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 | Pyle, Howard | Here, Howard Pyle spins a Medieval tale of a young heir raised in a monastery, then plunged into the bitter feudal world of his father. It contains all the elements Pyle deals with so well... swordplay and daring adventure, Romance and intrigue. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Hesse, Karen | A poem cycle that reads as a novel, this Newbery Medal winner tells the story of Billie Jo, a girl who struggles to help her family survive the dust bowl years of the Depression. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Yoder, Pablo | Mauren was uneasy. For days now, Hurricane Mitch had been dumping tons of rain on Nicaragua. Living at the base of Pena de la Cruz made her nervous. Once more she gazed warily up the side of the mountain. Something caught her eye. Was that a movement? Her heart froze... | Literature ⋅ Anabaptist | |
 | Beachy, Kathy | The story of the author's journey through complex mental illness. | Christian Living ⋅ Pain & Grief | |
 | Lewis, C. S. | The first book in C. S. Lewis's acclaimed Space Trilogy, which continues with Perelandra and That Hideous Strength, Out of the Silent Planet begins the adventures of the remarkable Dr. Ransom. Here, that estimable man is abducted by aliens and taken via spaceship to the red planet of Malacandra. Once… | Classics | |
 | Stephen Russell | Second edition, updated and revised with study questions.
We live in a world wracked with violence and hatred. Does that mean that every act of violence must be met with an equal or greater counterblow?
Stephen Russell asserts that the biblical message calls for forgiveness and reconciliation in place of hatred, vengeance… | Books ⋅ Anabaptist History & Thought ⋅ Christian Living ⋅ Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Ethics ⋅ Topical Studies | |
 | Lobel, Arnold | Whether Owl is inviting Winter in on a snowy night or welcoming a new friend he meets while on a stroll, Owl always has room for visitors! | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Yolen, Jane | Late one winter night a little girl and her father go owling. The trees stand still as statues and the world is silent as a dream. Whoo-whoo-whoo, the father calls to the mysterious nighttime bird. But there is no answer. Wordlessly the two companions walk along, for when you go… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Mowat, Farley | Farley Mowat's funniest book tells the adventures of Wol and Weeps, two owls from Saskatchewan who shake up a whole neighborhood, turn a house topsy-turvy, and outsmart Mutt, the dog hero of The Dog Who Wouldn't Be. Wol brings dead skunks to the family dinner table and terrorizes the minister, the… | Books ⋅ Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Holling, Holling Clancy | A small canoe carved by an Indian boy makes a journey from Lake Superior all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. | Picture Books | |
 | Malcolm Guite | The centerpiece of this volume is a sequence of fifty sonnets that reflect on the saying of Jesus in the Gospels, both those that kindle our hearts immediately and those 'hard sayings' that stop us in our tracks or dare us to see the world differently.
Within this longer collection are… | Christian Living ⋅ Literature ⋅ Devotionals ⋅ Poetry | |
 | Tripp, Paul David | What is your calling as a parent? In the midst of folding laundry, coordinating carpool schedules, and breaking up fights, many parents get lost. Feeling pressure to do everything "right" and raise up "good" children, it's easy to lose sight of our ultimate purpose as parents in the quest for… | Christian Living ⋅ Family | |
 | Elliot, Elisabeth | Very few books on dating have stood the test of time like Passion and Purity. Its much-needed message remains strong and hopeful in an age when doing whatever feels right is common practice. Using her own life as an example, Elisabeth Elliot guides singles of both genders and of any… | Marriage | |
 | Alan Kreider | Church History | ||
 | Richardson, Don | "On every continent, in every nation, God is at work in and through the lives of believers. From the streets of Amsterdam to remote Pacific islands to the jungles of Ecuador and beyond, each international adventure that emerges is a dramatic episode that could be directed only by the hand… | Biography & History | |
 | Zook, Shari | Longing for permission to be real about your own needs and struggles? Permission granted.
As good Christian moms, we're not supposed to ask for much. Jesus meets all our needs and we're the light of the world to everybody else, right? Wrong.
Shari Zook appeared to be an overachieving supermom who deftly… | Books | |
 | Lewis, C.S. | The second book in C. S. Lewis's acclaimed Space Trilogy, which includes Out of the Silent Planet and That Hideous Strength. Pitted against that greatest of human weaknesses, temptation, Dr. Ransom must battle evil on a new world -- Perelandra -- when it is invaded by the Devil's agent. Will… | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Vernon, Louise A. | Peter Cook has a good life as a bound boy and is treated like a son by his master. Everything changes the day that Peter discovers that his master has died of the dreaded disease, the black plague. Because Peter touched the corpse he is thrown out of the great… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Riedemann, Peter | The biblical foundations of a Christian communal movement that has stood the test of five centuries.
