First Presbyterian has a full service religious library. It offers books on theology, Christian living,
prayer, child rearing, Christian biographies, Biblical fiction and lots of Christian fiction. Also in
the collection are books to help with Bible study, such as Bible dictionaries, commentaries, and
atlases. First Presbyterian also has an extensive children’s section with books about Bible
people, fiction, study helps and Christian videos. There are also a number of videos for adults
and books on tape available.
Library News
The Shack by william P. Young has been the #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestseller. Where is God
in a pain-filled world? The answers in the The Shack will astound and maybe even transform you.
The unthinkable befalls the Philips family when their daughter is abducted during the family
vacationand evidence that she may have been murdered is found in an abandoned shack. Four
years later Mack Philips receives a note, apparently from God, inviting him back to the shack for a
weekend. He decides to return to his darkest nightmare. Or so he thinks. What should you do
when you come to the door of a shack where God might be? Mack decides to bang loudly, but as
he raises his fist, the door flies open and what Mack experiences changes his world forever. But
who will believe him? To be fair, who wouldn't be skeptical when a man claims to have spent a
weekend with God? In a shack in the wilderness, no less.
The Longing by Beverly Lewis is the final book in the Courtship of Nellie Fisher series. Although
she still prays for Caleb, Nellie Mae Fisher has broken up with her beau. Caleb yearns for free-
dom and a new start, but his plans to leave Honeybrook are thwarted. He must stay on as care-
taker for his ailing father, who was crippled in a wintertime accident. And he still has strong feeling
for NellieMae, never giving up hope that she'll return to the Old Order...and to him. Meanwhile,
Christian Yoder, a young Mennonite, longs to get to know Nellie Mae better and to share with her
the secrets of her sister Suzy's final days. While Rhoda, Nellie's older sister, wants more of what
the outside world has to offer. The only thing father Reuben Fisher longs for is unity among his
family and all the brethren. Whose longing will be satisfied...and whose will not?
Great news for readers of the Grace Chapel Inn series, the library has two new books ready for
you. Ina As Time Goes By it is the Sunday after Christmas, and Rev. Thompson makes a plea in
his sermon for his congregants to step up when they hear the Lord's call. The Howard sisters take
the pastor's words to heart and wait, ready and eager. But when their calls come, they are sur-
prised at the unexpected territory they must visit. Jane must help a blustering newcomer settle into
Acorn Hill, Alice takes on a paid speaking engagement and Louise gets involved in helping young
married couples. Persevering in their tasks, they open themselves to new experiences and to sur-
prising insights about love, patience and kindness. In Steady and Slow the Inn has an unusual
guest. Alice does her best to make her comfortable. Another visitor stirs up a competitive reaction
in Jane, whose crushing defeat in Scrabble sets off a quest to even the score. And when an old
letter brings a forgotten piece of Acorn Hill's history to light, Louise, undertakes a search for the
truth. Through it all, the Howard sisters find that taking things steady and slow reveals new
lessons every day.
Thanks to a library patron and donor new books about living as a Christian are now available-
among them-Triumphant Living in Turbulent Times. How can you toughen yourself to the
thorns of the world and live abundantly in turbulent times? With Scripture and biblical references,
this book will enable you to live with confidence and equip you with the strength for facing life
head-on, triumphantly!