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Peace, Order & Good Government. Mennonites & Politics in Canada.
T.D. Regehr. Winnipeg: CMBC: J.J. Thiessen Lectures. 130 pp. $10.00.
A series of four lectures has been expanded into five chapters in a discussion of Mennonites and secular government, the special privileges Mennonites enjoyed, the rebuilding of the West and whether Mennonite politicians have made a difference.
A is for Adam. Biblical Baby Names
Lorilee Craker. Colorado Springs, Co.: WaterBrook Press, 160 pp.
Suggestions for naming children, this book by a former Winnipeger, gives the meaning or the biblical background for a particular name. Also includes stories of why parents chose a particular name for their children, and other interesting information.
Even More Little Stories for Little Children
A Worship Resource. Donna McKee Rhodes. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 127 pp. $11.99.
Ideas for short worship times, using easy-to-find objects and Scripture-based stories.
Thee, Hannah!
Marguerite de Angeli. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press. 112 pp. $23.79.
Another reprint of an old classic by Newbery winner de Angeli, Thee, Hannah recounts true stories of a Quaker family in Philadelphia just before the Civil War.
God Speaks
Charles Robb, ed. Mississauga, Ont.: Random House. $22.50.
A compilation of billboard signs that have appeared across the US. They are humorous, thought-provoking, nondenominational quotes from God, to reach people who used to be faithful to a religion but have drifted away.
Preparing for Jesus
Walter Wangerin Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Publishing House. 157 pp.
In time for Christmas, a series of 37 meditations on the Coming of Christ, Advent, Christmas, and the Kingdom. “They take you on a journey of the heart, showing you the riches of God’s love for us all in this holy Christmas season.”
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