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 | Park, Linda Sue | Offering a fresh look at a long-established view of history, this compelling story of resolution and persistence is told with humor, insight, and charm. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Park, Linda Sue | Prairie Lotus is a powerful, touching, multilayered novel about a girl determined to fit in and realize her dreams: getting an education, becoming a dressmaker in her father’s shop, and making at least one friend.Acclaimed, award-winning author Linda Sue Park has placed a young half-Asian girl, Hanna, in a small… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Operation World | For decades, Operation World has been the world’s leading resource for people who want to impact the nations for Christ through prayer. Its twofold purpose has been to inform for prayer and to mobilize for mission. Now the research team of Operation World offers Pray for the World, an accessible resource to facilitate prayer for… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Timothy Keller | ‘”Can’t anyone teach me how to pray?” Millions of people today are asking the same question. There is a sense of the necessity of prayer – we have to pray. But how?Prayer is central to Christian faith; indeed, as Timothy Keller notes in his introduction, it is the main way… | Christian Living ⋅ Prayer | |
 | Philip Yancey | Polls reveal that 90 percent of people pray. Yet prayer, which should be the most nourishing and uplifting time of the believer’s day, can also be frustrating, confusing, and personally disappointing.Writing as a fellow pilgrim, Yancey probes such questions as:Is God listening?Why should God care about me?If God knows everything… | Christian Living ⋅ Prayer | |
 | Tyler Staton | It’s time to experience prayer in its purest form – a vital, sustaining, powerful connection with God that is more real and alive than you could have ever imagined. In these pages, Tyler Staton – author, pastor, and US national director of the 24-7 Prayer movement – addresses common roadblocks… | Christian Living ⋅ Prayer | |
 | Wren, Brian | Wren discusses the thorny issues involving congregational singing today: the indispensable nature of public worship; contemporary worship music; the lyrics of different types of congregational songs, such as choruses, hymns, chants and ritual songs; and the importance of using hymn lyrics as poetry. He shows why hymn lyrics are altered… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Art and Beauty | |
 | Timothy Keller | Most Christians—including pastors—struggle to talk about their faith in a way that applies the power of the Christian gospel to change people’s lives. Timothy Keller is known for his insightful, down-to-earth sermons and talks that help people understand themselves, encounter Jesus, and apply the Bible to their lives. In this… | Leadership ⋅ Church Leadership | |
 | John M. Brenneman | Pride. Who hasn’t faced this destructive evil – right in his own heart? Pride is so elusive. Just when we think we have escaped its grasp, we suddenly come to realize that we may be proud of the fact that we are not proud! And like the Pharisee in Jesus’… | Anabaptist History & Thought | |
 | Austen, Jane | Austen’s comedy of manners–one of the most popular novels of all time–features splendidly civilized sparring between the proud Mr. Darcy and the prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet as they play out their spirited courtship in a series of 18-century drawing-room intrigues. | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Austen, Jane | Austen’s comedy of manners–one of the most popular novels of all time–features splendidly civilized sparring between the proud Mr. Darcy and the prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet as they play out their spirited courtship in a series of 18-century drawing-room intrigues.This edition is part of the beautiful WordCloud Classics series of imitation… | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Lewis, C.S. | The story of how Caspian, the rightful heir to the throne of Narnia, escaped death and defeated his wicked uncle Miraz. | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Silke Schnee | Prince Noah may be a little slower than others, but he has no less joy in living and learning.It’s time for young Prince Noah to go to school. In his kingdom, children go to school on sailing ships. There is a ship for girls and boys, one for children with… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Stephen R. Covey | How do we as individuals and organizations survive and thrive amid tremendous change? Why are efforts to improve falling so short in real results despite the millions of dollars in time capital, and human effort being spent on them? How do we unleash the creativity, talent, and energy within ourselves… | Leadership | |
 | Lesslie Newbigin | Looking to end the divisive conflict that has raged between Christians who attack each other either as “liberals” or as “fundamentalists”, Newbigin gives a historical account of the roots of this conflict in order to begin laying the foundation for a middle ground that will benefit the Christian faith as… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Apologetics | |
 | Martin, Mildred | Join the Miller children as they learn about health, safety, and courtesy… from the Bible! Each story includes a Scripture passage and illustrates various aspects of prudent living. Read about the foolish joke that ended in tragedy; the embarrassing consequences of not getting enough sleep; how Timmy gets lost in… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | NavPress | The prayers of Psalms are deep with feelings of joy, fear, shame, sadness, and at times inconsolable rage. Our God in heaven awaits on His throne, pleased to receive the prayers of His children. Psalms is a study that helps broaden and deepen our understanding and experience of prayer by… | Bibles & Bible Study ⋅ Study Helps | |
