Following the alphabetical list of authors for this page, the abstracts begin with resources not identified with a specific author. Call signs begin with NA- or Na-.

These are followed by abstracts for resources identified with a specific author or editor. Call signs begin with the letters A to J. 

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AUTHOR/EDITOR/PUBLISHER LIST in alphabetical order for ADULT READERS:

No Author (Na-: Miscellaneous)

Na- No author

SPC SPCK (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge) K)

By Author:

Albacete, Lorenzo
Alison, James
Allegretti, Joseph G.
Allen, Barbara
Appleton, George
Armstrong, Brenda
Arnold, Gladys
Austin, Andrew T.
Austin, Orval H.

Barkhouse, Janet
Batchelor, Mary
Beeson, Ray; (and Hunsicker, Ranelda Mack)
Bell, Martin
ben Shea, Noah
Bickel, Bruce; (and Jantz, Stan)
Boers, Arthur
Bonisteel, Roy
Boyer, Lisa
Brown, Dan
Bunyan, John
Burgess, Wendy K., ed.
Burkett, Larry; (and Bunn, T. Davis)
Burridge, Richard A.; (and Gould, Graham)
Burton, Ann
Butterfield, Rosaria Champagne
Byrd, Sandra

Campbell, David
Cantelon, James
Capra, Fritjof
Carey, George
Carlson, Melody, compiler
Carrigan, Henry L., ed.
Chesterton, G. K.
Claypool, John R.
Clemons, Keith 
Close, Frank
Coggan, Donald
Consolmagno, Guy
Cooper, Stephen A.
Corr, Charles A.
Cox, Gary
Crafton, Barbara Cawthorne
Curry, Cathleen L.

Dahl, Roald 
Dallaire, Roméo
Davies, John
DeChant, Carol
de Mello, Anthony
DeVrye, Catherine
Donne, John, (and Carrigan, Henry, ed.)
Dunn, Jeff; (and Bubeck, Craig)

Eldred, Joy
Elliott, Mark, ed.
Emberley, Peter C.
Endicott, Shirley Jane
Enright, William G.
Etter, Mark
Evans, Linda, (and Everson, Eva Marie)

Farrington, Debra K.
Feiler, Bruce
Freeman, Laurence
Freitas, Donna
Fromm, Erich

Gallup, George H., Jr.; (and Jone, Timothy)
Garlow, James L.
Gaulke, Stephen E.; (and Bacon, Arthur)
George, Elizabeth
Gibbard, Mark; (and Gibbard, Donna)
Gibb, Christopher
Girzone, Joseph F.
Gluck, Louise
Goodman, Karon Phillips
Graham, Billy
Graham, John K., ed.
Gray, Shelley Shepard
Griffin, Emilie
Griffith, Lee
Griffith-Jones, Robin
Guinness, Michele
Gunn, Robin Jones

Halter, Marek
Hammarskjold, Dag
Hammond, Michelle McKinney
Hauck, Kenneth C.
Hawkins, Norma
Haworth-Made, Clare, ed.
Hayes, Barbara
Heping, Lin
Hockin, William
Hoff, Benjamin
Hollis, Marcia
Holloway, Richard
Holmes, Marjorie
Hoover, Brett C.;  (and Sabatté, Frank)
Houghton, John
Howard, Anne Sutherland
Hughes, Malcolm
Huston, Sterling W.
Hutchinson, Warren A., et al
Huyghe, Laurie A.

Ingermanson, Randall
Intrator, Sam M., ed.

Jackowski, Karol
John, J.; (and Stibbe, Mark)
Johnson, Nicole
Johnson, Paul
Jones-Schmidt, Delwyn

ABSTRACTS in alphanumerical order for ADULT READERS, beginning with books listed as No Author, followed by books shelved alphanumerically by author.

No Author (Miscellaneous)

Na- AR089 (missing)
The Story

Na-  AR192
By Our Lives: Stories of women – today and in the Bible
World Council of Churches           1985           57 p.           SC
No author
Here is a collection of stories and reflections. The stories tell of the experiences of women today, and recount the experiences of women in the Bible. The reflections are an attempt to relate the two. Together they invite both women and men to read the Bible with new eyes. The Bible has often been used to reinforce negative cultural stereotypes about women. Here is one model of how Christians can start to make new discoveries in its pages, taking seriously their own historical experience and context.

Na-  AR193
Is That Your Final Answer?
Trade Life Books           2000           189 p.           SC
No author
Life presents with challenging questions that call for answers based on wisdom, courage, and integrity. Questions like: What is the secret of true happiness? Are some people born lucky, or do you only get what you deserve? Does going to church make you a better person? Is it wrong to flirt at work if nothing really happens? This book will not present you with programmed responses on how you are supposed to think and act in every situation. However, with lots of wit and wisdom, and a good sense of humour, it will help you think through the important life issues for yourself.

Books by author

Alb AR007
God at the Ritz: Attraction to Infinity              
Crossroad           2002           203 p.           HC    
Albacete, Lorenzo     
The author is a columnist for the New York Times and a physicist by training. This book deals with the most awesome experiences of life, which propel the human search for truth, beauty, justice, solidarity, and personal development. They confront us with a great Mystery that always lies beyond and inspires more questioning, more dedication, more searching to fulfill the relentless desires of our heart.

Ali AR027
On Being Liked              
Herder & Herder           2003           150 p.           SC   
Alison, James     
This is the transforming and joyful sequel to Faith Beyond Resentment: Fragments Catholic and Gay, which established the Catholic priest and writer James Alison as one of the most striking, original, and intellectually irresistible voices in the church. He invites us to let go of a commonly-held account of salvation that is, in his view, nonsensical, scandalous and damaging. He takes us step-by-step through a bold re-imagining of the central axis of the Christian story, not as “How does God deal with sin?” but as “How do we take up God’s invitation to share in the act of creation?” All the while, to our growing astonishment and wonder, we discover ourselves as liked – not only loved – in the eyes of God.

All AR028
Loving Your Job, Finding Your Passion: Work and the Spiritual Life              
Paulist Press           2000           192 p.            SC   
Allegretti, Joseph G.     
This is a book for all people who have had difficulty balancing their work lives with their inner dreams. It is for those whose work has lost its excitement and become just a “job,” for whom it has turned into a destructive climb to “success” or who are counting on it to provide ultimate meaning for their existence. Mixing practical exercises and wise advice, this resource will help the reader find new balance between work and spirituality. For those who look in the right places, the world of work can still be a source of vitality and fresh life, as the author makes clear.

All AR117
Still Christian After All These Years 
JourneyBook           2003           120 p.           SC
Allen, Barbara
The author chronicles the long and painful progress from her childhood in a rigid, fundamentalist home to the embrace of a generous, loving Christianity. Telling her story with honesty, humour, and irony, she evokes not only the religious milieu of her experience, but also the mores and attitudes of the second half of the 20th century.

App AR029  b09. c.1
Entry into Lie: The Gospel of Death              
Darton, Longman and Todd           1985           119 p.           SC   
Appleton, George     
Premature or violent death is a human tragedy which God alone can redeem, and the author believes that God will certainly do so. He offers a sustained meditation on the inner meaning of dying and death, and expresses his hope and faith that death after a happy and fulfilled life is part of God’s providential ordering and must therefore be good. At the heart of his thought is the death and risen life of Jesus, with the implication for the death and afterlife of others. The author draws on the experience of people from other religions and also many writers from all ages to illustrate humanity’s experience and the positive aspects of this universal process.

Arm AR030
The Single Mom’s Workplace Survival Guide              
Vine Books           2002           188 p.           SC   
Armstrong, Brenda    
While single dads struggle with many of the same issues of raising children alone, they generally face less of a challenge than do single moms. Statistically they make more money and have more support from family and friends, and their term of single parenthood is also generally shorter prior to remarriage. Most single moms are in the parenting-alone stage for some time, and need to be prepared for the long haul. The tools the author shares in this book will make a difference in the single mom’s life, yet the most important thing she shares is the hope that she and other single moms have found in their situations.

Arn AR014
One Woman’s War: A Canadian Reporter with the Free French              
Formac Publishing Company           1998           — p.           —   
Arnold, Gladys     
This is a story not of military campaigns and grand strategy, but the joys and sorrows of life on a more intimate battlefield, that of the French Resistance. The author was the only Canadian correspondent in France at the outbreak of WWII, and she covered events until the German occupation of Paris in 1940. The following year she helped set up the Free French Information Service in Canada.

