Librarian: Karen Wambaugh
DECEMBER LIBRARY NEWS
As we enter the Advent Season we are called
to wait and prepare our hearts for Immanuel’s
arrival in deeper ways. This Christmas season
is likely to be unlike our past ones, but as I have
heard Dr. John Oswalt say many times in the
Isaiah study we have been doing, “God is not
predictable, but always consistent!” We can
all rest in His faithfulness. May you all have a
blessed and Merry Christmas.
Our fiction selection this month is Evergreen by
Susan May Warren. This story takes place in a
northern Minnesotan town on Lake Superior.
John and Ingrid Christiansen are facing the
‘empty nest’ syndrome, but God has other
plans for them. A quick, uplifting read.
Our first non-fiction book is An Invisible Thread
by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski. As
the subtitle explains, “The true story of an 11-
year-old panhandler, a busy sales executive,
and an unlikely meeting with destiny.” It takes
place in New York City in the late 1980’s. How
seeing a child on the street asking for spare
change--taking him to McDonalds for a shared
meal changes both of their lives. Oh, what can
happen when we allow God to break into our
daily schedule!
Our last selection this month is Driven by Eternity
by well known Christian writer John Bevere. It
speaks of living ‘above and beyond our present
circumstances’ and hasn’t that been on our hearts
recently! To focus on Eternity and what that means
and might look like in our daily lives. Bevere’s modern
day parable, The Kingdom of Affabel in chapters 3
and 8 are especially thought provoking.
The book cart will be filled with many Christmas
offerings this month novels and nonfiction for your
enjoyment.
Karen Wambaugh--Librarian
