Searchlight Christian Bookstore News and Christian Events in South Central Ontario
Tim Keller’s Counterfeit Gods is now available at Searchlight.
WELCOME to Searchlight’s Online Notice Board and Events Listings. If you recognize this as a “blog” you’ll notice there’s actually only one “post” — so ignore the date — but it is constantly being updated. Also included are things taking place in our retail store community. For those who came looking for directions to the bookstore, here’s a map showing where we are at 884 Division Street in Cobourg. (Scroll down much further for a map to the Brockville store.)
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4 traffic lights south of westbound 401; 3 traffic lights south of eastbound 401; on left side
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** Herb’s Plumbing — For home and business plumbing and heating needs- 905 372 8344 ** Don Bickle Electric — For residential and commercial electrical needs — 905 342 3200
** Camborne Orchards Bakery — Specialty breads and delicious pies; Peter Street Plaza, SE Port Hope — 905 885 0892
** Northumberland County Moving and Storage — The guys with the big red trucks will help with your move in or out of the area. Huge climate controlled warehouse. 905 373 4668
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RADIO GUIDE — Back by Request!
88.3 — FAMILY LIFE NETWORK (Buffalo, NY)
89.3 — LIFE 100 (repeater station in Peterborough, ON)
90.5 — COMING FALL ‘09 — FAITH BASED NEWS/TALK (Peterborough)
99.5 — WDCX-FM (Buffalo, NY)
100.3 — LIFE 100 (Barrie main signal)
100.9 — United Christian Broadcasters (repeater station in Cobourg, ON; until October 1st)
102.3 — United Christian Broadcasters (Belleville, ON)
104.9 — KLOVE (National; originates in Sacramento, CA)
1250 (AM) — JOY 1250 (Toronto)
SEARCHLIGHT FEATURES “Buy – 5 – Get – 1 – Free” STICKERS ON MOST OF OUR IN STOCK COMPACT DISCS. COLLECT and REDEEM 5 and YOU RECEIVE A FREE CD UP TO $21.99 VALUE. VISIT SEARCHLIGHT AT 884 DIVISION STREET, COBOURG (Highway 45 Exit) 905 372 5519; out of area call 800 210 5661. OPEN 10 AM to 5 PM WEEKDAYS (4 PM Saturdays). ALSO at 15 CENTRAL AVENUE EAST, BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO 613 345 2122; out of area call 877 772 4548
IF you live in our local coverage area, and get your HIGH DEFINITION (HD) television signals OFF AIR (i.e. not cable, not satellite), then check out channel 51-4, The Worship Network. Their schedule is a mix of worship and teaching programs with some paid programming, and they broadcast their digital signal into prisons and hospitals. Tune in channel 51, then go “up” three more channels until you reach 51-4. You can also watch online at www.worship.net
NOW RUNNING — THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS — The most relevant artifacts to Christianity to surface in the last hundred years go on display at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto; thru January 3, 2010. Tickets go on sale May 1st, Adults $28, Children 4-14 $15; students and seniors $25 www.rom.on.ca/scrolls.
WHAT HAPPENED TO KAOS RADIO? — The Peterborough based Christian youth radio station lost its broadcast frequency a year ago and was forced to go internet-only. Now comes word that the station has been sold and will be returning to the air sometime late Spring 2010 at 90.5 FM, under new ownership, with an emphasis on Christian/family talk programs and local news.
MAJOR PRICE CUT AT SEARCHLIGHT — According to the number of times we’ve changed the rolls in our RED PRICE GUN, we’ve cut the prices on OVER 2,000 4000 items in the last two months, including REDUCING THE PRICES ON ITEMS THAT WERE ALREADY ON SALE. +PLUS+ We’ve received 25 cartons of sale books from Zondervan and Zonderkidz. +PLUS+ Throughout November, just mention this online advertisement and get Buy 4 Get 1 Free specials in our mens, marriage and parenting categories (when all books purchased are in one of these three categories.) Buy 5 Get 1 Free continues in all other book categories.
WELCOME — On November 15th Church on the Hill, Cobourg welcomed its new Youth Pastor, Jon Anthony. Jon’s wife Angela is no stranger to Cobourg having spent several years here. Church on the Hill is located opposite the Northumberland Mall and was formerly known as Glad Tidings Pentecostal Church.
