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Justin Whitmel Earley |
Habits form us more than we form them. The modern world is a machine of a thousand invisible habits, forming us into anxious, busy, and depressed people. We yearn for the freedom and peace of the gospel, but remain addicted to our technology, shackled by our screens, and exhausted by… |
Christian Living ⋅ Books ⋅ Disciplines & Spiritual Formation |
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G.K. Chesterton |
Critic, author, and debunker extraordinaire, G. K. Chesterton (1874 1936) delighted in probing the ambiguities of Christian theology. A number of his most successful attempts at combining first-rate fiction with acute social observation appear in this compilation of detective stories featuring the priest-sleuth Father Brown. |
Books ⋅ Classics ⋅ Literature |
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Mildred D. Taylor |
Another powerful story in the Logan Family Saga and companion to Mildred D. Taylor's Newbery Award-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. A drive South becomes dangerous for ‘Lois and her family. 'Lois and Wilma are proud of their father's brand-new gold Cadillac, and excited that the family… |
Books ⋅ Intermediate and Young Adult Reading |
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Leland Ryken |
Devotionals ⋅ Books ⋅ Christian Living |
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Patricia Polacco |
The perfect companion to Thank You, Mr. Falker A heartwarming story of friendship and celebrating our differences--and the teachers who help us shine--from master storyteller Patricia Polacco, author of Thank You, Mr. Falker. |
Books ⋅ Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books |
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As a woman leading a… |
As a woman leading a life of influence, you may find yourself without sufficient clarity or equipping for the challenges you face. For many, the role of wife of a leader is one thrust upon, rather than chosen. For others, it is a responsibility embraced but no less complicated to… |
Women ⋅ Christian Living ⋅ Leadership |
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Sally Clarkson |
Discover how understanding God’s purpose and design can empower you to be the mother you long to be. No calling is greater, nobler, or more fulfilling than that motherhood. Every day, as we nurture our children, mothers influence eternal destiny as no one else can. Tragically, today’s culture… |
Books ⋅ Christian Living ⋅ Women |
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Eleanor Estes |
Meet the Moffats. There is Sylvie, the oldest, the cleverest, and-most days at least-the responsible one; Joey, who though only twelve is the man of the house...sometimes; Janey, who has a terrific upside-down way of looking at the world; and Rufus, who may be the littlest but always gets… |
Books ⋅ Intermediate and Young Adult Reading |
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Edited by David Bercot |
The Pilgrim Road is a collection of devotional writings from the early centuries of the church, while Christianity was still a persecuted minority religion. These writings, produced by people who knew the meaning of costly discipleship, can inspire and challenge us to greater faithfulness and obedience. This is the intent… |
Books |
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Engelbrecht, Edward A. |
This treasure will be a great help to pastors, teachers, parents and grandparents as they, like the faithful mother and grandmother of St. Timothy, lead the little ones to understand the Sacred Scriptures. Throughout this Bible, high quality realistic art is used to fully engage the reader, rather than using… |
Bibles ⋅ Books |
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Starla Kreider |
Designed by a busy mother for busy mothers, The Time Keeper has spaces for monthly, weekly, and daily to-do lists; daily menus; perforated grocery lists; and plenty of space for additional notes. Laid out in a simple chronological format with inspirational quotes on nearly every spread, The Time Keeper will… |
Books ⋅ Cookbooks, Planners, & Miscellany |
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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. |
Books ⋅ Level 43 items |
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James W. Sire |
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 |
Worldviews |
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Eric Carle. Hardcover. |
THE all-time classic picture book, from generation to generation, sold somewhere in the world every 30 seconds! Have you shared it with a child or grandchild in your life? Carle's classic tale of a voracious caterpillar who eats his way through the days of the week and then changes into… |
Picture Books |
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Sharon Creech |
One thirteen-year-old girl’s sailing journey across the Atlantic Ocean brings more adventure than just the battle of the open seas. This Newbery Honor favorite by acclaimed author Sharon Creech is repackaged with a beautiful new look! |
Books ⋅ Intermediate and Young Adult Reading |
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Kenneth Grahame |
One glorious spring day, Mole suddenly tires of his spring-cleaning and sets out on a stroll to see the wider world. When he meets the Water-Rat, his life is permanently changed. Read about the idyllic days of "messing about in boats" with the dreamy, poetic Rat, the terrors of the… |
