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 | Elliot, Elisabeth | With Christ as the example of the ultimate man, this classic takes on understanding a man's role in life and relationships, romantic or otherwise, helps men define their own masculinity in a positive way. | Christian Living ⋅ Men | |
 | Hobbs, Ruth | Jesus is the Master Teacher. His traits of compassion, sympathy, dedication to His task, wisdom, unselfishness, humility, and kindness never failed Him as day by day He lived to fulfill the will of His Father. He sought no personal glory or credit. He simply applied Himself moment by moment to… | Methods of Teaching | |
 | Nash, Ronald H. | Is history constantly repeating itself, or is civilization evolving toward a final resolution?
It depends on whom you ask.
The Meaning of History is a concise yet absorbing look at the meaning of history as interpreted by major historians and philosophers including Immanuel Kant, Georg Hegel, and the often-misunderstood Karl Marx. By… | Educational Resources ⋅ Resources By Subject ⋅ History & Social Studies | |
 | Sayers, Dorothy L. | This classic, with a new introduction by Madeleine L'Engle, is by turns an entrancing meditation on language; a piercing commentary on the nature of art and why so much of what we read, hear, and see falls short; and a brilliant examination of the fundamental tenets of Christianity. The Mind… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Theology | |
 | Pascal, Blaise | Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) earned recognition as a renowned mathematician, physicist--and a man after God's heart. As he came to the forefront of geometry and physics, he turned his considerable analytical abilities to study religion or, as he said, to "contemplate the greatness and the misery of man." Pascal's classic defense… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Apologetics | |
 | Grenz, Stanley J. | Voted one of Christianity Today's 1998 Books of the Year! What is ethics? Why should Christians care? Beginning with these basic questions, Stanley Grenz masterfully leads his readers into a theological engagement with moral inquiry. In The Moral Quest he sets forth the basics of ethics, considers the role and… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Ethics | |
 | Mason, Mike | Beautifully written and filled with life-transforming insights, the 20th anniversary edition of Mike Mason's unparalleled Gold Medallion winner explores the mystical and holy nature of marriage with a depth that will forever alter how a couple relates to each other - and to God. | Christian Living ⋅ Marriage | |
 | Davie, Donald | Offering both familiar poems and some fascinating unfamiliar ones, this anthology contains over 250 poems that deal with Christianity. Ranging from the Anglo-Saxon masterpiece "The Dream of the Rood" to the works of modern poets such as T.S. Eliot, W.H. Auden, Sir John Betjeman, and John Berryman. Davie has chosen… | Literature ⋅ Poetry | |
 | Adler, David A. | The moving story of a young girl who learns of her grandfather's experience in Auschwitz and then helps him overcome his sensitivity about the number on his arm, this award-winning picture book gives young children "just enough" information about the Holocaust without overwhelming them. | Level 43 items | |
 | Fried, Robert L. | An inspiring handbook, enthusiastically embraced by teachers; with a new chapter. Every teacher can be a passionate teacher-one who engages young people in the excitement of learning and ideas-if teaching is not undermined by the ways we "do business" in schools. "The Passionate Teacher" draws on voices, stories, and successes… | The Life of a Teacher | |
 | Juster, Norton | Illustrated in black-and-white. This ingenious fantasy centers around Milo, a bored ten-year-old who comes home to find a large toy tollbooth sitting in his room. Joining forces with a watchdog named Tock, Milo drives through the tollbooth's gates and begins a memorable journey. He meets such characters as the foolish… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Bother Lawrence | For nearly 300 years this unparalleled classic has given both blessing and instruction to those who can be content with nothing less than knowing God in all His majesty and feeling His loving presence throughout each simple day. | Christian Living ⋅ Disciplines & Spiritual Formation | |
 | Twain, Mark | Mark Twain's renowned tale of two boys who look alike, yet one is the royal prince, the other a miserable pauper. Then one day fate intervenes, and for awhile each has to live the other's life. Abridged. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | MacDonald, George | Continuing the story started in The Princess and the Goblin, Curdie in given the gift of insight from his great-great-grandmother, but when he returns to the palace, he finds the ailing king surrounded by deceivers with only Princess Irene to comfort him. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | MacDonald, George | Princess Irene's discovery of a secret stair to the top turret of the castle leads to a wonderful revelation. At the same time, the miner's son Curdle overhears a fiendish plot by the goblins who live below the mountain. It will take all of their wit and courage, plus the… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Lewis, C.S. | Why must humanity suffer? In this elegant and thoughtful work, C. S. Lewis questions the pain and suffering that occur everyday and how this contrasts with the notion of a God that is both omnipotent and good. An answer to this critical theological problem is found within these pages. | Christian Living ⋅ Pain & Grief | |
 | Tozer, A.W. | During a train trip from Chicago in the late 1940s, A.W. Tozer began to work on The Pursuit of God. He wrote all night long, the words coming to him as fast as he could put them down. By the next morning, when the train pulled into McAllen, Texas, the… | Christian Living | |