WELCOME — On October 1st, JOHN SUK began his ministry as senior pastor of Grace Christian Reformed Church in Cobourg. This follows a lengthy transition period for this church, so they have been really looking forward to John and his wife Irene joining the Grace Church family. Sunday morning services are at 10:00 AM.
LOCAL CHILD AND YOUTH MINISTRY PROGRAMS
**AWANA is the number one children’s program in the area for kids pre-K to Grade Six. Strong emphasis on Bible-based teaching and scripture memory. Fellowship Baptist Church, Wednesday nights.
**RIOT is the number one Junior High aged program in our area and runs on Tuesday nights at Cobourg Alliance Church. A loud, high energy program for grades six to eight.
**THE CRAVE is the number one high school ministry program in our area and runs Friday nights at Church on the Hill at 7:00 PM, though times vary with special events.
Each of these churches also operates programs for the other age groups as well, sometimes concurrent, sometimes on different nights.
There is also a youth program in Port Hope at Calvary Pentecostal Church; a youth drop in weekly in Port Hope sponsored by Youth for Christ and a youth drop in weekly at Silverworks in Cobourg. Click on ‘Church Directory’ for more information about each church.
UCB Radio will soon cease broadcasting in Cobourg at 100.9 The station knew when obtaining their license that it was a low-priority station that could be temporary if a higher-priority station was licensed on a nearby frequency. That became reality, and now the station is hoping to have a new frequency by the new year. Other stations with similar expectations have found the process can take a lot longer. However, most people in Cobourg, Grafton and Colborne can continue to pick up the Belleville signal at 102.3, weather conditions permitting. If you wish to be part of a campaign of support for UCB’s application to the CRTC for a new frequency, click here.
ONGOING — GRIEF SHARE — Another cycle of this popular video teaching course begins Mondays at Fellowship Baptist Church, 469 Elgin Street West, Cobourg for those dealing with a recent or not-so-recent loss. For information and registration call Bev or Marg Linton at 905 372 8732, ext 32.
ONGOING — DIVORCE CARE — Another sequence of this video teaching course begins Mondays at Fellowship Baptist Church in Cobourg. For information and registration call Bev or Marg Linton at 905 372 8732, ext 32 .
ONGOING — DC4K — Divorce Care for Kids begins another series for the children impacted by the divorce of parents on Mondays at Cobourg’s Fellowship Baptist Church. Runs parallel to the adult course. For information or registration call Bev or Marg Linton at 905 372 8732, ext 32
NOVEMBER 28 — THE CRIST FAMILY — Seven member southern gospel group combines classic gospel with a more modern sound, mixing trios, quartets and six-part harmony with male, female and mixed vocals. 7:00 PM Saturday at Kingston Gospel Temple, 2295 Princess Street as part of the church’s 90th Anniversary Weekend. No tickets required, an offering will be taken.
NOVEMBER 29 — PAUL WILKINSON — I will be speaking at the Sunday morning service at 10:30 AM at West Ellesmere United Church in the Warden/Ellesmere district in Toronto.
NOVEMBER 30 — LADIES NIGHT OUT — Christmas Carols with Christine Moss from Northumberland Youth for Christ and her team. Monday, 7-9 PM at Fellowship Baptist Church, Cobourg
DECEMBER 4 — STEVE BELL IN CONCERT — Youth For Christ brings you an evening of story and song with one of Canada’s foremost male vocalists. Fellowship Christian Reformed Church, Brighton. Friday 7:30 PM Tickets $18.00. Note: Contrary to information on the concert poster, tickets ARE available at Searchlight Books, 884 Division Street in Cobourg. Visa/MC/Debit accepted (service charge on credit cards).
DECEMBER 8 — COBOURG PORT HOPE CHRISTIAN WOMEN’S CLUB — 9:00 AM, Best Western Hotel, 475 Elgin Street West, Cobourg. $6.00 – reservations required; child care available. Speaker Wendy Taylor, music by the Clarkes. Contact Searchlight Bookstore for ticket information.
DECEMBER 8 — FULL GOSPEL MONTHLY DINNER — Tuesday night at Trinity Church, 900 King Street East, Oshawa; banquet and concert with speaker John Perks and music by Vanessa Lanch. Contact us for ticket information.
DECEMBER 11 — HELP PORTRAIT — Greenwood Motel Ministry needs hairdressers to volunteer an hour or two between 10 AM and 5 PM on Friday towards a program which gives dignity and worth to people in low income housing. For more information and to volunteer click here. To see a video about the Help Portrait program click here.
