What's New at Cross Reference Library - New novels from Colleen Coble and Julie Klassen

In Two Reasons to Run by Colleen Coble, Police Chief Jane Hardy is still reeling from the scandal that rocked her small town department just as she took over for her retired father - the man who wrecked her life with one little lie. Now she’s finally been reunited with her fifteen year old son Will, who’s presumed dead, and his father, documentarian Reid Dixon. When a murder aboard the oil platform Zeus exposes an environmental terrorist’s plot to flood Mobile Bay with crude oil, Jane and Reid must put their feelings for each other behind them and work together to prevent the rig from being sabotaged. Then the terrorist puts her son Will’s life on the line. Protecting him could be the common ground they need… but then ghosts from the past threaten to ruin Jane and Reid for good.

In Three Missing Days by Colleen Coble, Chief of Police Jan Hardy plunges into the investigation of a house fire that claimed the life of a local woman as well as one of the firefighters. It’s clear that the woman was murdered. But why? The unraveling of Jane’s personal life only makes the answers in the case more difficult to find. Then Jane’s fifteen year old son is accused of a horrific crime, and she has to decide whether or not she can trust her ex, Reid, in the attempt to prove Will’s innocence - and whether she can trust Reid with her heart. Three days of Jane’s past are missing from her memory, and that’s not all that has been stolen from her. As she works to find the woman’s murderer and clear her son’s name, discovering what happened in those three days could change everything.

We can barely imagine our lives without technology. Tech gives us tools to connect with our friends, listen to our music, document our lives, share our opinions, and keep up with what’s going on in the world. Yet it also tempts us to procrastinate, avoid honest conversations, compare ourselves with others, and filter our reality. Sometimes it feels like our devices have a lot more control over us than we have over them. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, we deserve so much more than what technology offers us. And when we’re wise about how we use our devices, we can get more - more joy, more connection, more out of life. Tech shouldn’t get in the way of a life worth living. Let’s get tech-wise in My Tech-Wise Life by Amy Crouch & Andy Crouch.

The lifeblood of the village of Ivy Hill is its coaching inn, The Bell. When the innkeeper dies suddenly, his gentle wife Jane Bell becomes the reluctant landlady. Jane has no idea how to manage a business, but with the town’s livelihood at stake and a large loan due, she must quickly find a way to save the inn. Despite their strained relationship, Jane turns to her resentful mother in law, Thora, for help. Formerly mistress of The Bell, Thora is struggling to overcome her losses and find purpose for the future. As she works with Jane, two men from her past vie for her attention, but Thora has promised herself never to marry again. Will one of them convince her to embrace a second chance at love? As pressure mounts from the bank, Jane employs new methods and puzzles over the intentions of several men who seem to have a vested interest in the place, including a mysterious newcomer with secret plans of his own. With the help of friends old and new, can Jane restore life to the inn, and to her empty heart as well? Find out in The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill by Julie Klassen.

A gentlewoman in reduced circumstances, Miss Rachel Ashford lives as a guest in Ivy Cottage. With her meager funds rapidly depleting, she is determined to earn her own livelihood… somehow. Her friend Jane Bell and the other village women encourage her to open a circulating library with the many books she’s inherited from her father. As villagers donate additional books and Rachel begins sorting through the volumes, she discovers mysteries hidden among them. A man who once broke her heart helps her search for clues but both find more than they bargained for. Rachel’s hostess, Mercy Grove, has given up thoughts of suitors and finds fulfillment in managing her girls school. So when several men take an interest in Ivy Cottage, she assumes pretty Miss Ashford is the cause. Exactly what - or whom - has captured each man’s attention? The truth may surprise them all in The Ladies of Ivy Cottage by Julie Klassen.

Cross Reference Library is located at 209 East 15th Street in Scottsbluff, NE,
and is open Monday through Friday from 9:00am-5:00pm.

