This small book, Tears We Cannot Stop; a Sermon to White America (305.8 D), by Black pastor Michael Eric Dyson, confronts with anger and unflinching honesty the sources of violence in our nation’s longstanding...
Church Library
Remember the Church Library?
It’s been a long exile from our usual church activities, but I hope we’ll be able to meet in person soon. Meanwhile, the church library resources are available to you. Here’s how: All the materials...
New in the Library: Presbyterian Worship; Questions and Answers
In the November Disciple I introduced the book 100 Things Every Child Should Know Before Confirmation (248.8). Now we have a related title, Presbyterian Worship; Questions and Answers (285 G) by David...
New in the Church Library for December
In Tokens of Trust (230 W) Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, uses the Apostles and Nicene Creeds as the scaffold for reintroducing us to our Christian faith. He reminds us that the word “belief”...
New in the Library: Every Child Should Know
As I looked over 100 Things Every Child Should Know before Confirmation; a Guide for Parents and Youth Leaders, by Rebecca Kirtpatrick (248.8 K), I wondered how many I (at age 70+) knew nothing about....
New in the Library: A Bigger Table
Pastor and popular blogger John Pavlovitz has written A Bigger Table: Building Messy, Authentic, and Hopeful Spiritual Community (261 P). Raised a Roman Catholic, he eventually became a Methodist minister....
New in the Library: Chosen?
In Chosen? Reading the Bible amid the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (221.6 B), prolific Biblical scholar Walter Brueggemann explores the questions many Christians raise about this timely topic. Are modern...
New in the Church Library: Considering Gun Violence
Two new books in the Church Library examine the urgent topic of gun violence. Common Ground; Talking About Gun Violence in America (261.8 G) by pastor Donald V. Gaffney, takes a Biblical perspective. In...
New in the Church Library: Surprised by Hope
A recent book by leading biblical scholar N. T. Wright is now in the Church Library. Surprised by Hope; Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church (234 W) takes on the ambitious...
New in the Church Library: Learning From My Father
To me, it seems unusual to have a book of faith-related reflections written by a lawyer and business executive. But Learning from my Father; Lessons on Life and Faith, by David Lawther Johnson (248 J)...