DECEMBER 12 – 13 — COME CELEBRATE! – A CHRISTMAS MUSICAL — This year’s choral presentation at Fellowship Baptist Church under the direction of Shirley Bickle is also raising funds for the Northumberland Hills Hospital. The Saturday night presentation is in the evening at 7:00 PM, while the Sunday morning program pre-empts the morning services at 10:30 AM. 469 Elgin Street West at Burnham next to the Best Western Hotel. Handicapped access. Free. Supervised nursery.
JANUARY 22 — SWITCHFOOT — Phoenix Theatre, Toronto; more information to follow..
Theological courses offered at St. Peter’s, Cobourg
As the Cobourg Campus of Wycliffe College, St. Peter’s church offers courses for lay people . Courses are part of the Wycliffe Lay Ministry Diploma program, they can either be taken for academic credit or simply for personal interest. No academic prerequisites are necessary to participate in these courses.
The Wycliffe courses, because of their quality and the facilities in which they take place, have drawn students from a very wide geographical area in this part of Ontario over the past ten years.
St. Peter’s is located opposite Cobourg’s Victoria Park on King St. East, at College St.
For more information call 905 372 3442 or e-mail info@stpeterscobourg.org
Book Reviews
Bo’s Café – From the Publisher of The Shack
You come home from work and your spouse says something — something possibly containing a minuscule, trace amount of irritation — and you react to it. Then he/she reacts to your reaction. Then it gets loud. Then it crosses the line to where you’re saying things you instinctively know as you are saying them that you are going to have to apologize later. Or worse.
I think a lot of people have anger issues, and I think that we live in times that leave us vulnerable to stress factors that manifest themselves in different ways in different people. Fortunately for me — and my wife — it’s nothing like Steven Kerner, however. He’s the lead character in the book Bo’s Café, and he is given to what may only be described as serial rage. Every discussion with his wife escalates into something it shouldn’t. He can’t help but keep messing up, and then there’s no turning back.
Bo’s Café is the third fiction work from Windblown Media, publishers of The Shack and only the fourth book the upstart company has released. (A second non-fiction book is due out in November.) This time around there are three authors, Bill Thrall, Bruce McNicol, John Lynch, and the setting is an area quite familiar to me, the environs of Los Angeles, California.
And yes, there is a Bo and there is a café but there’s also a bar and Steven’s life is greatly impacted by a guy who smokes, so the Shack-bashers who are now predisposed to despise anything from Windblown will have something to work with. (see: Sarcasm) The theme this time around however is marriage, family and our need as humans — including Christians — to come to terms with who we are and build in controls against the knee-jerk reactions we have when someone — especially a spouse — pushes our buttons.
Therefore, don’t look for a fictional treatment on the nature of God this time around. Bo’s is so much about marriage, I suspect it will land on a lot of bookstore shelves next to Fireproof. In a way, the two form a perfect set.
Like Shack, this title uses what might be termed Socratic dialog (Br.: dialogue) named after the didactic writing in The Republic of Plato. Conversation that teaches. Words that cut to the heart of issues; our issues. There was one part, early on in reading, that I wondered if they had pushed that agenda too much to the forefront; if the book was too preachy. But the moment passed, and I settled in to find out what was in store both for the quirkly characters and for Steven, who I truly believe represents you and I.
The book has another similarity to Shack inasmuch as I think it will attract more male readers than one normally expects with Christian fiction. Steve is helped greatly by Andy, a guy who just turns up in his life, which will also remind readers of Dinner With A Perfect Stranger by David Gregory, The Noticer by Andy Andrews, and Windblown’s other fiction title, So You Don’t Want To Go To Church Anymore by Jake Colsen (the pseudonym of Wayne Jacobsen and Dave Coleman). Those books all scored high with male readers as well.
The book has several messages, and I’m sure other reviewers will have a different take on this; but my personal revelation in reading was that personal change takes place over time, not overnight. Like Shack, this book is expected to score some sales in the general market, as well as the Christian market, and very appropriately Steven Kerner’s faith and belief in God is like a soundtrack running softly in the background, not something that’s in your face awkwardly on occasions the writers feel the need to ’say something religious.’
This is a book that will save lives. Marriages in particular. This is a book that couples should read. (We both finished within days of each other.) Days later, I found myself on a website where the blogger was lamenting the lack of someone to talk with. The book inspired me to suggest that a listening ear is not too far away. You just have to be looking, to be open, or even to ask, “Do you know someone who is known to be a really good listener?”
