Lent and Easter

During this season of Lent and Easter, check out these books!

For Adults:

A Cross to Glory. Alton F. Wedel (252.62 WED)

A Feast for Lent. Delia Smith (242.2 SMI)

Benefits of His Passion. Desmond Hunt (232.96 HUN)

By Man Rejected. Herman Astrup Larsen (242.34 LAR)

Christ’s “No!” H.W. Romoser (252.62 ROM)

Gethsemane. Martin Israel (232.96 ISR)

In the Light of the Cross. R.S. Dean (232.963 DEA)

In the Sight of the Lord. Stephen F. Bayne (242.34 BAY)

Man Alive. Michael Green (232.5GRE)

Oh God Why? Gerard w. Hughes (263.92 HUG)

Resurrection – Myth or Reality. John Shelby Spong (232.5 SPO)

Revisiting the Empty Tomb. Daniel A. Smith (232.5 SMI)

The Cross. Hans Ruedi-Weber (232.963 WEB)

The Day Christ Died. Jim Bishop (232.96 BIS)

The First Easter. Hubert J. Richards (232.5 RIC)

The Killing. Richard Holloway (232.963 HOL)

The Last Hours of Jesus. Ralph Gorman (232.96 GOR)

The Last Week. Marcus Borg (232.9 BOR)

The Resurrection of Jesus. J.D. Crossan (232.5 CRO)

The Seven Words. Clovis G. Chappell (232.958 CHA)

The Trial of Jesus. James C. McRuer (232.962 MCR)

The Trial. Gordon Thomas (232.9 THO)

True Resurrection. H.A. Williams (232.5 WIL)

Voices of the Passion. O.P. Kretzmann (242.34 KRE)

Waiting for the Risen Christ. Michael Perham (264.03 PER)

With Christ in the Garden. Lynne J. Radcliffe (242.35 RAD)

For Children:

A Time of Hope. Margaret Ehlen Miller (J263.92 MIL)

Breakfast with Jesus. Mark A. Taylor (J220.95 Tay)

Celebrate Easter. Deborah Heiligman (J263.93 HEI)

Easter around the World. Shannon Knudsen (J263.91 KNU)

Lent begins at Home. Pat Ryan (J263.92 RYA)

Lent is for Remembering. Donna Rathert (J263.92 RAT)

The Story of Easter. Aileen Fisher (J263.92 FIS)

Library Corner February 2011

Here are the recent additions to the library. Thanks especially to Kate Drum for her donation of the lovely book of poetry by Elizabeth Bieman.

Experiencing God: the three stages of prayer. Thomas H. Green (242.8 GRE)

Thomas Green was a Catholic spiritual writer and professor of Theology. This concise book about prayer is drawn from his lectures. In it, he reminds us that “prayer is, after all, a relationship with God and a deepening of our experience with God.”

No greater love. Mother Teresa (248.4 TER)

Mother Teresa was one of the world’s most respected and loved spiritual leaders. Here is a collection of her teachings, with chapters devoted to prayer, love, giving, work and service, and forgiveness, to name a few.

God’s presence makes the world: the Celtic vision through the centuries in Wales. A.M. Allchin

(274.42 ALL)

Ordinary people as monks and mystics: lifestyles for self-discovery. Marsha Sinetar (204.22 SIN)

Prayerforce: 365 days to a new life. Clyo Beck (242.8 BEC)

The end of Christendom. Malcolm Muggeridge (270 MUG)

The reach of winter branches. Elizabeth Bieman (819.1 BIE)

This is our faith: a guide to life and belief for Anglicans with a revised chapter on worship. Ian Stuchberry (283 STU)

Tough times never last, but tough people do. Robert H. Schuller (158.1 SCH)

Wounded healers. Rachel Naomi Remen (616.99 REM)

Library Corner: December 14th

Here are some of our new and donated items:

Adventures of the God detectives Nancy Reeves (JF REE)

This book of short stories, written for 6 – 10 year olds, explores the variety of ways that God invites us into a relationship. Each story also includes Notes for Adults.

