Dog in the Manger

With laugh-out-loud humor anchored by spiritual truths, author Tim Schenck helps us maintain our spiritual sanity through the often-frenetic chaos of Advent and Christmas. Illustrated by popular cartoonist Jay Sidebotham, Dog in the Manger also explores the major characters of the season in new ways, including John the Baptist, Mary, Joseph and of course, Jesus. Thoughtful questions following each section make Dog in the Manger ideal for personal or group use.

Tim Schenck is an avid coffee drinker, Episcopal priest, author, humorist, syndicated columnist, blogger, and creator of the wildly popular online devotion, Lent Madness (think saints doing battle in basketball-style brackets).

Pastor of St. John's Episcopal Church in Hingham, Massachusetts, on Boston's South Shore for the past nine years, Tim previously served parishes in Baltimore and New York.

Tim is active on social media (follow him on Twitter @FatherTim), blogs at Clergy Confidential, and writes a monthly column for Gatehouse Media full of humor and inspiration titled In Good Faith. His latest book is Holy Grounds: The Surprising Connection Between Coffee and Faith -- From Dancing Goats to Satan's Drink (Fortress Press).

When not tending to his congregation, writing, or drinking coffee (often simultaneously), Tim enjoys life with his wife, Bryna, two teenage sons, and their dogs Delilah and Cooper.

Jay Sidebotham is the Founder and Senior Consultant of Director of RenewalWorks, an offering of Forward Movement which helps churches focus on spiritual growth. A graduate of Union Seminary, New York, and ordained to the priesthood in 1990, he has served in parishes in New York, Washington, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Illinois. Throughout his ministry, he has had a deep commitment to making the Bible accessible to people of all ages, and cartoons have been one of the primary ways he has accomplished that.