New Music Monday - Austin French + new pop and rock on Saturday nights

new to our rotation

Rest For Your Soul - Austin French

"Come to me
All who are weary and heavy burdened
All who are hurting
Come to me
I'll be your shelter
My yoke is easy, my load is light
And you can find rest for your soul
Rest for your soul"

the 180remix countdown - saturdays at 9:00pm

Good Day - Apollo LTD ft. Social Club Misfits

“Hey, hey, hey
It's gonna be a good day
Hey, hey
It's gonna be a good day”

Sons and Daughters - Blake Whiteley ft. Brianna Caprice

“Sons and daughters
Come to the Father
Fill with the Spirit
Dunked in the water
Sons and daughters
You don’t have to wander
Come to the river
Come to the Author”

the stronghold - saturdays at 10:30pm

Devil’s In The Details - Love Like Gravity

“There's a million filthy promises all aimed at the heart
And the devil's in the details
A million good intentions won't erase all the scars
If the devil's in the details
Are the lines getting thinner?
Can't tell the saints from the sinners
And the devil's in the details“

Listen Friend - Above Only

“Can I show you my monsters
Can I show you my pain
And the addictions that strangle the life from my veins
Can I tell you my secrets and confess every sin
I don't need another hero I just really need a friend”

What's New at Cross Reference Library - Books 4-8 in the A.D. Chronicles series

The A.D. Chronicles series (books 4-8) by Bodie and Brock Thoene.

Fourth Dawn - No one is secure in Judea. Betrayal and suspicion are the coin of the realm as King Herod plunges deeper into madness, determined to hold on to his kingdom… no matter the price. Young Mary of Nazareth receives an unusual visitor as she tends a cow in her parents’ barn. What he tells her will change everything about her life and impact all those in Judea and beyond - for eternity! Yet will Yosef, her betrothed, believe her? Or will she lose the one she loves? Onias the Tutor puzzles over the ancient prophecies in secret. If anyone discovers what he knows, not only he, but his beloved wife and child, will be in imminent peril. Now signs are appearing in the heavens. But what do they mean?

Fifth Seal - Gossip swirls around the newlyweds Mary and Yosef. It is far too soon for her womb to carry the growing baby, neighbors say. Yet too much is at stake for Yosef to reveal the truth. He vows to protect Mary and the baby with his life, but how can he protect her heart from the barbs of betrayal? As beloved prophetess Hannah boldly foretells the coming of Israel’s true King, King Herod plots her doom… and that of anyone else he believes challenges his throne. When a dying slave stumbles into Bethlehem on a stormy night, shepherd Zadok and his wife, Rachel, wonder: Is her arrival guided by God or a trap set by paranoid Herod? As Mary and Yosef set out on a perilous journey to Jerusalem, astronomer Melchior sees unusual activity in the stars. He’s convinced something important will happen soon in Israel… and it will impact the world for all eternity.

Sixth Covenant - Bethlehem is compromised of simple folk who spend their days tending sheep, newborn lambs, and their own families. Among them are Mary, Yosef, and baby Yeshua, whose birth was announced by a miraculous conjunction of the stars and a throng of angels in the sheep fields. Convinced by their study of the stars and prophecies that the long-awaited Messiah has been born, foreigners travel toward Jerusalem. Surely the capital city will hold the answer to the mystery they have sought for months. Tortured by nightmares that someone is coming to take over his kingdom, King Herod grows more paranoid. He gives an order to his soldiers - one more devastating and evil than anyone could imagine. That very night soldiers and their mounts thunder toward Bethlehem, the village of the sacrificial lambs.

Seventh Day - Eve, the widow of Absalom the Scribe, has one thing to live for - her only son, Abel. She grieves over his every rasping breath. She’s heard of a great Healer who walks the earth. Could the rumors be true? Could there be a miracle for Abel? While rifling through the archives under the Temple Mount, religious leader Ra’nabel ben Dives discovers startling information about a child who escaped the slaughter of Herod the Great’s soldiers. “If King Herod Antipas and High Priest Caiaphas don’t know,” ben Dives schemes, “perhaps I can turn this news to my own advantage.” Meanwhile in Bethany, a close friend of Yeshua’s grows seriously ill. Miryam and Marta, his sisters, quickly send word to Yeshua, but Yeshua delays. “Why does He not come?” the sisters wonder. “Does He not care?”

