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• Searchlight Christian Resources •
• Cobourg, Ontario •
• 905 372 5519 •
Calling outside regular hours? You’re encouraged to EMAIL us: searchlightbooks@gmail.com
There are now fewer than 60 Christian bookstores in Canada. We are one of them. If it’s been a long time since you shopped a store like ours, come and stroll through a memory lane of great resources, plus new things you haven’t seen before.
The hours below are accurate. If the line is busy (or you get what sounds like the fax machine we don’t actually own) please keep calling. Trust our website for hours; Google is simply not always accurate.
Upcoming Hours
Monday – CLOSED
Tuesday – 10:30 – 4:00
Wednesday – 10:30 – 4:00
Thursday – 10:30 – 4:00
Friday – 10:30 – 4:00
Saturday – 10:30 – 4:00
Remember, email is constantly monitored even when the store is closed. Send to searchlightbooks@gmail.com
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WELCOME to Searchlight Christian Resources. We’re located at 884 Division Street in Cobourg (a town about halfway between Oshawa and Belleville) just 2 minutes (three quick traffic lights) south of the 401. Our store is a full service Christian Bookstore, that is, we carry everything the big stores have, maybe just not so many copies. We’ve been 27½ years in Cobourg, but the business history of Searchlight goes back another 20 years before that.
We’re also a Christian book outlet store. Many of the books we receive are red-tagged bargain books, consisting of a mixture of publisher overstock and remainders. To make the deal even sweeter on those red-tagged titles, we offer an instant rewards program of Buy-4-Get-1-Free (lowest price items in each grouping of five drops out.)
What to expect: Cobourg is a small town so we’re a small town store. Two aisles at the front, three in the middle and one at the back. However, our store is packed with Bibles — over 1,000 in stock — and books. Specialty areas include fiction, family life, apologetics, classic writing, academic, prayer, children’s picture books; and we also have giftware, DVDs, greeting cards, boxed cards and various styles of Christian music on CD. And jigsaw puzzles you’ve never seen anywhere else. The products seen when you click the tabs below are simply a random, representative sample of what we carry.
In-store shopping is wide open:
- Face mask currently optional
- Hand sanitizer available on entry
- Continue to practice social distancing of 2m or 6ft
- If you are in contact with someone who is self-isolating, please postpone your visit to another day
We’re also permanently offering curbside pickup:
- Call ahead (905 372 5519) to order or confirm availability
- When you get to the store, call again from the parking lot.
- If you haven’t called ahead, but are looking for something you’re fairly sure is in-stock, you can eliminate the call ahead step, but be patient if someone else is waiting.
- Parking lot (curbside) pickup should only be VISA and MasterCard sales or e-transfer. There are no debit sales available with curbside option.
- For curbside, it’s usually books, Bibles and CDs only.
► If you would like the current edition of Our Daily Bread included in your pickup, please let us know when ordering. Regular and large print available. Free.
In general:
- Donations to Christian Salvage Mission (used Christian books) larger than three medium-size boxes should be pre-arranged.
PHONE: Give us a call at 905 372 5519 during business hours and we’ll tell you more. Out of area call us at 800 210 5661.
For those who came looking for directions to the bookstore, or were re-directed from Searchlightbooks.ca here’s a map showing where we are at 884 Division Street (on the east side) in Cobourg. We’re at the front of the building.
Taking the 401? From points west (Port Hope, Bowmanville, Oshawa, etc.) take exit 474-A. From the east (Brighton, Trenton, Belleville, Kingston, etc.) take exit 474 and turn left. Baltimore road becomes Division Street. The blue line on the map below is Highway 401.
Google and Facebook almost have the pin in the right place, we’re actually at the front of the building
GPS = 78.1727202,43.9758635,0
3 traffic lights south of westbound 401; 3 traffic lights south of eastbound 401; on left side: 884 Division Street, Unit 102, Cobourg K9A 5V3 Note to website readers in the GTA: Cobourg is about 70 minutes east of the DVP/404 and Highway 401. Searchlight offers more maps per website than any other bookstore.
