Library

Welcome to Bethel Library

Come into the library for good conversations, as well as access to magazines, books, and media. Our mission is to support the children and adults of our congregation as we all learn to walk in Christ. Please see a staff member or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you have a reference question.

Open hours

Sundays: 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.
Tuesdays: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Top Ten Titles: Ministries of Mercy

The Case for Life by Scott Klusendorf
Filling up the Afflictions of Christ by John Piper
God So Loved, He Gave by Kelly M. Kapic
He Spoke in Parables by Gordon J. Keddie
(Chapter 8: Caring about Others)
Ministries of Mercy: The Call of the Jericho Road by Timothy Keller
Open Heart, Open Home by Karen Mains
The Parables of Jesus by James Montgomery Boice
(Chapter 16: The Good Samaritan)
The Tragedy of American Compassion by Marvin Olasky
Welfare Reformed by David W. Hall
When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert

Fellowship of Readers

During the winter months, Bethel Library offers a reading program for all ages. Children from first through sixth grades read books, working toward a common goal in order to contribute to a missionary project. Little ones from two to five join a story hour in the library following Sunday School. Adults meet several times on Friday evenings to recommend what they’ve read to others.

New Books & Media for Almost Spring 2012

nonfiction
Dan Allender & Tremper Longman, Bold Love and Cry of the Soul
Arthur G. Bennett, ed., Valley of Vision
Darrell L. Bock, Acts
Tim Challies, The Next Story: ... the Digital Explosion
Kevin DeYoung & Ted Kluck, Why We Love the Church
William Henry Green, Conflict and Triumph
Michael Horton, God of Promise: Introducing Covenant Theology
                            We Believe: Recovering ... the Apostles’ Creed
Kent Hughes & Cary Hughes, Disciplines of a Godly Young Man
Robert Letham, Union with Christ
C. S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Preaching and Preachers (40th anniv. ed)
David McIntyre, The Hidden Life of Prayer
Paul Miller, A Praying Life
Marvin Olasky, The Tragedy of American Compassion, 2nd ed.
David Powlison, Seeing with New Eyes
Leland Ryken, The ESV and the English Bible Legacy
                         Words of Delight: A Literary Introduction to the Bible
Phil Ryken, Loving the Way Jesus Loves
R. C. Sproul, Chosen by God, 2nd ed.
                      Unseen Realities: Heaven, Hell, Angels and Demons
Calvin R. Stapert, Handel's Messiah: Comfort for God's People
John R. W. Stott, The Message of the Sermon on the Mount
J. A. Thompson, Deuteronomy
Michael Wilcock, The Message of Revelation
Edward J. Young, Way Everlasting: A Study in Psalm 139

wedding resources
Allison Kyle Leopold, Wedding Flowers
Shirley Monckton, The Complete Book of Wedding Flowers
Carley Roney, The Knot Book of Wedding Flowers
Diane Warner, Beautiful Wedding Decorations & Gifts ...

biography
Andrew W. Hoffecker, Charles Hodge: The Pride of Princeton
Eric Metaxas, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
C. John Miller, Come Back, Barbara

fiction
David L. Larsen, Charles Haddon Spurgeon and the Conspiracy
C. S. Lewis, The Great Divorce
Linda Nichols, If I Gained the World
Jimmy Wayne and Travis Thrasher, Paper Angels: A Novel

cd
C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity, read by Geoffrey Howard

dvd
Courageous

C h i l d r e n ’ s

fiction
Barbara Davoll, High Adventure in Paris
Kadir Nelson, He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands

dvd
Creation Celebration (The Bedbug Bible Gang)

New Books & Media for Winter 2012

nonfiction
Dan B. Allender, The Healing Path: How the Hurts in Your Past ...
Richard P. Belcher, The Messiah and the Psalms
Dale Ralph Davis, Judges: Such a Great Salvation
Kevin DeYoung, ed., Don’t Call It a Comeback
Sinclair Ferguson, Discovering God’s Will
                              In Christ Alone: Living the Gospel-Centered Life
                              The Grace of Repentance
D. Fisher, How to Keep Mom (& Yourself) Out of a Nursing Home
Bryan Holstrom, Thinking Rightly of Christ
S. M. Houghton, Sketches from Church History
Karl Graustein, Growing Up Christian
Tom Nelson, Work Matters
J. I. Packer, Praying the Lord’s Prayer
R. Phillips & G. Fluhrer, eds., These Last Days
John Piper, Bloodlines: Race, Cross, and the Christian
David A. Reed, Jehovah’s Witnesses: Answered Verse by Verse
Anthony T. Selvaggio, The Prophets Speak of Him
John Stott, The Living Church: Convictions of a Lifelong Pastor
Tullian Tchividjian, Jesus + Nothing = Everything
Derek Thomas, The Storm Breaks Job Simply Explained
Paul David Tripp, Age of Opportunity, 2nd ed.
                            Forever: Why You Can’t Live without It
                            Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands
Cornelius Van Til, The Defense of the Faith, 4th ed.
B. B. Warfield, The Person and the Work of the Holy Spirit

biography
M. Haykin & D. Brooker, Christ Is All: The Piety of Horatius Bonar
F. Kefa Sempangi, A Distant Grief

fiction
L. B. Graham, All My Holy Mountain
Stephen R. Lawhead, Grail
Gilbert Morris, All That Glitters
Nancy Moser, How Do I Love Thee?

cd
David Kim, The Lord Is My Shepherd
Anne Martindale Williams, Sacred Music for Cello
WestminsterBrass, Praise God in His Sanctuary

dvd
Timothy Keller, The Reason for God
A Lamp in the Dark: The Untold History of the Bible
N. D. Wilson, Notes from the Tilt-A-Whirl

C h i l d r e n ’ s

fiction
Stephanie Carmichael, Over the Fence and The Rag Doll
Barbara Davoll, The Problem with Pickles
Dan and Ali Morrow, That’s When I Talk to God

board books
Lisa Tawn Bergren, God Gave Us You
Melody Carlson, God Made Them All

nonfiction
Christin Ditchfield, A Family Guide to Prince Caspian
Linda Finlayson, Guarding the Treasure
Susan Hunt, My ABC Bible Verses: Hiding God's Word ...
William Miller, Tales of Persia: Missionary Stories from Islamic Iran
Ruth Younts, Get Wisdom! 23 Lessons for Children ...

biography
Linda Finlayson, Wilfred Grenfell: Arctic Adventurer

dvd
King George and the Ducky (VeggieTales)
The Knight Travellers (Adventures in Odyssey)

Donations

We do accept donations of lightly worn, recent books, which we may add to the collection or place on our “freebie table” to share with others. Ask for a copy of our complete policy.