New Titles in Emmaus Library  Issue 2, April 2008

 

The following titles are now available for loan from the Library:

 

 

Nave’s Topical Bible. [220.3 NAV]

“Pick a subject and you are bound to find it, together with all the Scripture verses and references you need to conduct a rich and revealing topical study. Contains verses from the King James Version arranged topically; biblical thematic outlines; 6,500 etnreis and more than 20,000 subtopics; more than 100,000 scripture references; definitions of all persons, places, objects, and events in the Bible; information about archaeological discoveries; exhaustive cross-reference.”

 

Bickel, Bruce. Knowing the Bible 101 : a guide to God’s Word in plain language. [220.61 BIC]

“Shows you :

- a single story line that ties the entire Bible together;

- how each book of the Bible fits into the whole

- what unfamiliar Bible words mean

- who wrote the Bible and what their culture was like

- how you can apply the truths of every book of the Bible to your own life.

Do yo need a Bible-reading plan to help you know where to start? This practical manual has plenty to choose from.  Would you like to share what you’re learning with some friends?  Use the though-provoking questions at the end of each chapter to promote a lively discussion. Do you want to do some further study on your own? Look inside for lots of good reading lists.”

 

 

Capps, Charles.  The tongue – a creative force. [234.2 CAP]

“Put yourself in a position to receive God’s best for you by speaking His Word. God’s creative power is still just as it was in the beginning of time, when He stood there and said, “Light – be,” and light was. His Word spoken from your mouth and conceived in your heart becomes a spiritual force releasing His ability within you. 

 

Man was created in the image of God and His likeness. Learn to speak His faith-filled words to your situation and see your life transformed. Allow God’s creative power to flow from you.”

 

 

Smith, Patricia. I’m Too Young to be This Old !  [ 248.4 SMI]

“Shows how to face your changing life with a spirit of fun and fearlessness.  It leads you through the lighter side of mid-life, deeper issues of the heart and outward concerns of life. Offers inspiration and insight to turn these middle years into the best years of your life.”

 

 

Dawn, Marva J.  Keeping the Sabbath wholly : ceasing, resting, embracing, feasting.  [263.4 DAW]

Draws on Abraham Joshua Heschel, Dorothy Day, Richard Foster, and biblical writers to picture a way of life that honours God, time, the week, the rhythms of life, and the needs of the heart and the body.  She suggests rhythms of life, and the needs of the heart and the body. She also  suggests ways to restore Sabbath keeping.

 

Barton, Ruth. Invitation to Solitude and Silence. [248.4 BAR]

“An invitation to meet God deeply and fully outside the demands and noise of daily life. It is an invitation to the adventure of spiritual transformation in the deepest places. It is an invitation to solitude and silence...  Each chapter combines teaching and reflection with activities and disciplines that will help you as you seek to respond to God in solitude and silence. The prophet Elijah is offered as a biblical guide for your journey. “


JUNIOR COLLECTION

 

Pipe, Rhona. When time began : the story of creation. [222.11 PIP]

A simple retelling of the Bible story in which God created the world in six days

 

McDowell, Dottie. The right choices Bible. [220.9505 MCD]

“Over 60 exciting stories feature Bible characters who made right or wrong choices, then lived with blessing or negative consequences. These Bible stories will help you instill biblical values in your children – values that will lead to right choices.”

 

DVDs

 

Gifted Hands : the Ben Carson story. 

1 DVD (30 min.)

“Ben Carson – Director of paediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital at age 33.  A surgeon’s long journey from knife-wielding street fighter to master of the scalpel.” – Reader’s Digest.

 

The Bible : Jeremiah  [224.2 JER]

1 DVD (176 min)

 

“Tells of the prophet who abandons his family, and also the woman he loves, in order to relay God’s message in  Jerusalem.  When Jeremiah prophesies the fall of the Jewish folk and the destruction of the Holy City, King Zedekiah has him imprisoned. Even when the Babylonians surround the city the king refuses to believe him.  Jeremiah’s prophecy comes true : Jerusalem is destroyed and the inhabitants are taken as prisoners to Babylon.  When Jeremiah is released he prophesies that the temple of Jerusalem will be rebuit, also in the people’s hearts.”

 

The Bible : Paul of Tarus  [225.92 PAU]

1 DVD (176 min)

 

"Paul of Tarsus tells the story of Tarsus, persecutor of Christians, who became the apostle Paul after Jesus appeared to him in a vision. As one of the first Christian missionaries, Paul led an adventurous and dangerous life. He was imprisoned, flogged, stoned, beaten with rods, shipwrecked, attacked by bandits and enemies of the faith. In spite of his unending hardships, he persevered in his struggle against ignorance and intolerance. 'For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against ... the powers of this dark world...' (Ephesians 6:12)"

 

The Revolutionary Life of a Slave to Christ [266 REV]

1 DVD

 

"Widely known for his thorough, candid approach to teaching God's Word, Johnn MacArthur is a fifth-generation pastor, a popular author and conference speaker, and has served as pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California since 1969. John and his wife, Patricia, have four grown children and fourteen grandchildren. John's pulpit ministry has been extended around the globe through is media ministry, Grace to You, and its satellite offices in Australia, Canada, Europe, India, New Zealand, Singapore, and South Africa. In addition to producing daily radio programs for nearly 2,000 English and Spanish radio outlets worldwide, Grace to You distributes books, software, audiotapes, and CDs by John MacArthur. In thirty-six years of ministry, Grace to You has distributed more than thirteen million CDs and audiotapes. John is the president of The Master's College and The Master's Seminary, and he has written hundreds of books, each one thoroughly biblical and practical."