Christianity Today: November 2011 issue now in the library

Christianity Today November 2011 issue












This month's issue includes articles on:

• City Lights: These Christians no longer just want Portland fixed - they want it to flourish. Introducing CT's series on cities.
• False intimacy with God
• Sexy abstinence
• Archaeology's rebel
• David Neff: Our African faith
• Malaysian Bishop Hwa Yung: Expand American Missions!

New children's DVD - Torchlighters Heroes of the Faith: The William Tyndale Story

Title: Torchlighters Heroes of the Faith: The William Tyndale Story
Call number: DVD[C] TOR










The year is 1536. William Tyndale is a hunted fugitive. King Henry VIII has ordered his bounty hunters to stop at nothing to track down and arrest this “dangerous man.” His crime? Murder? Theft? Espionage? No. Nothing of the sort. William’s “crime” is translating the Scriptures into English for the common people.

The church and government authorities have made it illegal to read, write or even speak the sacred Scriptures in English. The most important book ever written is unavailable to those who desperately need it. Convinced that God’s Word is for all people, William defies the authorities and begins the difficult and dangerous work of translating the Old and New Testaments. This episode of The Torchlighters follows William’s adventures as he works in secret, moving from town to town as a fugitive to avoid capture. Friends and allies help him along, but enemies may be lurking around any corner. Will he be able to complete his task before being found and arrested?

Children will be challenged by William’s devotion to bring God’s word to every man, even at the risk of his own life.

New DVD: Facing The Giants

Title: Facing The Giants
Call number: DVD FAC











From the award-winning producers of FLYWHEEL comes a new, action-packed, family-friendly drama about a high school football coach who draws up a new game plan for his team … and himself.

In his six years of coaching, Grant Taylor has never had a winning season. Even the hope of a new season is squelched when the best player on his Shiloh Eagles decides to transfer schools. After losing their first three games of the season, the coach discovers a group of fathers are plotting to have him fired. Combined with pressures at home, Coach Taylor has lost hope in his battle against fear and failure.

However, an unexpected challenge helps him find a purpose bigger than just victories. Daring to trust God to do the impossible, Coach Taylor and the Eagles discover how faith plays out on the field … and off.

With God, all things are possible …

New Veggie Tales DVD - Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson's Hairbrush

Title: Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson's Hairbrush
Call number: DVD[C] VEG










Minnesota Cuke dons his fedora to help us out with a lesson in dealing with bullies! Does the Lost Hairbrush of Sampson, the strongest man who ever lived, have secret powers? Professor Rattan thinks it does, and he wants to find it to take control of Niagra Falls! Trek across the Globe from Moose Lake to Malta in this exciting adventure. See how Minnesota Cuke discovers the true source of Sampson's strength!

New book - Rick Warren and the Purpose that Drives Him

Title: Rick Warren and the Purpose that Drives Him: An Insider Look at the Phenomenal Bestseller
Author: Richard Abanes
Call number: 267.3 ABA








Millions of Christians and non–Christians have purchased The Purpose–Driven Life, inspired or intrigued by Rick Warren’s teachings and his way of “doing church.”

Now, bestselling author Richard Abanes—a former staff member at Warren’s church—takes a balanced, positive look at the controversy over the “purpose–driven” concepts, offering

• a concise history of Warren’s work and an inside view of the man himself
• a user–friendly point/counterpoint section addressing criticisms and concerns—and correcting misperceptions
• an exclusive interview with Warren that asks the questions people want answers to

Christians will find help understanding the issues. The general reader will come away informed about—even inspired by—the story of a man and what his God is doing through him.

New book - In His Steps by Charles Sheldon

Title: In His Steps
Author: Charles M. Sheldon
Call number: 201 SHE










The penetrating and provocative question "What would Jesus do?" in all of life's complex situations, is the central theme of this book. It is the soul-stirring novel of men and women torn between their faith and the demands, compulsions, and temptations of life. Dr. Henry Maxwell, respected pastor of the First Church of Raymond, struggled with the idea that Christian discipleship demanded more than mental assent. He vowed to preface every attitude and action of his own life with the question: What would Jesus do in this situation if He were me? Electrifying his congregation with the same challenge, people responded with agreement to try it for one year. This book is the moving, dramatic story of a handful of Americans--a newspaper editor, a college president, a railroad executive, a pastor, a singer, a writer, a wealthy philanthropist--who pledge to walk in "the steps of Jesus." At each turning point in their daily lives, they must ask: "What would Jesus do?" For decades, readers have been gripped by this narrative and have been challenged by its implications for their own lives. In His Steps is a convincing testimony to the worth and influence of Christian witness in all of life. A Christian classic every Christian should read!