Limited handicapped access due to the building design; ramp at north end of sidewalk then please knock on the front window for assistance.
For up to date store info visit us on Facebook
if you’re not on Facebook, click “Not Now” when prompted to login
905 372 5519 or email searchlightbooks@gmail.com
The Treasure Hunt Sale is Back!
Hunt for buried treasure on our shelves and save!
Find a book with a red price tag in any of the following departments and receive a 40% discount off the lowest marked price the number is or ends in a 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8.
Departments included are:
- Prayer
- Biography
- Marriage
- Parenting
- Books in music department
- Pentecostal/Charismatic
- Teen interest (lower shelf of devotional section)
- Self-help
or save 30% in:
- Apologetics
and don’t forget you still save 50% in
- paperback Children’s fiction chapter books
Sale runs through March 31st. Items marked “net’ or “net price” not included.
Fiction
Karen Kingsbury – A Distant Shore – reg. $22.99, sale $16.99
Sarah Sundin – When Twilight Breaks – regular $19.99, sale $9.99
Angela Hunt – The Apostle’s Sister – regular $20.99, sale $16.99
J’Nell Ciesielski – The Socialite – regular $21, super sale $4.99
Nonfiction
Amir Tsarfati – Revealing Revelation – regular $24.50, sale $19.99 – this is a current best seller
Dr. Kevin Leman – 8 Secrets to Raising Successful Kids – hardcover – reg. $26.99, sale $8.99 – save 67%
Tyler Staton – Searching for Enough – regular $23.99, sale $17.99
Derek Prince – The Beast and the Lamb – regular $21.99, sale $17.99 – this is a new release
Stephen K. Scott – The Joseph Principle – hardcover – regular $33.50, sale $17.99
Sheila Walsh – Holding on When You Want to Let Go – hardcover – regular $29.99, sale $15.99
One Minute Prayers to Pray for Your Kids – small hardcover – regular $13.99, sale $8.99
Children’s
God Gave Us Prayer – regular $19.99, sale $15.99 save $4
Mother Teresa – board book – regular $12.99, sale $9.99
Easter Reading List
† The Day Christ Died – Jim Bishop (all time classic) on sale for $12.99
† Six Hours One Friday – Max Lucado – on sale for $14.99
† Experience The Cross – Henry Blackaby – on sale for $11.99
† Resurrection – Michael Brown – on sale for $17.99
† The Day I Was Crucified – Gene Edwards
† The Darkness and the Dawn – Chuck Swindoll
† The Day the Revolution Began – N. T. Wright
† Why Jesus Died – R. T. Kendall
† Jesus: A Theography – Leonard Sweet & Frank Viola
† The Cross – Carroll Roberson (with free CD)
† Is Easter Unbelievable? – Rebecca McLaughlin (small booklet for giveaway)
…plus many titles for children — Watch this incredibly professional 30-second video to see just some of our kids Easter titles.
ALL AUDIO BOOKS,
COMPACT DISCS AND DVDS
25% OFF MUSIC CDs over $10
discount off lowest marked price including red-tagged and white tagged items including worship, southern gospel, contemporary, etc.
items marked ‘net’ are 15% off
30% OFF ALL DVDS over $10
includes drama, documentary, small group curriculum, children’s, etc.
not including Lifemark, The Chosen;
other items marked ‘net’ are 10% off
For the first time in decades, the story behind The Hiding Place is revisited. Preorder the International Paperback Edition for only $22.22 between now and Wednesday. In-store Wednesday, March 22nd.
The Watchmaker’s Daughter is one of the greatest stories of World War II that many readers haven’t heard: the remarkable and inspiring life story of Corrie ten Boom—a groundbreaking, female Dutch watchmaker, whose family unselfishly transformed their house into a hiding place straight out of a spy novel to shelter Jews and refugees from the Nazis during Gestapo raids. Even though the Nazis knew what the ten Booms were up to, they were never able to find those sheltered within the house when they raided it. New York Times bestselling author and master of nonfiction espionage thrillers Larry Loftis.
S A L E L I S T
This is, without doubt, the deepest discounts on some of the best books that we’ve ever been able to offer. Contact us if you have questions, and remember, first come, first served. Read slowly and carefully, there’s something here for everyone!