Books ⋅ Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading ⋅ Intermediate and Young Adult Reading |
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Marc Olson, illustrated by Jemima… |
What was life like when Jesus lived and worked in ancient Palestine? What options did people have for treating sickness besides going to Jesus for healing? Did you know that the layout of the U.S. Senate floor layout is modeled after the Jewish Sanhedrin? What kind of house was… |
Bible Stories ⋅ Books ⋅ Children's Books ⋅ Intermediate and Young Adult Reading |
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Marc Olson, illustrated by Jemima… |
We know the stories of the church's beginnings from the book of Acts, but what was the world like when these stories happened? What did people eat? What businesses could you expect to find in a Roman city? How were letters (including the New Testament epistles) transported to their… |
Bible Stories ⋅ Books ⋅ Children's Books ⋅ Intermediate and Young Adult Reading |
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Marc Olson, illustrated by Jemima… |
Give your children the gift of contextual knowledge for studying Scripture! What kinds of tools might have been used in building the tower of Babel? How did people decide what to name their children in Old Testament times? When the Law and the Prophets condemn divination, what are they talking… |
Bible Stories ⋅ Books ⋅ Children's Books ⋅ Intermediate and Young Adult Reading |
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De Angeli, Marguerite |
The delightful story of a young Quaker girl who finds her place among her people. |
Picture Books |
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Miller, Gary |
Using pictures and graphs, this book creates awareness of the startling economic disparities in our world today. As wealthy Americans, what will we do with the blessings we’ve been given? |
Stewardship & Finance |
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Kreeft, Peter |
"I've been a philosopher for all my adult life and the three most profound books of philosophy that I have ever read are Ecclesiastes, Job, and Song of Songs." These are the opening lines of Kreeft's Three Philosophies of Life. He reflects that there are ultimately only three… |
Bibles & Bible Study ⋅ Books ⋅ Study Helps |
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Moreland, J. P. |
For Christians, the issues raised by the different views on creation and evolution are challenging. Can a 'young earth' be reconciled with a universe that appears to be billions of years old? Does scientific evidence point to a God who designed the universe and life in all its complexity?… |
Books |
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Loewen, Harry; Yoder, Elwood; Nolt… |
An overview of Mennonite history suitable for use in school. |
Anabaptist History & Thought |
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Elliot, Elisabeth |
After several preliminary overtures of friendship, five young missionary men set out on a crucial January day in 1956 for a meeting with the Auca tribesmen who had reacted with apparent tolerance to earlier gifts and messages. This is the poignant story of their martyrdom told by the widow of one… |
Biography & History |
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Hertzler, Roger |
A challenging look at Jesus' teachings against the accumulation of wealth. |
Stewardship & Finance |
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Patricia Polacco, Softcover |
A loud clap of thunder booms, and rattles the windows of Grandma's old farmhouse. "This is Thunder Cake baking weather," calls Grandma, as she and her granddaughter hurry to gather the ingredients around the farm. A real Thunder Cake must reach the oven before the storm arrives. But the… |
Picture Books |
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O'Dell, Scott |
This powerful account of the tragic defeat of the Nez Perce Indians in 1877 by the United States Army is narrated by Chief Joseph's strong and brave daughter. |
Intermediate and Young Adult Reading |
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Vernon, Louise A. |
Martin Luther's son has a problem. What should young Hans Luther do when he grows up? How can he ever do anything important when he is constantly overshadowed by his famous father? Gradually he discovers who he is and how God wants him to live. Through Hans' eyes 9… |
Intermediate and Young Adult Reading |
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Brinton Turkle |
What was a silly seagull doing, following Obadiah around like a pet? It even spent the night roosting on the chimney opposite Obadiah's bedroom window. Obadiah was annoyed. But on a bitter winter day when Obadiah needed a friend, the seagull wasn't to be seen, and Obadiah missed… |
Books ⋅ Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books |
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Mosel, Arlene |
Tikki Tikki Tembo is a 1968 picture book written by Arlene Mosel and illustrated by Blair Lent. The book tells the story of a Chinese boy with a long name who falls into a well. It is a sort of origin myth about why Chinese names are so short today. |
Picture Books |
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Lewis, C. S. |
In this timeless tale of two mortal princesses--one beautiful and one unattractive--C.S. Lewis reworks the classical myth of Cupid and Psyche into an enduring piece of contemporary fiction. This is the story of Orual, Psyche's embittered and ugly older sister, who possessively and harmfully loves Psyche. Much to… |