While in prison from 1540 to 1542, Riedemann wrote to the Lutheran ruler, Philip of Hesse, explaining the Hutterite goal of a renewed community and dispelling popular misconceptions. The Hutterites quickly accepted Riedemann's confession as their… | Anabaptist History & Thought | |
 | Duvoisin, Roger | In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the classic story of that silly goose Petunia is available in this special paperback edition. In this first book of the series, Petunia finds a book. She decides that if she owns a book she must be wise and dispenses hilariously mistaken advice to… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Bennetch, Luke | This small booklet addresses technology and the shifting culture from a Christian perspective. | Christian Living ⋅ Media & Technology | |
 | Martin, Michael S. | The author has done much research and produced a thoroughly helpful and informative treatise on the Christian’s relationship to the state, answering questions such as: how does God influence nations? Was early America a Christian nation? Was America more righteous in the 1600s-1800s than it is today? How should Christians… | Anabaptist History & Thought | |
 | Zook, Faith | When she was a girl, Faith Zook had dreamed of living in the city. But when she married a lifelong city dweller, the city shocked her. Rats on the doorstep. Drug dealers next door. The high cost of living. Stares and odd questions. Her growing family brought more challenges—child training… | Biography & History | |
 | Collodi, Carlo | The Adventures of Pinocchio, also simply known as Pinocchio, is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Pescia. It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocchio and his father, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Bercot, David | Although many books have been written about preaching and teaching, most of them are addressed to seminary-trained pastors. They're not aimed at the churches that don't use professionally schooled ministers. That's what is different about this book. The New Testament Christians had no seminaries, but raised up effective preachers and… | Leadership ⋅ Communication | |
 | Russell, Walt | Why Settle for Pulling Weeds When You Could be Playing with Fire? For too many of us, reading the Bible is about as enjoyable as pulling weeds. At best, it's unexciting, and sometimes it's just plain work. But Bible scholar Walt Russell insists that when we study the Scriptures properly… | Bibles & Bible Study ⋅ Study Methods | |
 | Dickinson, Emily | As the premier title in the Poetry for Kids series, Emily Dickinson introduces children to the works of poet Emily Dickinson. Poet, professor, and scholar Susan Snively has carefully chosen thirty-five poems of interest to children and their families. Each poem is beautifully illustrated by Christine Davenier and thoroughly explained… | Picture Books | |
 | Frost, Robert | A delightfully illustrated book of poems for children by Robert Frost. | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Farrar, Steve | The bestselling guide for Christian men who want to lead their families well is now revised and updated to help fathers and husbands navigate the complexities of today’s challenges.
Most men want to be strong spiritual leaders of their families. They just don’t know how because they’ve never seen it modeled.
That’s… | Christian Living ⋅ Men | |
 | Milne, A. A. | This set includes:
Winnie-the-Pooh
The House At Pooh Corner
When We Were Very Young
Now We Are Six
| Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading | |
 | Bounds, E.M. | "What the Church needs to-day is not more machinery or better, not new organizations or more and novel methods, but men whom the Holy Ghost can use men of prayer, men mighty in prayer. The Holy Ghost does not flow through methods, but through men. He does not come on… | Christian Living ⋅ Prayer | |
 | Mason, Mike | Practicing the Presence of People compares the process of knowing people to that of coming to know God, revealing that when we forget ourselves, we can open up glorious new dimensions in our relationships. Mason shows how we can discover new things about those we love, understand them from inside… | Christian Living ⋅ Relationships & Mentoring | |
 | 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 | |
 | 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 | |
 | Keller, Timothy | '"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 | |
 | Yancey, Philip | 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… | Christian Living ⋅ Prayer | |
 | Staton, Tyler | 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 | |
 | Whitney, Donald S. | When you pray, does it ever feel like you're just saying the same old things about the same old things? Offering us the encouragement and the practical advice we're all looking for, Donald S. Whitney outlines an easy-to-grasp method that has the power to transform our prayer life: praying the words… | 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 | |
 | Keller, Timothy | 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 | |
 | Smucker, Laura | "We gotta love folks even when they do bad things; that's the only way ta have peace down in the heart." The words little Lillie hears Pappaw say echo down through her life. Born into a family of sharecroppers in the Deep South, Lillie has plenty of opportunities to put… | Literature ⋅ Anabaptist | |
 | 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. | 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 | |
 | Schnee, Silke | 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 | |
 | Covey, Stephen R. | 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 | |
 | 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… | Classics | |
 | Newbigin, Lesslie | 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 | |
 | Myers, David G. and Jeeves… | Two prominent Christian psychologists distill the insights of the science of psychology and show its links with faith. | Counseling & Psychology |