Why? Making sense of God's will. (DVD with Leader Guide)

Author: Hamilton, Adam
2011 / DVD / Adults
Location: Main Library   Studies   230   HAM  
Summary: Where is God when the innocent suffer? Why do my prayers go unanswered? Why can't I see God's will for my life? A four-week study of how God's love prevails, even when we don't understand.
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Subjects:   GOD\APOLOGETICS\DVD STUDIES
(Added: 9/27/2017)
Note: Leader Guide written by Sally D. Sharpe    
 

Seven blind mice.

Author: Young, Ed
1992 / Book / Junior
Location: Children's Library   J   FIC   YOU  
Summary: A tale of wit and humor based on "The Blind Man and the Elephant," showing that it's possible to experience the same thing in different ways and draw different conclusions.
Publisher: Philomel Books
Subjects:   ANIMALS
(Added: 9/25/2017)
Note: Caldecott Honor Book    
 

The longing in me: a study in the life of David. (DVD)

Author: Walsh, Sheila
2016 / DVD / Adults
Location: Main Library   Studies   150   WAL  
Summary: We vow not to repeat the same mistakes, yet we do. It is our longings that often lead us into such traps. Uses the life of King David to reveal that all our longings are rooted in a need for God -- and nothing else will satisfy.
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Subjects:   DVD STUDIES\SPIRITUAL LIFE\PERSONAL GROWTH\BIBLE - OLD TESTAMENT
(Added: 9/25/2017)
Note: Six sessions, to be used with Study Guide.    
 

Superbook explorer, volume 10.

Author: Superbook,
2017 / DVD / Junior
Location: Children's Library   J   DVD   221   SUP
Summary: Two Bible stories, "In the Beginning," and "Jacob and Esau," plus Bible background information, "Signposts" revealing how these stories point to Jesus as Messiah, music videos, and a drawing lesson (Michael the Archangel).
Publisher: The Christian Broadcasting Network
Subjects: Superbook Explorer series, volume 10.   BIBLE - OLD TESTAMENT\SPANISH LANGUAGE
(Added: 9/25/2017)
Note: Combined run time: 59 minutes. See inside album for segment times. Includes English and Spanish audio and subtitles.    
 

The first Easter.

Author: Heyer, Carol
2002 / Book / Junior
Location: Children's Library   J   395.2   HEY  
Summary: The story of why we celebrate Easter, for young children.
Publisher: Ideals Children's Books
Subjects:   EASTER\BIBLE - NEW TESTAMENT\JESUS CHRIST
(Added: 9/25/2017)
   
 

The lost coin.

Author: O'Neal, Debbie Trafton
1993 / Book / Junior
Location: Children's Library   J   225   ONE  
Summary: Children join in the search for the lost coin. God is happy when someone who is lost, like the coin, returns to God.
Publisher: Judson Press
Subjects: A Lost and Found Book   BIBLE - NEW TESTAMENT
(Added: 9/25/2017)
Note: Lift the flaps to help find the coin.    
 

70 favorite stories for young readers.

Author: Reader's Digest,
1974 / Book / Junior
Location: Children's Library   J   800   REA  
Summary: A selection of the best and most interesting stories for reading aloud. Fantasy, magic, fairy tales, and folk literature from around the world are included. There are funny stories, scary stories, animal tales, realistic stories of mystery and adventure, and even some with a spiritual message.
Publisher: The Reader's Digest Association
Subjects:   SHORT STORIES
(Added: 9/25/2017)
   
 

Encyclopedia of gardening.

Author: American Horticultural Society,
1993 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   580   AME    
Summary: The definitive practical guide to gardening techniques, planning, and maintenance. For amateur and professional gardeners alike. Includes more than 400 step-by-step instructional charts.
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
Subjects:   GARDENING
(Added: 9/25/2017)
   
 

Therefore, go: the United Methodist Church handbook.

Author: United Methodist Church,
2017 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   REF   287   UNI   2017-2020
Summary: Packed with denominational details, beliefs, history and maps. Will be useful for new member and confirmation classes, leadership training, and church gathering places.
Publisher: The United Methodist Church
Subjects:   UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
(Added: 9/25/2017)
   
 

Twelve women of the Bible: life-changing stories for women today. (DVD)

Author: Terkeurst, Lysa
2012 / DVD / Adults
Location: Main Library   Studies   646   TER  
Summary: Life-changing stories for women today. Focuses on twelve women in the Bible: Mary Magdalene, Rebekah, Hannah, Eve, Leah, Abigail, Gomer, Martha and others. Be challenged, encouraged, and empowered to face trials in your own life by drawing nearer to God.
Publisher: Zondervan
Subjects:   DVD STUDIES\WOMEN
(Added: 9/25/2017)
Notes: Approximately 200 minutes total. 12 session video-based Bible study.    
 