Classics |
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Yoder, Sharon F. |
All women deeply desire companionship, security, and love. Instead, they often experience deferred hope and bitter disappointment whether single or married. To Have and To Hold invites the woman who walks alone to embrace her design, identity, and purpose with joyful confidence. It promises that every woman can receive the… |
Singleness |
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Lee, Harper |
Harper Lee’s beloved Pultizer Prize–winning classic, now in new hardcover edition in anticipation of her forthcoming second novel, Go Set a Watchman |
Classics |
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Finzel, Hans |
"The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make" starts by explaining the bad habits many people have observed in leaders and have perhaps fallen into themselves. Finzel offers ideas for changes in leadership styles in the interest of creating a more dynamic work environment. |
Leadership |
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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. |
Worldviews |
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Stevenson, Robert Louis |
Following the demise of bloodthirsty buccaneer Captain Flint, young Jim Hawkins finds himself with the key to a fortune. For he has discovered a map that will lead him to the fabled Treasure Island. But a host of villains, wild beasts and deadly savages stand between him and the stash… |
Classics |
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St. John, Patricia Mary |
Annette and Lucien are enemies. After Annette gets Lucien into trouble at school, he decides to get back at her by threatening the most precious thing in the world to her: her little brother Dani. But tragedy strikes. Annette is so filled with rage she sets out to alienate and… |
Intermediate and Young Adult Reading |
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Erikson, Millard J. |
A 2002 Christianity Today Book of the Year! Postmodernism. The term slowly filtered into our vocabularies about three decades ago and now permeates most discussions of the humanities. Those who tout the promises and perils of this twentieth-century intellectual movement have filled many a bookshelf. And in a previous book, Post-modernizing… |
Worldviews |
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John L. Ruth |
John Ruth provides a lively account and some little known insights concerning Mennonite community life in America 200 years ago. |
Anabaptist History & Thought |
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Bishop, Claire Huchet |
Twenty school children hide ten Jewish children from the Nazis occupying France during World War II. |
Intermediate and Young Adult Reading |
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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 |
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Anderson, Hans Christian |
Eight beloved tales from the great Danish storyteller: "The Ugly Duckling," "The Red Shoes," "Thumbelina," "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," more. Newly reset in large easy-to-read type. |
Early Reading |
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Stowe, Harriet Beecher |
Uncle Tom, Topsy, Sambo, Simon Legree, little Eva: their names are American bywords, and all of them are characters in Harriet Beecher Stowe's remarkable novel of the pre-Civil War South. "Uncle Tom's Cabin was revolutionary in 1852 for its passionate indictment of slavery and for its presentation of Tom, "… |
Classics |
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Larson, Susie |
"Do you have it in you to take the uncommon road?" asks Susie Larson as she challenges you to fight against the ordinary and move toward the extraordinary. Guiding you through scenarios in which victory is found in the difficult task of responding in faith, Susie walks with you as… |
Women |
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Bonnie Bauman |
Fasten your seatbelts. We’ll go all the way around the world—and come back at the same time we started. In this book we will meet 24 children who live in 24 different time zones. It will be midnight in one place, 1:00 a.m. in another, and so on. At each… |
Books ⋅ Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books |
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Yankoski, Mike |
Ever Wonder What it Would Be Like to Live Homeless? |
Missions & Service |
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Smucker, Barbara |
There's a place the slaves been whisperin' around called Canada. The law don't allow no slavery there. They say you follow the North Star, and when you step onto this land you are free. Taken away from her mother by a ruthless slave trader, all Julilly has… |
Books ⋅ Level 43 items |
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McQuilkin, J. Robertson |
Robertson McQuilkin has written a solid introduction to the ins and outs of biblical hermeneutics and how this knowledge can be used to interpret the Bible in practical ways. |
Bibles & Bible Study ⋅ Books ⋅ Study Methods |
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Stott, John R. W. |
This book answers foundational questions: Who wrote the Bible? What is its message? Why is it thought to be a 'holy' book? How does one read and interpret it? Best of all, though, you'll broaden your vision of Jesus Christ, the focal point of Scripture. How? By better… |
Bibles & Bible Study ⋅ Books ⋅ Study Methods |