Eighth Shepherd - Zachai, chief tax collector of Jericho, is the most hated man in all Judea. Outside his estate, he’s surrounded by four giant Nubian bodyguards. But at night he’s a prisoner of his aching heart. What would it be like to be loved? To have a family? Shimona, former leper from the Valley of Mak’ob, returns to her hometown of Jericho to proclaim that Yeshua has healed her. When no one believes her story, she is sent to live alone as the caretaker of a grove of sukomore fig trees. Month after month she holds on tightly to hope in the midst of her loneliness. A former prince among the Nubian tribes, Salmon was betrayed and sold into slavery. Now one of the few treasures he has - his little daughter Marisha - is dying. Salmon has heard stories of Yeshua’s miracles. But would the Great Shepherd have mercy on a sheep that’s outside Israel’s flock?

Cross Reference Library is located at 209 East 15th Street in Scottsbluff, NE,
and is open Monday through Friday from 9:00am-5:00pm.

How Do We Know That Christianity Is The One True Religion? - Ask The Pastor

You can listen to Ask The Pastor every weekday at 9:00am MST on 97.1FM Hope Radio KCMI! You can also listen and subscribe to Ask The Pastor in your favorite podcast feed. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music and most other podcast services.

This edition of Ask the Pastor features Pastors Ben Poole and Gary Schick.

Ben Poole

So our question this morning is: "With all the religions in the world, how do you know that Christianity is the only true religion?" Excellent question. Gary, why don't you start us off.

Gary Schick

You know, this is an important one. I guess, in a sense, all of them are if somebody's asking it, but we have nailed our claim to Jesus in Christ alone, so you don't want to be wrong about that, right? You don't want to be sitting there on the Jesus plane when everybody's heading into heaven on something else and you're not right. So this is a great question. And of course, there's people with a lot of views out there, there's people who are going to say, you know, there's all kinds of ways to get there. And yet what really is stark about the Christian claim is actually Jesus said, "No, I am the way ,the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except through me." So Christians really do need to make sure that what they believe is not only true, but the one and only way into heaven because it claims to be. So unlike other religions that maybe are a little lax and say, "Well, you can follow us for a while if you want, or try this or try that." And many do in the world, many have kind of patched together a patchwork of religions. We Christians, are we making a unique claim and how do we know it's true?

So I have three thoughts on this, and the first one I've actually just mentioned - Christianity's unique claims. Jesus himself makes some claims that others don't make. It's been a long time since my college years when I read a few other religious texts, I think I read the sayings of Confucius, the sayings of Buddha, and others. And there is some overlap there, there's some 'love your neighbor' type stuff. It makes sense that God has a moral law and that even people outside the faith can see the rightness of certain things, but only our God says "I am God and there is no other." The Canaanite gods were one of a zillion gods. Similarly Jesus says, "I am the Son of God. If you have seen the Father, you have seen me." Buddha doesn't say that about himself. He is kind of deified by his followers, but I don't even know that he claimed to be a deity. Confucius definitely didn't, he was kind of a philosopher. Mohammed claimed to be a prophet, Joseph Smith didn't claim to be God either. So just because Jesus says "I am God", our God saying "I am God and there is no other" isn't necessarily indicative of that, but you would expect if there is a true God and He has represented Himself in the flesh, in his Son, that you would get these kinds of statements. And so then you have to look at the statements and say, are they verifiable?

I think CS Lewis put it really well when he said, "You can't just accept Jesus as a good moral teacher," like you can with some of these other guys. He made some claims that either he is who he claims to be, and if so we'd better put our trust in him, or he's an incredible liar. And those who knew him said, "No, this guy is genuine," or "He's sincere, (which he clearly was) but he's insane." Jesus doesn't fit that, he is as rational and as coherent as the sun is bright in the morning, you know?So Christianity claims to be the only way, and then you have the verifiability question. We talked last week about the Greek myths, for example. And they are some fabulous stories, but they're not things you see happening in the real world. It's kind of like reading Harry Potter - it all makes sense within the fiction, but it doesn't translate into our life. We don't see these things happening in our world. Whereas the Christian faith, the faith of the Old and New Testament, it happened in our world. And so where history examines it, we find people outside of Christianity saying Jesus lived and he was crucified. His followers say he rose - of course the non-Christian writer isn't going to say for sure that he rose, but they're going to identify that, yes, those who follow him say that this happened.

