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Did you know we have a library full of non-fiction Christian resource materials, DVDS, and fiction books? We do! We also have a cubby of pastor recommended/new library books in the top-center cubby of the foyer counter. There are check-out instructions in the cubby and on the bulletin board of the library (small room across the Fellowship Hall from the Kitchen).

Check the "Library Book Recommendations" cubby of the large foyer counter for these 2 books and more!

About Remember Heaven by Matthew McCullough:

How the hope of Heaven shapes our lives as Christians in the meantime...

What we expect from our future has tremendous power over our experience in the meantime--that's why the Bible places the hope of Heaven at the enter of the Christian life. But even if we affirm the reality of our heavenly future, we often struggle to long for Heaven, much less in this world as it is. If and when we think about heaven at all, it's easy to think of it like an insurance policy that will be there when we need it. But the Bible defines our future hope as an inheritance--a trust fun that is certain, inexhaustible, and freely accessible here and now. 

In this book, Matthew McCullough offers a series of meditations that model how to draw on the hope of heaven for everyday life in the meantime. Chapters connect specific struggles of life in this world--from dissatisfations and inadequacy to anviety, grief, indwelling sin and more--to specific promises of the world to come. Drawing on insights from Christian writers of the past, McCullough shows how the Bible uses the hope of heaven to help us now. 

 

About You Were Never Meant To Do It All by Kelly M. Kapic:

Are you exhausted, anxious, and sick of feeling like you should always be doing one more thing?

In this 40-day devotional, award-winning author Kelly Kapic helps you embrace the truth that God never intended for you to do it all. Topics include:

  • facing your limits in a world that demands more, more, more...
  • why God's love isn't contingent on your behavior 
  • the goodness of your body and the importance of embodied worship
  • finding beauty in humility, dependance on others, and rest
  • cultivating gratitude and embracing the rhythms and seasons of life

Each devotion begins with a meaningful quote and ends with reflection questions. Kapic shows that limitations aren't sinful but rather that God purposefully designed humans to have limits and depend on one another. Rightly appreciated, these good limits promote freedom, joy, growth, and community.