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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 | ||
Brubaker, Meghan | When Jesus came to earth, the world encountered the miracle of Godmade-flesh. And Jesus, being fully human and fully God, could do remarkable things in His human body. This dramatic reading-style script focuses on Jesus’ feet, ears, mouth, eyes, hands, and brain; and how His power was shown through these… | Program Scripts ⋅ General | ||
Armstrong, Thomas | Moody. Reckless. Impractical. Insecure. Distracted. These are all words commonly used to describe adolescents. But what if we recast these traits in a positive light? Teens possess insight, passion, idealism, sensitivity, and creativity in abundance - all qualities that can make a significant positive contribution to society. | Educational Resources ⋅ Child Development | ||
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 | ||
Meghan Brubaker | In this parable-style story, Phineas Hazeltree is given a special quest from King Adonai to deliver a message to the other side of the forest before nightfall. His conscience, in the form of a goose, is sent along to help guide him. Phineas makes many poor choices along the way… | Program Scripts ⋅ General | ||
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 | ||
Christian Light | Table of Contents:
DECIPHERING NATURE'S PARABLES
Poem: The Road Not Taken
The Mahogany Fox
The Fox
A Cry in the Night
Poem: Deer
First Hunt
The Plowing
Poem: My Prairies
Poem: Buffalo Dusk
Woof
Seek-No-Further, Part 1
Seek-No-Further, Part 2
Poem: Trees
Poem: Shade
The Chickens and the Mush
PATH OF THE PIONEER
Pioneering in Canada
Desert Miracle
Bless Them That Curse You
Poem: Our Heroes
Standing Bear's Vision
Poem: Stopping by Woods… | Resources By Subject ⋅ Phonics & Reading | ||
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 | ||
Comer, John Mark | How to stay emotionally healthy and spiritually alive in the chaos of the modern world. | Christian Living ⋅ Disciplines & Spiritual Formation | ||
Curtis, Brent | From childhood on, something or Someone has called us on a journey of the heart. It is a journey full of intimacy, adventure, and beauty? But like any fairy tale it is also fraught with more than a little danger. To ignore this whispered call is to become one of… | Christian Living | ||
Sally Schofer Mathews | “This sensitive treatment of La Noche Triste, or The Sad Night, the last battle the Aztecs won against the Spaniards, is a highly effective melding of graceful, lucid text and stylized art. Designed to resemble Aztec codices, the illustrations appear in double-page strips above the bordered text. Beginning with the… | Level 21 items | ||
Hawthorne, Nathaniel | "Thou and thine, Hester Prynne, belong to me." With these chilling words a husband claims his wife after a two-year absence. But the child she clutches is not his, and Hester must wear a scarlet "A" upon her breast, the sin of adultery visible to all. Under an assumed name… | Literature ⋅ Classics | ||
Orczy, Baroness | Sir Percy Blakeney lives a double life in the England of 1792: at home he is an idle fop and a leader of fashion, but abroad he is the Scarlet Pimpernel, a master of disguise who saves aristocrats from the guillotine. When the revolutionary French state seeks to unmask him… | Literature ⋅ Classics | ||
John H. Yoder, editor | John H. Yoder, editor and translator. In the historic meeting held in 1527 at Schleitheim, Switzerland, an ad hoc group of Anabaptists worked through fundamental disagreements and emerged with a consensus on seven points of faith which became known as the Schleitheim Confession. One chapter from The Legacy of Michael… | Anabaptist History & Thought | ||
Lewis, C.S. | One of C.S. Lewis's most imaginative creations, this world-famous book is a humorous correspondence between the devil Screwtape and his apprentice Wormwood, whose job is to produce a human's soul for eternity in hell. Filled with astute insights into temptation, repentance, and grace, this wonderful tale intelligently explores what it… | Christian Living | ||
Lewis, C.S. | One of C.S. Lewis's most imaginative creations, this world-famous book is a humorous correspondence between the devil Screwtape and his apprentice Wormwood, whose job is to produce a human's soul for eternity in hell. Filled with astute insights into temptation, repentance, and grace, this wonderful tale intelligently explores what it… | Christian Living | ||
Miller, Peggy Reiff | Why are farm animals heading across the ocean on a big ship? Take a trip with these seagoing cowboys as they travel from the quiet countryside to the hustle and bustle of the docks. Feel the pitching and rolling of their ship. Meet the horses and heifers they tend. And… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | ||
St. John, Patricia | Lucy has lived with her grandparents at Pheasant Cottage since she was a little girl, but she has dim memories of someone else. Who was it' What are her grandparents hiding from her' Lucy is determined to find the answers, but it turns out to be harder than she expected. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | ||
Vernon, Louise A. | The Anabaptists are a small group of Christians who believe that everyone is a priest and should be able to study the Bible. They refuse to baptize their babies, and instead baptize adults on a confession of faith in Christ. Because of these heretical acts they are persecuted and sometimes… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | ||
Burnett, Frances Hodgson | After losing her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from India to live in her uncle's gloomy mansion on the wild English moors. She is lonely and has no one to play with, but one day she learns of a secret garden somewhere in the grounds that no one is… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | ||
Burnett, Frances Hodgson | After losing her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from India to live in her uncle's gloomy mansion on the wild English moors. She is lonely and has no one to play with, but one day she learns of a secret garden somewhere in the grounds that no one is… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | ||
Upjohn, Rebecca | Milek and his brother Munio live in a sleepy village in Poland, where nothing exciting seems to happen. They reluctantly do as their mother asks when she asks them to visit their neighbor Anton, knowing that the rest of the village laughs at him because of his strange habits of… | Level 43 items | ||
Butterfield, Rosaria Champagne | "Rosaria, by the standards of many, was living a very good life. She had a tenured position at a large university in a field for which she cared deeply. She owned two homes with her partner, in which they provided hospitality to students and activists that were looking to make… | Christian Living ⋅ Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Missions & Service ⋅ Worldviews | ||
Jennings, Ken and Stahl-Wert, John | This second book in the acclaimed Ken Blanchard series is both a practical guide for effective leadership and an examination of five powerful actions that can transform a team, a business, and a community. | Leadership |