 | Eric L. Johnson | How are Christians to understand and undertake the discipline of psychology? This question has been of keen interest (and sometimes concern) to Christians because of the importance placed on a correct understanding of human nature. Psychology can sometimes seem disconnected from, if not antithetical to, Christian perspective on life. ow… | Counseling & Psychology | |
 | David G. Myers and Malcolm A… | Two prominent Christian psychologists distill the insights of the science of psychology and show its links with faith. | Counseling & Psychology | |
 | J. Garrett Kell | Many women and men trapped in sexual sin believe willpower is the key to overcoming temptation, but your shaky self-discipline doesn’t have to be the source of your strength. Sharing from his personal struggles, J. Garrett Kell explains that life-long transformation rests in the supernatural power of the Savior and… | Christian Living | |
 | John Coblentz | Anger kills people, turns children into rebels, destroys families, and divides churches. This book looks at what God says anger is, how it becomes bitterness, and how it deceives those in its grip. Victory is reached when responses are motivated by faith, forgiveness, and love. This practical book shares insights… | Christian Living ⋅ Relationships & Mentoring | |
 | Lawson, Robert | It has been a while since Folks lived in the Big House, and an even longer time has passed since there has been a garden at the House. All the animals of the Hill are very excited about the new Folks moving in, and they wonder how things are going… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Brinton Turkle | In the days when Nantucket whaling ships could be away at sea for years at a time, a vessel’s safe return was celebrated by all the inhabitants of the island. Runners would carry the joyous news as soon as the vessel was sighted from the island’s highest point. When Obadiah… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | St. John, Patricia | When Elaine leaves her home in London to stay with the Owen family in Wales, she feels miserable and left out. It’s only the little secret garden that she finds at the end of the rainbow that makes staying there seem worthwhile. And then something happens that changes everything. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Cleary, Beverly | Ramona is back…Riding the school bus alone isn’t the only new experience making third grade exciting for Ramona Quimby. From befriending a boy called Yard Ape to delivering her book report in the style of a television commercial, Ramona’s enthusiasm for life is infectious and irresistible.That’s not to say all… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Cleary, Beverly | Republication of this classic title, featuring new art and cover, celebrates the August 1999 release of the first Ramona book in fifteen years, “Ramona’s World.” Ramona likes to think she’s a fearless first-grader, but her bravery is put to the test at every turn. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Gary Miller | Why are so few of our neighbors joining our Anabaptist churches? Are we not passionately reaching out to them with the Gospel, or are they becoming increasingly indifferent? Does the problem lie with us or with them? The author reviews calls received by Christian Aid Ministries’ Billboard Evangelism program and… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Lindvall, Ella K. | The award-winning Read Aloud Bible Stories series has delighted children, parents, and teachers for decades. Written by Ella K. Lindvall and illustrated by Kent Puckett, these timeless stories of the Bible are retold in clear, simple language children will enjoy and understand. And parents will appreciate the care taken to… | Bible Stories | |
 | Lindvall, Ella K. | “Read to me!” is a popular request parents hear from their children. What could be a better way to fulfill their wish than with a Bible storybook written and illustrated just for kids’ This award-winning series, a bestseller since 1982, is available in four volumes and draws from both Old… | Children's Books ⋅ Bible Stories | |
 | Lindvall, Ella K. | Children love to be read to, and they’ll listen again and again to their favorite book. Here’s the second in the award-winning Read-Aloud Bible Stories series, a special book written and illustrated just for them, well-grounded in the authority of Scripture. Read-Aloud Bible Stories, Volume 2, is written in the… | Children's Books ⋅ Bible Stories | |
 | Lindvall, Ella K. | “Read to me!” is a popular request parents hear from their children. What could be a better way to fulfill their wish than with a Bible storybook written and illustrated just for kids? This award-winning series, a bestseller since 1982, is available in four volumes and draws from both Old… | Children's Books ⋅ Bible Stories | |
 | Lindvall, Ella K. | In this volume, the fourth in the Read-Aloud Bible Stories series, your little listeners will hear true, action-packed accounts of Joseph, Moses, Joshua, David, and Jonah. They will learn that God cares about them and that He will help them no matter how difficult their circumstances. Beautifully illustrated and written… | Children's Books ⋅ Bible Stories | |
 | Jack Prelutsky | This splendid collection was greeted with praise and enthusiasm when it was first published in 1986, and the hundreds of thousands of parents and very young children who delight in the book each year have assured its place on the shelf of beloved poetry treasuries. | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Veith, Gene Edward, Jr. | Here is a guidebook for those who want to learn how to recognize books that are spiritually and aesthetically good–to cultivate good literary taste. Gene Edward Veith presents basic information to help book lovers understand what they read–from the classics to the bestsellers. He explains how the major genres of… | Literature ⋅ The Art of Reading | |
