The Oak Inside the Acorn, Max Lucado’s most recent book for children, is an adaptation of his adult book Cure for the Common Life.  As a little acorn haltingly lets go of his mother’s strong branch, he hears her say, “Within you is a great oak.  Just be the tree God made you to be.”  Through the seasons, the tree becomes grand enough to hold a swing and enjoys the company of the little girl who plays in it.  She, too, grows up and wonders what God wants her to be.  The big oak tree helps her find the answer.  (Great shared reading for families)

   How do the lives of a successful art dealer and an illiterate homeless drifter become bound together in a lasting friendship?  In A Same Kind of Different as Me, Ron Hall and Denver Moore tell the gripping story of a strong and compassionate woman who turned both of their lives upside down.  Former First Lady, Barbara Bush says, “The friendship that forms between these two men at a time when both were in great need is an inspiration to all of us to be more compassionate to everyone we come in contact with.  This is truly a wonderful book!”

   In Looking Up When Life is Looking Down, Beth Moore takes the reader to the Scriptures for encouragement and hope in the face of life’s challenges.  This small and beautifully illustrated book is divided into thirteen reflections that can be used for personal quiet times or read as a whole.  Moore wants her readers to know “God wants nothing more for you than deliverance, and He has surrounded you with accompaniment on your journey out.”  (p. 95)

A complete list of new acquisitions is available in the library.