You also have the archeological evidence. I mean, for a long time people would say this didn't happen. And then somebody started digging and guess what? There it was. And over and over again, archeology has verified the times and the places, and you even have cultural things. There's things that go on in Genesis that people ask "Well, why did they do that?" And then you find out that culturally that was going on in the world around them in that time period. So we can not only know that Abraham lived, but we can see that he was definitely a man of faith who believed in the One True God in his time with everything else that was going on. So you have archeology, you have anthropology, you have history, sociology, all these sciences can look at it. Some may say, "Well, what about the miracles? We don't see that in our everyday world." And that also is proof of Christianity, because when a miracle happens in the Bible people see it as a miracle. They don't say, "Oh, you know, there's a half man half horse wandering across the field. That's normal." They don't say, "Oh, Jesus touched him and his eyes are well, that's normal." That's what happens in fiction in fiction - the person with the magical powers does what they do, and nobody bats an eye because everybody with magical power does that. In Scripture, they respond the way you and I would. If somebody was healed, we'd say "Whoa, what is this? Has God just stepped in and done what only God can do in God's universe?"

We also have within the Scripture verifiability - the Scripture claims to be the Word of God, and it's such a unique book. You have these other books that are written by single authors. I mean, the claims aside of maybe where they were getting their inspiration from, Muhammad writes the Quran from start to finish. Joseph Smith writes the Book of Mormon from start to finish. With the Bible, you have a book that is written over a period of 1,600 years, 40 different writers, speaking three different languages, living on three different continents, over a period of one and a half millennia. And from start to finish, they tell a single cohesive story with a single viewpoint about God. And by the way, it is contrary to every other story out there. Because as we mentioned last week, if you read the Greek narratives where they're dealing with their gods, the Greeks themselves are the heroes and the gods are kind of the bad guys, we tricked them out of fire this time, and we got out of this that time - we win, because man is at the center of it. In the Bible, you've got to ask yourself what was wrong with the Jews that they wrote what they wrote, because they are not the heroes. Only God is the hero from start to finish. He is the hero - you can take the very best they had to offer, King David, and everybody knows about his blunders. Take strong Sampson, everybody knows about his blunders. Only God from page one to the end of revelation is the hero. Then you have something else that I don't think any other scripture has because it was written over such a long time.

You have prophecies in the Old Testament that are fulfilled. Some of them in the Old Testament, others in the New, a whole lot of them about Jesus. And so it's not just that some prophet, you know, vaguely prophesied what might be and something like that sort of happened. They said the Messiah will be born in Bethlehem. And when King Herod said, "Where's he supposed to be born? There's these guys looking for him." Well Scripture says Bethlehem. So pinpoint that on the scripture itself verifies. And then one last proof, I'm going to speak for my own life. Jesus has changed my life and He's still in the process of changing it. So I know through experience that He answers prayer, that He's with me because we've both had many moments that have verified the Jesus who said, "I am the way the truth and the life, I will never leave you. I'll send my spirits to dwell in you." I've still got a long way to go. Don't look at me and say, "Is that what Jesus is like?" Cause you won't be disappointed, but I can tell you he has been there over and over and over again and proved himself in beautiful ways.

Ben Poole

This is so good, and there's so much information we could dive into. It's hard to narrow it down really. One of the things that I thought of was all the prophecies that Jesus fulfilled, and the chances that these would be fulfilled in the way they perfectly were. I mean, it's so worldly impossible. It could not have happened outside of God orchestrating it to happen. There are books written on this, there's information you can read. And a lot of times people say, "Well, how do we know the Bible's true? How do we know that Christianity is the only way?" And sometimes the uneducated answer is "Well, I believe it. I've put my faith in it." And there's absolutely something true about that. I've put my faith in Christ. Hopefully you have as well, but you can take these things that Gary has shared here and you can look this up. This is verifiable information that is not hidden to the world. I mean, the archeology especially has made huge waves in secular belief. And every single time they find something, they're trying to prove the Bible wrong on this. They're like, "Oh man, I guess the Bible was true about that. And that may not change lives because they can say, "Well, it's just a historical book." But again, going back to the fact of this one story, telling God's story, 3000 plus years, different languages, different people, different family lines, all telling the same story. I know people have argued that they don't believe all these people really wrote it. But again, these are verifiable facts.

