Bread Enough for All: A Day1 Guide to Life

by Peter M. Wallace

For the 75th anniversary of The Protestant Hour and Day1 ministry, host Peter Wallace has gathered dozens of inspiring excerpts from the most powerful sermons.

Some of the most effective preachers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries are featured, representing the historic mainline Protestant churches and a diverse variety of voices. Diana Butler Bass, Michael Curry, Walter Brueggemann, Barbara Brown Taylor, Juan Carlos Huertas, and many more offer their perspectives on topics such as peace, justice, prayer, love, and community. Clergy and parishioners from across the theological spectrum will appreciate the scope and accessibility of this curated collection.

This book is a superb companion for personal meditation and devotion, or thoughtful gift-giving for weddings, birthdays, sympathy, and other life occasions. Questions for discussion and meditation are included with each topic, making this inspirational collection ideal for use by small groups or for personal study.

192 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 17, 2020

About the author

Peter Marsden Wallace is executive producer and host of the Day1 ecumenical radio and internet ministry (http://day1.org) and president of the Alliance for Christian Media, based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Peter is the author of several books, including A Generous Beckoning: God's Gracious Invitations to Authentic Spiritual Life (Forward Movement, 2023); Getting to Know Jesus (Again): Meditations for Lent (Church Publishing, 2017); The Passionate Jesus: What We Can Learn from Jesus about Love, Fear, Grief, Joy and Living Authentically (SkyLight Paths Publishing, 2012); Connected: You and God in the Psalms (Morehouse, 2009); and Living Loved: Knowing Jesus as the Lover of Your Soul (Seabury, 2007). He is also the editor of Bread Enough for All: A Day1 Guide to Life (Church Publishing, 2020); Heart and Soul: The Emotions of Jesus (Church Publishing, 2019); and Faith and Science in the 21st Century: A Postmodern Primer (Church Publishing, 2018). He also wrote a memoir, Comstock & Me: My Brief But Unforgettable Career with The West Virginia Hillbilly (Amazon, 2020). He has contributed to numerous books, study Bibles, devotional guides, magazines, teaching curriculums, video series, online blogs, and other resources.

Peter served as editorial director for Walk Thru the Bible Ministries from 1984 to 1990, then was senior copywriter and broadcast producer for Larry Smith & Associates Advertising & Design in Atlanta for eleven years, before joining The Protestant Hour/Day 1 organization in March 2001. The organization merged in July 2004 with the Episcopal Media Center to create a new ecumenical media organization, the Alliance for Christian Media.

Peter earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism/advertising from Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, and a Master of Theology degree with honors from Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, Texas. he took Episcopal Studies at Candler School of Theology at Emory University. He has been a confirmed member of the Episcopal Church since 1991 and is presently serving as a priest in the Diocese of Atlanta.