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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 | ||
Brown, Margaret Wise | A splendid picture book celebrating a mother's steadfast love for her little bunny. | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
Have you experienced business meetings as frustrating, inefficient, stressful or even boring? Draw from the ancient wisdom of the Bible and the Holy Spirit living within to run life-giving meetings that embody Christian values, prioritize people, and lead to great decisions. Disrupt old meeting habits and transform your company culture… | Leadership | |||
Gregory, John Milton | "What a blessing to have this unabridged edition of The Seven Laws of Teaching available! In a day when so many educators (and sadly, even some education reformers) live and die by their methods, it is wonderful to have this wisdom from the nineteenth century, a wisdom that reminds us… | Methods of Teaching | ||
Wilkinson, Bruce | You teach to make a difference. Now, revitalize your classroom by learning and mastering these seven time-tested principles being taught around the world! Written for teachers, including Sunday school teachers, parents, and professionals, this book outlines scriptural principles and techniques that will revolutionize your ability to teach to change lives… | Methods of Teaching | ||
Carr, Nicholas | Nicholas Carr's bestseller The Shallows has become a foundational book in one of the most important debates of our time: As we enjoy the internet's bounties, are we sacrificing our ability to read and think deeply? This tenth-anniversary edition includes a new afterword that brings the story up to date, with… | Counseling & Psychology | ||
Meghan Brubaker | The announcers of the “I Love Christmas” radio show are putting on a special episode all about the shepherds. They’ve even invited Jacob and Simon, two of the shepherds who were there the night when Jesus was born, to be present in the studio. However, Jacob
and Simon soon get frustrated… | Educational Resources ⋅ Program Scripts ⋅ Christmas | ||
Holleman, Heather | Are you longing for meaningful conversations? For practical skills to connect with others? Heather invites us to imagine better conversations and introduces the Four Mindsets of a Loving Conversation, along with all the best practices for enjoying great conversations. Based on the dimensions of what it means to be human… | Christian Living ⋅ Relationships & Mentoring | ||
Keats, Ezra Jack | No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the first snowfall better than The Snowy Day. Universal in its appeal, the story has become a favorite of millions, as it reveals a child's wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | ||
Pearcey, Nancy R. and Thaxton… | "I consider The Soul of Science to be a most significant book which, in our scientific age, should be required reading for all thinking Christians and all practicing scientists. The authors demonstrate how the flowering of modern science depended upon the Judeo-Christian worldview of the existence of a real physical… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Topical Studies | ||
Harder, Leland | The dramatic story of the genesis of the Anabaptist movement, told directly through the letters of its leaders and other primary documents.
This is volume 4 in the Classics of the Radical Reformation, a series of Anabaptist and Free Church documents translated and annotated under the direction of the Institute of… | Anabaptist History & Thought | ||
St. Olaf Choir | A powerful CD collection of spirituals by the legendary William L. Dawson, sung by the St. Olaf Choir directed by Anton Armstrong, and featuring guest artist Marvis Martin, soprano. Eleven songs.
1. Ain' - a That Good News!
2. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
3. Soon Ah Will Be Done
4. In His Care -… | Saint Olaf Choir | ||
Meghan Brubaker | In this analogy-driven drama, three authors discuss the books they are writing. One of the authors is telling the others what happened after she created characters that have free will. The focus jumps back and forth between commentary by the authors and snippets of discussion amongst the characters of the… | Educational Resources ⋅ Program Scripts ⋅ Christmas ⋅ General | ||
Flack, Marjorie | A little duck finds adventure on the Yangtze River when he is too late to board his master's houseboat one evening. | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | ||
Engelbrecht, Edward A. | This treasure will be a great help to pastors, teachers, parents and grandparents as they, like the faithful mother and grandmother of St. Timothy, lead the little ones to understand the Sacred Scriptures. Throughout this Bible, high quality realistic art is used to fully engage the reader, rather than using… | Books ⋅ Bibles | ||
Cassino, Mark and Nelson, Jon | How do snow crystals form?
What shapes can they take?
Are no two snow crystals alike?
These questions and more are answered inside this exploration of the science of snow, featuring photos of real snow crystals in all their beautiful diversity. Perfect for reading on winter days, this book by a nature photographer… | Educational Resources ⋅ Resources By Subject ⋅ Science | ||
Bauer, Susan Wise | Story of the World, Volume 1: Ancient Times--From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor
What terrible secret was buried in Shi Huangdi's tomb? Did nomads like lizard stew? What happened to Anansi the Spider in the Village of the Plantains? And how did a six-year-old become the last emperor… | PA ACTS 195/90/35 - NPIS ⋅ Level 12 items ⋅ Level 21 items | ||
Bauer, Susan Wise | Story of the World, Volume 2: The Middle Ages--From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance
Now more than ever, other cultures are affecting our everyday lives—and our children need to learn about the other countries of the world and their history. Susan Wise Bauer has provided a… | PA ACTS 195/90/35 - NPIS ⋅ Level 34 items ⋅ Level 43 items | ||
Bauer, Susan Wise | A beautifully revised edition of the classic world history for children.
