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Angels and Demons:

     Have Wings - Will Travel
      By: John D. Schuetz - Northwestern Publishing House, 1997
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This is another in the series of books on Christian doctrine which are companion-books to the People's Bible series.  The first part of this book looks at what the Bible has to say about the creation of the angels and protecting role the Lord has assigned to the good angels as well as a chapter on the Angel of the Lord.  The second part of the book looks at what the Bible tells us about the fall of Satan and his fellow demons and shows how he uses witchcraft, possesions, and the increasingly popular world of the occult to keep unbelievers under his thumb.  And finally, the most important this book presents the gospel.

Bible Difficulties and Seeming Contradictions
      By: William Arndt Concordia Publishing House 1987

There are many reasons people, other than believing Christians, read the Bible. This is where this book examines in detail so-called difficulties such as the account of creation, miracles and the differences between how science and Scripture view the physcial universe in which we live. It also examines so-called contradictions between what various writers of the books of the Bible may have written about certain historical facts, such as the Gospel accounts of the resurrection of Jesus on Easter morning and other events in both Old and New Testaments.

Luther and His Times
      By: By E. G. Schwiebert, Ph. D
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Since this book was written by a Lutheran Christian, it brings you close to the heart and mind of Luther.  It also brings you close to the life and struggles of the infant Lutheran church.  It takes you into the parsonage where Luther, Katie, and their children lived.  And finally, you will get to meet many of Luther's supporters and fellow workes of the Reformation. (Concordia Publishing, 1950)

Prayer:
     An Audience with the King
      By: By Joel. V. Petermann
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This book is another one in the People's Bible Teaching series.  It is by one of our Wisconsin Synod teachers and is an excellent general book about praying.  This book is well worth your time to read and to own.  Reading it every now and then will strengthen, gladden and focus your prayer life.

Predistination
     Chosen in Christ
      By: John A Molstad Jr.
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Companion book to "The Peoples Bible" series.  This book presents for our comfort what Holy Scripture teaches about God graciously predestining us to eternal life in Christ Jesus. (Northwestern Publishing  1997)

The Counseling Shepherd
      By: Armin W. Schuetze and Frederick A Matzke

This book concentrates on the proper use of these tools; Word of God, the sacraments of Holy Baptism and the Lord's Supper and prayer in the areas that most often bring our members to our pastors for help and counseling.  This book is a good resource to keep in mind since at some point in your life it is almost cetain that you or someone close to you will be affected in one way or another.

The Diary of a Missionary
      By: Ernst H. Wendland
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This book is the recollections of a seasoned worker of the church on an exicting period and area of mission activity based on his own diary kept during 1962-1972 in Zambia, Africa. (Northwestern Publishing 1996)

The Life of Christ Concordia Publishing House, 1936
      By: Adam Fahling

This book was written by a pastor who spent his whole life in the parish ministry, but who had great gifts that equipped him not only to be the pastor of a congregation, but also to be a teacher for the church at large and for more than his own immediate generation.

The Lord's Prayer
      By: Martin Chemnitz, Concordia Publishing 1999

This paperback book is a fine review of the Lord's Prayer, and like the Lord's Prayer, is a quite short: about 100 pages.  There is an introduction by the author in which he shows from the Bible what prayer is, why it is necessary, and why it is effective.  Read this book for yourself and you will go away from it treasuring the Lord's Prayer even more than you do now.

Wauwatosa Thelogy Northestern Publishing House, 1997
      By: Curtis A Jahn

What a title for a 3 volume set of books now gracing our library shelves!  Wauwatosa is a town near Milwaukee, Wisconsin where the seminary which trains our pastors was located until it was moved to its present location in Mequon, Wisconsin in 1929.  This 3 volume set contains many articles and studies well worth the time and effort in reading them.