■ Caring Enough to Confront – David Augsburger (500,000 copies sold) Reg. $17.99; Sale $8.99 (half price)
■ The Bible Promise Book – Large Print (and it’s really, really large print) Reg. $13.99; Sale $6.99 (half price)
■ The Chosen – Jerry Jenkins (novelization of the television series) hardcover; reg. $38.99; Sale $18.99 (save $20.00)
■ Happiness – Randy Alcorn – hardcover; reg. $33.99; Sale $9.99 (save 70%)
■ Where is God When it Hurts – Philip Yancey (in a larger size paperback); Reg. $23.99; Sale $11.99 (half price)
■ Jesus: 365 Day Devotional (for kids 7-12) hardcover; Reg. $19.99; Sale $12.99 (save 35%)
■ The Timepiece – Beverly Lewis (stand-alone fiction title); Reg. $19.99; Sale $9.99 (half price)
■ Follower – Kyle Idleman (hardcover condensation of Not A Fan; makes a great gift); hardcover; Reg. $15.99; Sale $9.99
■ The Essential Companion to Christian History – Zondervan; Reg. $24.99; Sale $14.99 (save $10.00)
■ Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire – Jim Cymbala (story of the Brooklyn Tabernacle); Reg. $23.99; Sale $16.99
■ Poverty, Riches and Wealth – Kris Vallatton; Reg. $19.99; Sale $6.99 (save 65%) (priced cheap ’cause it’s about money!)
■ Galatians Verse by Verse (academic title) Reg. $31.99; Sale $13.99
■ The Case for Christ for Kids – Lee Strobel; hardcover Reg. $21.00; Sale $13.99
■ Look Up: 200 Prayers (for women); hardcover; Reg. $13.99; Sale $7.99
■ Trials – June Hunt (one of 50 books in the Hope for the Heart series of pocket books); Sale $4.99
■ The Alpha Course Complete DVD Set (version with Nicky Gumble teaching); Reg. $61.99; Sale $28.99
New DVD Releases – Spring 2023
On the one hand…
We’re recognizing that DVDs are a dying medium and are selling most of our existing stock at up to 35% off.
On the other hand…
We want to be able to continue to supply movies for people who have working DVD players and want to own the latest Christian films.
Pictured in our trio of mismatched images above are:
■ Left Behind: The Rise of the Antichrist – releasing late February
■ The Jesus Revolution – releasing late April
■ The Chosen – Season 3 – releasing late May
Note: You must reserve or order these in order to obtain a copy.
Discontinued Music Deals
CHRISTMAS • CLASSICAL • WORSHIP • GOSPEL • CONTEMPORARY • KIDS
We have a number of overstock or recently-discontinued music items that are all rather unique. Take time to read the descriptions. Many of these items have never been in our store before. All CDs (compact discs) unless indicated. All are new items in original manufacturers sealed wrap. While supplies last.
Boys of St. Paul’s Choir School – Ave Maria (18 songs) – reg. $18.99; sale $9.97
London Oratory Schola Cantorium Boys Choir – Sacred Treasures of England – reg. $18.99; sale $9.97
Phillips, Craig and Dean – Hymns and Psalms – reg. $14.99; sale $9.97
Austin Stone Worship – Everflow – reg. $18.99; SPECIAL sale $6.97
Gaither Vocal Band – Better Together – reg. $15.99; sale $8.97
Ray Stevens – Gospel Collection – reg. $15.99; sale $8.97
Paul Baloche – Live – reg. $15.99 – sale $9.97
Mac Powell (of Third Day) – Back Again reg. $18.99; sale $8.97
Switchfoot – Where the Light Shines Through (Deluxe Edition) – reg. $19.99; sale $9.97
Hillsong Young and Free – III Live – reg. $19.99; sale $9.97
Hillsong Kids – Can You Believe It? – reg. $14.99; sale $9.97
Steve Green -16 Melodias Biblicas Para Ninos – Spanish kids album reg. $12.99; sale $8.97
Pope Francis – Wake Up (excerpts of audio recordings of his speeches in 4 languages over a music background – a collectors item) – reg. $19.99; sale $9.97
Rich Mullins – DVD – A Ragamuffin Legacy (documentary; >2 hours) – reg. $26.99; sale $9.97
The Ukrainian Large Print New Testaments have finally arrived. $25.99 softcover, while they last. Please share this information with people you think might be interested.
