Church Library

The church library recently added two books by J. Phillip Newell, a Celtic teacher and author of spirituality who calls the modern world to reawaken to the sacredness of Earth and every human being. Echo...

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When Words Fail: Prayers for prayers who can’t find the words to pray, Debby Bellingham (242 B) Debby Bellingham is well known to me, as over the past 10 years, I have shared Bible studies, courses...

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P.S. God, Can you Fly, by R. Wayne Willis (242 W) has the subtitle “Heartfelt and Hope-Filled Prayers of Children.” The author is a hospital chaplain and has collected prayers that children have left...

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  Since the Christmas season is upon us, here are a few seasonal books from the church library: The Fourth Wise Man by Mary Joslin is the beloved classic of a French legend showing there is more...

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More gorgeous picture books for the church library. Faith the Cow, by Susan Bame Hoover. You’ve probably heard of “The Heifer Project,” a program that donates cows (and other animals) to families...

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The Library recently added several children’s books that are so beautifully written and illustrated that I’m sorry my grandchildren are too old for them! They’re on the “New Book Shelf”...

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Although a 380p. book entitled “Learning to Pray; a Guide for Everyone” (call number 242 J) might seem daunting, Father James Martin writes that it “is written for everyone, from the doubter to...

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Episcopal Bishop Jake Owensby has written Looking for God in Messy Places: A book about Hope—How to find it, Practice it, Grow it. (248 O). As he writes in the introduction: “This is a book about hope,...

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  It’s time to be planning for Christmas! The church library has several versions of the traditional biblical story, as well as many contemporary stories with varied settings. A few examples: Journey...

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