\">CMMB joins Brethren Service Center as new partner renting warehouse space<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/annual-conference-worship-livestreamed\/\">Annual Conference worship services will be livestreamed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/committee-to-ask-questions-of-delegates\/\">Review and Evaluation Committee to ask questions of delegates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/shine-everywhere-reaches-midpoint\/\">Shine Everywhere reaches midpoint, strengthening faith formation at home and church\u202f<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new special edition of A Guide for Biblical Studies in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Committee on the Uniform Series is just one of the Spring specials from Brethren Press. The Church of the Brethren publishing house is offering special discount prices on children\u2019s Bible storybooks, through March, and free downloadable children\u2019s resources to accompany the illustrated storybook Maria\u2019s Kit of Comfort. Also now available is the most recent Covenant Bible Study titled The Circle of Paul.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":18339,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1703],"tags":[1989,2340,2321,49,1253,1758,2341,3,1988,2338,1906,2342,2337,1304],"wf_post_folders":[],"class_list":["post-18337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-church-of-the-brethren-newsline","tag-a-guide-for-biblical-studies","tag-bible-storybooks","tag-bible-studies","tag-brethren-press","tag-cds","tag-children","tag-childrens-resources","tag-church-of-the-brethren","tag-committee-on-the-uniform-lessons-series","tag-covenant-bible-studies","tag-easter","tag-international-sunday-school-lessons","tag-spring-resources","tag-training"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18337"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18370,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18337\/revisions\/18370"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18337"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_post_folders?post=18337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}