Soul keeping: caring for the most important part of you.

Author: Ortberg, John
2014 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   240   ORT    
Summary: A spiritually satisfying book that will help you rediscover your soul--the most important connection to God there is--and find your way out of the spiritual shallow-lands to true divine depth.
Publisher: Zondervan
Subjects:   SPIRITUAL LIFE
(Added: 7/2/2015)
   
 

Raptor 6.

Author: Kendig, Ronie
2014 / Book / Young Adult
Location: Main Library   FIC   KEN   QP-1  
Summary: U. S. Special Forces Captain Dean Watters keeps his mission and his team in the forefront of his laser-like focus. Failing to stop hackers in Afghanistan from stealing national security secrets from the military's computers and networks isn't an option.
Publisher: Shiloh Run Press
Subjects: The Quiet Professionals, book 1   MILITARY\SUSPENSE\MIDDLE EAST
(Added: 7/2/2015)
   
 

The best yes: making wise decisions in the midst of endless demands.

Author: TerKeurst, Lysa
2014 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   150   TER    
Summary: There is a big difference between saying yes to everyone and saying yes to God. Cure the "disease to please" with a biblical understanding of the command to love.
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Subjects:   WOMEN\PERSONAL GROWTH\LOVE
(Added: 7/2/2015)
   
 

The secret supper: a novel.

Author: Sierra, Javier
2004 / Book / Adults
Location: Children's Library   FIC   SIE    
Summary: Historical thriller with a unique vision of both Leonardo da Vinci's genius and his masterpiece.
Publisher: Atria Books
Subjects:   SUSPENSE\ART\LARGE PRINT MATERIALS
(Added: 6/26/2015)
Note: Translated by Alberto Manguel.    
 

Because. . .

Author: Laurie, Greg
2006 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   242   LAU    
Summary: Fresh daily reflections to guide your pursuit of God for six months.
Publisher: Multmonah Publishers
Subjects:   DEVOTIONAL LITERATURE
(Added: 6/26/2015)
Note: Includes scripture and subject indexes. ONE YEAR CHECKOUT.    
 

Glastonbury Tor.

Author: Hardy, LeAnne
2006 / Book / Young Adult
Location: Children's Library   FIC   HAR    
Summary: His mother wanted him to be a monk, his father wanted him to be a man, a priest tempts him to pursue power--but Colin must find his own way.
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Subjects:   GREAT BRITAIN\CATHOLIC CHURCH\MEN
(Added: 6/26/2015)
   
 

Basic training for spiritual combat.

Author: Carty, Jay
1993 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   235   CAR    
Summary: How to break footholds of bitterness and anger, immorality, and godlessness in your life--places where something or someone has greater importance than Christ.
Publisher: Regal/Gospel Light
Subjects: A One-On-One Guide   SPIRITUAL WARFARE
(Added: 6/26/2015)
Note: Originally published with title "Counterattack," 1988.    
 

Healing is a choice.

Author: Arterburn, Stephen
2005 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   150   ART    
Summary: The power to heal--physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually--is in God's hands. But the choice to be healed is yours. Everyone, at some level, needs healing. Maybe you have wondered just when God is going to take all the hurt away. He can--but you must choose to let the hurt go and let the healing begin.
Publisher: Nelson Books
Subjects:   PERSONAL GROWTH\HEALING
(Added: 6/26/2015)
   
 

The wisdom and witness of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

Author: Floyd, Wayne Whitson
2000 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   242   FLO    
Summary: Meditations on texts by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Crystallized in fifty passages, Bonhoeffer's key insights are powerfully presented.
Publisher: Fortress Press
Subjects:   DEVOTIONAL LITERATURE\SPIRITUAL LIFE
(Added: 6/26/2015)
   
 

Beyond belief to convictions.

Author: McDowell, Josh D.
2002 / Book / Adults
Location: Children's Library   230   MCD    
Summary: Offers the tools to correct young people's distorted postmodern beliefs and lead them to deepened convictions about God and His Word.
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Subjects:   APOLOGETICS\YOUTH
(Added: 6/26/2015)
   
 

It's more than the music: life lessons on friends, faith, and what matters most.