Aus AR271
The Rainbow Machine: tales from a Neurolinguist’s Journal            
Real People Press           2007           220 p.           SC  
Austin, Andrew T.
This is a delightful collection of stories, thought pieces, and teaching that casts light into what Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) has to offer the field of psychotherapy and psychiatry. If you have an interest in the field, it will give you insights; if you have no interest, then read it just to enjoy the inevitable laughter. This is both an informative book but also an extremely entertaining one.

Aus AR232                       (missing)
Come as You Are              
Abingdon Press           1956           110 p.            HC   
Austin, Orval H.   
The phrase “Come as you are” means the ordinary, the average, without pretence or polish. It means excitement aroused by the prospect of looking in upon people unprepared. It finds reminders of life’s deepest qualities in the ordinary events of life and seeks the capture some of the excitement that comes with the revelation of God’s plans and purposes in the commonplace things, when we are least prepared. These lovely little experiences, drawn from a quieter, more rational time invite us to appreciate once again the blessings of the everyday.

Bar AR272
Salt Fires            
Pottersfield Press           2018           78 p.           SC  
Barkhouse, Janet
The poems in this small volume embrace and reflect our human consciousness: our awareness, our blindness, our Shadow, our mythologies. They invite us to look at ourselves in ways that often are disconcerting, sometimes startling. Love of land infuses them. Intimately inhabited and passionately shared, Nova Scotia’s farms, woods, and shores reveal themselves to be our Earth in microcosm.

Bee AR031
The Hidden Price of Greatness              
Tyndale House Publishers           1991           169 p.            SC   
Beeson, Ray and Hunsicker, Ranelda Mack    
This book showcases portraits of ordinary people who became extraordinary as they walked down life’s hard roads. Ably drawing from the testimonies of Susanna Wesley, David Brainerd, Moody, Augustine, Spurgeon and others, the authors provide readers with an enhanced understanding of the trials of their contemporaries. This is a classic analysis of the lives of history’s spiritual giants, who learned that the mountain heights of victorious living are often reached via the pathway of pain. Adversity worked in them a determination to triumph. These heroes of faith demonstrate the power of the New Testament message that through Christ we are more than conquerors.

Bel AR003
The way of the wolf…: Stories, oems, songs on the parables of Jesus              
Ballantyne Books            c. 1968            — p.               —    
Bell, Martin      
The author presents an eclectic bundle of mythic tales, original songs with music, and poetry, which illustrate dramatically the love of a God-with-us.

ben AR032
Jacob the Baker              
S & W (Australia)           1989           113 p.           SC   
ben Shea, Noah    
Jacob is a poor but pious figure who rises anonymously before dawn to light the ovens in the town bakery. As they are warming and the first dough rising, Jacob turns inward, scribbling notes to himself, thoughts and observations ringing with the clarity of a soul unencumbered by “the weight of its own importance.” One of Jacob’s carefully folded notes is accidentally baked into a loaf of bread, discovered and read. Its impact is overwhelming and soon, with patience and love, the baker finds doors for those locked within themselves and their presumptions, and turns the key to their questions.

Bic AR146
Genesis: Discovering God’s Answers to Life’s Ultimate Questions
Harvest House Publishers           2003           151 p.           SC
Bickel, Bruce; and Jantz, Stan 
For those new to reading the Bible, this book combines the biblical content of a commentary with the life applications of a Bible study. It distills important truths from the Bible into user-friendly portions and communicates them with amazing clarity. Genesis includes some of the Bible’s most fascinating stories, colourful characters, and dramatic narratives. More than that, it also provides God’s answers to life’s ultimate questions.

Boe AR273
Living into Focus: Choosing What Matters in an Age of Distinction            
Brazos Press           2012           226 p.           SC  
Boers, Arthur
This insightful, wise, and practical book is for people who are feeling exhausted, bored, fragmented, or simply lost in a world of unending busyness and distraction. There are practices offered that make space for grace and beauty and focus, that create the sort of wealth that is the true longing of humankind. For people of faith who don’t want to drown in a culture of distraction, this is an essential book.

Bon AR111
Man Alive: The Human Journey            
Collins Publishers           1983            220 p.            HC  
Bonisteel, Roy 
CBC’s Man Alive was the longest-running program of its type in the history of television, dealing thoughtfully with subjects not generally covered in current affairs news media. In this second book, the host and author distills the content of a number of his programs along with his own assessment of issues ranging from the status of the elderly and exploitation of the young to the ongoing threat of nuclear catastrophe. In touching upon the various aspects of faith, central to both the program and this book, readers are also provided with unforgettable portraits of several men of faith.

Boy AR247
Stash Envy: And Other Quilting Confessions and Adventures            
Good Books           2005           142 p.            SC  
Boyer, Lisa 
Funny woman Lisa Boyer is an expert quilter who absolutely will not let the risk of making a mistake, or a less-than-perfect quilt, keep her from relishing the task. In this book she covers the need for new fabric colours like blurple, rorange and brellow, for example. Then there are the virtues of lumps in a quilt, how crocheting doilies will drive you back to quilting, and how to cope when your quilts lack depth and dimension. Return to the pleasures of quilting with this breezy book.

Bro AR026
The Da Vinci Code              
—          2004          — p.            —   
Brown, Dan     
Robert Langdon, a Harvard symbologist, is called in to examine a baffling cipher found near a murdered curator. With the aid of the curator’s niece, he sets about unravelling the mystery behind her uncle’s death. With each turn the case grows more confusing, until they are tracking the secret of the Priory of Sion, an ancient society, through the works of Leonardo da Vinci himself. As they race against time to decipher the puxxle, they are foiled at almost every turn by a nemesis who is just as intent to unravel the mystery and use it for personal benefit.

Bun AR033
The Pilgrim’s Progress              
Paraclete Press           1982            268 p.            SC   
Bunyan, John    
This Christian allegory, published in 1678, is regarded as one of the most significant works of English literature, has been translated into more than 200 languages, and has never been out of print. For centuries it had an honoured place in thousands of North American homes, alongside the family Bible. Its story of man’s pilgrimage towards the Celestial City found an echo in the experience of millions of Christians. This edition seeks to make its language clear to modern readers without losing the flavour and charm of the original.

Bur AR248
A Harvest of Tales: Short Stories from Young Writers of Canada            
Poetry Institute of Canada         2003            416 p.            SC  
Burgess, Wendy K., ed.
The Poetry Institute of Canada and Young Writers was founded to encourage the art of creative writing throughout the country. Highly competitive poetry and short story contests are held and an anthology of winning work published after each contest. If you want to know the thoughts of young writers, this anthology will give you a window into their interests and concerns. They are chosen from the best received from thousands of entries. Many of these unique and expressive works reflect the constant changes in twenty-first century society.

Bur AR212
Kingdom Come              
Thomas Nelson Publishers           2000             313 p.             SC   
Burkett, Larry; and Bunn, T. Davis    
In this thriller, under mysterious leadership local businesses in a small community are being bought out, huge warehouses are being built, and infrastructure projects are making the place virtually self-sustaining. When an enormous prison-regulation fence is erected around the 200,000-acre settlement, an FBI agent is sent to investigate, and finds himself collaborating with a world-weary reporter as they strive to uncover the truth. Is this a peaceful, God-fearing community, or a group of Americans headed for a stand-off like Waco, or something even more sinister?

Bur AR147
Jesus Now and Then
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company             2004               215 p.           SC
Burridge, Richard A.; and Gould, Graham    
The authors leave no stone unturned in detailing Jesus’ life and legacy. They start with the evidence about Jesus found in the New Testament and then go on to explore the early-church debates as a way of tackling contemporary issues. They also discuss how the figure of Jesus has been portrayed through history, how his teachings have been understood, and how he has come to be worshipped by Christians around the world. This essential information sets current questions and controversies about Jesus into context and helps to explain the many different views and interpretations of him now on offer.

Bur AR034
Rahab’s Story: A Novel (Women of the Bible Series)              
Signet                 2005                284 p.              SC   
Burton, Ann    
Once she was Rahab, the beautiful daughter of a rug seller, and secret believer in her dead mother’s cherished Judaism. When her hateful stepmother accused her of witchery, Rahab was banished to live off the streets in Jericho. Now the girl known as Rahab the Outcast has no choice but to mingle with the city’s untouchables, and join its ranks of prostitutes. Even in the mire, she keeps alive her faith in God. Then two Jewish spies for Joshua appear on her doorstep, begging her to hide them. She faces the biggest decision of her life: stay safe and slam the door in their faces, or help her fellow believers and transform herself from harlot to heroine.

