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 | Altar of Praise Chorale | Fifteen songs, including a number of familiar hymns, sung a cappella by the Altar of Praise Chorale.
1. At Jesus' Feet
2. Peace, Perfect Peace
3. Glory to God on High
4. Where my Saviour Leads
5. O Word of God Incarnate
6. There's a Beautiful Beautiful Land
7. More Holiness Give Me
8. Sing to the Lord… | Music ⋅ Altar of Praise Chorale | |
 | Vernon, Louise A. | The King James Bible is surrounded by a mystery. Everyone wants to know who the secret editor is who published the work of fifty-four different translators. Before Nat Culver finds answers to his questions, he is plunged into a series of baffling incidents. Could it be another translator, jealous of… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | O'Dell, Scott | In the time of the conquistadors, on trial for murder, a young mapmaker is the last one alive who knows where the gold is hidden. And the king demands his share. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Melvin Lehman, John D. Martin… |
"The Kingdom of God" by Melvin Lehman
"First Response" by John D. Martin
"Second Response" by Richard Herr
| Colloquies | |
 | Bercot, David W. | In The Kingdom that Turned the World Upside Down, David Bercot takes the reader back to Jesus' teachings of the kingdom teachings that have too often been forgotten. Bercot describes the radically new laws of the kingdom and its upside-down values. There's no room in Christ's kingdom for superficial Christianity… | Church History | |
 | Tolstoy, Leo | Three great stories offer profound insights into human behavior and motivation. Title story plus "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" and "The Death of Ivan Ilych." Explanatory footnotes. | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Cramer, Ronald L. | A note to future teacher ... from the author, Ronald Cramer - "This text presents an array of strategies, models, research, and well-established best practices for teaching reading, writing, listening, talking, and thinking. The research, ideas, and information presented in this text will inform, and I hope inspire, pre-service teachers… | Resources By Subject ⋅ Language Arts & Literature | |
 | Lewis, C.S. | The story of the last great battle of Narnia. | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Cooper, James Fenimore | The wild rush of action in this classic frontier adventure story has made The Last of the Mohicans the most popular of James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales. Deep in the forests of upper New York State, the brave woodsman Hawkeye (Natty Bumppo) and his loyal Mohican friends Chingachgook and Uncas… | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | As a woman leading a life of influence, you may find yourself without sufficient clarity or equipping for the challenges you face. For many, the role of wife of a leader is one thrust upon, rather than chosen. For others, it is a responsibility embraced but no less complicated to… | Christian Living ⋅ Leadership ⋅ Women | ||
 | Sattler, Michael | Writings by and about an early leader in Anabaptism show how the movement coalesced around questions of community, nonviolence, and religious liberty.
This is volume 1 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 | |
 | 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 | |
 | Stewart, James S. | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Theology | ||
 | 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 | |
 | Sobol, Richard | The story of rice: where it comes from, how it's grown, and how it gets to your table. | Living History Weavings | |
 | Sally and Sarah Clarkson | How to make home your family’s favorite place to be . . . all year long.
Does your home sometimes feel like just a place to eat, sleep, and change clothes on the way to the next activity? Do you long for “home” to mean more than a place where you… | Christian Living ⋅ Women | |
 | 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 | |
 | Piper, Watty | When the other engines refuse, the Little Blue Engine tries to pull a stranded train full of toys and good food over the mountain. | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | 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 | |
 | Brown, Margaret Wise | 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 | |
 | 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 | |
 | Sayers, Dorothy | 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 | |
 | Lewis, C.S. | The origin story of the great land of Narnia. | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Smith, James Bryan | 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 | |
 | 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 | |
 | Martin, Rebecca | With high hopes John Rittenhouses' parents join the surge of Mennonites into the American frontier. The Master Craftsman carves out young John's faith and character in this budding wilderness where medical help is scarce and hard work, danger, and Indians are plentiful.
Will John's sister Meg ever walk without pain? Should… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | 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 | |
 | Pyle, Howard | "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 | ||
 | 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 | |
 | 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… | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Byars, Betsy | 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 | |
 | 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 | |
 | Wright, Christopher H. | '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 | |
 | Clarkson, Sally | 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 | |
 | 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 |