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 | Byars, Betsy | Tom hates having to spend the summer on a farm . . . until he discovers the midnight fox.
No one asked Tom how he felt about spending two months on his Aunt Millie’s farm. For a city boy, the farm holds countless terrors—stampeding baby lambs, boy-chasing chickens, and worst of all, loneliness… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | 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 | |
 | Zimmerman, Joshua | Jesus said at the end of His walk on earth, "Go ye..." What is the church's responsibility today? Are we fulfilling this mandate? Is it our responsibility to do so? Dare we take a second look at our plain churches - churches which cherish and uphold a radical discipleship as… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Good, Fonda | Could the two cultures ever blend and become one? Domingo was not sure. Maybe it was possible; the Spanish thought so. But the difference were so great...
The year was 1772. In their bid to settle California, the Spanish were building Catholic missions throughout the area. These missions had two purposes… | Literature ⋅ Anabaptist | |
 | Wright, Christopher H. | 'In The Mission of God's People, Chris Wright shows how God's big-picture plan directs the purpose of God's people, the church. Wright's pioneering 2006 book, The Mission of God, revealed that the typical Christian understanding of 'missions' encompasses only a small part of God's overarching mission for the world. God… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Clarkson, Sally | 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 minimizes the vital importance of… | Christian Living ⋅ Women | |
 | Estes, Eleanor | 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 in… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | 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 | |
 | Hays, Richard B. | A leading expert in New Testament ethics discovers in the biblical witness a unified ethical vision - centered in the themes of community, cross, and new creation - that has profound relevance in today's world. Richard Hays shows how the New Testament provides moral guidance on the most troubling ethical… | 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 | |
 | Martin, Sharilyn | Have you ever been really afraid of something? Like a scary dream or a big black dog or getting lost in a strange place? Let me tell you about my fear and how God took it all away. My name is Mary now, but I wasn't always called that. I… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Homer | This excellent prose translation of Homer's epic poem of the 9th century B.C. recounts one of the most glorious tales of Western literature, a treasury of Greek folklore, and a myth that has held ageless fascination. | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Thomas Nelson | The Open Bible in King James Version includes:
Extensive Topical Index
Over 72,000 Cross-References
Book Introductions and Outlines
Largest Thomas Nelson KJV Concordance
Black Leathersoft cover | Bibles & Bible Study ⋅ Bibles | |
 | Miller, Gary | As Christians, we understand that we are all expected to be givers. Too often, though, we simply take the easy route of tossing money at problems without taking time to understand the underlying causes of poverty. Our intentions may be ever so good, but sometimes our "help" ends up harming… | Christian Living ⋅ Stewardship & Finance | |
 | Miller, Gary | As Christians, we understand that we are all expected to be givers. Too often, though, we simply take the easy route of tossing money at problems without taking time to understand the underlying causes of poverty. In this book, author Gary Miller continues his Kingdom-Focused Living series with a thorough… | Christian Living ⋅ Stewardship & Finance | |
 | Alan Kreider | How and why did the early church grow in the first four hundred years despite disincentives, harassment, and occasional persecution? In this unique historical study, veteran scholar Alan Kreider delivers the fruit of a lifetime of study as he tells the amazing story of the spread of Christianity in the… | Church History | |
 | Sande, Ken | Ken Sande gives practical Biblical guidance for conflict resolution that takes you beyond resolving conflicts to true, life-changing reconciliation with family, coworkers, and fellow believers. | Christian Living ⋅ Relationships & Mentoring | |
 | Steinbeck, John | The Pearl is a novella by the American author John Steinbeck. The story, first published in 1947, follows a pearl diver, Kino, and explores man's nature as well as greed, defiance of societal norms, and evil. | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | 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 | |
 | Kreeft, Peter | The four great philosophical questions, Kreeft says, are What is real? How can we know what is real? Who are we? and How should we live? They motivate the philosophical disciplines of metaphysics, epistemology, philosophical anthropology, and ethics, and from a Christian perspective, the answer to all four is Jesus… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Worldviews | |
 | Bennetch, Luke | This small booklet addresses technology and the shifting culture from a Christian perspective. | Christian Living ⋅ Media & Technology | |
 | 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 of… | Christian Living ⋅ Devotionals | |
 | Now available together in a single volume, these two classics were written by seventeenth-century England's most famous prisoner of conscience, Baptist John Bunyan (1628-88). Imprisoned for twelve years for his preaching, he first wrote a dramatic allegory of Christian life and followed it with the compelling story of his own… | Literature ⋅ Classics | ||
 | Cultural commentators are up in arms about the decline of reading in America. Americans are not reading enough, they say, or not reading the right books in the right way.