But AR249
The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: 
an english professor’s journey into Christian faith            
Crown & Covenant Publications             2014            191 p.               SC  
Butterfield, Rosaria Champagne 
The author, by the standards of many, was living a very good life, with a tenured position at a large university in a field for which she cared deeply. She and her partner led fulfilling lives, making a positive difference in the world. Then, in her late thirties and despite a negative view of Christianity, she encountered the idea that it might actually be right about who God was. She describes her story as a train wreck at the hand of the supernatural, and these are her secret thoughts about these events.

Byr AR015
Heartbeats: Encouraging Words for New Moms              
Waterbrook Press              —                  — p.                 —   
Byrd, Sandra     
Many mothers feel guilty about the inevitable negative emotions that accompany motherhood. Yet all these feelings are a normal part of the mothering experience. Discover how you can embrace and learn from all your emotions, both positive and perplexing, through these short, encouraging essays, nurturing quotes, poems, Scripture, and honest prayers.

Cam AR112
If You Don’t Know Where You’re Going, You’ll End Up Somewhere Else            
Argus Communications               1974                144 p.                    SC  
Campbell, David 
This refreshing, ingenious approach to personal growth will help you find what you want to do with your life and improve your relationships with family and friends. Will your future be determined by circumstances beyond your control, or will you play an important role in determining its force and direction? The more talents and skills you develop or acquire, the greater your range of options. The goal here is to help you make the most of what you have.

Can AR148
Theology for Non-Theologians: An Engaging, Accessible and Relevant Guide
John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd.         1998/2007           310 p.           SC
Cantelon, James 
Here is theology as you have seldom seen it—warm, informal, even humorous—but always respectful and above all true to the Holy Scripture. The author concentrates on God and his word; the nature, existence and works of God; and God’s revelation of himself in the Bible. He makes theology engaging, understandable and important in modern-day life. Deep and good questions about God and the relationship between God and believers and non-believers alike are addressed in this book.

Cap AR035
The Turning Point: Science, Society, and the Rising Culture              
Bantam            1983              464 p.            SC   
Capra, Fritjof    
Writing in the 1980s, the author maintained that the dynamics underlying the major problems of the time—cancer, crime, pollution, nuclear power, inflation, the energy shortage—were all the same. We had reached a time of dramatic and potentially dangerous change, a turning point for the planet as a while. We needed a new vision of reality, one that allowed the forces transforming our world to flow together as a positive movement for social change. The author of the New Age classic, The Tao of Physics, offered his vision, a holistic paradigm of science and spirit, which some today might find prophetic, while others may see it as nothing more than dated New Age philosophy.

Car AR149
Jesus 2000: The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Millennium Message
HarperCollins Publishers           1999            55 p.           SC
Carey, George 
Our calendars are dated from his life and every town and village has a church built in his name, but what has Jesus got to do with real life here and now? Millions of people today still follow this unique person. They have come to find that he speaks to their lives at home and at work, in therir communities and relationships. 2,000 years on from his birth and death, who is this person and what does he say to our hopes, fears, hearts and homes? Jesus 2000 is your chance to find out more about the man behind the millennium.

Car AR150
The Church in the Market Place: An Inspiring Story of Witness and Renewal
Morehouse Publishing              1984/89             154 p.              SC
Carey, George 
This engaging, down-to-earth account of the author’s firsthand experience of renewal at his newly-assigned church in England tells how it was transformed from an average congregation into caring, active, growing, Christ-centred people who reached out to the unchurched, to those “in the market place” of life.  Through renewal of the people by the Holy Spirit and major changes in the worship service, as well as the formation of prayer groups, the church began to attract new memebers. This book describes the opposition to the renewal as well as how it was overcome with love and firmness.

Car AR151
The Gate of Glory
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company             1986/92           244 p.           HC
Carey, George 
Believing that the cross is at the heart of the Christian faith, the author writes to counter the growing trend among modern Christians to “brush the cross aside” in favour of “more relevant subjects such as the resurrection, the Spirit, and the church. He maintains that to lose the cross is to lose everything; to shift it from the centre to the circumference of Christian faith is to water down the Christian gospel. From this perspective, he explores the cross in relation to the Old and New Testaments, and describes its significance for our daily lives.

Car AR213
The Story Tellers’ Collection: Tales of Faraway Places              
Multnomah Publishers              2000           382 p.            HC   
Carlson, Melody, compiler    
Imagine your surprise: A beggar gives you a gift. A stranger invites you to tour the Louvre, and heals your heart. A letter from your deceased grandfather awaits you upon check-in at a hotel halfway across the globe. Open your heart to these universal stories from famous world travellers and learn about the world as they did, by letting your imagination take you there.

Car AR036
The Temple: The Poetry of George Herbert              
Paraclete Press           2001             212 p.           SC   
Carrigan, Henry L., ed.    
In 1633, George Herbert published what has become the best-known religious poem in the English language, The Temple. Actually a sequence of poems, The Temple is shaped by the order of church ritual and liturgy. At its heart stands “The Church,” poems patterned on the Church’s liturgical calendar and featuring ideas such as death, judgment, and heaven. The poetry is at once personal and confessional. The poems about the Eucharist and holy baptism are not only general theological explorations of the sacraments, but also the poet’s expressions of the struggles of his own flesh to be reconciled to God. This mildly modernized edition makes the spiritual insight and quiet passion of this great poet available to today’s reader.

Che AR037
Heretics              
Dover Publications           2006              165 p.           SC   
Chesterton, G. K.    
The author is at his witty best in this collection of twenty essays and articles from the turn of the twentieth century. Focusing on heretics, or those who pride themselves on their superiority to conservative views, he appraises prominent figures who fall into that category from the literary and art worlds. Luminaries such as Rudyard Kipling, George Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells  and James McNeil Whistler come under his scrutiny, where they meet with equal measures of his wit and good humour. The essays also contain observations on the wider world, reflecting the main themes of his life’s work. 

Cla AR038
The Hopeful Heart              
Morehouse Publishing           2003               96 p.             HC   
Claypool, John R.    
Hope is to the human spirit what breath is to the human body – the very fuel that animates our being. But with hopefulness comes the possibility of disappointment. How can we hope and yet be realistic about what we hope for? IN a pastoral and gentle way, the author draws on insights from the fields of theology, psychology, and biblical studies, as well as his own experience, to describe the reality of hope in all its complexity. This very personal book will be a welcome companion to anyone struggling with disappointment, fear, or loss.

Cle AR039
These Little Ones
George Colton Publishing            2005             328 p.            SC
Clemons, Keith    
Hope is to the human spirit what breath is to the human body – the very fuel that animates our being. But with hopefulness comes the possibility of disappointment. How can we hope and yet be realistic about what we hope for? IN a pastoral and gentle way, the author draws on insights from the fields of theology, psychology, and biblical studies, as well as his own experience, to describe the reality of hope in all its complexity. This very personal book will be a welcome companion to anyone struggling with disappointment, fear, or loss.

Clo AR152
The Void
Oxford University Press               2007               166 p.              HC
Close, Frank 
This is an exploration of nothing! If you take away the Earth, the Moon, the stars—everything material—what remains? The concept of the Void has alarmed and fascinated human beings from the dawn of time. Frank Close takes us deep into nothingness, and shows how rich the Void is proving to be, and how profound the questions we ask of it. It is a quest that takes us from the philosophical speculations of early civilizations to the cutting edge of modern physics and to questions of quantum knowability, extra dimensions, the Higgs field, and the origin of the universe. If we can understand nothing, then perhaps we can shed light on how everything could come from it.

Cog AR153
The Sacrament of the Word
Collins/Fount            1987              170 p.              SC
Coggan, Donald 
A distinguished preacher re-establishes the place of the Word in worship, showing how it can reach out to enrich not only our liturgy but our whole lives. Sermons in many Anglican churches are often short on substance, shallow in understanding, and shaky in presentation, so this is essential reading for lay people and ministers of all denominations. It is written from a conviction that it is largely for lack of an understanding of what preaching is and of the part played in it by preacher and congregation that the Sacrament of the Word has fallen on bad days.

