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 | Lasky, Kathryn | Lasky pens this colorfully illustrated biography of the Greek philosopher and scientist Eratosthenes, who compiled the first geography book and accurately measured the globe's circumference. | Level 34 items | |
 | Snyder, C. Arnold | C. Arnold Snyder's biography and analysis of the thought of Michael Sattler, noted Anabaptist leader and author of The Schleitheim Articles. Paperback, 264 pages. | Anabaptist History & Thought | |
 | Clarkson, Sally | 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 | |
 | Richter, Conrad | 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 | |
 | Burton, Virginia Lee | The little house first stood in the country, but gradually the city moved closer and closer. "This engaging picture book clearly presents a wealth of information".--Booklist. Caldecott Medal winner. | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Saint-Exupery, Antoine De | An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who relates his adventures in seeking the secret of what is important in life. Howard's new translation of this beloved classic beautifully reflects Saint-Exupery's unique, gifted style. Color and b&w illustrations. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Galdone, Paul | 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 | |
 | Wilder, Laura Ingalls | The Long Winter is an autobiographical children's novel written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and published in 1940, the sixth of nine books in her Little House series. It is set in southeastern Dakota Territory during the severe winter of 1880–1881, when she turned 14 years old. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Altar of Praise Chorale | The Altar of Praise Chorale directed by Earl Fox sings acapella hymns.
1. All Creatures of Our God and King
2. Jesus My Lord, My God, My All
3. This Joyful Eastertide
4. Before Jehovah's Awful Throne
5. Where Will You Spend Eternity?
6. Rescue the Perishing
7. O Lord Jesus, How Long
8. In Heavenly Love Abiding
9… | Music ⋅ Altar of Praise Chorale | |
 | Faith Builders Chorale | Recorded in 2005, in Thayngen, Switzerland, these songs were presented at various locations across Western Europe. This repertoire was chosen to reflect and embody the rich Christian heritage of beautiful choral music, selected from a range of traditions, cultures, and genres.
1. Heilig
2. Cantate Domino
3. To Thee, O Lord
4. Richte mich… | Music ⋅ Faith Builders Chorale | |
 | Fritz, Jean | The creators of "Leonardo's Horse," an ALA Notable Book, again combine their masterful talents to illuminate a tragic piece of history that still fascinates Americans today--the disappearance of 115 colonists in 1587, who seemingly vanished without a trace. Full color. | Level 34 items | |
 | Clinton, J. Robert | 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… | Leadership | |
 | Vernon, Louise A. | "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 | |
 | Elliot, Elisabeth | 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 | |
 | Van Braght, Thieleman J. | 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 | |
 | Hobbs, Ruth | Jesus is the Master Teacher. His traits of compassion, sympathy, dedication to His task, wisdom, unselfishness, humility, and kindness never failed Him as day by day He lived to fulfill the will of His Father. He sought no personal glory or credit. He simply applied Himself moment by moment to… | Methods of Teaching | |
 | Romero, Libby | Step on board the Mayflower and meet the amazing crew and passengers, from burly sailors to pilgrims, servants, orphaned children, and animals. Discover who the pilgrims were and why they chose to risk their lives to make the treacherous journey across the Atlantic, relive the ferocious storms as the Mayflower crested gigantic waves, find… | Level 21 items | |
 | Nash, Ronald H. | Is history constantly repeating itself, or is civilization evolving toward a final resolution?
It depends on whom you ask.
The Meaning of History is a concise yet absorbing look at the meaning of history as interpreted by major historians and philosophers including Immanuel Kant, Georg Hegel, and the often-misunderstood Karl Marx. By… | Educational Resources ⋅ Resources By Subject ⋅ History & Social Studies | |
 | "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 | ||
 | Stott, John R. W. | 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 | |
 | 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 | |
 | 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 | |
 | 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 | |
 | Meghan Brubaker | This script expresses seventy-two names of God as found in Scripture, categorized by ways they speak into who we are as humans. In an attempt to make this script as versatile as possible, no speaker parts have been denoted. Instead, the user is encouraged to creatively break up the text… | Program Scripts ⋅ General | |
 | Nathan Good Family | 1. I Will Enter His Gates (Medley)
2. What is This Place
3. For the Fruit of all Creation
4. Nativity Lullaby
5. Just to Think of the Cross
6. O Love Divine
7. Pierce My Ear
8. My Jesus, I Love Thee
9. Shine Upon Us
10. We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace
11. By the Waters… | Music ⋅ Nathan Good Family | |
 | 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 | |
 | Adler, David A. | The moving story of a young girl who learns of her grandfather's experience in Auschwitz and then helps him overcome his sensitivity about the number on his arm, this award-winning picture book gives young children "just enough" information about the Holocaust without overwhelming them. | Level 43 items | |
 | Fried, Robert L. | An inspiring handbook, enthusiastically embraced by teachers; with a new chapter. Every teacher can be a passionate teacher-one who engages young people in the excitement of learning and ideas-if teaching is not undermined by the ways we "do business" in schools. "The Passionate Teacher" draws on voices, stories, and successes… | The Life of a Teacher | |
 | 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 | |
 | 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 | |
 | 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 | |
 | 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 | |
 | 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 | |
 | 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 | |
 | 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 | |
 | 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… | Educational Resources ⋅ 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 | |
 | Maier, Paul L. | Author Paul L. Maier gives children a biblical, historically accurate description of the Flood. Illustrations by Robert T. Barrett add realism and perspective to the story of faithful believer Noah and his family who obeyed God and were preserved from death and destruction.
In eloquent, authoritative language, The Real Story of… | Level 21 items | |
 | 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 |