This book shows the power of a good listening ear. We all need someone like that.
Heaven and the Afterlife
One of the frustrations of the Christian publishing market are so many titles tripping over themselves saying essentially the same things. I rather expected Heaven and the Afterlife to be a good review pick having read (out loud, actually) 50 Days of Heaven which an abridgment of Randy Alcorn’s longer work, Heaven. I figured it would somehow qualify me to compare two works on the same topic, and quickly write a short 150-word review.
Instead, I found myself with something completely different; a title much more comprehensive on diverse subjects that preoccupy the thoughts of many; a book that would also appeal to those who had read 90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper, or 23 Minutes in Hell by Bill Wiese, not to mention Angels by Billy Graham and a whole raft of titles by Grant Jeffrey. In fact, the book is so wide in scope that while Garlow cites Randy Alcorn, he does so only a couple of times.
The book begins with the subject of near death experiences (NDEs) and moves on to after death communication (ADC) and takes an approach that I think would appeal to the general reader, the secularist, even the skeptic. It’s lighter on Biblical content in the earlier chapters, instead easing into the topic by raising the questions which all of us — churched and non-churched alike — often ask when dealing with these difficult subjects. Later chapters discuss angels, demons, reincarnation, eschatology and the concept of purgatory.
Every one of the 21 chapters in this book could really be a book in itself. At times — such as the chapter on demons or the chapter on end-times judgment — Garlow leaves us wanting more; at others, he covers the ground so quickly that I wonder if skeptics would accept the progressive reasoning, or would, like Wikipedia editors, cry “citation needed.”
But I think that is exactly the point. In 258 pages of text, the best one can offer is a general overview. The subject of heaven specifically and the subject of the afterlife in general, is indeed a complex series of discussions which probably touch on even more than the 21 topics contained here. Where the book most succeeds is to show us that these topics are interconnected and part of a unified whole; considerations that must be weighed against the “big picture” conceived in the mind of God, and reflective of His very nature.
So while the book assumes a basic concession to the Biblical view on such things, it also helps us improve our Biblical literacy on these topics, and builds respect for the scriptural take on death and the end-times.
Therefore, I want to modify what I said on my personal blog in a preview to this review. I still think the book might be useful to give to someone who hasn’t yet crossed the line of faith; but I think it would work better if given to someone who is already moving in that direction but has some questions. While I might be tempted to file this book under “H” for heaven or “D” for death, I think it also has a place under “A” for apologetics.
If you don’t know Garlow, he is a most prolific writer, a pastor at Skyline Wesleyan Church in San Diego and holds six — count ‘em — theological degrees. So he’s quite capable of dealing in later chapters with two current “hot button” topics: Universalism (which can be an ‘all roads lead to God’ viewpoint, or an ‘everyone is saved in the end’ theory) and Annihilation (the idea that those who don’t accept Christ simply cease to exist after death.) He deals honestly with the arguments used in support of these positions and shows respect for their proponents, but then explains why he cannot buy in.
If a book may be judged by its ability to deliver on its title, Heaven and the Afterlife contains — theologically speaking — everything but the kitchen sink. This is the current exhaustive treatment of the breadth and width of this topic.
Heaven and the Afterlife - James L. Garlow with Keith Wall (Bethany House, 2009; paperback, $13.99 US)
Life Among the Lutherans
Garrison Keillor is an American humorist, author and the force behind “A Prairie Home Companion,” a permanent fixture of Saturday evenings in many U.S. homes as it broadcasts live, for two hours, on National Public Radio. The show is a mix of music, poetry and radio drama, culminating with the monologue, which always begins, “It’s been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon, my hometown.”
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Much of his writing has to do with life in middle America. On the one hand, he laments the passing of simpler times, while on the other hand he highlights the ability of some communities to preserve a sense of that simpler past.
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Life Among the Lutherans is a collection of those monologues, going back as far as 1983, and featuring the particular essays that deal with the religious side of life in this fictitious Minnesota town. When you consider that most of them do contain some mention the equally fictitious Lake Wobegon Lutheran Church, narrowing it down to 28 stories must have represented a rather difficult editing process. The book is appropriately published by Augsburg, a leading Lutheran publishing house.
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In the preface, Keillor admits he did not grow up as a Lutheran. But he understands the people intimately, and he understands the role that the church(es) play in a small town. We only hear of one other church in town, the Roman Catholic parish, Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility.