Con AR154
God’s Mechanics: How Scientists and Engineers Make Sense of Religion
Jossey-Bass               2008              245 p.               HC
Consolmagno, Guy
A prominent Vatican astronomer takes up the problem of presenting the Christian faith to his fellow “techies.” After analyzing their scientific modes of thinking, Consolmagno proposes ways of speaking to their mindset. In a time when many young adults are being pushed toward STEM studies, his fresh approach opens up new paths for evangelization and dialogue. His insights and thought processes honestly accept and answer many religious questions relating to scientists, engineers, and contemporary society as a while.

Coo AR040
Augustine for Armchair Theologians
Westminster John Knox Press               2002              222 p.                SC
Cooper, Stephen A.    
Here is an overview of one of the greatest theologians of the early church: Augustine of Hippo. Through discussing the Confessions, the author introduces the life and thought of Augustine and examines his theological views that emerged through the important controversies of his time. He provides a specialist’s knowledge of Augustine’s cultural and religious context with a solid grasp of his subject’s deepest theological concerns. The book closes the gap between Augustine’s world and ours, drawing useful parallels that range from education to the moral dilemmas that confront us in daily life. It invites the reader to delve even further into the life and thought of a fascinating personality. 

Cor AR155                                         BOOKLET
Someone you love is dying. How do you cope?
Service Corporation International               1992           28 p.             SC Booklet
Corr, Charles A.
These pages are directed toward those who live with, and may be caring for, a family member with a life-threatening or terminal illness. The content is based on both the writings of academic experts in the field of anticipatory grief and the comments of those who have actually experienced its pain. Though each person must deal with this kind of grief in his or her own way, it is hoped that the information within this booklet will help you cope with the emotions and challenges of your own situation.

Cox AR156
Leap for faith
Bryler Publications Inc.              2011             249 p.               SC
Cox, Gary
If you are seeking to develop your relationship with God but are at a loss as to how, this book will give you a step-by-step approach that is uniquely rooted in ancient Christian tradition, yet still makes sense in today’s world. This novel is more than just an amazing story. It has been adopted by the Anglican Church as a valuable teaching resource for parishioners looking for guidance in their relationship with God. Work sheets at the end of each chapter help answer your questions and guide you as you walk with Troy and Nick, working through the process of building such a relationship. This is a perfect book for doubters and the devout alike.

Cra AR041
From the Geranium Farm:
A Second Crop of Daily eMails from Barbara Cawthorne Crafton
Church Publishing Incorporated               2003              246 p.             SC
Crafton, Barbara Cawthorne    
The Geranium Farm is where the author, an Episcopal priest, spiritual advisor, lecturer, bird-watcher, and above all else, obsessive gardener, plants things. At the Farm, life simply, wonderfully overflows, and the overflow was captured in something called a “eMo,” which is an emailed missive written for the morning prayer and meditation (or the plain old reading pleasure) of others. Each eMo takes a slice of everyday life, pares it of all humdrum-ness, then splices its rejuvenated everydayness into holiness. Readers open these little, emailed occasions of grace to experience the extraordinary ordinary, everything in God and God in everything.

Cra AR042
Some Things You Just Have to Live With: Musings on Middle Age
Morehouse Publishing            2003             170 p.              HC
Crafton, Barbara Cawthorne    
“Many things in middle age have surprised me,” writes the author. She discovers that all kinds of things change as one ages. Some of those things are challenges, but there’s a lot that liberates as well. Freedom, as well as loss, comes with not knowing, with moving a little more slowly. “I still don’t know what’s going on in this world,” she writes. “I am much less sure about most things than I used to be. But I feel the pull of the love of God all the time, feel it and do not understand, and I don’t really care nearly so much about not understanding.”

Cur AR274
When Your Parent Dies: 
A Concise and Practical Source of Help and Advice for Adults Grieving the Death of a Parent           Ave Maria Press           1993             150 p.            SC  
Curry, Cathleen L.
When the parent of an adult dies, grief may be compounded by anger, frustration, confusion, love, relief, and guilt. The wide range of concerns treated here includes the feelings we experience in saying goodbye, preparing for a parent’s death, the stages of grief, the beginning of healing, helping the surviving parent, and helping our own children with their grief. The accessible, easy-to-handle advice is drawn from experience and study, and thoroughly rooted in spiritual growth and development of a closer relationship with God. It also provides the opportunity to look back on the relationships with our parents and break unhealthy cycles of behaviour.

Dah AR157
The Vicar of Nibbleswicke
Penguin Books              1991              45 p.                SC
Dahl, Roald Blake, Quentin, illus.
The Reverend Lee is suffering from a rare and acutely embarrassing condition: Back-to-Front Dyslexia. It affects only his speech, and he doesn’t realize he’s doing it, but the parishioners of Nibbleswicke are shocked and confused by his seemingly outrageous comments. At last a cure is found and the mild-mannered vicar can resume normal service, or as normal as is possible for a man who must walk backwards to be sure of talking forwards. This highly comic tale in the Dahl tradition of craziness was written for the benefit of the Dyslexia Institute.

Dal AR043
Shake Hands With the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda
Random House Canada              2003              562 p.               HC
Dallaire, Roméo    
General Dallaire flew home from Rwanda in September 1994, broken, disillusioned and suicidal, having witnessed the murder of more than 800,000 Rwandans in only a hundred days. In this book he takes the reader with him on a return voyage into the hell of Rwanda, vividly recreating the events the international community turned its back on. Woven through the story of this disastrous mission is Dallaire’s own journey from confident Cold Warrior, to devastated UN commander, to retired general engaged in a painful struggle to find a measure of peace, reconciliation, and hope.

Dav AR044
God at Work: Creation Then and Now – A Practical Explanation
Canterbury Press             2001             146 p.             SC
Davies, John    
Mention the beginning of Genesis and it is easy to get side-tracked into what did and didn’t happen at the creation of the universe, but the scientific questions are not the only consideration. What the first chapters of the Bible give us is a picture of God at work in his world and a key to sharing in that work today. In this book we can find motivation for becoming involved in the struggle for God’s will and rule, learn how to regard the power systems of this world and why we must stand alongside the disadvantaged, have our imaginations inspired and our intellects aroused, and learn the true meaning of worship. The author’s remarkable skill in opening up Scripture to find its direct relevance to life today will lead the reader into a fresh, stimulating and deeply challenging understanding of humanity’s origins, identity and purpose.

DeC AR011
Momma’s Enchanted Supper: and other stories for the long evenings of Advent              
Loyola Press                 1999                — p.               —   
DeChant, Carol     
In this charming memoir, the author organizes humorous and poignant family vignettes according to the liturgical season of Advent, a period which “looks to past struggles while calling us to a grace-filled future.”

deM AR275
The Song of the Bird            
Image Books/Doubleday             1982               172 p.            SC  
de Mello, Anthony
Each of the 124 stories or parables included in this book is really a single lesson of life that teaches inescapable truths about ourselves and our world. They come from a variety of traditions, both ancient and modern. The age-old and always effective medium of the story illustrates profound realities that bring the reader into touch with the problems and concerns of everyday life, as well as the spiritual quest common to all humanity.

deM AR158
One Minute Wisdom 
Image Books             1986           212 p.             SC
de Mello, Anthony
In more than two hundred parables and/or lessons encompassing related themes of living life fully yet simply, the author provides wisdom that cannot be conveyed in ordinary human speech. Rooted in the spirit of the Gospel and spanning the mystical traditions of East and West, this volume is intended to enliven our faith and free us from whatever imprisons our mind, body, and soul. It will lead from sense to sensitivity, from mood to meaning, from thought to feeling. Whatever your religious persuasion, or even if you have no religious beliefs at all, you will find in these pages needed and helpful direction in the ongoing process of self-discovery and the satisfying riches that lie deep within you.

DeV AR250
Serendipity Road: a memoir            
McArthur & Company             2006               380 p.               SC  
DeVrye, Catherine 
The author began life as an orphan and was adopted by loving parents. When both died within a year of each other, she packed her bags for Australia, arriving at the age of twenty-one with no job and very little money. A series of jobs led to work as a public servant and recruitment by IBM. As a high-level executive, she lived in major world cities and socialized with royalty, political leaders and star athletes. Eventually she found her biological father, and her adventures really began.

Don AR045
Religious Poetry and Prose
Paraclete Press              1999            97 p.               SC
Donne, John; Carrigan, Henry, ed.    
Combining wit, passion, and intellect, Donne’s poetry forged new literary paths. When he entered the Church of England priesthood, he directed his passion for women and material goods to his divine lover, Christ. The great metaphysical poet engaged theological controversies, the mysteries of theological doctrine, and persistent fear of death with the same deep powers of intellect and wit that he had brought to his secular poetry. Readers will recognize such well-known phrases as “No man is an island” and “Death be not proud.” These works record his struggle to reconcile the passions of the flesh with the demands of the spirit, as well as his exalted love of Christ.

