"Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." (Psalms 119:105)

Our library's goal is to provide you, our community, with the resources
necessary to help you grow in your walk with Christ. To this end, we 
provide many forms of media and several programs to disciple people 
of all ages. Join us, and "check out" one of the best libraries of faith
and family-based materials in the state.

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Word from the Librarian     Announcements    

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September 2010
 
School is back in session, new classes have started here at church and everything is getting back to "normal," whatever that is. We are all back into that "busy" time. my problem is there is not any time that is not "busy." There is always another project or deadline to meet. I'm not sure I would know what to do if my life did not revolve around the next deadline. But how many of us work for Jesus with the same intensity as we do for those projects and deadlines in our "busy" lives? I know that I don't. Are all those projects and deadlines of eternal value? John 6:27 says "Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed." The library can make an eternal impact on people by introducing the lost to Jesus christ. It helps with the spiritual growth of believers. This library has some good meat. It is also available to the leaders and teachers to help improve their teaching by providing additional references and background for any subject they may be sharing with their classes. I want to encourage you to visit the library no matter where you are in your walk with Jesus. And if you don't know Him, let us introduce you to Him. He will make all the difference to your life. You will never be the same.

During August, we asked you to buy extra school supplies for the Christmas Shoeboxes. I hope you have a lot of that stored. For the month of September, we need to focus on hygiene products, such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, washcloths, hair barrettes, combs, and brushes. Remember, NO liquids. I hope some of you found the tee shirts and flip flops at the Dollar Tree. We are also going to need Ziploc bags, from snack size up to quart size. Please continue to watch for clearance sales and buy packages that include several items. Last year we made some great boxes. I hope that we can do even better this year.

 
In Service to Christ,
Marty Woodall
Email: library@shoalcreekchurch.org or martybooks1@juno.com


Please Note: If you have items checked out of the Library, be sure to return them.

 

"A Word from the Librarian" 2010 Archives

Already Gone Why your kids will quit church and what you can do to stop it by Ken Ham & Britt Beemer with Todd Hillard If you look around in your church today, two-thirds of the young people who are sitting among us have already left in their hearts; soon they will be gone for good. This is the alarming conclusion from a study Answers in Genesis commissioned from America's Research Group, led by respected researcher Britt Beemer. The results may unnerve you - they may shake long-held assumptions to the core-but these results need to be taken seriously by the church. Already Gone reveals: Why America's churches have lost an entire generation of believers The views of 1,000 twenty-somethings, solidly raised in the church but no longer attending-and their reasons why Relevant statistical data effectively teamed with powerful apologetics The study found that we are losing our kids in elementary, middle school, and high school rather than college, and the Sunday school syndrome is contributing to the epidemic, rather than helping alleviate it. This is an alarming wake-up call for the church, showing how our programs and our children are paying the price. Though the statistics reveal a huge disconnect taking place between our children and their church experience, Already Gone shows how to fight back for our families, our churches, and our world. We can make a difference today that will affect the statistics of tomorrow in a positive and Christ-focused way!

Ever Present Danger (Phantom Hollow Series #1) by Kathy Herman Can You Ever Escape Your Past? At eighteen, popular Ivy Griffith likes nothing better than getting stoned with her boyfriend, Pete, and his basketball buddies–until one afternoon when a nightmare unfolds. Ivy watches in horror as her boyfriend and his friends murder a teammate and bury his body in a remote location. The four friends make a pact to keep the killing quiet, and Ivy flees her parents’ Colorado home for college and never looks back. Now, after ten years of numbing her guilt with drugs, she’s finally clean. The single mom of a seven-year-old son, Montana, Ivy returns home to the tiny town of Jacob’s Ear, hoping for courage to reveal the shocking truth of her past and be rid of this baggage forever. But when disaster strikes at her high school reunion, she’s the only one left alive who witnessed that fateful night so long ago…Or is she? Who else could’ve known about the pact and who would want Pete and his co-conspirators dead? As the investigation heats up and the death toll rises, Ivy is forced to decide if confessing the truth is really worth risking her own life. Never Look Back (Phantom Hollow Series #2) by Kathy Herman  Forgiveness is one thing, but who really forgets? Ivy Griffith has been released from jail after serving time for covering up the strangulation death of a high school classmate ten years earlier. She’s paid her debt to society. Kicked her drug habit. She’s making a fresh start. Problem is, everyone in her hometown of Jacob’s Ear, Colorado, knows what she did. And her seven-year-old son, Montana, won’t stop probing about the father he has never met–the man Ivy was too stoned to even remember. Plagued by her own shame and her little boy’s cries for male affirmation, Ivy is thrilled when Rue Kessler takes an interest in Montana and her. Maybe, just maybe, he’s the answer to prayer she’s been waiting for. But Rue has a shadow hanging over his past and is suspected in a rash of bizarre, brutal beatings. He denies any involvement, and Ivy believes him–until she discovers he and Montana have kept a secret from her. At a loss for what to believe or where to turn, Ivy’s on the verge of despair and wonders if even God has given up on her. Or is something bigger at play here–something being orchestrated outside of her control that’s about to bring down the curtain on everything including her past?

Waiting for Morning by Karen Kingsbury Hannah Ryan is the mother of two adorable little girls and the wife of a doting husband. Her life is perfect -- until the night her husband and eldest daughter are ripped away from her by a drunken driver. Torn by grief and rage, Hannah finds her faith -- like that of Jeremiah weeping over Jerusalem -- tested to the limits. As she walks the long road of her own modern-day Lamentations, she must learn to forgive... and finally discover that God's mercies truly are new every morning. Sometimes the road home is only found by letting go.

August is here and school has started. So, it's time to think about Christmas Shoeboxes. Yes, that's right, Christmas shoeboxes! When you are buying school supplies, buy extra items for our shoebox project. Buy multi-item packages and remember NO liquids. In addition to the school supplies, we can use socks, t-shirts, shoes (crocs or tennis shoes), caps, and gloves. Watch for clearance sales. If everybody in the church picks up one of these types of items, we will be able to make some wonderful boxes again this year.   Last year we made 185 boxes. It would be great to make 200 this year. Thank you, Librarian Marty Woodall

Attention Kids!

4th, 5th, and 6th Graders:
Be sure to pick up a worship bulletin each Sunday morning that has been especially created for you.
Follow the instructions on the back and bring it to the Library to receive a special PRIZE!
 

Alabama Baptist Convention State Board of Missions

We are blessed here in Alabama. There are states where church libraries do not have the support of their State Baptist Board of Missions, and because of that do not have the organization that we do. Some states have discontinued their state library workshops. We have a great support system here in Alabama from people like Mike Jackson in the Discipleship & Family Ministries at our State Board of Missions. Be sure to check their website often to keep up with all that is going on in your organization. The website is www.alsbom.org.

For specific information about the library ministry, click on the link below: 
State Board of Missions: Discipleship & Family Minsitries - Church Library Resources
 

LifeWay: Biblical Solutions for Life

LifeWay is a great website to obtain church library information: from book reviews to a church librarians network to library ministry articles and more! Just click on the link below to visit their website: 

Lifeway: Additional Ministries - Church Library