Library
Central Christian Church has a library with hundreds of children’s and adult books that covers topics from theology, ethics, bible study, practice of our faith as well as novels, biographies and devotionals. Additions are made frequently to our list of titles on hand through recommendations to the librarian, Debbie Rice and from gifts in honor of loved ones. The library is located on the first floor of the Sanctuary Building.
Our Women’s Ministry adds books to the library each year from their current studies. This years choices that can be found in the Library are as follows:
| TITLE | AUTHOR |
| Practicing our Faith | Dorothy Bass |
| Honoring the Body | Stephanie Paulsell |
| Craddock Stories | Fred B. Craddock |
| Florence Nightingale: The Making of a Radical Theologian | Val Webb |
| Ascend: Releasing the Power of the Human Spirit | James L. Catanzaro |
| Let My Prayer Rise to God: A Spirituality for Praying the Psalms | William O. Paulsell |
| Have the Time of Your Life: Living for God in Each Moment | Michael G. Long |
| Senior Spirituality | Harold R. Nelson |
| Angel Hugs for Cancer Patients | LaDonna Meinders |
| Angel Hugs: Heavenly Embraces in Everyday Life Communion with the Friends of God | LaDonna Meinders |
| Meditations and Prayers from Women Mystics | Jane McAvoy |
| Day by Day through the Psalms | C. William Nichols |
| Day by Day through the New Testament: The Gospels | C. William Nichols |
| Day by Day through the New Testament: Acts to Revelation | C. William Nichols |
Recommended Reading from the Staff of Central Christian Church
Jan Erhmantraut, Minister of Pastoral Care
Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time by Marcus Borg
Listening to Life by Frederick Bueckner
Enlightenment: Hat by Hat by Nevada Barr
Glimpses of Grace: Daily Thoughts and Reflections by Madeline L’Engle with Carole F. Chase
The Good Book: Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart by Peter J. Gomes
Michael Mooty, Senior Minister
The Meaning of Jesus by Marcus Borg and N. T. Wright
When God is Silent by Barbara Brown Taylor
Open Secrets by Richard Lischer
Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling
Carolyn Richart, Minister of Adult Faith Formation
A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Edited by James M. Washington
Discovering the Gospels by Margaret Nutting Ralph
Living Inside Out: Learning How to Praythe Serenity Prayer by Jan Linn
The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri J. M. Nouwen
Fresh Bread for the Journey by Joyce Rupp
An Adult Christ at Christmas by Raymond Brown
Michael Rintamaa, Director of Music
Good Taste, Bad Taste and Christian Taste by Frank Burch Brown
Who Needs God by Harold S. Kushner
When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold S. Kushner
Worship is a Verb by Robert W. Webber
Reaching Out Without Dumbing Down by Marva J. Dawn
Grace, Noted by Jane Marshall
Chad Snellgrove, Minister of Faith Formation for Children and Youth
Dangerous Wonder by Michael Yaconelli
In the Name of Jesus by Henri J. M. Nouwen
The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning
Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella
Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Paterson