 | Nicholi, Armand M., Jr. | Throughout the ages, many of the world's greatest thinkers have wrestled with the concept of -- and belief in -- God. It may seem unlikely that any new arguments or insights could be raised, but the twentieth century managed to produce two brilliant men with two diametrically opposed views about… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Worldviews | |
 | Orczy, Baroness | Sir Percy Blakeney lives a double life in the England of 1792: at home he is an idle fop and a leader of fashion, but abroad he is the Scarlet Pimpernel, a master of disguise who saves aristocrats from the guillotine. When the revolutionary French state seeks to unmask him… | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | John H. Yoder, editor | John H. Yoder, editor and translator. In the historic meeting held in 1527 at Schleitheim, Switzerland, an ad hoc group of Anabaptists worked through fundamental disagreements and emerged with a consensus on seven points of faith which became known as the Schleitheim Confession. One chapter from The Legacy of Michael… | Anabaptist History & Thought | |
 | Lewis, C.S. | One of C.S. Lewis's most imaginative creations, this world-famous book is a humorous correspondence between the devil Screwtape and his apprentice Wormwood, whose job is to produce a human's soul for eternity in hell. Filled with astute insights into temptation, repentance, and grace, this wonderful tale intelligently explores what it… | Christian Living | |
 | St. John, Patricia | Lucy has lived with her grandparents at Pheasant Cottage since she was a little girl, but she has dim memories of someone else. Who was it' What are her grandparents hiding from her' Lucy is determined to find the answers, but it turns out to be harder than she expected. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Vernon, Louise A. | The Anabaptists are a small group of Christians who believe that everyone is a priest and should be able to study the Bible. They refuse to baptize their babies, and instead baptize adults on a confession of faith in Christ. Because of these heretical acts they are persecuted and sometimes… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Burnett, Frances Hodgson | After losing her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from India to live in her uncle's gloomy mansion on the wild English moors. She is lonely and has no one to play with, but one day she learns of a secret garden somewhere in the grounds that no one is… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Butterfield, Rosaria Champagne | "Rosaria, by the standards of many, was living a very good life. She had a tenured position at a large university in a field for which she cared deeply. She owned two homes with her partner, in which they provided hospitality to students and activists that were looking to make… | Christian Living ⋅ Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Missions & Service ⋅ Worldviews | |
 | Jennings, Ken and Stahl-Wert, John | This second book in the acclaimed Ken Blanchard series is both a practical guide for effective leadership and an examination of five powerful actions that can transform a team, a business, and a community. | Leadership | |
 | Gregory, John Milton | "What a blessing to have this unabridged edition of The Seven Laws of Teaching available! In a day when so many educators (and sadly, even some education reformers) live and die by their methods, it is wonderful to have this wisdom from the nineteenth century, a wisdom that reminds us… | Methods of Teaching | |
 | Keats, Ezra Jack | No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the first snowfall better than The Snowy Day. Universal in its appeal, the story has become a favorite of millions, as it reveals a child's wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Pearcey, Nancy R. and Thaxton… | "I consider The Soul of Science to be a most significant book which, in our scientific age, should be required reading for all thinking Christians and all practicing scientists. The authors demonstrate how the flowering of modern science depended upon the Judeo-Christian worldview of the existence of a real physical… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Topical Studies | |
 | Harder, Leland | The dramatic story of the genesis of the Anabaptist movement, told directly through the letters of its leaders and other primary documents.
This is volume 4 in the Classics of the Radical Reformation, a series of Anabaptist and Free Church documents translated and annotated under the direction of the Institute of… | Anabaptist History & Thought | |
 | Flack, Marjorie | A little duck finds adventure on the Yangtze River when he is too late to board his master's houseboat one evening. | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Bauer, Susan Wise | Story of the World, Volume 1: Ancient Times--From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor
What terrible secret was buried in Shi Huangdi's tomb? Did nomads like lizard stew? What happened to Anansi the Spider in the Village of the Plantains? And how did a six-year-old become the last emperor… | PA ACTS 195/90/35 - NPIS ⋅ Level 12 items ⋅ Level 21 items | |
 | Bauer, Susan Wise | Story of the World, Volume 2: The Middle Ages--From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance
Now more than ever, other cultures are affecting our everyday lives—and our children need to learn about the other countries of the world and their history. Susan Wise Bauer has provided a… | PA ACTS 195/90/35 - NPIS ⋅ Level 34 items ⋅ Level 43 items | |
 | Bauer, Susan Wise | A beautifully revised edition of the classic world history for children.
