Tuesday, November 15 at 1:30 pm A young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven. Heaven Is for Real is the true story of the four-year old son of a small town Nebraska pastor who during emergency surgery slips from consciousness and enters heaven. He survives and begins talking [...]
{ 0 comments }
Since September heralds the start of football season, I’ve picked two books that should appeal to football fans. The authors of both books, Tim Tebow and Coach Bobby Bowden, are both examples of Christian leadership and character. Through My Eyes – Tim Tebow The son of Christian missionaries, Tebow details his early years, his home-schooled [...]
{ 0 comments }
Tuesday, September 20 at 1:30 pm Reviews: “A dazzling historical novel.” –The Washington Post “Moloka’i is a haunting story of tragedy in a Pacific paradise.” –Robert Morgan, author of Gap Creek “Alan Brennert draws on historical accounts of Kalaupapa and weaves in traditional Hawaiian stories and customs… Moloka’i is the story of people who had [...]
{ 0 comments }
Looking for a good book for summer reading? Check out the church library for new fiction and nonfiction books for your leisure time reading. Here are several that I would recommend HEAVEN IS FOR REAL – Todd Burpo. The author’s son, Colton Burpo, is a four-year old boy who has a near death experience. This [...]
{ 0 comments }
July 19 1:30 PM in room B-2 “Little Bee” by Chris Cleave The publishers don’t want to spoil the story by revealing too much about it. They will say that the beach scene is brutal, and that it braids the fates of a 16-year-old Nigerian orphan and a well-off British couple. THE PUBLISHERS DON’T WANT [...]
{ 0 comments }
May 17, 1:30 pm in room B2 “Still Alice” Genova gives us a hauntingly accurate portrayal of a young woman’s descent into Alzheimer’s Disease from the prime of life and the loftiest of cerebral heights. We will be meeting every other month on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. A Look Ahead for the next [...]
{ 0 comments }
A Legacy of Faith – Things I Learned from My Father In this book, Ruth Graham, daughter of Billy and Ruth Bell Graham, uses memories, personal insights, unpublished letters, and photographs to present a rich, dimensional portrait of her father, while sharing the legacy he has passed on to her-lessons in love, humility, grace, loyalty [...]
{ 0 comments }
Happy New Year from the library staff! Do people still make New Year’s resolutions? One resolution high on my list is to USE TIME WISELY. Easy to say, but awfully hard to achieve. In our busy lives it is difficult to take time to do a lot of things that we enjoy doing. Reading may [...]
{ 0 comments }
I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali Tues, Jan 18 at 1:30 – 3:30 pm in room B-2 “I’m a simple village girl who has always obeyed the orders of my father and brothers. Since forever, I have learned to say yes to everything. Today I have decided to say no.” Forced [...]
{ 0 comments }
In Cure for the Common Life, Max Lucado shows us how we are all unique and offers practical tools for exploring and identifying our uniqueness and the motivation to put our strengths to work. Mary Beth Chapman, wife of an award winning singer and songwriter, writes the story of her life, both happy and tragic. [...]
{ 0 comments }
