Light is very important. (Even AI agrees.) For our spiritual lives, the light of Christ is also important.بقلم Pastor Kiyle Decker

This week, pod cohost Mary Grahame is back, and we're catching up on all the good things we've read and watched this year. Plus, we'll share our thoughts on WICKED and A CHRISTMAS CAROL!بقلم Ferndale Area District Library

It's our continuing series, "Cool Library People," where our staff (here at Ferndale) help introduce you, dear listener, to a variety of library workers based all around Michigan. It's a fun chance to hear different perspectives on the awesomeness of libraries, as well as get to know other institutions, as we do today, with the Berkley Public Libra…

Our staff provide you with their personal recommendations, listing their favorite books of 2024!بقلم Ferndale Area District Library

In Romans 10:14-15 it shows us the process to get the gospel to unbelievers.بقلم Pastor Kiyle Decker

This week, we're spotlighting the Van Buren District Library with our guest, Elissa Zimmer! Elissa is currently Van Buren's Assistant Director. Still, she was once, not too long ago, a Youth Librarian here at Ferndale, which will explain why our hosts are so familiar with Elissa from the get-go. Van Buren District Library serves residents with seve…

As we complete our 3 part series on the Promise of Life in Romans 10, we look at five things it shows us that Christ is.بقلم Rob Robbins

On this week's episode, we have a panel discussion focusing on BAKING SEASON! Staff are talking about their favorite (and sometimes least favorite) things to bake, as well as playing a fun True-False-structured quiz to dispel myths and spread knowledge! We ALSO have some fun recommendations of books to check out from the library!…

God's Law gives the promise of life. But why can we not achieve that life by following the Law?بقلم Rob Robbins

This week, we're interviewing Rae Stoloff, the community engagement librarian at the Madison Heights Public Library. We're also joined by a special guest cohost, Becca Russell (former guest, as well), from the Royal Oak Public Library! We're talking about makerspaces, third places, libraries of things, and so much more! https://www.madison-heights.…

In Romans 10:5, Paul is saying that the Law that God gave Moses can give life. We look today at what that means and why we still need Jesus.بقلم Rob Robbins

Every once in a while, our staff will pick up a book that has a bit of a strange premise, something that might be a little difficult to describe... Today, we're providing a roundup of odd books that we loved, weird books that we'd still recommend, eccentric reads that we found appealing!بقلم Ferndale Area District Library

Many Jews and religious people think that if they do enough good stuff, that will get them to heaven. But being zealous about something isn't enough.بقلم Pastor Kiyle Decker

Part of our ongoing series of chats with "cool library people," we're interviewing Sean Peacock from the Center Line Public Library! Sean is a library clerk at Center Line Library and has generated some amazing content for social media, but he's also an illustrator and comic artist! Find "A Little Too Quiet" wherever you get your podcasts! https://…

Christ is often a stumbling block for religious people because they are looking for righteousness in the wrong place.بقلم Pastor Kiyle Decker

Our staff provide you with a round-up of scary book recommendations!بقلم Ferndale Area District Library

When we try to make our salvation about what we have done to attain it, we start relying too much on what we think we can do to get it and to keep it, But we are not able to and when we think we can, we start thinking too much of ourselves.بقلم Pastor Kiyle Decker

This week, Jeff and Mary Grahame are chatting with Katie Rothley from the Northville District Library. Katie is the Marketing & Public Relations Librarian at Northville! She has a lot of energy and ideas and plenty of interesting things to share about her library and the resources it offers to the community of Northville! https://northvillelibrary.…

Some people think that, in the Church Age, God is done with the people of Israel. But a closer look at Romans 9 shows us that He still has plans and a purpose for His chosen people.بقلم Pastor Kiyle Decker

What's a book you Did Not Finish? This week, our staff confess to some of their unfinished reads that still haunt them to this day! Sometimes it's just because we couldn't stand the book, but often it "just wasn't the right time..."بقلم Ferndale Area District Library

God has the sovereign right, as the Potter, to mold His vessels into whatever He pleases, whether for honorable use or dishonorable.بقلم Pastor Kiyle Decker

This week, we're starting a new series where we invite librarians and staff from other libraries to chat with us about a number of different library-adjacent topics, particularly giving our guests a chance to talk about the specific libraries where they work. This week, Becca Russell, Youth/Teen Librarian at ROPL, joined us to talk about her passio…

Paul tries to answer questions that people may have before they ask them, such as - is God fair? Is God unjust to exercise His sovereign choice? Why then does God still seem to blame us?بقلم Pastor Kiyle Decker

We're back, after a brief hiatus, here on the last day of 2024's Banned Books Week. Hosts Jeff & Mary Grahame talk about the importance of observing Banned Books Week and why they prefer a bit of a cuter phrase for it, such as "Freedom to Read 'Em." This ongoing podcast is hosted and produced from inside the Ferndale Area District Library, just one…

