Puppets Go To Church Perry and Perry 1975 Puppets, clowns, and mimes are my personal trifecta of evil. However, when one is in charge of collection development at a library, it is essential to set aside one’s personal issues with
Category: Department of God
Religious living and advice
The Unhappy Gays
The Unhappy Gays What Everyone Should Know about Homosexuality LaHaye 1978 Most of you should be familiar with Tim LaHaye, author of the Left Behind series of books. This evangelical Christian minister wrote this in the late 1970s, not so
Christianity can be fun!
Teen-ager, Christ is for You Riess 1957 More spiritual advice for “today’s” teens. The message is that Christianity is cool and God isn’t out to kill everything fun in your life. (I am not sure my teen self would necessarily
Christian Parenting
The Creative Christian Home Sparks 1974 As I was looking at this book, I was trying to decide how creativity fit into this Christian parenting guide. There is nothing particularly wrong with this book, I just don’t think it is
The Shame of Divorce
Divorced “I Wouldn’t Have Given a Nickel for Your Chances” Stewart 1974 The general theme of Christian memoirs is usually how someone’s crappy life was saved by faith. This one is no exception. The first chapter describes her husband walking
Dieting for God
Slim for Him Kreml 1978 Who doesn’t love the cover of the women walking through the clouds (or is that whipped cream?) This book is full of scripture and inspiration to keep your head in the game as you diet
Clowns for Jesus
Clowning for Christ (Revised) Christensen 1986 Without a doubt, this is my worst nightmare in book form. I gotta say I am not a big fan of the clown as a Christian emissary. Maybe I am going out on a
Bad Mommy
Mommy, Where are You? What could be more important than investing in the lives of your children Mills 1992 Working moms, this book is for you. Did you know you are doing your children a disservice by being selfish and