Take the Dimness of My Soul Away and discussions

and discussions

Kevin Martin examines the five aspects of congregational life that are key to the development and growth of a strong congregation

the socially involved ethicist and former president of Union Theological Seminary reveals some of the challenging experiences and ideas that have informed his work

and shows how they are related to his reading of the Bible

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Take the Dimness of My Soul Away and discussionsAn authentic portrait of grief, as poetic and soul lifting as it is poignant. In 1994, William Ritters adult son committed suicide, sending Ritter and his family on a journey no family wants to take. Part of Ritter's own process of healing the loss of his son was to preach about it occasionally from the pulpit. This book is a collection of the sermons he preached, the first one just three weeks after his sons death, and the final one nine years later.