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"The psalms remind us that the human is a creature among creatures--sometimes ornery, sometimes articulate, sometimes in harmony, sometimes all askew, but always kin to hyssop and dogs and stars and stones amid which we sing." The psalms contain deep truths about our world and us. They lay bare our aspirations and needs as well as our human violence and incompleteness. In Earth Tones: Praying the Psalms with All Creation, Pamela Smith gives us a voice that helps us reconnect with nature, with the rhythm of the seasons, the growth of new life, with all creatures. At the same time she alerts us to the dangers that threaten the fragile balance of our earth, and urges us to work for restoration and renewal. While concerned with the environment, Earth Tones is not an environmentalist's sermon. Rather, it is a clear call to reflection and prayer. To this end, Sr. Pamela touches the deepest chords of the human heart through poetic and earthy reflections on God's gifts of the Earth. Ideal for individual prayer and reflection as well as for Bible study and prayer groups.

1 and 2 Kings is the second volume in the forty-volume Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible and follows Jaroslav Pelikan's volume on Acts. It is the first Old Testament commentary in the series. This commentary, like each in the series, is designed to serve the church--through aid in preaching, teaching, study groups, and so forth--and demonstrate the continuing intellectual and practical viability of theological interpretation of the Bible. Praise for Acts: "This significant commentary kicks off the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible series, which will eventually grow to a library of 40 volumes. Unlike other commentaries that are written mostly by biblical scholars, these books will be penned by theologians interested in what the Bible has to say about enduring theological questions."--Publishers Weekly Praise for the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible: "Contemporary application of the Bible to life is the preacher's business. But no worthy contemporary application is possible without a thorough understanding of the ancient text. The Brazos Theological Commentary exists to provide an accessible authority so that the preacher's application will be a ready bandage for all the hurts of life. We who serve the pulpit want a commentary we can understand, and those who hear us expect us to give them a usable word. The Brazos Commentary is just the right level of light to make illuminating the word the joy it was meant to be."--Calvin Miller, author of A Hunger for the Holy and Loving God Up Close CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDE John Behr (St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary) on Exodus David Stubbs (Western Theological Seminary) on Numbers Telford Work (Westmont College) on Deuteronomy John Franke (Biblical Theological Seminary) on Joshua David Burrell (University of Notre Dame) on Job Ellen Charry (Princeton Theological Seminary) and Ann Astell (Purdue University) on Psalms Daniel Treier (Wheaton College) on Proverbs and Ecclesiastes Paul Griffiths (University of Illinois at Chicago) on Song of Songs Kevin Vanhoozer (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) on Jeremiah Robert Jenson (Center of Theological Inquiry) on Ezekiel Phillip Cary (Eastern University) on Jonah Stanley Hauerwas (Duke University) on Matthew David Lyle Jeffrey (Baylor University) on Luke Jaroslav Pelikan (Yale University) on Acts John Webster (King's College, Aberdeen) on Ephesians George Hunsinger (Princeton University) on Philippians David Hart (University of Virginia) on Hebrews Geoffrey Wainwright (Duke University) on Revelation