When you look back and go back to the earliest documentation of how things were written and where it was written, there's so much information. And if you also look back at all of these other faiths, it's not there. It is not there. And I think that goes back to the power of the Word of God. It's not so much the physical Bible you hold in your hand, but it's the message that never changes. It was written in Hebrew and Greek and Aramaic and it's changed so we can have it in English, and it's still being translated into other languages today - praise the Lord for that, by the way - but the message has never changed. It was always pointing to Jesus. It has always pointed to God, His work in the world. That is the message. You could read the Bible and you could find Jesus. That's something so powerful that I don't think any other faith has. And also, I appreciate what you said that you never read the Bible and look at these people thinking they are heroes. They're often writing the story of themselves sharing some of their deepest faults, even in the gospels and what took place, and their shame, and their ignorance, and letting women have a higher role in some places than culture would appreciate or approve of. And they were writing about their fear and running away and leaving Jesus behind. They wrote that about themselves, right? It just points to Jesus all the more. Again, thank you so much for this question. We pray that this conversation has been a blessing and I know we would love to talk more about this.

Gary Schick

And just one other thing - dig deeper. Read CS Lewis' Mere Christianity, read Josh McDowell's Evidence That Demands A Verdict that zeroes in on Jesus' death and resurrection, read Josh McDowell's More Evidence That Demands A Verdict that talks about the reliability of Scripture and how we can depend on it. There is not a book in the world that has been examined and scrutinized like the Bible. People say, "Well, how do you know that it hasn't changed?" We have more manuscripts of Scripture than any other book in ancient literature. We only have a handful of copies of Homer, his Iliad and Odyssey, we only have a handful of copies of Plato's writings, of Socrates. And nobody questions that this is what these guys said, and who knows how well those copies match, but you can take those thousands of New and Old Testament copies of Scripture and compare them, and over and over again it is saying the same thing. It hasn't changed, whether we're looking at something that's a couple hundred years before Christ like the Dead Sea Scrolls, or a copy of it from a thousand years after Christ, like the Leningrad, a copy of the Old Testament, Even in proximity to how close we are to the original manuscripts, we're very close. There is a consistency in God's Word, and a ring of truth that you'll find nowhere else.

New Music Monday - I Am They, Danny Gokey, new artist Evan Craft, and more

new to our rotation

Promises - I Am They

“You keep all Your promises to me
Every word You're speaking
My heart is believing
Standing in a future victory
All my hope in You, Lord
Because You always keep Your
Keep Your promises
Yes and amen to eternity
You keep all Your promises
You keep all Your promises to me”

Be Alright - Evan Craft ft. Danny Gokey

“Y todo va a estar bien
Everything will be all right
The whole world's in His hands
Your whole world's in His hands
In the darkness and the trials
He's faithful and He is true
The whole world's in His hands
Y todo va a estar bien (everything)”

the 180remix countdown - saturdays at 9:00pm

Like You - Aaron Cole

“'Cause if I'm gonna be more of anything
I just wanna be more like You
If I'm gonna be more of anything
I just wanna be more like You
If I'm givin' my all to anything
I'm givin' my all to You
If I'm gonna be more of anything
I just wanna be more like, more like You”

How Can I Explain the Gospel to My Friends? (The Romans Road Method)

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There are many possible ways to explain the Gospel. The entire Bible is meant to point people to Christ and it uses a variety of different ways. The best method to use depends on the person and the situation. However, one of the easiest and most straightforward methods is called the Romans Road.

Romans Road breaks the Gospel down into five different points. Then it uses verses from the book of Romans to teach each point.