NIV Tiny Testaments make a great baby/child keepsake gift!
These keepsake Bibles come in pink, white and blue imitation leather in a small gift box. Only $10.99. We also have some in the older packaging left at only $9.99. These are also great for churches to have on hand to give out alongside Baby Dedication certificates. Look for them in our children’s gift section.
Where Is God When it Hurts? — One of Philip Yancey‘s earliest books in a new full size paperback edition and half-price:
Reg. $23.99; Sale $11.99.
“If there is a loving God, then why… ?” No matter how the question is completed, at its root lies the issue of pain. Does God order suffering? Or did he simply wind up the world’s mainspring and now is watching from a distance? Yancey looks at pain—physical, emotional, and spiritual—and helps us understand why we suffer.
Wall / Tabletop Cross – reg. $43.99; sale $35.99Ideal for home décor, religious occasions or graduation. Works well for either a male or female recipient. In-stock now. Gift boxed.
GREAT BIBLE OFFER
This is a great gift idea for someone who might be overwhelmed by the wording in a regular Bible. The Message Slimline Bible in saddle tan and brown retails for $53.99, and our price is $28.99 or $25 off.
January brought two very pleasant surprises in our Bible department for people looking for good value on study resources.
First, the new NIV Basic Study Bible is an economy edition of their popular NIV Study Bible at a great price: $24.99 paperback.
Second, the new NLT Student Life Application has all the features we’ve come to expect, but they INCLUDED compatibility to the free Filament app. In other words, it was already a study Bible product, but the app multiplies the number of available study features for each page exponentially. We have the hardcover at $46.99, but you can also order the paperback at $39.99. (And you don’t have to be a student to purchase one!)
Bestselling books from your community:
See what your friends are reading.
Note:
For featured offers, use the tabs below. Remember, this is a non-transactional, non-searchable website; if you don’t see what you’re looking for please phone 905 372 5519 or email searchlightbooks@gmail.com
Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are
Relationships are wonderful . . . until they’re not. Have you ever thought, I can’t keep doing this–something has to change? Or, I’ve tried everything to fix this relationship but nothing is working–I fear I’m becoming someone I don’t even like? Or even, I love this person, but this is starting to feel impossible? Good Boundaries and Goodbyes was born out of Lysa’s own personal struggles with boundaries, extensive theological research, and therapeutic experiences that transformed the way she defined and pursued healthy relationships. In-stock.
One item.
Three gifts
Jesus Calling 3-pack.
Basically, you pay for 2 copies, and get 1 free!
■ New to the area and interested in local churches? Visit ourLocal Church Directory. If you have questions, drop by the store and ask!
The Orange Price tags are here!170 titles reduced $3.99 – $6.99.Look in our fiction section, women’s section; prayer, parenting, and biography sections.
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Our ongoing charity project
We need your help in creating awareness for an ongoing fundraising project to benefit the Welcome Home Children’s Centre, located 2 hours north of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti as they earnestly desire to launch into building Phase II of the orphanage. We’d also like to ask everyone reading this to please consider making a donation no matter how small. Find out more and contribute at this Canada Helps page.
Hardcover Discount Prices
Increasingly, when you visit our store, you’ll see the handwritten words “Our Price” on hardcover (and sometimes other) books. These discounts are either offered by the store or supported by some of our publishers. They’re not red tags because they’re not part of the Buy-4-get-1-Free offer but they represent our best attempt to remain competitive and save you money.
Heading to Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, or any other Spanish-speaking country?? Turn your vacation trip into a mission trip by leaving Spanish New Testaments and Bible promise books for hotel housekeeping staff; tour guides; and people you meet at local markets. We keep about 20-30 of these on hand at any given time; more can be easily ordered.
