A couple more books that are new to our church library (the west end of the Fellowship Hall):

Faithfully Formed: The Lutheran Confessions in Daily Life

by Rev. Andy Wright - 

If you are like many Lutheran laypeople, you hear the phrase “Lutheran confessions” or “the Book of Concord” and you think, “I can never understand that.”  This book could easily change that. Pastor Wright gives a very brief (five pages) overview of what is included in our confessions (the Book of Concord).  Then he opens them up by leading us through three sections: “Who is God?”, “Who am I?” and “What is the world to me?” By using God’s Word and the confessional documents, he shows that the answers to these questions can be found in our confessions. If you are looking to put words to what you believe by faith, this book can help you do that.

The Church from Age to Age: A History - contributors

“Christianity is the greatest success story in the history of the world…That Christianity not only survived but thrived is miraculous, and itself a proof of God’s existence. The incredible saga of how this happened, and how the Church grew and spread is the substance of this book.” (from the forward) Please don’t let the size intimidate you! This is one book you can take home and flip through for a couple of weeks, if you like.  It begins with the Early Church and the Apostles and works through until the World War Era and the present. It has maps and a timeline to help clarify and place things in the right location and time.  You don’t have to be a history buff to glean something from this book.