The first one has been read by the Book Club, but I am sure others will want to read it too.
The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity, a novel by Wm. Paul Young. Newbury Park, Calif.: Windblown Media, 2007. (F Yo) To attract you to reading this book, let’s quote what another author, James Ryle, wrote about it: “If God is all-powerful and full of love, why doesn’t He do something about the pain and evil in our world? This book answers the age-old question with startling creativity and staggering clarity. By far one of the best books I have ever read.” Thank you, Randy Meli, for donating it to the Library!
Norma Muller was also very generous. The Library received from her the following three titles:
Companion to the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.): Polity for the Local Church , by Frank A. Beattie ; drawings by Pat McGeachy. [4th, rev. ed.]. Louisville, Ky.: Geneva Press, 1999. (R 262 Be) This volume brings better understanding of the church’s Constitution and how it works. It is an aid to education and understanding.
Seeing Beyond Church Walls: Action Plans for Touching Your Community, Steve Sjogren, general editor. Loveland, CO: Flagship Church Resources from Group, 2002. (253.21 Se) The typical church is seen as having huge walls – not of brick and mortar, but walls that keep outsiders out and insiders in, without contact with one another. Ten respected Christian leaders encourage the churches to see beyond the wall, finding ways to reach out to the community with the life and love of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Dying for Change, by Leith Anderson. Minneapolis, Minn.: Bethany House Publishers, 1990. (277.3 An) The author, a pastor in Minnesota, has guided his church through a process of change and growth through his sermons, vision, and leadership. As the cover of the book says, it is “an arresting look at the new realities confronting churches and para-church ministries.”
One more donated book is
Who’s Who in the Bible. Pleasantville, N.Y : Reader’s Digest Association, 1994. (220.9 Wh) This book offers over 500 in-depth portraits of the fascinating characters appearing in the Bible: men, women, saints, sinners, faithful and foolish, lovers, liars, braves, cowards and more. It is well illustrated, includes maps, genealogies, origins and meanings of names, pronunciation guides, biblical citations, all helping the researcher.
Your librarian assumes that Who’s Who in the Bible is a donation, and she hopes she is correct. It was sitting on the library desk for a couple of weeks, but nobody picked it up, which made her think it was meant to be added to the library collection. But she did this with a bad conscience.
PLEASE, if you want to donate a book for the Library, just put on a sticker saying “donation.” You don’t have to sign it if you want to remain anonymous. But let your librarian know that the book is for the library and you have not just forgotten to take it home! Thank you.
Your Librarian, Marta Strada