Not going anywhere? Remember the migrant workers on local farms. (Make sure ahead of time that Spanish is their first language!)
Bibles in many Languages:
We don’t have all the languages in the above image, but we do have in stock Bibles and/or other Christian literature in Spanish, Arabic, German, Chinese (trad.), Chinese (simplified), Italian, French, Tagalog, Persian, Korean, Greek (contemporary), Greek (classical), Japanese, Hindi and others, with access to about 100 more.
- Ukrainian hardcover New Testaments are now at the store.
- We just (Feb. ’23) received two Tagalog/English paperback New Testaments. They’re only $12.99.
Remember our motto:
Information you need,
by authors who are proven,
from publishers we trust,
at prices you can afford.
Support Independent Bookstores
Did you know that getting the cheapest deal sometimes isn’t the best deal? At Searchlight, we work hard to keep prices low, but we work even harder to ensure you have an amazing experience with us. We want to see your life changed by God’s power and that’s why we run this bookstore, and quite frankly, that’s something online vendors can never offer.
While we too appreciate the convenience and low cost that many big corporate retailers can provide, there are some incredible things that happen when you shop locally. Consider the following:
- We are passionate about transformation and have become experts in the kinds of teaching and music that points people to Christ and can bring change in your life.
- The products we sell are filtered before they hit our shelves, and if something isn’t right for your doctrinal perspective, we’ll let you know ahead of time.
- You get to see, touch, feel; interact with the product before you buy.
- We’re also customers. Our staff are readers and music buyers.
- We support the local economy, your money stays here in Canada, and we hire local staff and use local tradespeople.
- Surprise! You never know who you’ll meet at the store. You never know what resources you’ll find.
- The owners don’t take a salary. No one’s pockets are being lined when you shop here, we just sow everything back into the store.
Please consider supporting Searchlight as your local Christian bookstore, and encourage others to think about the many benefits of buying local.
| SEARCHLIGHT CHRISTIAN BOOK OUTLET | These are NOT previously enjoyed books, but rather, publisher overstock or recently discontinued titles. Most are 30% to 40% off with free books available on multiple purchases. |
How to Browse a Bookstore
Increasingly, browsing is becoming a lost art as computer algorithms and bots tell us what we like and what we should buy based on previous purchases. Remember that often, certain authors and publishers paid for their titles to come to the top of the list, and in the case of Christian books, sometimes the content of the book doesn’t reflect your beliefs at all.
Here’s a better way:
- Allow 25 minutes. Yes, there’s such a thing as the “seven-minute quick-browse,” and some have this mastered and can rush in and walk out with some good reading, but for the most part give yourself the better part of a half hour.
- Check out the new releases. If you’ve been part of the capital “C” Church for awhile, there should be names you recognize, or if you’re active online, there should be issues of which you’re aware. The bestsellers and new releases represent the cream of the crop.
- Find an area of the store which interests you. Classic authors. Commentaries on a particular book of the Bible you’ve wanted to dig deeper into. Biographies on significant Christian people, both dead and living. Books by the top Christian authors who have proven the worth of their writing over the years. Books to deepen your prayer life. Books by younger authors or writers who appeal to next-generation readers. Books which break down the Bible into manageable units to help us see the big picture. Audio books for those who do a lot of driving.
- Look at the cover. Yes, you can tell some things about a book by the cover, the title and the subtitle.
- Look at the back cover. This is called the “blurb.” (Say that word out loud, and if there’s children in the room, they should laugh or at least stare at you.) The blurb is a summary of what the book has to offer. (On hardcovers it might be on the inside front flap or back flap of the dust jacket.)
- Walk to the checkout and say, “I would like to buy this book.” If we know you, and we honestly think it’s not a good fit for you, we’ll tell you. You don’t get that human touch shopping online. Also, we may pause to tell you about similar titles. We’re not trying to run up your bill, we just want you to know your options.
- Set aside a time and place to read good Christian books. Some recommend always having a particular chair. With a cup of coffee nearby and your Bible at the ready in case you want to further check something out, you’re ready to embark on a journey which we believe enhances and enriches Christian living.
