NCW Libraries

"Straight, white, male pastor Chris Furr offers a guide to deconstructing straight, white male privilege in conversation with William J. Barber II, Melissa Florer-Bixler, Robyn Henderson-Espinoza, and Matthias Roberts to provide a vision for how straight, white men can do better"--

The story is told through the voice of Daniela who describes how her family brought the tradition to their home in the United States from their homes in Mexico. She describes filling an altar in honor of her grandfather, shopping for skeletons and candy, and honoring the dead by visiting their graves. Back matter includes a glossary, website suggestions, and directions for making a skeleton from macaroni. The illustrations are filled with bright colors...

Shows in simple terms what it takes to be a successful husband and father and to bless those closest to you your wife and children.

Omartian offers guidance on how to pray for oneself and for others. In this book of faith and courage, she teaches women how to become closer to God through prayer.

"Thomas Hart and Grace Macaulay have lived all their lives in the small Essex town of Aldleigh. Though separated in age by three decades, the pair are kindred spirits--torn between their commitment to religion and their desire to explore the world beyond their small Baptist community. It is two romantic relationships that will rend their friendship, and in the wake of this rupture, Thomas develops an obsession with a vanished nineteenth-century astronomer...

Since introducing Average Boy to the Clubhouse readers in June 2003, the monthly humor column has quickly become the most popular part of the magazine. "Growing Up Super Average" is a funny look at real-life for transitioning, young believers. A host of topics important to tweens is covered, such as making and maintaining friends, sibling relationships, making and handling money, media discernment, anger, getting along with parents, etc. Each chapter...

"Wise teens need straight, bold talk, the kind of advice that is sharp enough to help them cut through the false promises and lies of our culture and blunt enough to push back all the old, tired stereotypes of teenagers. This book is fearless, lucid, God focused, and gospel drenched, applied in concrete practices, and aimed at nothing less than your eternal joy. Not the time to slack off. It's the time to stand out."

It's hard to overestimate the importance of the family, and that of fathers in particular. We've heard it said, "As the family goes, so goes the nation." But it can also be said that "as the father goes, so goes the family." Consequently, Voddie Baucham has set out to teach men how to faithfully shepherd their families. Derived from Baucham's monthly meetings with men in his church, Family Shepherds calls men to accountability for their God-given...