 | Leland M. Haines | When man fell into sin in the Garden of Eden, God had a plan ready to redeem him. Because of His love for man, God sent Jesus Christ, His Son, to give His life on the cross to make grace available for all who would receive it. The grace of… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Topical Studies | |
 | Dallas Willard | In this classic, bestselling book, Dallas Willard digs deep into the divine process of the transformation of the spirit. In this process, God changes us from the inside out and brings us into harmony with his will. Renovation of the Heart changed a generation’s mind about what it means to follow… | Christian Living ⋅ Disciplines & Spiritual Formation | |
 | Withrow, Mindy and Brandon | Experience history without the wooliness, and with all the wonder in this history designed for . As the world exploded into modernity with rapid changes – in transportation, in communication, in manufacturing – people around the globe faced overwhelming new challenges. As Christians arrived for the first time in other… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Ken Sande & Kevin Johnson | Everyone encounters conflict – whether it be with a co-worker, family member, friend, or complete stranger. And yet we all desire harmony in our relationships. Resolving Everyday Conflict is a practical, biblical, and concise guide to peacemaking in everyday life that can turn your troubled relationships into peaceful ones. | Christian Living ⋅ Relationships & Mentoring | |
 | Daniel H. Williams | A learned and uniquely constructive book that gently urges “suspicious” Christians to reclaim the patristic roots of their faith. Written to help Protestant Christians recognize the early church fathers as an essential part of their faith, this book is addressed primarily to the evangelical, independent, and free church communities, who… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Theology | |
 | Plett, Loreen | Born in Prussia in 1765, the son of a wealthy landowner, Johann Plett was heir to an estate so vast he could ride for miles without covering it all. Raised and baptized in the Mennonite church, his marriage seemed likely to secure his happiness.But Johann had always scorned his father’s… | Biography & History | |
 | Mackenzie, Catherine | When Richard Wurmbrand is arrested, imprisoned and tortured, he finds himself in utter darkness, yet the people who put him there discover that their prisoner has a light which can still be seen in the dark – the love of God.This incredible story of one man’s faith, despite horrific persecution… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Josh McDowell and Bob Hostetler | In an age of moral and ethical relativism, where truth is a matter of taste and morality of individual preference, this book points the way to the ancient and eternal verities and provide young people with a biblical standard for making moral and ethical decisions. | Christian Living | |
 | Irving, Washington | The legendary enchantment of Rip Van Winkle; the gruesome end of Ichabod Crane, who met the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow; the Spectre Bridegroom who turned out to be happily substantial; the pride of an English village and the come-uppance of the over-zealous Mountjoy — these five witty, perceptive and… | Classics | |
 | Defoe, Daniel | The sole survivor of a shipwreck, Robinson Crusoe is washed up on a desert island. In his journal he chronicles his daily battle to stay alive, as he conquers isolation, fashions shelter and clothes, first encounters another human being and fights off cannibals and mutineers. With Robinson Crusoe, Defoe wrote what… | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Taylor, Mildred D. | Why is the land so important to Cassie’s family? It takes the events of one turbulent year – the year of the night riders and the burnings, the year a white girl humiliates Cassie in public simply because she is black – to show Cassie that having a place of… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Philip Yancey | In Rumors of Another World, Philip Yancey asks, “Is the visible world around us all there is?” and “What rumors of another world might it convey?” He then examines the apparent contradictions. If this is God’s world, why doesn’t it look more like it? Why is this planet so messed up? Finally… | Christian Living | |
 | Gary Thomas | Sacred Marriage doesn’t tell how to build a better marriage; it shows how your marriage can help you deepen your relationship with God. From the practice of forgiveness, to the ecstasy of lovemaking, to the history you and your spouse create together, everything about your marriage is filled with the potential… | Christian Living ⋅ Marriage | |
 | Keith Crider | We praise God for the gracious gift of salvation that is ours through Christ. Jesus’ death on the cross, a defining moment in making salvation possible, was an event of cosmic magnitude that includes elements we still do not completely understand.The Bible does give clear teaching on what Jesus did… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Topical Studies | |
 | Alcorn, Randy | Safely Home is a Christian novel by Randy Alcorn. It takes place in present-day China, and follows the story of two Harvard roommates, one American and one Chinese, who reunite decades after they graduate. The novel won the Gold Medallion Book Award for evangelical literature. | Literature ⋅ Contemporary | |
 | Chesterton, G.K. | Chesterton captures the spirit of the world’s most popular saint like no one else.All [Francis’s] life was a series of plunges and scampers; darting after the beggar, dashing naked into the woods, tossing himself into the strange ship, hurling himself into the Sultan’s tent and offering to hurl himself into… | Biography & History |