New book - Following Jesus in a Fallen World

Title: Following Jesus in a Fallen World
Author: Robert M Solomon
Call number: 201 SOL










At the heart of Christian discipleship is the call to follow Jesus. This book examines in depth what is involved in following Jesus in a sinful and dysfunctional world by exploring 13 key spiritual disciplines. A section is devoted to each discipline; it begins with an introduction and contains chapters that explore various aspects. At the end of each chapter are questions for personal reflection or group discussion. Designed to help the reader to think more deeply and live more faithfully, this insightful and soul-nourishing book will strengthen your faith, encourage you in moments of despair and inspire you to live for God.

New book - The Race

Title: The Race: Finding the Real Journey in Life
Author: Robert M Solomon
Call number: 201 SOL










If life is like a race, then it is important that we make sure we are in the right race. This book uses the metaphor of a race to explore the most important things in life that are often neglected in the rush, breathlessness and distractions of modern living. Using stories and insights, it digs into the best wisdom from the past and present to point the reader to the best life. Here is biblical wisdom for those who are confused, exhausted or dissatisfied with the way life is going, and those who are looking for a better way to live.

New book - The Virtuous Life

Title: The Virtuous Life: Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit
Author: Robert M Solomon
Call number: 201 SOL









In an age when character is increasingly in short supply, it is important to think of the virtuous life which we are called to live. It is God the Father’s will that we should all become like Jesus. But how should we do this? We can change our religious performance, but we cannot change our sinful nature. By looking at Jesus and opening our lives to the work of the Holy Spirit, we can become like Christ and bear spiritual fruit. This book provides a valuable and insightful guide on how we are to depend entirely on God’s grace and how we can respond to it by cultivating the fruit of the Spirit in our day and age.

New book - Prayer of Jesus

Title: The Prayer of Jesus: The Lord's Prayer in Daily Life
Author: Robert M Solomon
Call number: 245 SOL









The Prayer that Jesus taught His disciples has had a significant role in the worship, thought and life of the historical church. There is, however, the danger that the Lord’s Prayer may become a lost prayer in the contemporary church. It is important that Christians revisit this Prayer and rediscover its riches and power to transform them. This book draws from the rich history of this Prayer and explores its depths by examining each petition and clause in the Prayer in the illuminating light of biblical teaching and the perspective of the mind of Christ. The purpose is not only to foster deeper understanding but also to encourage a deeper allegiance to Jesus and a close union with Him in prayer, service and witness.

New book - Meet The Bible

Title: Meet The Bible: A Panorama of God's Word in 366 Daily Readings and Reflections
Authors: Philip Yancey and Brenda Quinn
Call number: 244 YAN









An inspiring mix of timeless wisdom and contemporary insight especially designed to acquaint postmodern men and women with the God of the Bible. This unique one-year reading tour of the Bible introduces readers to the full, epic sweep of the Bible its characters, places, times, stories, and meanings - and shows that even the most obscure passage can hold relevance for our lives today once we understand what to look for. Each days reading includes Scripture, contemporary commentary, and questions for contemplation - all designed to offer insight into how the passage fits into the overall story of the Bible, and how it speaks to life today.

New book - The Bible Jesus Read

Title: The Bible Jesus Read: Why the Old Testament Matters
Author: Philip Yancey
Call number: 107 YAN









Philip Yancey has a way of confronting our most cherished but misguided notions about faith. In The Bible Jesus Read, he challenges the perception that the New Testament is all that matters and the Old Testament isn’t worth taking the time to read and understand. Yancey admits that, like many Christians, he usually avoided the Old Testament. After all, why bother with writings that can be so baffling, boring, even offensive to the modern mind? But a surprising discovery awaited Yancey when he began to explore how the Old Testament related to his life today. Those seemingly irrelevant Hebrew Scriptures took on a startling immediacy, portraying a passionate relationship between God and people against the broad backdrop of human experience. Like nothing else, the Old Testament depicts the cries, the complaints, the deep, insistent questionings of the heart, the stuff of life we all must contend with. With his candid, signature style, Yancey interacts with the Old Testament from the perspective of his own deeply personal journey. From Moses, the amazing prince of Egypt, to the psalmists’ turbulent emotions and the prophets’ oddball rantings, Yancey paints a picture of Israel’s God - and ours - that fills in the blanks of a solely New Testament vision of the Almighty. Probing some carefully selected Old Testament books--Job, Deuteronomy, Psalms, Ecclesiastes, and the Prophets - Yancey reveals how the Old Testament deals in astonishing depth and detail with the issues that trouble us most. The Old Testament in fact tackles what the New Testament often only skirts. But that shouldn’t surprise us. It is, after all, the Bible Jesus read. The Bible Jesus Read will give you abundant new insights into the heart of God the Father. And as you read with a fresh eye the prayers, poems, songs, and bedtime stories that Jesus so revered, you will gain a profound new understanding of Christ. "The more we comprehend the Old Testament," Yancey writes, "the more we comprehend Jesus."