Dun AR046
The Gospel According to Dan Brown
Victor              2006              237 p.              HC
Dunn, Jeff; and Bubeck, Craig    
Dan Brown’s novels (i.e. The Da Vinci Code) bring to the surface a long-standing debate over the validity of the claims of the Christian faith and the spiritual supremacy of Jesus Christ. He presents a “gospel” that is at the same time provocative and intellectually attractive, but what is the real story behind these stories? The authors bring the discourse to a new level, comparing Brown’s theological ideas directly with the Bible’s.

Eld AR047
Changed Lives: Miracles of the Passion
Harvest House              2004                175 p.                SC
Eldred, Joy    
Justifiable criticism aside, Mel Gibson’s movie The Passion of the Christ, with its powerful portrayal of Jesus’s sacrifice, is changing lives. This book captures some of the thousands of stories recounted by the people who experienced them – in their own words. The author shares the remarkable miracles that take place when people are open to what God is doing in their circumstances:
      A street thug atheist experiences a 180-degree turnaround.
      After drowning, a baby is brought back to life.
      A murderer turns himself in after viewing the movie.
Behind-the-scenes miracles from the movie are also included, and these amazing true stories will inspire readers to discover what God has waiting for them.

Ell AR048
The Dynamics of Human Life
Paternoster Press             2001             254 p.               SC
Elliott, Mark, ed.    
Alexander Pope said, “The proper study of mankind is man,” and yet as Christians we believe humans were, and continue to be, made in the image of God. This book examines truths about human life, and engages with current understandings of what it is to be human. Prominent scholars and theologians examine the human entity from anthropological, economical, ethical and humanitarian perspectives. What emerges from the debate is the growing sense in which God is reflected in all human activity. This wide-ranging and important book takes a fresh look at what it truly is to be human, and what it might be to be truly human.

Emb AR049
Divine Hunger: Canadians on a Spiritual Walkabout
HarperCollins         2002             294 p.               SC
Emberley, Peter C.    
Canadians are embarking on spiritual searches with an unprecedented fervour and urgency, looking to “drink from the waters of a living faith.” They are not, however, returning to churches, synagogues and temples, a sign they are distancing themselves from traditional, organized religions in favour of a more personal God. In a fascinating and entertaining journey into the minds and hearts of Canadians, the author offers telling stories and a provocative analysis of the many paths to enlightenment.

End AR050
Facing the Tiger
Wood Lake Books               und.                224 p.              SC
Endicott, Shirley Jane    
All of us have to face our “tigers,” those nameless demons from our past that haunt our present lives. Growing up, the author experienced the paranoia of the McCarthy years when her surname itself was enough to terminate jobs and friendships. Later, as a university lecturer in sociology, she became aware of the wife assault so casually condoned by a male-dominated society. Her battles to free women from their “invisible chains” combined with her discovery of feminist analysis and theology. Anger led to confrontations with society, with male complacency, and ultimately to a breakdown in which she had to confront all her tigers at once. Every woman, and many men, will identify with at least one of these tigers.

Enr AR159
Channel Markers: 
Wisdom from the Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount 
Geneva Press                2001               97 p.                SC
Enright, William G.
Channel markers are the signs that help sailors navigate through shallow, potentially dangerous waters. Our quest to live as God’s people calls us to listen for words of wisdom from such markers, for life is a journey with choices to be made, values to be pursued, and priorities to be set. Here the Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount are described as channel markers, and new insights are offered on these key parts of the Bible, exploring why they are still relevant today.

Ett AR051
Church Year Bible Studies Series A: Pentecost 1
Concordia Publishing House             1996                95 p.                SC
Etter, Mark    
This course is one of twelve Church Year series. Participants will gain new insights into the lessons appointed in series A, B, and C. Each session will give participants the opportunity to review appointed Scripture lessons, draw conclusions about them, compare and contrast them, discover unifying themes, identify the Law and Gospel in each lesson, and apply God’s word to everyday life.

Eva AR052
The Potluck Club
Revell                 2005                   382 p.               SC
Evans, Linda; and Everson, Eva Marie    
Meet the Potluck Club, six women who gather each month to share their insatiable appetite for good friends, great food, and a pinch of prayer. Their seemingly unlikely friendship brings a little spice to life in their community, but when they send up enough misinformed prayers to bring down a church, things get interesting. Who knows what life will serve up as the Potluck Club discovers that friendship is no piece of cake and that a little dash of grace, like salt, goes a long way.

Far AR122
Learning to Hear with the Heart            
Jossey-Bass/Wiley            2003             132 p.              HC  
Farrington, Debra K. 
Drawing on a wealth of stories, Scripture, prayer, and questions for reflection, the author encourages readers to think, feel, and hear with the heart. In the process there comes an opportunity to be more joyful participants in life and worship, discerning the direction of their lives and living closer to God. This is designed to be uplifting for both individuals and groups.

Fei AR010
Walking the Bible              
HarperCollins Publishers                  2001              — p.               —   
Feiler, Bruce     
This is the author’s adventurous 10,000-mile journey and archaeological odyssey, by foot, jeep, rowboat and camel, through the Holy Land. Along with noted Israeli archaeologist Avner Goren, who acted as trusted guide, partner, mentor and sidekick, the author painstakingly retraces the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Old Testament, through the desert.

Fre AR160
The Selfless Self
Darton, Longman and Todd                1989               162 p.               SC
Freeman, Laurence
Meditation is very like entering a cave. We go a step further into the cave every time we meditate, always with an awareness that we are entering the unknown. The wonderful thing about meditation, the spiritual journey into the cave of the heart, is that once we have taken each successive step of faith and the light has shone in that dark place, then that place is enlightened. Fear and the primal fear of death is transcended. Widely known for his retreats and conferences, the author looks at the essential elements of meditation: silence, stillness, simplicity. He expands on the power of meditation to transform the way in which we see our place and our responsibilities in the world, and how it can help us to resist the pressure to conform to materialistic standards.

Fre AR214
Becoming a Goddess of Inner Poise: 
Spirituality for the Bridget Jones in All of Us              
Wiley/Jossey-Bass Publishers                 2005               239 p.            SC   
Freitas, Donna    
Today’s young women are smart, educated, career-oriented and maybe a little bit fashion-obsessed, so where does the spiritual life fit in? With a fashion magazine on one nightstand and Julian of Norwich on the other, the author has her finger on the pulse of a new generation of women and understands the spiritual issues that most concern them. Her book shows how our life choices can have a profoundly spiritual dimension. She combines wisdom from a variety of spiritual traditions with a generous dash of humour, giving modern women a new model for the spiritual journey.

Fro AR053
The Revolution of Hope: Toward a Humanized Technology
Bantam              1968                 174 p.              SC
Fromm, Erich    
This is the sequel to the author’s internationally acclaimed The Art of Loving. He offers a brilliant analysis of our technological society and its effects on humans, and argues that we still have time to make ourselves the masters of the machines rather than their servants. It is interesting to compare his viewpoint to the human/machine relationship that pertains a half century after this book was written. Did we in fact understand the crossroads we faced then, and do we still need courage and imagination to shift from the priorities of things and death to the priorities of life and humanity?

Gal AR161
The Saints Among Us: How the Spiritually Committed Are Changing Our World 
Morehouse Publishing                 1992              141 p.            SC
Gallup, George H., Jr.; and Jone, Timothy
Is there more to Christianity than middle-class talk and role-play? This vivid demonstration of the real and extraordinary changes that real faith produces in ordinary people shows that there is, and makes readers realize what they are missing. These are stories of actual people who consciously and caringly seek to follow a spiritual path. The authors are honest and unsentimental They celebrate the living faith of many unsung heroes and provide a much-needed antidote to cynicism and despair in this timely book.

Gar AR054
The Da Vinci Code Breaker
Bethany House            2006               203 p.           SC
Garlow, James L.    
Here is an easy-to-use fact checker with answers to the questions readers most often ask about The Da Vinci Code. Historically and theologically correct explanations are given for the more than 500 entries that include terms, concepts, people, locations, and events. Arranged alphabetically, dictionary style, this book is a must for thoughtful readers who seek more information about the claims of the novel and the film.