Alan Jacobs argues that reading is alive and well in America. Millions of devoted readers support hundreds of enormous bookstores and… | Literature ⋅ The Art of Reading | ||
 | Dickinson, Emily | "This is my letter to the world . . ." -- Emily Dickinson
The Poetry of Emily Dickinson is a collection of pieces by 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson, who insisted that her life of isolation gave her an introspective and deep connection with the world. As a result, her work parallels… | Literature ⋅ Poetry | |
 | Duhigg, Charles | In The Power of Habit, award-winning business reporter Charles Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. Distilling vast amounts of information into engrossing narratives that take us from the boardrooms of Procter & Gamble to the sidelines… | Christian Living ⋅ Disciplines & Spiritual Formation | |
 | 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 | |
 | Schnee, Silke | The royal couple is looking forward to their third child. "He looks a little different," muses the king at Prince Noah's arrival. "He is not like the others," agrees the queen. Soon they notice what a very special person he is, even though he can't do everything his brothers can.
When… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | 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 | |
 | Potok, Chaim | Reuven Malter lives in Brooklyn, he's in love, and he's studying to be a rabbi. He also keeps challenging the strict interpretations of his teachers, and if he keeps it up, his dream of becoming a rabbi may die. One day, worried about a disturbed, unhappy boy named Michael, Reuven… | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | 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 | |
 | Merrill, Jean | Do you know the history of the pushcart war? The REAL history? It’s a story of how regular people banded together and, armed with little more than their brains and good aim defeated a mighty foe.
Not long ago the streets of New York City were smelly, smoggy, sooty, and loud… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | 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 | |
 | Nesbit, Edith | Three children, forced to alter their comfortable lifestyle when their father is taken away by strangers, move to a simple country cottage near a railway station where their days are filled with adventure. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Prelutsky, Jack | In one sumptuous, inviting volume, The Random House Book of Poetry for Children offers both funny and illuminating poems - a wealth of past riches and modern glittering gems. All children who open it will find a world of surprises and delights, and a message that will shine on through their… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | MacKenzie, Sarah | You will never regret reading aloud to your kids. Connecting deeply with your family can be difficult in our busy, technology-driven society. Reading aloud is one of the best ways to be fully present with your children, even after they can read themselves. In The Read-Aloud Family, you will find the… | Literature ⋅ The Art of Reading | |
 | Keller, Timothy | In the New York Times bestselling The Reason for God, the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, Timothy Keller, addresses the frequent doubts that skeptics, and even ardent believers, have about religion. Using literature, philosophy, real-life conversations, and potent reasoning, Keller explains how the belief in a Christian God… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Apologetics | |
 | Keller, Timothy | The study guide to be used with The Reason for God DVD. | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Apologetics | |
 | Verduin, Leonard | The coalition of church and state (corpus Christianum) has continually had outspoken opponents since its inception in the 4th century under Constantine. All through the long medieval night of papal terror and up to the present day of accommodation and compromise, there has never been a time when the voice… | Anabaptist History & Thought | |
 | Rylant, Cynthia | In a rainbow-colored station wagon that smelled like a real car, the relatives came. When they arrived, they hugged and hugged from the kitchen to the front room. All summer they tended the garden and ate up all the strawberries and melons. They plucked banjos and strummed guitars. When they… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Plato, edited by Ferrari, G… | This translation of one of the great works of Western political thought is based on the assumption that when Plato chose the dialogue form for his writing, he intended these dialogues to sound like conversations - although conversations of a philosophical sort. In addition to a vivid, dignified and accurate… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Worldviews | |
 | Taylor, Mildred D. | As America hovers on the brink of war, Cassie fights a battle closer to home. Cassie Logan dreams of college and law school. But no amount of schooling can prepare her for the violent explosion that takes place when her friend Moe lashes out at his white tormentors - an… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Schrock, David S. | Throughout Scripture, priests and kings - including Adam, Mechizedek, and David - reflect the supreme glory of Jesus, the great high priest. By studying the biblical pattern of their roles in redemptive history, believers can understand their own identity as the royal priesthood of God. | Bibles & Bible Study ⋅ Study Methods | |
 | Redpath, Alan | In His message of salvation, Christ summons us to a regal journey. In The Royal Route to Heaven, Alan Redpath gives us a marvelous portrait of life at its highest level, drawn from the page of First Corinthians. | Bibles & Bible Study ⋅ Study Helps | |
 | Brown, Margaret Wise | A splendid picture book celebrating a mother's steadfast love for her little bunny. | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books |