Let’s take a look:

1) What does sin look like in our lives? Is it possible that people can be good enough and can get into Heaven on their own?

Romans 3:23 (ESV)- For everyone has sinned;  we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. 

Romans 3:10 (ESV)- As the Scriptures say,  “No one is righteous—not even one.

Romans 5:12 (ESV)- When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death,  so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. 

Lesson Learned: Everyone has sin in their lives. It doesn’t matter how good you think you are, everyone is guilty of sin.

2) What are the consequences of sin in our lives?

Romans 6:23a (ESV)- For the wages of sin is death…

Lesson Learned: Any and all sin has the consequence of death.

3) “Am I too bad to be saved then? Is there any hope for me?”

Romans 6:23b (ESV)- For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. 

Romans 5:8 (ESV)- But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.

Lesson Learned: Even though we are all guilty sinners--God loves us. Jesus died on the cross to save us because of that love.

4) “If salvation is too big of a task for us; how can I be saved?”

Romans 10:9-10 (ESV)- And that message is the very message about faith that we preach:  If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved.

Romans 10:13 (ESV)- ...for everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

Lesson Learned: We need help from God. Because of Jesus’ death on our behalf, all we have to do is believe in Him, trusting His death as the payment for our sins--and we will be saved!

5) “I’ve believed, did God accept me?”

Romans 10:11-13 (ESV)- As the Scriptures tell us, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced.” Jew and Gentile are the same in this respect. They have the same Lord, who gives generously to all who call on him. For  “Everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved.” 

Romans 5:1 (ESV)- Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith,  we have peace with God  because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.

Romans 8:1 (ESV)- So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. 

Romans 8:38-39 (ESV)- And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love.  Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Lesson Learned: God says belief equals salvation. So if you’ve believed Jesus paid for your sins, then you are saved and nothing can take that salvation away. 

In Closing:

If you’ve taken someone through the Roman’s Road and they would like to accept Jesus as their Savior, you can lead them in prayer. Let them know that the prayer isn’t what gets people into Heaven; only faith in Jesus gets people there. But, praying is how we communicate with God and it is a big part in having a relationship with Him, so it’s a great way to declare your faith. 

Here’s an example of a prayer you can lead them in:

Dear God, I am so sorry that I have messed up and sinned. I know I deserve punishment and that Jesus took that punishment for me. I know that I need your forgiveness and your help. I am putting my faith in Jesus and His payment for my sins. Thank you for forgiving me and for wanting a relationship with me. In Jesus name, Amen

Finally, you can let them know that since they have accepted Jesus’ payment for their sins, they are adopted as a son/daughter of God. He promises they are on their way to Heaven and that there is nothing in Heaven or on the Earth which can separate them from Him and His love. 

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This series of blog posts titled, “Holding on to Reason”, is named after Amanda’s favorite C.S. Lewis quote: “Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods.”

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What's New at Cross Reference Library - New novels by Karen Kingsbury

In Take Two by Karen Kingsbury, filmmakers Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison have completed their first feature film, and Hollywood is buzzing with the news. In the wake of that excitement, the producers acquire rights to a novel that has all the ingredients they want for their next project. At the same time they cross paths with a well-connected player who introduces them to the right people, and suddenly every studio in town wants to talk to Chase and Keith. The producers’ dreams are on the verge of coming true, but Chase’s marriage is strained and Keith’s daughter — Andi Ellison — is making questionable choices in her quest for stardom. The producers are gaining respect and are on the verge of truly changing culture through the power of film — but is the change worth the cost?

In Take Three by Karen Kingsbury, Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison set out to change the world with their films—and they are finally seeing their dreams come true. The dedicated producers are deep in negotiations with America’s top young movie star to play the lead in their next inspirational movie. But life takes a sudden turn for Chase, removing him from Jeremiah Productions permanently. In the process, Keith brings on one of the Baxter family members and the moviemaking continues. At the same time, a crisis hits Keith’s daughter, Andi, and Keith feels helpless to respond. Devastated by the consequences of her wrong actions, Andi ventures out on her own and decides on a course of action that could destroy her. Meanwhile, Bailey Flanigan is caught up in her own drama with Cody Coleman. A Campus Crusade retreat gives them time alone along the shores of Lake Monroe and lets them face a possibility they’ve avoided for years. Will Keith keep the passion he had at the start of his filmmaking—and will there be enough passion left over for his hurting daughter? Or has their quest to change American culture become nothing more than a quest for fame?