Gau AR055
Church Year Bible Studies Series C: Lent, Easter, Ascension, Pentecost
Concordia Publishing House           1996              64 p.              SC
Gaulke, Stephen E.; and Bacon, Arthur    
This is one of twelve publications in the Church Year series. Participants will gain new insights into the lessons appointed in series A, B, and C.  Each session will give participants the opportunity to review appointed Scripture lessons, draw conclusions about them, compare and contrast them, discover unifying themes, identify the Law and Gospel in each lesson, and apply God’s word to everyday life.

Geo AR163                                BOOKLET
The Jesse Tree: ADVENT Devotions for Personal Growth 
Creative Communications for the Parish             1992/2005               unp.                SC Booklet
George, Elizabeth
Use these devotions each day during the season of Advent. Read the Scripture passage first to understand the devotion for the day more fully. Gather as a family and share Scripture, devotion and prayer. Sing a favourite hymn or song of the season. Add one figure to your manger scene or one more ornament to the Christmas tree. Encourage each other to share memories or images the symbols of the Jesse tree bring to mind. You will be reminded each day how we are all part of this “family tree,” and of the powerful love of Christ for church as family.

Geo AR162
Discovering the Treasures of a Godly Woman: Proverbs 31 
Harvest House Publishers                  2003              153 p.                 SC
George, Elizabeth
In Proverbs 31 we find a woman who knows the beauty of daily purpose, order, and focus—the kind of beauty that can go far in enriching a woman’s personal life, her marriage, and her family and work relationships. What’s especially exciting is that the secrets to her productive and meaningful lifestyle still apply to Christian women today. You, too, can know your priorities, understand your purpose, have clear daily direction, and enjoy greater order and simplicity in your life by following the proverb’s example.

Gib AR215
Guides to Hidden Springs: 
A History of Christian Spirituality Through the Lives of Some of Its Witnesses              
SCM Press Ltd.               1979              94 p.             SC   
Gibbard, Mark, Donna    
This work shows how we can be helped in our search for a way of prayer by other men and women from early history, going back as far as the psalmists and the New Testament. There are brief introductions to Mother Julian and the writer of the Cloud of Unknowing, Ignatius Loyola and Teresa of Avila among others. Through them, the author shows how our own prayer can be deepened.

Gib AR251
Spotlight on the Reformation            
Wayland (Publishers) Ltd.              1986               77 p.      ill.           HC  
Gibb, Christopher 
This book provides an easy way to grasp the essentials of the Reformation and describes how it took place in the principal countries of 16th-century Europe. With the aid of quotations from original sources and many contemporary illustrations, the author  describes the religious and political background of the period, and explains how the reformers’ radical new ideas led to conflicts with the papacy, causing bitterness and bloodshed. He also discusses the new religious movements which resulted and how they shaped modern Christianity.

Gir AR056
Jesus: His Life and Teachings
Image Books               2000               186 p.              SC
Girzone, Joseph F.    
The author who so powerfully captured the spirit of Jesus in his Joshua novels and in his bestselling A Portrait of Jesus, brings his work to culmination in this book with a beautiful retelling of the life and work of Jesus based on the accounts in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The greatest story ever told is captured in language that will open the hearts of readers from all backgrounds. Each episode and lesson from the life of Jesus is rendered with wisdom and freshness.

Gir AR057
The Messenger: A Parable
Image Books              2002               105 p.              SC
Girzone, Joseph F.    
This is the story of the Kingdom of Light created by God on Earth. It started as a small community and grew to encompass vast numbers of people of every race and nation, transcending the boundaries of all worldly realms. But as God’s message of peace and forgiveness, love and joy is forgotten, he sends a special messenger to renew the spirit of compassion and freedom among the rulers of the world. Francis is the one entrusted with this precious mission. He teaches leaders to break through the crushing letter of the law and restore its spirit. Under his guidance, fear and skepticism give way to the sharing of ideas and bringing together of people of different beliefs, releasing a miracle that spreads across the globe.

Gir AR058
Joshua and the Children
Collier Books            1989              224 p.             SC
Girzone, Joseph F.    
This is the sequel to the author’s Joshua. A stranger, Joshua, arrives in a deceptively ordinary village only to witness the doings of unscrupulous leaders and violent people. The children are the first to recognize that something is quite different about this stranger who has seemingly come from nowhere. It is through them that Joshua is able to restore a sense of peacefulness and honesty. 

Gir AR059
Joshua and the City
Image Books               1995               246 p.                SC
Girzone, Joseph F.    
The fourth instalment in the Joshua series reaches some encouraging and very important conclusions. Joshua reaches out to every person with transforming openness, showing how to regenerate a city where poverty, senseless violence and racism seem like insurmountable problems. He shows how to regenerate the city and bring about undreamed of economic renewal, and most of all he tackles the problems that money cannot help.

Gir AR252
Joshua: A Parable for Today            
Macmillan Publishing Company             1983               271 p.             SC  
Girzone, Joseph F. 
Here is a profoundly moving, deeply inspiring book that no reader will ever forget. Based on a scrupulously accurate reading of scripture, it tells the story of a quiet, simple man who moves to a small cabin on the edge of a town. His exquisite wood carvings for different faiths and denominations have a haunting quality. Yet some people are disturbed and frightened by him. Finally, church leaders confront him and learn the truth about Joshua.

Glu AR004
The wild iris              
The Ecco Press                c. 1992             — p.            —    
Gluck, Louise      
An affirmed poet, the author presents her sixth collection: an “impassioned, polyphonic exchange with the God who discloses virtually nothing, human beings who leave signs of feeling everywhere, and a garden where whatever returns from oblivion returns to find a voice,”… a “fiercely original record of the spirit’s… love of earth.” 

Goo  AR143
Another Fine Mess, Lord! 
Finding Simplicity, Order and Insight in a Complicated World 
Barbour Publishing, Inc.           2005              192 p.     SC
Goodman, Karon Phillips
Trying to get your life under control? Now is the time to find more simplicity, more order, more insight, and ultimately, more of God and His amazing peace, not only on Sunday, but in the frustrations, stresses, and messes of everyday life. This author encourages you to seek more of God in the daily grind. Why? To find contentment in abundance. God is calling you away from the drudgery to a new sense of fulfillment. It’s time to answer the call.

Gra AR060
The Journey: How to Live by Faith in an Uncertain World
W Publishing Group            2006               311 p.              SC
Graham, Billy    
Wherever people may be in their journey—just beginning, at the middle, or near the end—they’ve already learned that life offers a variety of paths. The good news is that no one is alone, says the author. Not only did God carve out the path for us, but He wants to join us on the journey, to help with challenges along the way, and eventually lead us home. Seasoned with many personal stories, the book offers wisdom, encouragement, hope, and inspiration for anyone who wants to make the most of the journey.

Gra AR061
Graham Crackers and Milk: Food for the Heart and Soul
Dimensions for Living             2003             167 p.             SC
Graham, John K.,  ed.
Twenty-five short, inspirational stories and essays offer “bite-sized bits of wisdom” and rich nourishment from the Bible. The author draws from his wide-ranging life experiences, including his work as a physician and as a servant of God, to offer powerful examples of the healing, uplifting power and goodness of God at work as lives are opened and God invited inside. Each chapter features key Scriptures from the New Testament, as well as questions for reflection and discussion.

Gra AR062
Hidden
Harper Collins             2008               223 p.              SC
Gray, Shelley Shepard    
Anna decides to leave her abusive boyfriend, a charming man with a dark side. An Amish family welcomes her into their Bed and Breakfast and with few questions asked allows her to stay, dressed in Plain clothing, to help around the inn. The more time she spends with the Amish, the more she feels she’s found a true home, yet wonders how she can deny the life she left behind, and whether a chance for happiness will be stolen away by the man from her past.

Gri AR164
Doors Into Prayer: An Invitation 
Paraclete Press             2001              119 p.             HC
Griffin, Emilie
Whether you are a beginner or fully engaged in the life of prayer, this little book offers profound insight and encouragement. The author discusses the relentless human hunger for prayer, the seeming elusiveness of God, the pitfalls of discouragement and doubt, and the whispers of consolation that come through prayer. She invites us ultimately to put the book down, the mend the ragged edges of our own prayer lives, and to set out once again on the remarkable adventure that is prayer.

