2018 – 2019 Catalog TABLE of CONTENTS Dear Friends, We’Re Delighted to Welcome You to the 2018-2019 Ancient Ancient Faith Books 3 Faith Store Catalog
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2018 – 2019 catalog TABLE OF CONTENTS Dear Friends, We’re delighted to welcome you to the 2018-2019 Ancient Ancient Faith Books 3 Faith Store Catalog. Our company continues to grow, and Orthodox Study BibleNancy’s letter 49 our book list and product lines are growing with it. You’ll find many useful and beautiful items in these pages! Books from Other Publishers 50 Index to Books in the Catalog 57 To the left of this letter, you’ll see the Table of Contents to help you find whatever you are looking for, and each page Booklets and Brochures 59 includes our web address and phone number. Addition- Icons 64 ally, an alphabetical index of all the books we carry can be found on pages 57 and 58. Our webstore has complete 2019 Icon Calendar 72 information, pictures, sample chapters, and other details Greeting Cards 73 for every product, and you are always welcome to call us. We’re here to help! Jewelry 80 Prayer Ropes 83 Wholesale customers, remember that we have special dis- counts for you. 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Follow us on Facebook and Twitter In Christ, facebook.com/ancientfaithpublishing twitter.com/ancientfaith Sign up for new book and Nancy Colakovic sales announcements Business Manager ancientfaith.com/newsletter Ancient Faith Ministries Visit our sister ministry, Ancient Faith Radio ancientfaith.com Visit our sister ministry, Ancient Faith Blogs blogs.ancientfaith.com 2 store.ancientfaith.com MATTHEW THE POOR If You Love Me Serving Christ and the Church in Spirit and Truth hat does it mean to serve God in His Church? WWhether you are clergy or laity, hold a position on the parish council or mop the floor of the nave—if you have chosen to serve Christ in any way, this book will challenge and inspire you to give your all for Christ. DISTINCTIVES • Contemporary teaching from a great twentieth-century elder • Covers the nature, formation, joys, challenges, and stumbling blocks of the Christian servant • Addresses the reader with both frankness and love FROM THE AUTHOR ’ S INTRODUCTION If You Love Me: Christian service . focuses on the catechization and Serving Christ and the Church in Spirit reproof of oneself, mastery of the bodily desires . and and Truth the adoption of a warm and constant state of repentance Paperback in order to receive God’s grace. The end result of this pro- 5.5 X 8.5 160 pages cess is usually self- abandonment, the surrender of oneself ISBN—9781944967321 to God, the forging of an open and honest relationship $17.95 with others, and a constant and reverent engagement in Ebook worship. $8.99 at OrthodoxChristianEbooks.com $9.99 at Amazon Kindle, Nook, and iBooks RELATED BOOKS Abba Matta is known in the West as Matthew the Poor, and is widely regarded as the greatest Egyptian elder since St. Antony the Great. He produced a huge and varied body of work in Arabic, only a little of which has been translated into English. In addition, a great many of his informal talks to monks and visitors were recorded. He had a marvelous ability to communicate the deepest spiritual truths in the simplest and most practical language, making them accessible to laypeople as well as monastics. He speaks to the heart rather than the head, gently exhorting the reader to pursue a deeper life in Christ. Words for Our Lives Words for Our Time The Communion Orthodox Prayer Life Matthew the Poor Matthew the Poor of Love Matthew the Poor Paperback, 192 pages Paperback, 208 pages Matthew the Poor Paperback, 292 pages 9781936270514 9781936270453 Paperback, 234 pages 006585 $16.95 $16.95 000365 $25.00 $20.00 800-967-7377 • Monday–Friday • 9 AM–6 PM Central 3 V. REV. MICHAEL OLEKSA Everyday Wonders Stories of God’s Providence opular author and speaker Archpriest Michael J. POleksa has spent most of his life serving the Church in Alaska and advocating for the Native populations there. But he has also had many adventures in other parts of the world. The unifying thread in all his experiences is the providence of God, leading him, providing for him, and guiding him through miracles large and small. In this collection of reminiscences, Fr. Michael relates story after story of the wondrous love and mercy of God working in