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Truth be told, the book deals in the superficialities of church life. But that said, once you get past the meandering plots and colorful characterizations, the book is actually rich in deep theology. People live and breathe and act the way they do because they are acting on certain beliefs and convictions. Keillor confronts issues and ideas which, in a pluralistic, politically correct, mostly secular society, simply never come up in normal conversation.
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But Keillor doesn’t always celebrate this particular church culture. Every page consists of material that could represent hours and hours on an analyst’s couch. In the second to last chapter, there is an outpouring of angst greater than the sum of the previous chapters, wherein Keillor seems to regret a religiously repressive past that made him lack adventure or lack confidence or lack certain kinds of experiences. However, much of this may simply consist of looking at growing up in the mid-20th century through a 21st century lens.
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Why is that some of the most tormented people seem to produce the most innovative and quirky humor? With Christmas fast approaching, Life Among The Lutherans is a natural gift idea for someone who, like Keillor, enjoys some sentimental reminiscing. But it should also be read by a younger generation, if only to see what they escaped. Unless they happen to currently reside in Lake Wobegon, that is.
Make Love, Make War
Make Love, Make War: Now is the Time to Worship (David C. Cook, 2009) is a wonderfully crafted outpouring from the heart of Canadian singer-songwriter Brian Doerksen, who has authored or co-authored — he seems to do much of his writing in tandem with others — some of our best known worship songs such as:
Refiner’s Fire- Your Love is Amazing
- Today (As for Me and My House)
- It’s Time for the Reign of God
- Faithful One
- Everlasting
- Creation Calls
- Light The Fire Again
- You Shine
- and 84 other CCLI-listed songs
Some of these songs, and some I didn’t know, become the chapter titles for this book and are used as a springboard for discussion about what it means to live a life of worship to God, and also the worship songwriting process itself. On many chapters, I found the songs playing as on a loop in my head, providing a background soundtrack to reading the book. (Maybe someday that technology will exist as you begin a new chapter, the appropriate song will play…)
Furthermore, although I’ve missed hearing Brian live, getting to know his voice and spoken mannerisms from the Today live worship DVD resulted in almost hearing him speak the words right off the page. I questioned getting the DVD, since I already had the CD, but it has proved to be one of my all time favorite visual worship experiences. The book Make Love, Make War is the next natural progression, deeper into the heart of Brian’s love for his heavenly father, though if you currently own neither, don’t let that dissuade you from the book..
The book is part worship textbook, part autobiographical. It is in places humorous and at other places deeply serious. It is partly intended for worship music personnel at local churches — especially with its technical and practical tips for musicians at the end of each chapter — and also intended for the average person who seeks after God.
In many of our churches, the worship component involves half or more of the total time spent “at church.” Towards the end, Doerksen suggests:
“…we send people away to Bible school and seminary for years to learn the Scriptures and how to preach. And upon their return they preach sermons, which people often promptly forget. But there are very few theological schools designed to help modern artists and worship songwriters learn the Scriptures and biblical theology; we just tell them to write a song we can sing in church. Maybe it’s the songwriters who should study the most — because the lyrics of the songs are what really stick with us.”
In an excellent analogy — again towards the end of the book — he compares worship leaders to the Best Man at a wedding, leading the introduction of Bride (the church) and Groom (the Father), and then quickly getting out of the way.
Elsewhere he despairs over pastors who encourage worship leaders to include something “lively” or “up tempo,” when the heart of the Psalms is often woeful lament. His admiration for principal Psalmist King David — he just calls him Dave — is repeated throughout the book. He admits that sometimes, following after his role model, his song themes and lyrical choices have been met with criticism. This does not deter him; he feels he is living out the particular worship role for which God has chosen him.
Lord willing, Brian Doerksen will keep giving the church new musical worship material; but I also hope this isn’t the last time we see his name on a book. He has much to teach us about our relationship with the Father.
The Unexpected Adventure
There’s a classic story — which I tried repeatedly to source online* — about a guy who becomes an expert on the subject of firefighting. He travels to seminars and writes books on the subject. But at the end of his life, his accomplishments are rendered somewhat moot by his admission, “I have never actually fought a fire.”
In a world where just about everybody has a book out, it would be quite easy to summarize some Biblical passages on what it means to be a witness; mix in some contemporary context, and appear, like our firefighting friend, to be the final authority on evangelism.
