Youth and Adult

James Montgomery Boice. A collection of sermons brought by Rev. Boice on Easter Sundays from approximately 1969 to 1982, this book magnifies the importance of the resurrection and the risen Lord. The author points out the significance of some of … Read More

Natasha Vins. In her autobiography, Natasha relates her experiences growing up in a Christian family in the communist Soviet Union. The Vins family faces imprisonment, humiliation, court trials, and loss of jobs as part of the persecution waged by their … Read More

A sequel to The Shining Sword. This is an allegory of how God calls a soul to be one of His soldiers and how the evil forces try to stop obedience to that call. The main character, Akara, finds that … Read More

An absorbing allegory of a young man who becomes a soldier in the army of the King. Lanus learns to fight using the weapons the King has provided for him, especially his shield and sword. The more he uses his … Read More

Nathaniel Hawthorne. Written in the mid-1800s, this allegory is based on John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. But Hawthorne’s pilgrim takes the new Celestial Railroad, which is supposedly the easy, painless way to the Celestial City. Follow Hawthorne’s thoughts on liberal theology, … Read More

Roy Hession. First published in 1950, this book is about true revival in the heart. It is about admitting one’s own sinfulness, repentance, coming back to the cross, and living in the power of the blood of the Lamb. 131 … Read More

Peter Toews. A writing originally published in the Botschafter der Wahrheit in 1900 and later translated into English. It tells how the Mennonites fared in Holland after persecution ceased and about the decline of spirituality in Holland, Prussia, and Russia, … Read More