When Solomon was king. Sheila MacGill-Callahan(JF MacG)

Based on a tale from Jewish folklore that claims King Solomon’s ring enabled him to talk to animals, this beautifully illustrated picture book tells the story of how Solomon, as a young man, took pity on a wounded lion and saved her. Later in his life the lioness repays him for his kindness. For ages 4 – 8.

The book of daily prayer. Kim Martin Sadler (242.8 SAD)

Written as a personal devotional guide, this book offers Bible readings and morning and evening prayers for each day of the year.

Revisiting the empty tomb. Daniel A. Smith. (232.5 SMI)

This scholarly work seeks to answer questions about what the empty tomb meant to the earliest Christian believers. The author is Assistant Professor of New Testament Language and Literature at Huron University College here in London.

Being Muslim. Haroon Siddiqui (297 SID)

In this balanced, concise book, Siddiqui explores the current political, religious, and secular aspects of being a member of the world’s fastest-growing religion and challenges Western assumptions about Islam.

And many more new and donated items for children and adults!

Adult Fiction

Karon, Jan. At home in Mitford. (F KAR)

Karon, Jan. Esther’s gift: a Mitford Christmas story. (F KAR)

Karon, Jan. Light from heaven. (F KAR)

Sierrra, Javier. The secret supper. (F SIE)

Young, Wm. Paul. The shack. (F YOU)

Children’s Books

Benneth, William J. The children’s book of heroes. (J808.8 BEN)

Hammer, Randy. The shining light: 26 children’s sermons with activities. (J252.53 HAM)

Maselli, Gena. Truth unplugged: stories for girls on faith, love and things that matter most. (248.8 MAS)

Rock, Lois. The lion encyclopedia of Jesus. (J232 ROC)

Self, David. The lion encyclopedia of Christianity. (J230 SEL)

Self, David. The lion encyclopedia of world religions. (J200 SEL)

Adult Non-Fiction

Augustine, Saint. Concerning the city of God against the pagans. (235.2 AUG)

Bowie, Fiona. Hildegard of Bingen: mythical writings. (248.2 BOW)

Cunneen, Sally. In search of Mary: the woman and the symbol. (232.91 CUN)

Decker, Bea. After the flowers have gone. (248.866 DEC)

Evans, Derek. Dispatches from the global village. (323.22 EVA)

Gavreau, Michael. The evangelical century. (2610 GAU)

Giroux, Louise. Taking the lead: dancing with chronic illness. (155.9 GIR)

Hanh, Thich Nhat. Living Buddha, living Christ. (294.3 HAN)

Heston, Charleton. The Bible: Genesis. (DVD222.11 BIB)

Houlden, J.L. Jesus: a question of identity. (232 HOU)

Hughes, Gerard. Oh God, why? A journey through Lent for bruised pilgrims. (263.92 HUG)

Jenkins, Philip. The next Christendom. (270.8 JEN)

Lax, Eric. Faith, interrupted. (283.09 LAX)

Lewis, C.S. The great divorce. (214 LEW)

Life magazine. Holy lands: one place, three faiths. (200 HOL)

Lindbergh, Anne Morrow. Gift from the sea. (170 LIN)

Mays, James L. Harper’s Bible commentary. (220.7 MAY)

Metford, J.C.J. The Christian year. (264.3 MET)

Metzger, Bruce. Oxford companion to the Bible. (220.3 MET)

Mitchell, Kenneth. All our losses, all our griefs. (253 MIT)

Neill, Stephen. A history of Christian missions. (207.2 NEI)

Ondaatje, Kim. Small churches of Canada. (726.5 OND)

Preyde, James. Steeplechase: Ontario’s historic churches. (726.5 PRE)

Pritchard, Robert W. The history of the Episcopal Church. (283 PRI)

Smith, Daniel A. Revisiting the empty tomb. (232.5 SMI)

Smoke, Jim. Suddenly single. (248.8 SMO)

Spong, John Shelby. A new Christianity for a new world. (230 SPO)

St. John of the Cross. Living flame of love. (248.22 St.J)

Taylor, Barbara Brown. The preaching life. (203.09 TAY)

Wakefield, Gordon S. A dictionary of Christian spirituality. (248.4 WAK)