New Titles in Emmaus Library  – Issue 3, November 2007

 

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

 

Day of Discovery.  [220.1 DAY]

1 DVD

Programs included : The DaVinci Code – fact or fiction, volume 1 – How did we get the Bible? – Has the Bible been corrupted?

 

Harris, Joshua. I Kissed Dating Goodbye. [241.676 HAR]

“Shows what it means to entrust your love life to God.  Joshua Harris shares his story of giving up dating and discovering that God has something even better – a life of sincere love, true purity, and purposeful singleness.”

 

Lucado, Max.  A Love Worth Giving : living in the overflow of God’s love. [231.6 LUC]

“How do you love someone who is hard to love?  Max Lucado explores what he calls “the forgotten first step for relationships”. The secret to loving, he says, is living loved.  Are you low on love?  Down to your last dose of forgiveness? You may be trying to give what you’ve  never received.” 

 

TouchPoints for Leaders : God’s answers for your daily needs.  [242.5 TOU]

“How should leaders use their authority?  What kind of attitude pleases God?  How can leaders bring balance into their lives?  How do leaders find strength to face challenges?  What is the biblical measure of success?  This book is a valuable tool for finding what God says about facing the challenges of leadership.  Each entry contains thought provoking questions, answers from Scriptures, and a promise from God’s Word.”

 

McCarthy, James G. Talking with Catholic Friends and Family. [248.5 MCC]

“Provides you with a glimpse into the way Catholics think about God, the Church, getting to heaven, and the practice of their religion. With a compassionate heart, James shares real life stories that contrast Catholicism with biblical Christianity and point the way to helping Catholics find a personal and saving relationship with Jesus Christ.  This book will equip you to talk openly and lovingly with Catholics about sensitive spiritual issues in a dear and thought-provoking manner.”

 

Robinson, Haddon W. Biblical Preaching : the development and delivery of expository messages. [251 ROB]

“Still the preaching primer of choice!  No book offers a better walk-through of the process for preparing and delivery expository sermons.  Balances the practical how-to with sound homiletical theory. Ten sermon preparation stages surface that are content-oriented and follow the process of sermon-making from start to finish … Robinson’s analogies and picturesque language, sprinkled with intelligent humour, produce a painless learning experience.”

 

Brother Andrew.  Light Force :  a stirring account of the church caught in the Middle East crossfire [261.873 AND]

“In January 1993, Brother Andrew visited a cold, forlorn mountain in southern Lebanon where 415 men, considered to be Israel’s most feared enemies, had been deported.  What was he doing there? Andrew wasn’t sure. But he was convinced that God had sent him on this assignment. Over time the answer emerged as he showed the local Christian community how they could relate to and have an impact on members of groups like Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

 

For years, Christians have fled from the horrific conflict in the Middle East.  Today, in the land where the Church began, less than two percent of the people in Israel, West Bank, and Gaza are Christians.  Yet that remnant holds the hope for peace – if they can only persevere in faith and not be discouraged.  Brother Andrew stands with the Church where it struggles for survival.  His message : Dare to be God’s light in the midst of darkness!  His mission : to bring hope to the believers caught in the crossfire of the most volatile region on earth.”

 

Alex, Marlee.  Hudson Taylor : The missionary who won a nation by prayer. [Heroes of faith & courage series]   [266 ALE]

Hudson Taylor learned early in life about God’s promises – and he was willing to put to the test in his daily life what he had learned from his parents.  His goal became “to move men and women to God through prayer alone.”  When he arrived in China to preach the Gospel of Christ, he was faced with an impossible task.  Yet he won the world’s greatest nation through prayer.

 

Alex, Ben.  William Carey : the shoemaker who pioneered modern missions. [Heroes of faith & courage series]    [266 ALE]

William Carey has been called the greatest Christian visionary and scholar of the 19th century.  With no academic education he taught himself more than twenty languages, translated the Bible into 43 Asian languages and dialects, became a distinguished botanist and laid the foundation for the modern Protestant missions’ movement.  Hid life’s motto, “Expect great things, attempt great things,” has inspired millions of people around the world.

 

Farnham, Bruce.  My Big Father. [266 FAR]

“With much grace and humility, Kenan used the vulnerability forced on him by his progressing illness as a tool for God to use in reaching out to those around him. His short life was characterized by a great compassion for his Muslim neighbours, a genuine concern for the struggling Turkish Church and a contagious love for God.  Kenan knew oppression as one of a tiny minority of Turkish Christians, and pain with the physical trauma of kidney failure. Come, witness the joy and wonder that followed Kenan, a winsome and courageous ambassador for his “Big Father” God.”

 

Companjen, Anneke.  Hidden sorrow, lasting joy : the forgotten women of the persecuted church. [272 COM]

“What is it like for a Christian woman living where it is illegal to live openly for Christ?  How does a wife and mother respond when her husband refuses to give up his work of faith despite the physical and emotional risk to himself and his family?  What happens to her when he is arrested, imprisoned or murdered because of what he believes?  As the wife of the President of Open Doors International, Anneke has traveled the world and seen at first hand the tragic toll of persecution. Following the suicide of a woman she had befriended – the wife of an imprisoned Vietnamese pastor – she decided the world should hear the stories of these women of incredible faith and courage.”

 

Andrew, Brother. Operation Desert Light. [275.6 AND]

“Bringing hope to the Middle East -- Andrew Brother risked everything to encourage wary Christians and church leaders to become a force of change.  Behind-the-scenes accounts, Q&A sections, maps, and helpful sidebars put the people, places, and events of the Middle East conflict into perspective.”

 

Lee, Alice.  Building Bridges with Your Teenagers : keys to effective parenting and communication. [649.125 LEE]

“Family counselor Alice Lee shares with readers her own journey as a mother of two teenage children and offers useful advice and a host of practical tips.  Peppered vividly with real-life stories - hers and others - this book will encourage you to persevere on to seek new understanding, develop good communication and nurture strong relationships with your teenagers.”

 

God’s Smuggler : Brother Andrew. [ 823 AND]

“Growing up in a tiny village in Holland, Brother Andrew’s life was to change dramatically in the coming years. His story is fraught with danger as he starts his mission to bring Bibles to Christians cut off from the Church. Those he encounters in Romania, Yugoslavia and Hungary long to hear that they are not forgotten by their brothers and sisters-in-Christ. As his work reaches out into the strongholds of persecution, China and Albania, we discover that something incredible is taking place. This story of courageous faith and remarkable provision reminds us that God is never defeated: despite opposition and attack, the ultimate outcome can never be in doubt.”