Now more than ever, our children need to learn about the people who live all around the world. This engaging guide to other lands weaves world history into a storybook format. Designed as a read-aloud project for parents and children… | Resources By Subject ⋅ History & Social Studies | ||
Bauer, Susan Wise | Story of the World, Volume 4: The Modern Age--From Victoria's Empire to the End of the USSR
Where was the Crystal Palace? Who was the Sick Man of Europe? And how did cow fat start a revolution?
Now more than ever, other countries and customs affect our everyday lives—and our children need… | PA ACTS 195/90/35 - NPIS ⋅ Level 43 items | ||
Davidson, Margaret | Young readers will be enthralled by the amazing story of inventor Thomas Edison, a genius who forever changed life in the 20th century--and beyond. By the end of his career, Edison had invented the light bulb, motion pictures, and the phonograph and made improvements in almost every other means of… | Level 12 items | ||
Wyss, Johann | A terrible storm strands a Swiss pastor, with his wife and four sons, on a tropical island. Luckily, the Robinsons are optimistic and inventive, and with what they salvage from the wrecked ship, the island's abundant fruits, plants, and animals, they soon adapt - each day discovering new dangers, skills… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | ||
Potter, Beatrix | The original classic tale of Peter Rabbit. | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | ||
St. John, Patricia | In the beautiful English countryside, nine-year-old Ruth lives with her brother Philip in their aunt's cottage. Not far away, across the meadow, lies the secret, tangled woods where the children love to play. It's a happy life - until Ruth's temper and misbehavior threaten to get her sent away to… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | ||
Eldon Ruth | Teachers Week 2023 | |||
Linsin, Michael | The Total Classroom Management Makeover is a condensed shortcut to effective classroom management. Presented as simple dos and don'ts, the 18 lessons you'll learn in the book have been boiled down to the bare essentials and written in the most accessible way possible. | Educational Resources ⋅ Classroom Management & Culture | ||
Walsh, Brian J. | Science, technology and economic growth motivate our society. Each is carried on with little regard for Christian concerns. This book points to the need for the Christian vision to transform the world. 186 pp. | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Worldviews | ||
Little, Emily | Vivid watercolors and an intriguing text present one of history's most cunning strategies: the creation of a giant wooden horse to smuggle Greek warriors into the impregnable walled city of Troy. Full color. | Level 34 items | ||
Dooley, Tom | A biblically accurate, visually stunning retelling of the account of Noah and the flood. | Level 21 items | ||
Penner, Lucille Recht | Filled with suspense and historical detail, here's a very young biography of the Powhatan Indian princess who played a vital role in early Colonial and Native American relations. | Level 12 items | ||
Du Bois, William Paene | When Prof. William Waterman Sherman was found adrift in the Atlantic clinging to the debris of twenty-one balloons, all America was rocked with curiosity. . . . Dead-pan humor mingles extravaganza with the smallest practicalities.--The New York Times. Newbery Honor Book. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | ||
Sire, James W. | For more than forty years, The Universe Next Door has set the standard for a clear, readable introduction to worldviews. Using his widely influential model of eight basic worldview questions, James Sire examines prominent worldviews that have shaped the Western world:
theism
deism
naturalism
Marxism
nihilism
existentialism
Eastern monism
New Age philosophy
postmodernism
… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Worldviews | ||
Kaybill, Donald B. | An intriguing study of the kingdom of God in the Gospels. Donald B. Kraybill says social, religious, and economic practices of the dominant culture usually favor the rich, powerful, prestigious. Jesus, on the other hand, favors those who suffer at society's margins and fall between the cracks. Winner of the… | Christian Living | ||
Coblentz, John | The world, Satan, and our own desires draw us downward. The Lord calls us upward. This discipleship study will help you understand and answer God's call, give direction in developing a servant heart, and show you how to handle common problems. Each of the twelve lessons includes a personal inventory… | Christian Living | ||
Jeremy Sauder | This session was recorded at Teachers Week 2024, held at Faith Builders on July 30 - August 2, 2024. | Teachers Week 2024 | ||
Carle, Eric | THE all-time classic picture book, from generation to generation, sold somewhere in the world every 30 seconds! Have you shared it with a child or grandchild in your life?
Carle's classic tale of a voracious caterpillar who eats his way through the days of the week and then changes into a eautiful butterfly… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | ||
Coblentz, John | The steps to victory are not always easy. But they are worth every difficulty, because they lead us to heaven.
Have you struggled in defeat as a Christian? Does some temptation constantly haunt you? Are you living in bondage to fear? pride? lust? self-pity? anger?
The psalmist cried, "Order my steps in… | Christian Living |