In Take Four by Karen Kingsbury, after Chase Ryan returns to his family and a job in his hometown, filmmakers Keith Ellison and Dayne Matthews finally ink a deal to have the nation's top young actor star in their current film. But at the same time, the actor takes a very public fall that threatens his reputation among his fan base. Meanwhile, healing happens for Andi Ellison in her relationship with God, her family, and those she loves, but is it too late? The new producers find they must truly act as missionaries in order to help save the film, their families, and the young movie star. Breakthroughs take place that the public will never know about, as the possibility of saving the world through film is finally a very real possibility.

Cole Blake, son of Landon and Ashley Baxter Blake, is months away from going off to college and taking the first steps towards his dream—a career in medicine. But as he starts his final semester of high school he meets Elise, a mysterious new girl who captures his attention—and heart—from day one. Elise has her heart set on mending her wild ways and rediscovering the good girl she used to be. But not long after the semester starts, she discovers she’s pregnant. Eighteen and alone, she shares her secret with Cole. Undaunted by the news, and in love for the first time in his life, Cole is determined to support Elise—even if it means skipping college, marrying her, and raising another man’s baby. When Elise decides to place her baby up for adoption, she is matched with Aaron and Lucy Williams, who moved to Bloomington, Indiana to escape seven painful years of infertility. But as Elise’s due date draws near, she becomes focused on one truth: she has two weeks to change her mind about the adoption. With Cole keeping vigil and Lucy and Aaron waiting to welcome their new baby, Elise makes an unexpected decision—one that changes everyone’s plans. Tender and deeply moving, Two Weeks by Karen Kingsbury is a story about love, faith, and what it really means to be a family.

Growing up in a comfortable home, Mary Catherine wanted for nothing. Though she loves her wealthy parents, their lifestyle never appealed to her. Instead, Mary Catherine pursues meaning through charity work, giving away a part of herself but never giving away her heart. Mary Catherine lives in Los Angeles with her roommate, Sami, and volunteers at a local youth center with coach Tyler Ames and LA Dodger Marcus Dillinger. Despite Mary Catherine’s intention to stay single, she finds herself drawing close to Marcus, and their budding romance offers an exciting life she never dreamed of. That is, until she receives devastating news from her doctor. News that alters her future and forces her to make a rash decision. Inspirational and moving, Chasing Sunsets by Karen Kingsbury is the story of one woman’s deep longings of the soul and the sacrifices she’s willing to make in search of healing.

Cross Reference Library is located at 209 East 15th Street in Scottsbluff, NE,
and is open Monday through Friday from 9:00am-5:00pm.

New Music Monday - Tony Garmon, Alabaster Grace, Tauren Wells and more

new to our rotation

Rock Under My Feet - Tony Garmon

“So hallelujah, the Lord has saved me
And with His love now I am complete
Cuz Jesus took me by hand, lifted me out of the sand
And He put a rock under my feet”

Heal Our Land - Alabaster Grace

“If Your people will humble themselves,
If Your people will pray.
If Your people will humble themselves,
If Your people will pray.
Then You will hear in heaven.
You will hear in heaven.
Father, You will hear in heaven and heal our land.”

the 180remix countdown - saturdays at 9:00pm

Millionaire (Good Like That) - Tauren Wells ft. Kirk Franklin

“God is good like that
Yeah, He's good like that (God is so good)
My God is good like that
He's good (hey)”

the stronghold - saturdays at 10:30pm

What I’ve Become - Seventh Day Slumber

“Running from the pain
God, am I too late?
Oh, come and open up my eyes
I give it all to You tonight
Starting to wither
Make me whole again
These chains have kept me here too long
I'm coming home where I belong”