Author: Gaither, Bill
2003 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   BIO   GAI    
Summary: More than a memoir, this is a gentle, loving reminder that we can meet the demands of everyday life while keeping our focus on the eternal light of God's truth. Includes the incredible story behind "Homecoming."
Publisher: Warner Faith/AOL Time Warner Book Group
Subjects:   MUSIC\MEN
(Added: 6/26/2015)
   
 

Simply strategic stuff.

Author: Stevens, Tim
2004 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   254   STE    
Summary: Help for leaders drowning in the details of running a church.
Publisher: Flagship Church Resources/Group Publishing
Subjects:   CHURCH ADMINISTRATION\LEADERSHIP
(Added: 6/26/2015)
   
 

A spiritual formation workbook: small group resources for nurturing Christian growth.

Author: Smith, James Bryan
1993 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   Studies   240   SMI  
Summary: A beginning workbook for spiritual formation groups features guidelines for starting up, study plans for the first eight sessions, and a questionnaire that helps map the way ahead.
Publisher: HarperSan Francisco
Subjects: Renovare Resource for Spiritual Renewal   SPIRITUAL LIFE\CHURCH GROUPS
(Added: 6/20/2015)
Note: Renovare was founded by Richard Foster.    
 

There is a season: authentic, innovative ministry in popular culture.

Author: Smith, Chuck, Jr.
2005 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   261   SMI    
Summary: Introduction to ministry in postmodern culture and its challenges and opportunities for Christian life and action. A call for a robust, positive Christian engagement with the "pop culture" that has become the central expression of the emerging postmodern ethos.
Publisher: Waterbrook Press
Subjects:   MINISTRY\CULTURAL CONCERNS
(Added: 6/20/2015)
Note: Previously published with title "The End of the World As We Know It."    
 

Living courageously: you can face anything, just do it afraid.

Author: Meyer, Joyce
2014 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   150   MEY    
Summary: How to overcome the debilitating power of fear by learning to confront and conquer any and every fear you have.
Publisher: FaithWords
Subjects:   PERSONAL GROWTH\EMOTIONAL HEALTH
(Added: 6/20/2015)
   
 

Seven spiritual gifts of waiting.

Author: Whitcomb, Holly W.
2005 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   248.4   WHI    
Summary: Waiting presents an enormous challenge in our impatient society. Yet waiting will present its spiritual gifts: patience, loss of control, living in the present, compassion, gratitude, humility, and trust in God.
Publisher: Augsburg Books
Subjects:   SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES\SPIRITUAL LIFE
(Added: 6/20/2015)
   
 

Prayer: finding the heart's true home.

Author: Foster, Richard J.
1992 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   242.8   FOS    
Summary: Widely considered a classic book on Christian prayer. Includes simple prayer of the forsaken, prayer of relinquishment, prayer of adoration, rest, meditative, and sacramental, reaching out with petitioning, intercessory prayer, healing prayer, authoritative prayer, prayer of suffering, and radical prayer.
Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
Subjects:   PRAYER
(Added: 6/20/2015)
Note: Includes scripture index and subject index.    
 

Celebrating the disciplines: a journal workbook to accompany Celebration of Discipline.

Author: Foster, Richard J.
1992 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   Studies   248.4   FOS  
Summary: Explores the enduring power of such practices as prayer, meditation, fasting, solitude, service, simplicity, worship, and celebration. Helps readers to reflect on, experience, and integrate the disciplines into their lives.
Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
Subjects:   SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES
(Added: 6/20/2015)
Note: Companion to Foster's book, Celebration of Discipline. For use by individuals or groups.    
 

Unashamed: taking a radical stand for Christ.

Author: Gallaty, Robby
2010 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   225   GAL    
Summary: A thorough examination of 2 Timothy that explains that Christ-like living requires a boldness and sacrifice often opposed to today's norms.
Publisher: AMG Exposition
Subjects:   BIBLE - NEW TESTAMENT\BIBLE - COMMENTARIES
(Added: 6/20/2015)
   
 

Red letters: living a faith that bleeds.

Author: Davis, Tom
2007 / Book / Adults
Location: Main Library   360   DAV    
Summary: From the HIV crisis in Africa to a single abused and lonely child in Russia, the church must seize the opportunity to serve with a radical, reckless abandon.
Publisher: David C. Cook
Subjects:   SOCIAL ISSUES\CHRISTIAN LIFE
(Added: 6/20/2015)