That’s not the case with The Unexpected Adventure: Taking Everyday Risks to Talk To People About Jesus by Lee Strobel and Mark Mittelberg (Zondervan). In 42 short stories the authors alternate anecdotal narratives showing different principles of lifestyle evangelism working itself out in the lives of these two authors along with their friends and families.
Mittelberg is also the coauthor with Bill Hybels of Becoming A Contagious Christian and Unexpected Adventure is actually an excellent companion read to that title as well as Hybels’ Just Walk Across The Room.
Strobel is best known for his The Case For… series of books, but making a case on paper as a lawyer or a journalist isn’t the same as making the case in a real-life situation. As the book reminds us, “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”
In the Christian life, practice is a whole lot better than theory.
FICTION FESTIVAL at SEARCHLIGHT
It’s a fiction fest at Searchlight Books. We asked our suppliers for the best in fiction at the best prices. Here’s what they sent:
- David C. Cook sent us a number of their best fiction titles available in pocket book form for the first time
- Tyndale sent us three titles by Catherine Palmer in the series, A Town Called Hope for only $7.99
- Zondervan continued their fiction special from the spring, the best pricing in the bunch at $7.49 per book.
- Waterbrook/Multnomah sent us eight titles at $8.99 including some of their best authors
- Center Street/Faithwords sent us four titles by Deborah Bedford, who recently coauthored with Joyce Meyer.
Each of these represents HALF PRICE OR LESS. For summer we also have dozens of 4-in-1 novella collections from Barbour Publishing with most titles only 5.97 or 6.97.
Not a fiction reader? Don’t forget that Searchlight is also a CHRISTIAN BOOK OUTLET STORE. Over 80% 85% of our book intake is red-tagged, sale-priced specials. All our specials are hand-picked titles by trusted publishers, proven authors and best-selling series.
Here’s a link to blog containing many book reviews on titles either currently in stock at Searchlight or available by order. Drop by and visit Janis at The Nearsighted Bookworm for her perspective on a mixture of fiction and non-fiction Christian titles.
What a year this has been for Karen Kingsbury. Shades of Blue is a stand-alone title that is releasing after CDN Thanksgiving; her third title with Zondervan this year.
DONATE YOUR CLUB Z POINTS AND AIR MILES
BEGINNINGS Pregnancy Care Centre now has a community account where anyone who wishes to can donate all or a portion of their Club Z Points (Zellers) to Beginnings. The account number you need is ID # 978-0421. Simply see the customer service representative at the store or go online to set up the points to go to this account. Beginnings will use the points to purchase items for their care cupboard or office supplies.
You can also donate your AIR MILES to CHRISTIAN SALVAGE MISSION, which provides used books and Bibles and teaching materials to missionaries in remote parts of the world. Quote # 8007 960 3655.
ONGOING – BEGINNINGS CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTRE is now offering services to people in Port Hope, using the Port Hope for Youth Centre, upstairs at 38 Walton Street; Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 AM to Noon. Services include pregnancy testing, options counseling and pregnancy support. For info call the Cobourg office at 905 373 4575.
Winnie Visser Counselling Services… “I am a Christian Registered Marriage and Family Therapist. My office is at 1011 Elgin St West in Suite 28, the building NORTHEAST of Staples (not the Flemming Building). I also have an office in Belleville. Mondays and Tuesdays I’m in Cobourg and Thursdays and Fridays in Belleville. Please check out the website www.winnievissercounselling.com or call me at 905-373-4050.”
Local resident FAITH CAMPBELL’s book, Writing Your Life Story, is available at Searchlight Books. This is a guidebook for people who want to creatively compose something for the next generation. Although this isn’t dominantly a Christian title, Faith and her husband attend Church on the Hill in Cobourg
Christian Music en Français
Paul Baloche and Friends is a collection of some of Paul Baloche’s best known worship songs translated into French and recorded in Quebec. (For some reason the title on the CD cover is in English, though the album, but for a final bonus cut, is entirely en Français.)
The album reminds us how much material Baloche has contributed to the worship life of contemporary churches; these are some of our best known, popular worship pieces.
Second, it reminds us we are part of much larger, much greater body of believers. Hearing these familiar songs in another language is humbling, especially to those who tend to think that North America (or England or Australia) is the center of the Christian universe.
