First Covenant Church of River Falls, Wisconsin

Check out these great books and many more!

The library is open all hours that the church is open, and we especially encourage you to stop in on Sunday mornings between church services. We're located next to the Sanctuary off the hallway to the Sunday School rooms. You'll find a warm welcome and all kinds of advice on books!

Details:

You do not have to be a member to be able to take advantage of the library and we would love to help you find a good book, video or DVD to use. The check out period is two weeks but you are asked to renew it if you need it longer. There are no fines! If you haven't been in to check out the library please stop in, we would love to meet you and help you find just the right thing.

Facts:

At the present we have 4,331 items

• 522 videos
• 420 Young Adults
• 1006 Fiction books
• 962 Children's books
• 1320 Non Fiction Books

Plus other miscellaneous items.

Computer Automation:

The materials are all processed using the Dewey Decimal System and are available for searching on the computer which will assist you in finding just the right item. The directions for using the computer if you should desire to so when there is no there to assist you, are posted by the computer. Feel free to give it a try.

Book Review:

Prayer, Does It Make Any Difference?

In his most powerful book since What's So Amazing About Grace? and The Jesus I Never Knew, Philip Yancey probes the very heartbeat--the most fundamental, challenging, perplexing, and deeply rewarding aspect--of our relationship with God: prayer. What is prayer? How does it work? And more importantly, does it work? In theory, prayer is the essential human act, a priceless point of contact between us and the God of the universe. In practice, prayer is often frustrating, confusing, and fraught with mystery. Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? is an exploration of the mysterious intersection where God and humans meet and relate. Writing as a fellow pilgrim, Yancey explores such questions as:

• Is God listening?
• Why should God care about me?
• If God knows everything, what's the point of prayer?
• Why do answers to prayer seem so inconsistent and capricious?
• Why does God seem sometimes close and sometimes far away?
• How can I make prayer more satisfying?

"I have found that the most important purpose of prayer may be to let ourselves be loved by God," says Yancey. Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? encourages us to pray to God the Father who sees what lies ahead of us, knows what lies within us, and who invites us into an eternal partnership--through prayer. CALL NUMBER 248.3 YAN