Now more than ever, our children need to learn about the people who live all around the world. This engaging guide to other lands weaves world history into a storybook format. Designed as a read-aloud project for parents and children… | Resources By Subject ⋅ History & Social Studies | |
 | Bauer, Susan Wise | Story of the World, Volume 4: The Modern Age--From Victoria's Empire to the End of the USSR
Where was the Crystal Palace? Who was the Sick Man of Europe? And how did cow fat start a revolution?
Now more than ever, other countries and customs affect our everyday lives—and our children need… | PA ACTS 195/90/35 - NPIS ⋅ Level 43 items | |
 | Davidson, Margaret | Young readers will be enthralled by the amazing story of inventor Thomas Edison, a genius who forever changed life in the 20th century--and beyond. By the end of his career, Edison had invented the light bulb, motion pictures, and the phonograph and made improvements in almost every other means of… | Level 12 items | |
 | Wyss, Johann | A terrible storm strands a Swiss pastor, with his wife and four sons, on a tropical island. Luckily, the Robinsons are optimistic and inventive, and with what they salvage from the wrecked ship, the island's abundant fruits, plants, and animals, they soon adapt - each day discovering new dangers, skills… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Bruchac, Joseph | After losing the fight to keep their land in the 19th century, the Cherokee Nation is led on the heartbreaking and torturous Trail of Tears by Chief John Ross. Young readers learn about this epic true tale of friendships, hopes, fears and dreams. | Level 43 items | |
 | Walsh, Brian J. | Science, technology and economic growth motivate our society. Each is carried on with little regard for Christian concerns. This book points to the need for the Christian vision to transform the world. 186 pp. | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Worldviews | |
 | Little, Emily | Vivid watercolors and an intriguing text present one of history's most cunning strategies: the creation of a giant wooden horse to smuggle Greek warriors into the impregnable walled city of Troy. Full color. | Level 34 items | |
 | Penner, Lucille Recht | Filled with suspense and historical detail, here's a very young biography of the Powhatan Indian princess who played a vital role in early Colonial and Native American relations. | Level 12 items | |
 | Du Bois, William Paene | When Prof. William Waterman Sherman was found adrift in the Atlantic clinging to the debris of twenty-one balloons, all America was rocked with curiosity. . . . Dead-pan humor mingles extravaganza with the smallest practicalities.--The New York Times. Newbery Honor Book. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Sire, James W. | For more than forty years, The Universe Next Door has set the standard for a clear, readable introduction to worldviews. Using his widely influential model of eight basic worldview questions, James Sire examines prominent worldviews that have shaped the Western world:
theism
deism
naturalism
Marxism
nihilism
existentialism
Eastern monism
New Age philosophy
postmodernism
… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Worldviews | |
 | Kaybill, Donald B. | An intriguing study of the kingdom of God in the Gospels. Donald B. Kraybill says social, religious, and economic practices of the dominant culture usually favor the rich, powerful, prestigious. Jesus, on the other hand, favors those who suffer at society's margins and fall between the cracks. Winner of the… | Christian Living | |
 | Coblentz, John | The world, Satan, and our own desires draw us downward. The Lord calls us upward. This discipleship study will help you understand and answer God's call, give direction in developing a servant heart, and show you how to handle common problems. Each of the twelve lessons includes a personal inventory… | Christian Living | |
 | Coblentz, John | The steps to victory are not always easy. But they are worth every difficulty, because they lead us to heaven.
Have you struggled in defeat as a Christian? Does some temptation constantly haunt you? Are you living in bondage to fear? pride? lust? self-pity? anger?
The psalmist cried, "Order my steps in… | Christian Living | |
 | Bunyan, John and Barret, Ethel | A John Bunyan classic allegory. Long ago, the mighty king Shaddai built universe. Universe includes the town of Mansoul, which Shaddai built for his delight. But Diabolus, an angel who had rebelled against Shaddai, sees the town as a perfect opportunity for revenge. This--Shaddai's town, Diabolus' revenge, Mansoul's downfall, and… | Books ⋅ Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Tobias, Cynthia Ulrich | In this enlightening resource, Cynthia Tobias introduces the variety of learning styles that shape the way students interpret their world. Once these approaches are understood, parents and teachers can help children maximize their learning strengths. | Diverse Learners | |
 | Lewis, C.S. | Selected from sermons delivered by C. S. Lewis during World War II, these nine addresses show the beloved author and theologian bringing hope and courage in a time of great doubt. 'The Weight of Glory,' considered by many to be Lewis's finest sermon of all, is an incomparable explication of… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Worldviews | |
 | Eitzen, Ruth | A Quaker family living in Ohio in the early 1800's makes peace with a Shawnee Indian tribe during a very troubled time. From the example of his father, young Abe learns the power of love to overcome hate. This edition published by special arrangement with Herald Press, Harrisonburg, VA. | Level 43 items |