Songs on the album include:
- Hosanna
- Élève-Toi (Arise)
- La Terre Entière (All The Earth)
- Ton Nom (Your Name)
- Louez Adonaï (Praise Adonai)
- Offrande (Offering)
- Jésus Tu Es (Jesus You Are)
- Ouvre Les Yeux De Mon Coeur (Open the Eyes of My Heart)
This recording is available at Searchlight for $19.99
JUDI PEERS’ new book, Guardians of the Lamp is a “historical fantasy” for teens based on life in Bible times. It is intended for sale in both Christian and general market bookstores; though for Christian teens, this book fits in very well with the writing of authors Chuck Black or Bryan Davis. The story incorporates a time travel dimension, with the present section set locally in Peterborough, Ontario, at a time just before Christmas; and the rest of the book set in the year 1000 BC, where the story’s main character, Gavin Turner finds himself needed for battle against mythological beings that were formerly just obscure Old Testament names. The book is available at Searchlight for the very reasonable price of $12.95 and the accompanying workbook is now available for only $14.99.
Paul’s book, featured in Faith Today magazine is available FREE online! The Pornography Effect: Understanding for the Wives, Girlfriends, Mothers, Daughters and Sisters was written in April, 2008 and is intended as a resource for the women who often represent the collateral damage in the internet pornography issue. After review by several major U.S. publishers, the print version is still pending, but in the meantime, we wanted to make this information available to people who need it.
You are invited to read the book online at www.thepornographyeffect.wordpress.com (It’s recommended you set your browser to a larger text size — click on “view.”) With 15 short chapters the book is only two full internet pages and can be finished in under an hour. Click on “previous entries” after chapter six to get to chapters 7-15.
‘THINKING OUT LOUD.’ Opinion, devotional thoughts and links to many other blogs; and almost all of it somehow church- and faith-related. To reach Paul’s blog / webzine, with readers on around the world, click on this link: www.paulwilkinson.wordpress.com
A picture of our beautiful (i.e. neat and organized) store in Brockville. (You’d hardly know we were related !! )
DIRECTIONS TO BROCKVILLE STORE:
VOLUNTEER HELP NEEDED — Searchlight Books has an ongoing need for people whose work or family takes them to Ottawa or Montreal on a regular basis who can drop off parcels at our Brockville store. It’s on a street parallel to the 401, so you get off on one exit and resume your trip on the next. Compensation is available if there’s a lot of boxes or it becomes recurrent. Call 905 372 5519
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT YOUR CHURCH — Police checks for childrens’ ministry workers is now a fact of life at many of our churches, but some people just can’t be bothered going to all that trouble and the small expense. The result is that many churches are now short volunteer workers to help with child and youth ministry. Somewhere there is a child that needs your time and attention. If you don’t offer to help, your local church may have to curtail or even discontinue certain aspects of its Christian education program. Consider making yourself available to your church in this way.
EMPLOYMENT — Searchlight networks with a broad spectrum of Christian people across Northumberland County. If you are either looking for a job, or are a business that potentially has a position available at your workplace, e-mail searchlight@nexicom.net. Job-seekers, do NOT e-mail US your resumés; just tell us the type of work you are seeking and whether full time or part time. In terms of ministry organizations, please note the following needs:
- NORTHUMBERLAND YOUTH FOR CHRIST — Executive Director position; salary with deputation req’d. Involves the supervision of five staff members and drop-in centers in four towns
Sponsored by SEARCHLIGHT CHRISTIAN BOOKS, 884 Division Street, Cobourg. 905 372 5519; out of area call 800 210 5661. We’re on Division Street (Highway 45 Exit off the 401.) Go south about four traffic lights; we’re just south of Elgin St. on the east side. Searchlight is also in Brockville at 15 Central Avenue East, phone 613 345 2122, out of area call 877 772 4548. Central Ave. runs parallel to and one block south of Highway 401 between Stewart St and North Augusta (Coming from North Augusta it’s known as Reynolds Ave.) Click the link toward the upper right for “Searchlight Current Specials.”
Remember that Searchlight is BOTH a FULL SERVICE CHRISTIAN BOOKSTORE and a fully accredited CHRISTIAN BOOK OUTLET STORE
Our older website www.searchlightbooks.ca contains information about our bookstores and also has the listings of Churches and parachurch ministries operating in the areas where our stores are located. We also operate the CHRISTIAN BOOK SHOP TALK blog; if you’re in the business, contact us for the address information. THINKING OUT LOUD is a blog page containing articles by Paul Wilkinson and reprints from around the blogosphere. Link here or type www.paulwilkinson.wordpress.com