What's New at Cross Reference Library - Drama, Thrills, Adventure, and Self Help for Men

As war rips through the heart of Holland, childhood friends Josie van Rees and Eliese Linden partner with a few daring citizens to rescue Eliese’s son and hundreds of other Jewish children. But amid their resistance work, Josie and Eliese’s dangerous secrets could derail their friendship and mission. When the enemy finds these women, only one will escape. Seventy five years later, Ava Drake begins to suspect that her great-grandfather William Kingston was not the World War II hero he claimed to be. Her work as director of the prestigious Kingston Family Foundation leads her to Landon West’s Ugandan coffee plantation, and Ava and Landon soon discover a connection between their families. As Landon’s great-grandmother shares the broken pieces of her story, Ava must confront the greatest loss in her own life - and powerful members of the Kingston family who will do anything to keep the truth buried. Illuminating the story and strength of these women, award-winning author Melanie Dobson transports readers through time and place, from World War II Holland to contemporary Uganda, in the rich and inspiring Memories of Glass.

Marcus Ryker has spent his entire career studying killers. One thing he knows for sure: a peace summit is the ultimate stage for an assassination. President Andrew Clarke is determined to announce his historic peace plan from the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. But when senior American officials who support the plan begin violently dying, Clarke orders Ryker and his team of CIA operatives to hunt down those responsible and bring the killing spree to an end. When the Palestinians denounce the American plan, the Saudis signal they may be ready to forge a historic treaty with Israel. Could the Saudi king’s support be the missing ingredient that will lead to peace at long last? Ryker soon uncovers a chilling plot to kill the American president. A well-resourced international alliance is dead set against the peace plan. They will stop at nothing to strike a blow against the Americans and seize leadership of the Muslim world. With all eyes on Jerusalem and the president in the crosshairs, it’s up to Ryker to eliminate the terrible evil that’s been set in motion. The fate of the region depends on his success in The Jerusalem Assassin by Joel C. Rosenberg.

In Mark Cahill’s novel Paradise, Josh expects to find paradise as he sets out for a relaxing trip to Hawaii to join three of his old friends from college. But what if their week in paradise is interrupted in a way that few of us can imagine? Take an unforgettable journey with Josh and his friends as they experience far more than they bargained for on their Hawaiian vacation turned adventure of a lifetime. Will Josh and his friends pick the right paradise? Will you?

Every boy has dreams of the man he will become - exploring the world, fighting the enemy, and being dangerous for good. He imagines himself as the hero, the expert, the one others look up to. Then somewhere along the way, the lies of the enemy knock him down, his dreams are shattered, and he loses his purpose as the enemy attempts to rob him of his true identity. In The Roar Within, world class hunter, adventurer, and popular speaker Brent Henderson takes men on a journey to some of the most dangerous and deadly places on earth. Along the way, he helps each man discover that the most powerful force in the universe can be found in his spirit, where God resides. He shows men how to recover what’s been lost by answering their biggest questions: Who am I really? Where does my value come from? Am I enough?

Cross Reference Library is located at 209 East 15th Street in Scottsbluff, NE,
and is open Monday through Friday from 9:00am-5:00pm.

New Music Monday - Jordan Feliz, Verses and new band After Grace

new to our rotation

Next To Me (Acoustic Version) - Jordan Feliz

“I get this feeling in my spirit way down low
I hear it calling like a compass in my soul
Saying child, come on back now
You've been gone too long
Let Me lead you back where you belong”

Unseen - After Grace

“I know there's a glory that awaits
Where everything I hold will pass away
I will trade this temporary pain for eternity
Even when my vision fades
And I can't tell the darkness from the day
I don't need my sight to walk by faith
'Cause I beliеve, in the unseen”

the weekly worship countdown - fridays at 2:00pm

Thankful - Verses

“I'm thankful I'm thankful, yes I am
You've been so good that I'll say it again
Oh I'm thankful I'm thankful, yes I am
You've been so good that I'll say it again
I'm thankful, yes I'm thankful
I gotta say I'm thankful
You've been so good that I'll say it again
I'm thankful, yes I'm thankful
You've been so good that I'll say it again”