his life and the lives his ministry has touched. His faith and enthusiasm are contagious. DISTINCTIVES • Fr. Michael’s personal, engaging style allows readers to share his adventures • Settings range from Alaska to Eastern Europe to Africa Everyday Wonders: • Events too small to be called miracles are shown to be Stories of God’s Providence manifestations of God’s providence Paperback 5.5 X 8.5 FROM THE PREFACE 144 pages For those who know and love God, He is “everywhere ISBN—9781944967352 $13.95 present and filling all things.” He is the source of all life, so that we see Him in every living thing, in plants and Ebook $8.99 at OrthodoxChristianEbooks.com animals, and most certainly in each other. “Show me $9.99 at Amazon Kindle, Nook, and iBooks God,” the doubter might demand, “and I will believe.” The believer must retort, “Show me what is not God!” The Reverend Dr. Michael RELATED BOOKS James Oleksa was born in Allentown, Penn- sylvania, and educated at Georgetown University, St. Vladimir’s Seminary, and the Orthodox Theological Faculty of Prague. He has spent nearly a half-century serving as parish priest, seminary dean, and chancellor of the Diocese of Alaska, and representative of the Orthodox Church in America to various conferences and consultations of the World Council of Churches. He now resides in retirement in Anchorage with his wife Xenia and continues to teach part-time at Alaska Pacific University and Memories of His Mercy The Sweetness of Grace At the Corner of East and Now North Star Behavioral Hospital. Fr. Peter Gillquist Constantina R. Palmer Frederica Mathewes-Green Paperback, 208 pages Paperback, 288 pages Paperback, 270 pages 9781944967222 9781944967048 9781888212341 $18.95 $20.95 $16.95 4 store.ancientfaith.com LAWRENCE R. FARLEY Akathist to Jesus, Light to Those in Darkness ventually, everyone comes to dwell in darkness for a time. That is Ewhen we need to turn to Jesus, the only Light of the world and the only rescue for those in pain and despair. We break through the dark- ness by offering praise to God. This akathist is for all who sojourn in the darkness, with the prayer that they will use such praises as this to break through. Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos, Daughter of Zion ion in the Old Testament is a type of the Holy Mother of God. As ZGod chose to dwell in Zion and thus blessed and glorified her, so God also chose to dwell in Mary and to bless and glorify her. In the New Testament, Jerusalem is revealed as both a virgin and a mother—just like the Holy Theotokos. This akathist draws on scriptures that reveal this image of Mary as Zion, so that we may see anew Christ’s Gospel work revealed in the Old Testament. Akathist to Matushka Olga Michael atushka Olga was the wife of a Yupik priest in an Alaskan village. MShe was not only mother to her own eight surviving children, but also spiritual mother to those in her parish. Olga served quietly, working as midwife in her village and constantly caring for the needy. She had a special gift in working with those who suffered abuse, especially sexual abuse. After her repose on November 8, 1979, many people experienced her coming to them in dreams, bringing her healing gifts. Matushka Olga’s sanctity reveals the possibilities for genuine theosis and holiness, even for those living in the world. Each Akathist: Saddle-stitched, 4 X 6, and 32 pages. Akathist to Jesus, Light to Those in Darkness ISBN—9781944967338, $4.95 Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos, Daughter of Zion ISBN—9781944967345, $4.95 Akathist to Matushka Olga ISBN—9781944967383, $4.95 Mixed pack of Akathists: 1 each of the 3 titles listed above 009987, $12.00 (save $2.85 when purchasing the mixed pack of 3) 800-967-7377 • Monday–Friday • 9 AM–6 PM Central 5 LAWRENCE R. FARLEY In the Beginning The True Message of the Genesis Origin Stories he assumption in most creation debates is that the claims Tof religion and of science are irreconcilable. But there is a third viewpoint—that while the Bible teaches that God created the world, it never states exactly how He did it. The origin stories in the Book of Genesis were never intended to be read as either science or literal history, but they contain important lessons. Fr. Lawrence Farley takes us through the first chapters of Genesis verse by verse, bringing out the spiri- tual truths hidden in this ancient text.