- When you’re finished reading, return to the store and repeat starting at step 1.
Church librarians!
We have a program for libraries called 20/200/20 which saves your church money on purchases of 20 in-stock books or $200 worth of in-stock books; or on orders for 20 titles or orders of $200 or more. For churches, on smaller purchases we have a program called WebMatch which competes aggressively with the best online sellers have to offer.
For Paul’s devotional blog visit Christianity 201.
Although we follow a business model, we consider ourselves one of several parachurch ministries operating in our community. PRAYER is always needed, and while you’re remembering us, pray for these ministries operating in our area:
* Northumberland Youth Unlimited (NYFC)
* Salvation Army Family Services Cobourg
* Salvation Army Family Services Port Hope
* Northumberland Christian School
* Northumberland Christian School Thrift Shop
* Northumberland Promise
* UCB Radio in Belleville and Cobourg
* Mission Canada (Jeff Snow) outreach to Ontario Tech University and Durham College
* Christian Horizons
* Lakeshore Pentecostal Camp
* Open Table Communities
* Life 100 Radio in Peterborough and Barrie
* YFC National; Global Engagement (Daryl Stogryn and Michele Shutt)
* Packed With Love (outreach of Ritson Road Alliance, Oshawa)
* Camp IAWAH
Searchlight continues to be a drop-off point for Christian Salvage Mission of Hamilton, Ontario. Overseas missionaries and English-speaking indigenous workers are hungry for materials you or your church are no longer using including: used Christian books, Bibles, hymnbooks Sunday School curriculum, VBS, devotional booklets, etc.
CELEBRATE RECOVERY – Ongoing program for people dealing with hurts, habits and hangups at The Salvation Army. Tuesdays at 6:30.
| Support These Locally Owned Businesses
We appreciate these local business for their continued assistance to Searchlight. ** Don Bickle Electric — For residential and commercial electrical needs — 905 342 3200 ** Penzoil & Skylight Car Wash — Home of the ten minute oil change! Division Street, Cobourg — 905 377 9632 |
RADIO GUIDE
88.3 — FAMILY LIFE NETWORK (Buffalo, NY)
89.3 — LIFE 100 (repeater of the main Barrie station 100.3 in Peterborough, ON)
90.7 — UCB COBOURG
99.5 — WDCX-FM (Buffalo, NY)
100.3 — LIFE 100 (Barrie main signal)
100.5 — UCB (Kingston repeater station)
102.3 — UCB (Belleville, ON)
104.9 — K•LOVE (If you’re west of Belleville, try also 90.1 FM)
S E A R C H L I G H T — Now in our 28th YEAR IN COBOURG — 77% of our book intake is (a) publisher overstock and (b) remainder books. Each title is hand-picked. Despite this, with the other 23% we’re still able to stock almost all of the Top 100 Christian Fiction and Top 100 Christian Non-Fiction titles. Our “house specialty” is apologetics!
Make a day of it in Cobourg: Here’s the town’s official tourism website, and the municipal website. (And two for neighbouring Port Hope: tourism, municipality.)
THRIFT SHOPS: Two of our many Thrift Stores in Cobourg have staff and volunteers who are also regular customers of our store:
- THRIFT AND THRIVE is an outreach of Northumberland Christian School on the west side of William Street in the same plaza as Cooperators Insurance and Play-It-Again Sports. (609 William Street; open Tues. – Sat. 9:30 – 4:30.) 289-252-1121
- MISSION THRIFT STORE is at 975 Elgin Street West, in the plaza on the southwest corner of Burnham and Elgin St. W. (289) 252-2299
► Want to start a Christian store in your town? If someone is serious about starting a store anywhere in Ontario, please talk to us. With 46 years Christian retail experience and 28½ years of owning 3 bookstores, Paul can help turn a complicated process into a simple turn-key possibility. If he isn’t at the store that day, be sure to leave your contact information.
► Want to buy our store or our inventory? Seriously! If someone is truly aware of the challenges facing our industry but has both a passion for Christian books and a desire to take it to the next level, we’d love to talk.
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Searchlight Christian Bookstore - Cobourg, Ontario 