Gri AR165
The War on Terrorism and the Terror of God 
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company            2002            399 p.             HC
Griffith, Lee
This is a timely and thoughtful reflection on the epidemic of religious violence in our time. The author destroys the myth that terrorism is the sole property of Islam and explores the bloody images to be found in every religious tradition. He shows convincingly that religion is used—and abused—in the service of political causes that deflect its emphases on transcendent values and peace. He is not afraid to challenge the assumption that violence should be countered by violence, and he argues that our response to terrorism has to be more elevated than its cause. This is an important statement, and will appeal especially to readers from a Christian background, as well as interest anyone who wants to understand the dark side of religious faith.

Gri AR063
The Da Vinci Code and the Secrets of the Temple
Wm. B. Eerdmans            2006            130 p.             SC
Robin Griffith-Jones    
At the climax of The Da Vinci Code, the main characters follow a string of clues to London’s ancient Temple Church, the spiritual home of the Knights Templar. In this book the author covers all the main elements of Dan Brown’s work – the Priory of Sion, Opus Dei, Leonardo’s Last Supper, Mary Magdalene and more. He is not only the Master of the Temple Church, but an expert on the Knights Templar and a biblical scholar. He unpacks Brown’s understanding of history and Christianity, exploring how much of his version is true, what is plausible, and what is fanciful.

Gui AR064
A Little Kosher Seasoning
Hodder & Stoughton            1994              349 p.             SC
Guinness, Michele    
Raised in a Jewish family and married to a clergyman, the author has long sought to integrate her Jewish roots and Christian beliefs. Here, in a wonderful celebration of the richness of life in all its seasons, she shows how it can be done. She reveals how life and faith naturally combine. To help Christians live out their faith the Jewish way, she includes recipes and prayers, meditations and suggestions for services such as a Passover service. The result is a lively combination of Jewish and Christian spirituality, celebrating the uniqueness and common ground of both.

Gun AR065
Sisterchicks in Sombreros
Multnomah Publishers            2004             308 p.            SC
Gunn, Robin Jones   
Two Canadian sisters are stunned to hear they’ve inherited their uncle’s beachfront summer house in Mexico. They plan the perfect trip via cruise ship. What they don’t expect is a spa treatment gone loco, snails and cactus on their dinner plates, a cross-country desert drive, or a host of other encounters. Nevertheless, their wildest dreams are realized, all under the sombrero of God’s grace.

Hal AR136
Sarah: A Novel (Book One of the Canaan Trilogy)              
Three Rivers Press               2004              325 p.            SC   
Halter, Marek  
Sarah’s story begins in the cradle of civilization: the Sumerian city-state of Ur, a land of desert heat, towering gardens, and immense wealth. On the of the marriage planned for her by her father, she impulsively flees to the vast, empty marshes outside the city walls, where she meets a young man named Abram, son of a tribe of outsiders. The novel is heavily imagined, given that nothing of the biblical Sarah’s early life is known. It does, however, reveal an ancient world full of beauty, intrigue, and miracles, and makes for an entertaining read.

Ham AR005
Markings              
Faber & Faber                1964              — p.            —    
Hammarskjold, Dag     
The late author’s little record of milestones in his life as a dedicated civil servant and Secretary General of the United Nations demonstrates his faith and commitment to the Servant Way. W. H. Auden shares in the translation from the Swedish.

Ham AR137
How to Be Blessed and Highly Favored              
WaterBrook Press            2001            197 p.             SC   
Hammond, Michelle McKinney  
A popular phrase often heard after inquiring about someone’s welfare is the enthusiastic response, “Blessed and highly favoured!” Yet many of us — even those who use this expression readily — don’t really lead a lifestyle that reflects God’s blessings. It’s not that such blessings aren’t ours to receive; the Bible clearly teaches that it is the Father’s perfect will to give us the kingdom. The problem is that we don’t know how to fully access His generous gifts. What does God require of those He chooses to use and bless? The author takes a fresh, spirited look at Mary, the mother of Jesus, and shows us how to appeal to God’s heart, remain sensitive to His voice, believe Him for the impossible, submit to and rest in His plan, and live before Him with a servant’s heart.

Hau AR276                                     BOOKLET
A Time to Grieve            
Stephen Ministries             2004               40 p.              SC Booklet  
Hauck, Kenneth C.
When you lose someone you love, you lose part of yourself, and that can hurt deeply. This book is the first of four Journeying through Grief booklets that allow the author to walk with the reader through the grief journey, not as an expert or guide, but as a companion who is familiar with the process. Comfort, support, strength, and encouragement are found in these pages.

Haw AR066
Chokecherry
Oberon Press            1996             111 p.                SC
Hawkins, Norma   
Chokecherry is the quintessential, if mythical, Canadian Prairie town. It’s the setting for the story of a young bride who arrives with her newly-ordained husband to serve in a parish. They learn to cope with outside plumbing and a car they drive with one hand on the horn. The author draws upon her own experiences as the wife of an Anglican priest to create the scenes and characters in this novel.

Haw AR233
Best-Loved Psalms              
Saraband Inc.             1998              80 p.          HC   
Haworth-Maden, Clare, ed.   
Illustrated with a wealth of images from the history of sacred and secular art, this collection of favourite psalms includes heart-rending laments, luminous affirmations of faith, and joyous songs of celebration. Their poetic resonance continues to move and inspire us today.

Hay AR067
This Small Life: A Woman’s Healing Journey
Pottersfield Press            2002           118 p.             SC
Hayes, Barbara   
This remarkable story chronicles the life of a singular woman from her youth in rural Ireland to flight to England, and finally to a new life in Canada. Through sheer force of will, she transcends the chaos and despair of childhood to create a warm, loving, and vibrant network of family, friends, and social activists in Nova Scotia. Although unable to escape the tragic disease that claimed the lives of her mother and sister, she used her own process of coming to terms with a debilitating illness to honour her past while sustaining hope for a new future, not just for herself, but for all who endure suffering.

Hep AR166
An Object of Grace & Love 
Kingsway Publications          1943/2006            174 p.            SC
Heping, Lin
Here is the captivating story of Watchman Nee’s mother, told in her own words. Her world is that of early-twentieth century China. With devotion as intense as her self-criticism, she was constantly aware that inside she didn’t measure up to what others believed about her. The story of her conversion from a life of selfish ambition and gambling, followed shortly after by the conversion of her eldest son, Watchman nee, shows how God can take any life submitted to the work of his grace, and make it beautiful. The story of this intelligent, strong-minded woman of unusual faith will strengthen your own spirit.

Hoc AR116
The Habit of Hope in a Changing and Uncertain World 
Path Books          2001            92 p.           SC
Hockin, William
Caught in the rapid pace of shifting ideals and realities in our society, people increasingly face disillusionment, discouragement, pain, and fear. Reflecting on the anxieties that deeply trouble us today, the author offers spiritual guidance and reasons for hope. With keen insight into the human situation and a deep knowledge of the Bible and Christian faith, he helps us to value our own life experience and to approach the divine source of all our hope.

Hof AR002
The Tao of Pooh              
Penguin Books            1983               —              p. —    
Hoff, Benjamin      
“…in which is revealed that one of the world’s great Taoist Masters is none other than that… calm… reflective bear, A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh.” The Cottleston Principle, The Pooh Way, Things Are as They Are and How to Respect Your Inner Nature are revealed to receptive minds.

Hol AR167
Rooted in God: Parables from the Garden 
Anglican Book Centre           1983              95 p.           SC
Hollis, Marcia; and Walther, Saskia, illus.
(This is an expanded and illustrated edition of Down to Earth: Thoughts on God and Gardening.)  These airy, sunny thoughts on gardening grow from deep thoughts about God and his ways.. The author has dug into her experiences with soil and roots, leaves and blooms, and uses these as parables for spiritual lessons about God and his people.  

Hol AR216
A New Heaven              
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company           1978          125 p.           HC   
Holloway, Richard    
The author writes about Jesus, trying to “break open the meaning of his dying.” It tries to show that it was for us he was broken, but it is also written in the conviction that he is risen and is still with us as we travel through time…. Still he feeds us as we make our journey. He was broken for us, and he is broken for us still. Yesterday or today, it matters not: Christ is broken for you.

Hol AR253
Looking in the Distance: The Human Search for Meaning            
House of Anansi Press Inc.           2004             227 p.           SC  
Holloway, Richard 
We seek spiritual insight as much now as ever, yet organized religion seems increasingly out of step with our lives. This timely book offers as good, and as liberating, a guide to living as you will find. It celebrates the possibilities life affords while examining how doubts and fears too often paralyze people, especially as they grow older. It will inspire and help us to understand better the different ways of approaching the human search for wholeness and healing. The lively prose is seasoned with wisdom from writers as diverse as Philip Larkin, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Donna Tartt. This is a book that can change your life.

