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 | Sally Clarkson | Make your table a place where your family and friends long to be—where they will find rest, renewal, and a welcome full of love.Beloved author Sally Clarkson believes that meals lovingly served at home—and the time spent gathered together around the table—are a much-needed way to connect more deeply with… | Christian Living ⋅ Women | |
 | Conrad Richter | When John Cameron Butler was a child, he was captured in a raid on the Pennsylvania frontier and adopted by the great warrior Cuyloga. Renamed True Son, he came to think of himself as fully Indian. But eleven years later his tribe, the Lenni Lanape, has signed a treaty with… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Watty Piper | When a train loaded with lots of fun toys and good food gets stranded, who will help them get to the children on the other side of the mountain?The Passenger Engine is too snobby, the Freight engine feels too important, and the Rusty Old Engine feels too tired. Then along… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Virginia Lee Burton | “Once upon a time there was a little house way out in the country.” Life was good to the little house as season followed season. But every now and then, as she saw the lights of the city twinkling in the distance, she wondered what it would be like to… | Books ⋅ Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Margaret Wise Brown | Once there was a little island in the ocean. That little island changed as the seasons came and went. The storm and the day and night changed it. So did the lobsters and seals and gulls that stopped by. Then one day a kitten visited the island and learned a… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Paul Galdone | The little red hen finds none of her lazy friends willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the cake she makes from it. Full color. | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Louisa May Alcott | Discover the timeless charm of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women series in this elegant collection. Follow the unforgettable journey of the four March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—as they grow from spirited young girls into strong, independent women. Through trials of family, friendship, work, and love, their stories celebrate resilience… | Books ⋅ Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Mary Ann Hoberman | Covering everything from centipedes to whales, the delightful poems in this extensive collection convey the experiences of childhood with fresh timelessness. Full color. | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Dorothy Sayers | One volume containing two of Dorothy Sayers’ most well-known works: The Lost Tools of Learning and The Mind of the Maker. | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Theology | |
 | C.S. Lewis | The origin story of the great land of Narnia. | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | James Bryan Smith | We are story-making people. We love reading stories—and we love hearing the personal stories of others. We need stories, or narratives, to make sense of our world. And those stories shape our lives. What is the story you have been told about the gospel? About God? About the Christian life?… | Christian Living ⋅ Disciplines & Spiritual Formation | |
 | J. Robert Clinton | In The Making of a Leader, Dr. Robert Clinton identifies the patterns God uses to develop a leader. By studying the lives of hundreds of historical, biblical, and contemporary leaders, Dr. Clinton has identified six stages of leadership development, and he establishes checkpoints to discover where you are in the… | Clearance ⋅ Leadership | |
 | Louise A. Vernon | “Erasmus laid the egg that Luther hatched,” is what the people said. And that made Gerhard Koestler smile. He knew that Erasmus had influenced Luther’s thinking. He also believed both men were trying to serve God according to the Scriptures. Gerhard lived in Germany in the 1500s. After a series… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Elisabeth Elliot | 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 | |
 | Thieleman J. Van Braght | Martyrs Mirror records graphic accounts of more than 4,000 Christians who endured suffering, torture, and a martyr’s death because of their simple faith in the gospel of Christ. Songs, letters, prayers, and confessions appear with the stories of many defenseless Christians who were able to love their enemies and return… | Anabaptist History & Thought ⋅ Church History ⋅ Level 34 items | |
 | Brant Hansen | The world needs real men, real bad.But here’s the problem: While we know what men are not supposed to be, it’s not clear to us what masculinity looks like when men are at their absolute best.Into our cultural confusion, Brant Hansen paints a refreshingly specific, compelling picture of what men… | Christian Living ⋅ Men | |
 | Howard Pyle | “No archer ever lived that could speed a gray goose shaft with such skill and cunning as his, nor were there ever such yeomen as the sevenscore merry men that roamed with him through the greenwood shades. Right merrily they dwelt within the depths of Sherwood Forest, suffering neither care… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | “No archer ever lived that could speed a gray goose shaft with such skill and cunning as his, nor were there ever such yeomen as the sevenscore merry men that roamed with him through the greenwood shades. Right merrily they dwelt within the depths of Sherwood Forest, suffering neither care… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | ||
 | John R. W. Stott | A common blind spot for evangelical Christians is to overlook the central importance of the church, emphasizing individual salvation more than the saved community. Yet no one can come away from a careful reading of Ephesians with a privatized gospel. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians clearly sets forth God’s eternal… | Bibles & Bible Study ⋅ Study Helps | |
 | Roland Muller | Church planters face three challenges. First, they must be accepted by their target audience as viable messengers. Second, their message must be understandable to the worldview of their listeners. Third, the community they are forming must be a valid form of community for their audience. Roland Muller does a masterful… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Kafka, Franz | Since his death in 1924, Kafka has come to be regarded as one of the greatest modern writers, one whose work brilliantly explores the anxiety, futility, and complexity of modern life. The precision and clarity of Kafka’s style, its powerful symbolism, and his existential exploration of the human condition have… | Clearance ⋅ Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Betsy Byars | 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 | |
 | Dorothy L. Sayers | 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 | |
 | Blaise Pascal | 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 | |
 | Joshua Zimmerman | 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 | |
 | Christopher H. Wright | 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 | |
 | 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 minimizes the vital importance of… | Christian Living ⋅ Women | |
 | Tresselt, Alvin | Award-winning author Alvin Tresselt retells the traditional Ukrainian folktale in his most popular children’s book, The Mitten.Deep in the woods on the coldest day of winter a little boy drops his mitten. And that lost mitten stretches and stretches–and stretches–to provide shelter for many woodland creatures.Originally published in 1964 and adapted… | Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading | |
 | 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 in… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Stanley J. Grenz | 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 | |
 | Richard B. Hays | 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 | |
 | Mike Mason | 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 | |
 | Sharilyn Martin | 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. | Clearance ⋅ Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Homer, translated by Emily Wilson | Composed at the rosy-fingered dawn of world literature almost three millennia ago, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home.This fresh, authoritative translation captures the beauty of this ancient… | Books ⋅ Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Rita Lorraine Hubbard, Illustrated by… | In 1848, Mary Walker was born into slavery. At age 15, she was freed, and by age 20, she was married and had her first child. By age 68, she had worked numerous jobs, including cooking, cleaning, babysitting, and selling sandwiches to raise money for her church. At 114, she… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Thomas Nelson | The Open Bible in King James Version includes:Extensive Topical IndexOver 72,000 Cross-ReferencesBook Introductions and OutlinesLargest Thomas Nelson KJV ConcordanceBlack Leathersoft cover | Bibles & Bible Study ⋅ Bibles | |
 | Gary Miller | 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 | |
 | Gary Miller | 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 | |
 | Bond, Michael | For over fifty years, Michael Bond’s classic character, Paddington Bear, has charmed readers with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures. This beautiful treasury, featuring R. W. Alley’s classic art, collects six stories about Paddington Bear filled with adventure, humor, and marmalade.Join Paddington as he meets the Browns, visits the… | Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading | |
 | 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 | |
 | Ken Sande | 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 | |
 | Norton Juster | 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 | |
 | 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 | ||
 | Cody Cook | In much of the teaching of the whole range of Anabaptists, from MCUSA to the conservative Anabaptists, one often hears or reads that Anabaptism is not open to expression as a systematic theology. It is about life rather than doctrine. However, these two things are not mutually exclusive. Indeed, real… | Anabaptist History & Thought | |
 | Dickinson, Emily | “This is my letter to the world . . .” — Emily DickinsonThe 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 |