Library Spotlight
February 2003
Librarian: Linda Scheuring


Not flying south?

Use your library!

"NEW CHILDREN'S BOOKS"

Little Shepherd adapted by Dandi Daley Mackall. Follow the adventures of Joel and his pet lamb, Bramble, to discover the timeless story of Christmas and witness the transforming power of love as God sends Jesus to be the very best Shepherd of all!

Until the Christ Child Came…by Dandi Daley Mackall. Ages 4-7. This book uses images and rhyme to tell the story of Christ's birth as if the reader were sitting with Mary, watching the events unfold.

Grandma What is Prayer? By Katherine Bohlmann. Ages 4 and up. A grandmother talks to her grandchildren about prayer as this rhyming picture book paints a picture of the prayer relationship with God.

"365 FAMILY DEVOTIONS"

Little Visits, Volume One, Building Faith for a Lifetime. Teach the mind and touch the heart…as you gather your family around for God's Word. Short devotions that demonstrate how God is ever-present, offering His gifts of love and forgiveness to His children-young and old.

"NEW! ADULT BOOKS"

What to Say by Carol Fredericks Ebeling Offers 52 positive ways to show Christian sympathy to a grieving person who has lost a family member, friend, job, or is facing a major life crisis. 64 pages.

Trust and Teams - Putting Servant Leadership to work by Jane L. Fryar. This book takes the Holy Bible as God's Word, as well as the work of scholars in organizational studies, and draws from it lessons on leadership. The author explores the implications and benefits of servant leadership for developing trust and teams in the context of church work. 115 pages.

Not a Tame God - Christ in the Writings of C. S. Lewis by Steven P. Mueller. This book explores the wisdom and insights of C. S. Lewis in the crux of the Christian faith: Jesus the Messiah, the Christ "who is not tamed by His creatures, but who surprises us with His endless grace." 192 pages.

Till the Night Be Past - The Life and Times of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by Theodore J. Kleinhans. Examine the significant issues and events in Bonhoeffer's brief ministry and dramatic story with this brief introduction. 176 pages.

Christianity in an Age of Terrorism by Gene Edward Veith. A Christian response to September 11, 2001, from a Lutheran point-of-view. Discusses religious war and warns against generic religion and secularism. 144 pages.

Older But Wilder (more notes from the pasture) by Effie Leland Wilder. Another Short Novel - 178 pages. Join everyone's favorite busybody, Hattie McNair, and her fellow residents at the FairAcres Retirement Home on another uplifting adventure! Knee replacement surgery hasn't slowed down our irrepressible heroine.