Hol AR068
To Help You Through the Hurting: A Marjorie Holmes Treasury
Bantam Books             1984            159 p.            SC
Holmes, Marjorie   
The author has been described by the Washington Post as the “housewives’ patron saint.” Her writing has brought inspiration to the lives of millions, and her insight, compassion and understanding are fully expressed in this book. She knows how all the hurts and happinesses feel, and communicates the feeling that she is talking and writing about us. Here she tells the reader how to handles the hardest parts of life, its hurting, and how to conquer grief and rebuild a new and promising life.

Hoo AR133              (missing)
SoundBYTE Spirituality: Sayings to Awaken Faith              
Paulist Press             2002             137 p.           SC   
Hoover, Brett C.; and Sabatté, Frank  
A mark of the online generation is love of the short, snappy, and very clever saying or soundbite that sums up the wisdom of life. They are also used to the ten-second message or soundbyte of the television and computer age. As so many marketers and commercial interests fight for the attention of contemporary people, the messages seem to have less and less content and meaning. The authors, however, have found how effective short but challenging spiritual sayings can be for keeping us aware of our inner search for God and on track with the direction of our lives. In this small but profound book, they offer us a wonderful source for the essentials of the spiritual life in concise and memorable form, each accompanied by a short meditative reflection to link it to everyday experience.

Hou AR132
Out Here: A Different Way of Being              
NexGen/Kingsway Communications Ltd.           2004             221 p.          SC   
Houghton, John  
Imagine a farmer, with acres of fertile fields stretching out before him, instructing his workers to gather each week to polish the tractor and decorate the barn. The process is repeated year on year. The barn becomes ever more comfortable and the tractor positively gleams. Everyone is so pleased that some of them have even purchased mini-tractors and rev them up in their homes, inviting one another to participate in the ritual, but the fields remain barren. Is your faith only played out in the barn of church life? This thought-provoking book will help you discover the excitement of living out your faith in the field of everyday life — in your home, workplace, and community — so that you can make an impact for Jesus in ways that are both natural and effective.

How AR217
Claiming the Beatitudes: Nine Stories from a New Generation              
The Alban Institute            2009               150 p.           SC   
Howard, Anne Sutherland    
By focusing on how Jesus’ beatitudes are actuallly being lived in the lives of twenty-and-thirty-somethings today, the author accomplishes what few before her have done: she takes the beatitudes out of the realm of pietistic platitudes or arcane academics and puts flesh and blood on them. In so doing, she instills a craving in each of us to wrap our own lives around these simple yet revolutionary words.

Hug AR069
Hiding Behind a Teacup
Christian Journals Limited            1978            94 p.           SC
Hughes, Malcolm   
For this poet, the joy and function of poetry is celebration. Over a wide range of subjects, he celebrates the faith. The visions or dreams he has shared with his congregations over the years are now offered to a wider readership. He articulates Christian faith amidst the ups and downs of parish life. For those who want a meaningful meditation to begin or end the day, this book will be most welcome. For those who lead study programs in local congregations, each poem is an ideal discussion starter.

Hus AR218
Crusade Evangelism and the Local Church (Revised and Expanded Edition)              
World Wide Publications            1984/1996              224 p.           SC   
Huston, Sterling W.    
Jesus promised us that we would be His witnesses to a hurting and dying world in need of the Gospel message of forgiveness and hope. The command is clear, but the question remains: How do we reach our goal? This book looks at the biblical principles behind the Billy Graham ministry of worldwide evangelism, and looks at how these methods can be applied to the local church and ministry. 

Hut AR168
The Book of Inspiration, Vol. 1 (Seven Famous Classics in One Volume) 
Keats Publishing, Inc. (Large print)             1973/83              276 p.             HC
Hutchinson, Warren A., et al
These classics or “milestones” of seven writers were each written in a special time and place, using the literary style and the vocabulary of that period. Each tells of universal human themes and each has the power to redirect and inspire. The introduction puts each classic story into context and allows us to be open to their power in the twenty-first century. They provide a way to help us as well as those in the future to live with greater love and deeper wisdom.

Ing AR070
Premonition (City of God Series)
Zondervan                 2003              350 p.           SC
Ingermanson, Randall   
A Messianic Jewish archaeologist from California and her husband, an Israeli physicist slowly coming to grips with his Jewish heritage, are trapped in first-century Jerusalem by a physics experiment gone wrong. It’s the year 57 A.D. and Jerusalem teeters on the brink of revolt. With no way back to their own century, Rikva and Ari seek their niche in a city they know is doomed.  Rikva knows the violent death that awaits James, the brother of Jesus and leader of the Christian community in Jerusalem. Can she prevent the impending disaster, or will she only make matters worse?

Int AR254
Living the Questions: Essays Inspired by the Work and Life of Parker J. Palmer            
Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint              2005                350 p.            HC  
Intrator, Sam M., ed. 
This series of essays was collected as a tribute to Parker Palmer, “an American author, educator and activist who focuses on issues in education, community, leadership, spirituality and social change.” The remarkable collection, written “by those he has awakened to their own unique greatness,” beautifully captures the profound influence that Palmer has had. It explores the inner and outer landscapes of our minds and hearts and world and shows the way to live a life of wholeness.

Jac AR169
Divine Madness: Why I’m Still a Nun 
Ave Maria Press            1996             134 p.            SC
Jackowski, Karol
At a time when religious communities of women seem like an anachronism, and nuns an endangered species, the author offers a lively, unique tour guide to the sisterhood. In this deeply personal assessment of religious life, she brings a reporter’s eye to her personal memoir as she offers a seamless movement from “the way we were” to “the way we are,” and tries to make sense out of what it means to be a nun at the dawn of the third millennium. She shows how the sisterhood of vowed women religious is a special, graced way of living out the sisterhood of all women; how it offers a fulfilled life, one counter to society’s expectations of women. She also unflinchingly provides insight into the commitments of such a life: community, celibacy, prayer, solitude, creativity, and the pursuit of mercy and justice.

Joh AR071
The Big Picture: Finding the Spiritual Message in Movies
Authentic Lifestyle             2002             102 p.             SC
John, J.; and Stibbe, Mark   
The authors are Christian ministers who love the movies and have been using them to illustrate timeless truths and values from the Bible. In this book they consider eight themes illustrated by eight movies, including Billy Elliot, Saving Private Ryan, Titanic, and The Matrix. Their illuminating reflections will encourage, inspire, challenge and hopefully infuse faith, hope and love.

Joh AR072
Fresh-Brewed Life: A Stirring Invitation to Wake Up Your Soul
Thomas Nelson           1999            191 p.            SC
Johnson, Nicole   
With wit and wisdom, the author leads the reader on a journey of awakenings: First to God, as she responds to his tender, passionate love for her; second to herself, as she embraces her identity as a woman with her gifts and dreams; and finally to others, as she learns to love and communicate in ways that bring joy and closeness. Challenging and immensely practical, this heartwarming book is good to the last drop, good enough to change a woman’s life and help her touch the lives of others. 

Joh AR170
The Quest for God: A Personal Pilgrimage 
HarperCollins Publishers            1996             216 p.             HC
Johnson, Paul
In this probing, challenging and personal account of his own faith and feelings about God and religion, the author explores the evidence for God’s existence; the nature and gender of God; the problem of evil; beauty, art and God; our responsibilities towards animals and the environment; the importance of authority, ceremony and liturgy; the Christian church and other faiths; changing attitudes towards death; the Day of Judgment; the existence of Hell; and the uses of prayer. Informed by his great knowledge of history, this work is written with force, lucidity and eloquence, answering such questions as who and what is God, did God give us a conscience, and how can God help us with the problems of evil and suffering?

Jon AR073
All to Bring Victoria Home
Ambassador Publications           2002              335 p.              SC
Jones-Schmidt, Delwyn   
A three-year-old girl disappears one day when police raid her parents’ home in France. They soon discover they are fighting a seemingly hopeless battle against a relentless adversary on a witch-hunt against religious minorities. This is the story of their seven-year struggle to free Victoria, involving court cases and pleas to two governments. This true story ends happily with the family resettled in Northern Ireland, where the parents found work and Victoria was able to adapt well after her experience.

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