New book - The Grand Weaver

Title: The Grand Weaver: How God Shapes Us Through the Events of Our Lives
Author: Ravi Zacharias
Call number: 201 ZAC









How differently would we live if we believed that every dimension of our lives from the happy to the tragic to the mundane were part of a beautiful and purposeful design in which no thread were wrongly woven? That s what best-selling author and internationally-known apologist, Ravi Zacharias, explores in The Grand Weaver. As Christians, we believe that great events such as a death or a birth are guided by the hand of God. Yet we drift into feeling that our daily lives are the product of our own efforts. This book brims with penetrating stories and insights that show us otherwise. From a chance encounter in a ticket line to a beloved father s final word before dying, from a random phone call to a line in a Scripture reading, every detail of life is woven into its perfect place. In The Grand Weaver, Dr. Zacharias examines our backgrounds, our disappointments, our triumphs, and our beliefs, and explains how they are all part of the intentional and perfect work of the Grand Weaver.

New book - I, Isaac Take Thee, Rebekah

Title: I, Isaac, Take Thee, Rebekah: Moving from Romance to Lasting Love
Author: Ravi Zacharias
Call number: 249.4 ZAC









In the twenty-fourth chapter of Genesis a beautiful young woman offers assistance to a weary traveler and his camels, and out of that simple action, a marriage results - a marriage that offers profound lessons to couples today. Bible scholar and renowned speaker Ravi Zacharias draws five points critical to the long-lasting success of every marriage from the biblical story of the marriage of Isaac and Rebekah.

"Real love folds together both the emotions and the will," writes Zacharias. "Without the emotions, marriage is a drudgery; without the will, it is a mockery." Building upon that foundational truth, Zacharias goes on to explain the principles of seeking the counsel of others when finding a mate, cherishing your partner, remaining pure, becoming a man or woman of prayer, and, finally, risking everything in a relationship in order to experience God's ideal for love.

Couples everywhere, from those about to be married, to those who have been married for decades, will draw strength and wisdom for the journey of marriage as they learn from Ravi what it means to move from romance to lasting love.

New book - The Last Words of Jesus from The Cross

Title: Listen to Him! The Last Words of Jesus from The Cross
Author: Bobby EK Sng
Call number: 132 SNG









The seven sayings of Jesus from the cross were not the despairing cries of a dying man; nor were they fortuitously recorded by the evangelists … The sayings reveal to us the innermost thoughts of Jesus as he was about to die. They help us to understand more fully the nature of the gospel. They are also intended to touch our hearts and move us to act.

New book - The Call to Serve

Title: The Call to Serve
Author: Lim K Tham
Call number: 201 LIM










The Call to Serve is based on a series of sermons that aim to inspire us to answer God’s call to serve, while giving encouragement to those already in the harness. Author Lim K Tham, in his simple and measured style, challenges readers to hearken God’s call to holy living and humble service. He first provides an overarching view of the idea of calling and the need to consecrate ourselves before pointing out principles and practical ways of serving Jesus — even during storms and difficulties.

New book on Worship

Title: Worship: A Practical Guide
Author: Jeffrey A. Truscott
Call number: 241 TRU










Worship: A Practical Guide is an ecumenical resource for worship leaders, written by a scholar with more than 10 years of teaching and worship leadership experience in Asia. It offers a biblical understanding of worship in accessible terms and draws out practical implications for Sunday worship. The meaning and structure of the Sunday service is at the center of the discussion. The chapters on ritual, culture, music and time will especially enhance the reader’s appreciation for the richness of Christian worship. Asian Christians of diverse traditions will find this work enlightening and helpful for ministry.

New book on the Christian Response to Euthanasia

Title: The Right to Die? A Christian Response to Euthanasia
Author: Roland Chia
Call number: 202 CHI









Euthanasia has been hotly debated over the years because it forms part of a complex of ethical issues relating to the end of human life, all of which are worthy of attention. This book provides an exposition of the position of the National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS) on euthanasia. It serves as a primer for pastors, church leaders and Christians who wish to understand the Christian response to this important issue.

Part One defines euthanasia, analyses the different types of euthanasia and gives a brief history of euthanasia. Part Two presents the NCCS’ case against euthanasia. Finally, in Part Three, the possible impact that legalised euthanasia may have on our society is examined.

New book on the ethics of Interspecies Research

Title: Hybrids, Cybrids and Chimeras: The Ethics of Interspecies Research
Author: Roland Chia
Call number: 202 CHI









In September 2010, the Bioethics Advisory Committee (BAC) of Singapore published a report entitled ‘Human-Animal Combination in Stem Cell Research’ which recommends certain forms of chimera research, especially the creation of cytoplasmic hybrid embryos. Interspecies research, which involves the mixing of human and animal genetic materials, is attractive because of its potential benefits to genetic science and medicine.

How should Christians respond to such research? Commissioned by the National Council of Churches in Singapore, Hybrids, Cybrids, and Chimeras explores the theological and ethical implications of interspecies research from a Christian perspective.

New book - Laws of the Heart

Title: Laws of the Heart: The Ten Commandments for Christian Living
Author: Roland Chia
Call number: 201 CHI









Christians sometimes fail to understand what the Ten Commandments are all about. The Ten Commandments should not be reduced to a list of do’s and don’ts. Their true purpose and meaning can only be understood when they are located in the covenant of grace that God has established with His people. They have to do with attitudes, and the dispositions of the heart. They have to do with our relationship with God.

In this book, which started as a series of sermons, author Roland Chia unearths from the Ten Commandments some insights for the spiritual life. These reflections provide the reader with glimpses of inexhaustible truths that will strengthen his or her faith in God.