As we look at God's sovereignty, it shows us that justice does not demand mercy. God's righteousness demands mercy, but in His sovereignty, He provides mercy.بقلم Pastor Kiyle Decker

Some people wonder, with the focus being on the Church now, is Israel no longer important. Paul, in Romans 9, shows us that Israel was and is still important to us and God.بقلم Pastor Kiyle Decker

As we get back into our study of the book of Romans, we see that Paul did not say that God abandoned the Israelites, as some people think. They are still God's special people and he still has a plan for them.بقلم Pastor Kiyle Decker

As we finish this summer series looking at "Why Church?" and what makes a church healthy, we look at maturity, stability and being willing to serve.بقلم Pastor Kiyle Decker

One sign of a healthy church is humility and being willing to surrender - thinking of others more than you think of yourself.بقلم Pastor Kiyle Decker

As we take a final look at the verses surrounding John 6:29, we focus on who Jesus says He is.بقلم Rob Robbins

Fellowship and communion are similar, but they are not the same. We look at how those differences relate to our interaction with God and others.بقلم Lyle Hughs

The real work of God is to believe in Jesus, His Son. But what is the meaning of that phrase?بقلم Rob Robbins

God designed the church to be a partnership between Him and the ones He has called. Our focus is to be on Him, not others, either in the church or outside it.بقلم Pastor Kiyle Decker

The Bible stresses the importance of membership in a local church. Here we look at what it is and what it is not.بقلم Pastor Kiyle Decker

Today, we start a new series on why the Bible says church is so important.بقلم Pastor Kiyle Decker

In Romans 9, Paul talks about his burden for his unsaved Jewish brothers and shows us how deeply he is concerned for them.بقلم Pastor Kiyle Decker

At the end of the 8th chapter of Romans, Paul puts together a list of extremes to show us that absolutely nothing can get past the sovereignty of God to try to separate us from His love for us.بقلم Pastor Kiyle Decker

This week, we're chatting with Metro Detroit's own Josh Malerman, the NY Times Bestselling author of Bird Box, as he looks ahead to the forthcoming release of his latest work of suspenseful (and supernatural) horror, Incidents Around The House (out on June 25, via Del Rey). Malerman talks about his deep dive into the literary tradition of "haunted …

God's love and sovereignty, through Christ's work on the cross, show us that He provides the ultimate security for our future with Him.بقلم Pastor Kiyle Decker

Looking for something to read this summer? We've got you covered! Not only can you get a list of great recommendations from our staff, but you can also mark your calendars for SATURDAY, JUNE 8, when we will host a Summer Reading Kickoff Party here at the library! Swing by to sign up for our fun reading challenge! www.fadl.org/kickoff The Summer Boo…

God provides absolute security and sovereignty, as only He can. God is always in control of allthings and is constantly at work in accomplishing His plan.بقلم Pastor Kiyle Decker

Tune in to the podcast this week to hear our chat with Sheela Lal, the host of Ferndale Radio 100.7 FM's South Asian Shuffle (streaming Wednesday nights)! We also chatted with Sheela about the Unerased Book Club, which she co-founded back in 2018. Oh, and we ALSO chat about our monthly Chess Club! https://www.unerasedbookclub.com/ https://ferndaler…

Being glorified is the fifth link in the great chain of salvation. Being glorified is God's final act, which He has seen from eternity past to eternity future, where He clothes us in the splendid image of Christ.بقلم Pastor Kiyle Decker

In Hosea chapter 12, we see God's desire for the Israelites and us.بقلم Rob Robbins

The first two links of the chain, foreknown and predestined, we looked at last week. This week, we the links called and justified.بقلم Pastor Kiyle Decker

Sacha Lamb is a 2018 Lambda Literary Fellow in Young Adult fiction, and graduate in Library and Information Science and History from Simmons University. Their debut novel, When The Angels Left the Old Country, is a Sydney Taylor and Stonewall award winner, a Printz Honor book, and a National Jewish Book Award finalist, and received the Mythopoeic F…

There are five integral parts to the gospel of salvation. We look at the first two today.بقلم Pastor Kiyle Decker

Ruth Behar is a Cuban-American author and currently a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan. Her work, spanning fiction, poetry, and memoir, includes Lucky Broken Girl, Letters From Cuba, and her latest, Across So Many Seas. As you'll hear on the podcast, Ruth has a lot of fans here at the Ferndale Library. About her latest book, …

Discipleship is important for all Christians, including missionaries.بقلم Pastor Larry Nelson

Discipleship is an important part of missions, both before going to the field and while there.بقلم Pastor Larry Nelson