Library
Our Church Library has
experienced extraordinary growth since its development in February 1997.
Beginning with just 237 books and 36 videos, located on a few shelves in
the Church Office, we now have
1400 books:
Apologetics...Bibles...Bible Study...Biography
Christian
Life...The Church...Commentary
Cults/Religion...Death/Grief/Suffering...Devotional
Evangelism...Fiction...Grandchildren's Shelf
Health/Medical...Men...Missions
Prayer...Prophecy...Psychology...Reference...Science
Social/Moral
Issues...Theology/Doctrine...Women
We also have 124 Videos, 40 Audio
Cassettes,
and a variety of Magazines.
A view of our beautiful new
library,
located to the rig
ht of the foyer
entrance.
BOOK REVIEW
FANNY CROSBY The
Hymn Writer
Fanny Crosby was born in 1820. While just a baby she
developed an eye infection and was treated with hot packs which left
scars on her eyes and blinded her for life. She could see a bit of light
and dark but never recovered any sight.
She had an opportunity early in her life to attend the
newly formed Blind Institute in New York, which was a new concept in
those days. She was a very prolific poet and became famous as the "Blind
Poetess". As she grew older she contributed to several periodicals,
including the Saturday Evening Post.
She always had a very strong faith in God. Her
grandmother whom she lived with, taught her to memorize much of the
Bible. Her grandmother was a great teacher to Fanny and instilled a love
of education and self-improvement. She was never able to master reading
in Braille. That seemed difficult for her.
During her life she became quite famous as a poet. She
became acquainted with several presidents, including Polk and John
Quincy Adams. After the death of John Quincy Adams she composed a eulogy
to him.
She helped teach Alexander VanAlstine at the
Blind Institute. VanAlstine became their first student to enroll in a
regular college. His chosen vocation was music. He married Fanny Crosby
when he was 27 and she was 38. She only used his name on legal
documents. He encouraged her to keep her name, thus not subordinating
her career to his. They had one child in 1859 who died as an infant.
Fanny wrote many Civil War songs during that
time as she was fiercely patriotic. She died short of her 95th birthday
after writing more than 8,000 hymns and thousands of poems. She was
proud of her blindness and felt it was God's gift to her. She was such
an inspiration to thousands of people and will continue to be for those
who read of her.
What a "Hero of the Faith" - which is a series of
biographies in Trinity Bible Church Library.
Reviewed by Laura Lickteig.
NEW BOOKS
Theology-Doctrine
From Sea to Shining Sea by Peter
Marshall & David Manuel (authors of the Light and the Glory)
Christian Life
Holy Ambition by Chip Ingram
Walking in Your Own Shoes by Robert A.
Schuller
Slaying the Giants in Your Life by David
Jeremiah
Commentary
Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary Vol. 1 &
2 by Barker & Kohlenberger
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