One in a million: journey to your promised land. (DVD)

Author: Shirer, Priscilla
2009 / DVD / Adults
Location: Main Library   Studies   646   SHI  
Summary: Encourages women to fully engage in the abundant life God has waiting for those who will allow Him to take the lead in daily living. Experience deliverance from your strongholds!
Publisher: LifeWay Press
Subjects:   DVD STUDIES\WOMEN\CHRISTIAN LIFE
(Added: 9/25/2017)
Note: 7-session study, 2 discs in album.    
 

Like breath and water: praying with Africa.

Author: Rouse, Ciona D.
2009 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   266   ROU    
Summary: How can we teach our hearts the hope-filled prayer Rouse found in Africa that keeps track of miracles instead of pains? That considers prayer as essential to life as breath and water? If you want to learn to pray, go to Africa.
Publisher: Upper Room Books
Subjects:   AFRICA\PRAYER\MISSIONS
(Added: 9/14/2017)
   
 

Simply salsa: dancing without fear at God's fiesta.

Author: Eckles, Janet Perez
2011 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   646   ECK    
Summary: The author, a Bolivian immigrant, lost her eyesight at age 31, suffered financial devastation, endured infidelity, and faced the anguish of her son's murder. Yet with God's grace, she has learned to heal, triumph, and even dance!
Publisher: Judson Press
Subjects:   WOMEN\SOUTH AMERICA
(Added: 9/14/2017)
   
 

Autobiography of Peter Cartwright.

Author: Cartwright, Peter
1956 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   BIO   CAR    
Summary: Peter Cartwright (1785 - 1872) was an American Methodist revivalist and politician in Illinois. He helped start the Second Great Awakening and personally baptized twelve thousand converts. In 1828 and again in 1832 he was elected to the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. As a Methodist Circuit Rider, Cartwright rode circuits in Tennessee and Kentucky.
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Subjects:   MINISTRY\UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
(Added: 9/14/2017)
   
 

In sure and certain hope: liturgies, prayers and readings for funerals and memorials.

Author: Sheppy, Paul
2003 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   265   SHE    
Summary: A resource for those who offer pastoral care to the bereaved, and all who are asked to help plan a funeral or memorial service. Includes a selection of readings from literature and poetry on the themes of death, loss, and enduring love, chosen for their resonance with the Christian hope of eternal life.
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Subjects:   DEATH\RITUALS
(Added: 9/14/2017)
   
 

The Wesleyan Bible commentary, volume 3: Isaiah through Malachi.

Author: Carter, Charles W., general editor
1969 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   220.7   CAR    
Summary: A modern, practical Bible commentary from a broadly evangelical and uniquely Wesleyan perspective. The design of the series is evangelical, expositional, practical, homiletical, and devotional. Pastors will find these commentaries particularly useful for sermon preparation. Laypersons and students will find them ideally suited for research projects and personal study.
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Subjects:   BIBLE - COMMENTARIES\BIBLE - OLD TESTAMENT
(Added: 9/14/2017)
   
 

William Wilberforce: a biography.

Author: Tomkins, Stephen
2007 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   BIO   WIL    
Summary: Charts Wilberforce's tireless battle to end the slave trade, portraying a man of contradictions and extraordinary determination. Transports the reader back to a dramatic age of conflict and upheaval.
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans
Subjects:   SLAVERY\GREAT BRITAIN
(Added: 9/14/2017)
   
 

All creation sings: the voice of God in nature.

Author: Kalas, J. Ellsworth
2010 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   231   KAL    
Summary: Go beyond nature’s exquisite beauty and learn some of the lessons it will teach, lessons about both life and God. When nature sings (as it does every moment) its melody draws us to God, if only we listen with our whole being.
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Subjects:   GOD\NATURE
(Added: 9/14/2017)
Note: Includes discussion guide by John D. Schroeder.    
 

Green church: reduce, reuse, recycle, rejoice!

Author: Simon-Peter, Rebekah
2010 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   570   SIM    
Summary: Author and pastor Rebekah Simon-Peter has a degree in environmental studies and worked as an acid-rain researcher before receiving her call to ministry. In Green Church she presents both scientific and scriptural support to call Christians into a lifestyle of community and personal creation care.
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Subjects:   ECOLOGY\SOCIAL ISSUES
(Added: 9/14/2017)
Note: Includes suggestions for getting your church involved with recycling.    
 

Paul and Silas.

Author: Superbook,
2017 / DVD / Junior
Location: Children's Library   J   DVD   225   SUP
Summary: Joy wants to escape from the hospital, where she must have her tonsils out. Then Superbook takes Joy, Chris, and Gizmo to meet Paul and Silas, who are jailed for obeying God. Discover the secret to being content in every situation, and witness a miracle.
Publisher: The Christian Broadcasting Network
Subjects: Superbook, episode 40   BIBLE - NEW TESTAMENT\PAUL (APOSTLE)
(Added: 9/14/2017)
Run time: 28 minutes. Family Discussion Guide included. Parents cautioned that some scenes may be too intense for younger children. Spanish audio and closed captions included.