A Parent’s Guide to Preventing Homosexuality Nicolosi 2002 Submitter: I found this oldie when I was helping a patron prepare for a high school presentation on queer issues. I was embarrassed that we not only own this but that it
Category: Department of God
Religious living and advice
Catholics on the Internet
Catholics on the Internet Raymond 1997 Submitter: We missed weeding this until now because 1) it was classed in 282 and not 005 2) it was a reference item, so it wouldn’t have shown up on a no-circ report. While
Christian Beauty Tips
The Fragrance Of Beauty Landorf 1975 For the Christian woman, beauty is less about your appearance and more about inner beauty. The author talks about how fear can destroy a woman’s appearance. Self-esteem issues, depression, and ambivalence are hurting your
What a Trip!
The Trip Beyond Ruud and Wagner 1972 Don’t you just love the cover? Its the 1970s summarized in a single cover: groovy font and probably the most awesome outfit and hair. I think this might be one of my favorite
Satan’s Music
Satan’s Music Exposed
Kirban
1981
In case you didn’t know, the real evil is Christian rock. Evidently, the shift from traditional sacred music is ruining church for everyone. The author asserts that this pop music influences us through the accelerated beat and sinful lyrics. He specifically mentioned the songs: Afternoon Delight, Let’s Spend the Night Together, and Having my Baby. (I am willing to bet this is the first time those songs shared the same paragraph.) This poor author is also mad about Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell. Evidently, Jesus on Broadway is a bad idea.
Beat the Blahs
How To Beat The Blahs
Prater
1977
So, the Blahs are hovering around and making you sad, bored, unloved, inferior, etc. My teen brain remembers that word being used to mostly refer to boredom. This isn’t the first time the “Blahs” have appeared on ALB. We featured a self help book that suggested things like having an affair or adopting a child as a solution. In another book we featured, “Blahs” was used as another term for depression. Again, the advice was pretty unhelpful and all these ladies needed to do was to suck it up. Today’s post addresses the Christian with the blahs. Short answer is God still loves and cares about you. As a Christian devotional, this isn’t a bad book. It is more a gentle reminder of gratitude and grace. Honestly, this book could work in 2018 with a different title and some updating.
Dial-a-Prayer
The Magic of Telephone Evangelism Metcalf 1967 I guess in 1967, the phone might be considered a breakthrough technology for those in the evangelism business. Dialing a number for prayers, weather information, jokes, was an actual thing back in the
Are you a blob?
Sometimes I Feel Like a Blob Barrett 1965 Are you a Christian teen looking for answers? Are you a blob? This devotional is for you. As devotionals for teens go, this isn’t too bad. There is a lot less judgment