The Teen-Ager You’re Dating Christian view of sex for girls about boys for boys about girls Riess 1964 Books about teen love/dating/sex are a staple here at ALB. They usually have the same themes, such as boys are out of
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Religious living and advice
Sexual (In)sanity
Sexual Sanity Breaking Free from Uncontrolled Habits Wilson 1984 The author wonders if we are living in a time of sexual sanity. Evidently everyone is being sucked into a society that is obsessed with sex. It’s everywhere: TV, movies, advertising
Jesus loves puppets
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
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