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Optasia Ministry is a non-profit organization with the mission to provide Christian ministry resources for those with visual disabilities and other disabilities who can benefit from text in alternative format.

04/10/2026

Here are the additions to the Optasia Library for March 2026:

Galatians
Paul's Charter of Christian Freedom
Leon Morris

Galatians
Twenty Two Simple Studies in Paul's Teaching of Law and Grace
M. R. DeHaan

The Establishment and Limits of Civil Government
An Exposition of Romans 13:1-7
James M. Wilson

New Dictionary of Christian Ethics and Pastoral Theology
David J. Atkinson, David H. Field

Competent to Counsel
Introduction to Mouthetic Counseling
Jay E. Adams

Galatians
The Epistle of Paul to the Churches of Galatia
Herman N. Ridderbos

Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Mark
Edited by Thomas C. Oden & Christopher A. Hall

David
Developing a Heart for God, Life Guide
K Kuhatschek

John
Reformed Expository Commentary, John 1-10
Richard D. Phillips

Romans
New International Commentary
John Murray

Pillar Commentary
The Gospel According to John
D. A. Carson

03/11/2026

Here are the additions to the Optasia Library for February 2026:

2 Cor
A Digest of Reformed Comment, 2 Corinthians
Geoffrey Wilson

Acts
The Body
Ray Stedman, Acts 21-28

This Is the Day
Kelly Williams

Lectures on the Book of Acts
H. A. Ironside

Preaching the Word
2 Corinthians, Power in Weakness
R. Kent Hughes

The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Romans

The Epistle to the Romans
Rev. James Philip

Christians Reading Classics from Homer to Boethius
An Introduction to Greco-Roman Classics
Nadya Williams

The New Testament Around the World
Exploring Key Texts from Different Contexts
Edited by Mariam Kamell Kovalishyn

Into the Heart of Romans
A Deep Dive into Paul's Greatest Letter
N. T. Wright

Truth and Fiction in The DaVinci Code
Bart D. Ehrman

The Genuine Jesus and the Counterfeit Christ
New Testament and Apocryphal Gospels
Simon Gathercole

James
Joel B. Green

The Challenge of Acts
Rediscovering What the Church Was and Is
N. T. Wright

Ephesians
The Vision of Ephesians
N. T. Wright

The Christian’s Guide to Psychological Terms
Marshall and Mary Asher
What to Look for in a Pastor
A guide for pastoral search committees
Brian Biedebach

Romans
An Exposition of Chapter 8 : 5-17
The Sons of God
D. M. Lloyd-Jones

02/25/2026

Here are the January 2026 additions to the Optasia Library:

Romans, The New Man
Romans 6
Martin Lloyd Jones

Romans
The Final Perseverance of the Saints
Martin Lloyd-Jones

Romans
Atonement and Justification
Dr. M. Lloyd-Jones

The Sermon on the Mount
Charles L. Allen

The Sermon on The Mount, An Exposition
James Montgomery Boice

The Sermon On the Mount
The Character of a Disciple
Daniel M. Doriani

The Sermon on the Mount
Kingdom Life in a Fallen World
Sinclair B. Ferguson

What Makes a Church Evangelical?
An Expositional Commentary
James Montgomery Boice

Romans, Assurance
An Exposition of Romans 5
Dr. M. Lloyd-Jones

Commentary on Matthew
John A. Broadus

The Gospel of Matthew
Charles Haddon Spurgeon

William Hendriksen
The Gospel of Mark

Outdated
Find Love That Lasts
Jonathan JP Pokluda, Kevin McConaghy

Psalms
Brazos, V1, Ps 1-50
Ellen T. Charry

Psalms
Brazos V3, Psalms 101-150
Jason Byassee

Preaching the Word, Psalms
Rejoice the Lord Is King, V. 1-2
James A. Johnston

Knowing the Bible - Mark
Dane C. Ortlund

Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Psalms
Psalms 90-150
John Goldingay

Teach the Text, Psalms
2 Volumes
C. Hassell Bullock

01/10/2026

Here are the additions to the Optasia Library for December 2025:

Satisfied by the Promise of the Spirit
Thomas R. Edgar

ESV Expository Commentary
Daniel Malachi

Bible Commentary
Jeremiah
Theo. Laetsch

The Communicator’s Commentary
Ezekiel
Douglas Stuart

The Minor Prophets
Charles L. Feinberg

An Exegetical Commentary
Joel, Amos, Obadiah
Thomas J. Finley

Reformed Expository Commentary
Jonah and Micah
Richard D. Phillips

Malachi
God’s Unchanging Love
Walter C. Kaiser, Jr.,

Social Justice Goes to Church
The New Left in Modern American Evangelicalism
Jon Harris

Malachi
A Study Guide Commentary
Charles D. Isbell

An Exegetical Commentary
Joel, Amos, Obadiah
Thomas J. Finley

Exposition of Zechariah
H. C. Leupold

The Socialist Temptation
Ian Murray

Persia and the Bible
Edwin M. Yamaruchi

The History of the Christ
The Foundation for New Testament Theology
Adolf Schlatter

Fruit of the Spirit
Life Guide
Hazel Offner

The History of Ancient Israel
An Introduction to Issues and Sources
Editted by Bill T Arnold, Richard S. Hess

The Early Church
Studies in Early Christian History and Theology
Oscar Cullmann

Israel in Egypt
The Evidence for the Authenticity of the Exodus Tradition
James K. Hoffmeier

The Unabbreviated Horologion or Book of the Hours

The Soul After Death
Contemporary After Death Experiences in the Light of the Orthodox Faith
Friend Seraphim Rose

01/09/2026

Here are the additions to the Optasia Library for November 2025:

The Psalter of the Prophet and King David
Arranged and compiled by Michael Asser

The Prologue of Ohrid
Lives of Saints, Hymns, Reflections and Homilies for Every Day of the Year
Saint Nikolai Velimirovi,

The Philokalia
St. Nikodimos
R.P. Pryne

The Orthodox Faith
Thomas Hopko
4 Volumes

The Orthodox Church
Questions and Answers
Stanley S. Harakas

The Ladder of Divine Ascent
John Climacus

The Cambridge Companion to Orthodox Christian Theology
Mary B. Cunningham, Elizabeth Theokritoff

St. Gregory's Prayer Book

Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy
Exploring Belief Systems Through the Lens of the Ancient Christian Faith
Andrew Stephen Damick

Orthodox Dogmatic Theology
A Concise Exposition
Protoprestyer Mchael Pomazansky

Orthodox Christians in America
A Short History
John H. Erickson

One Flew Over the Onion Dome
American Orthodox Converts, Retreads and Reverts
Joseph David Huneycutt

Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer
Norris Chumley

Mystagogy of the Holy Spirit
Saint Photius the Great

Jordanville Prayer Book

Hilarion Catechism

Heaven and Hell
The Divine Fire of Gods Love
A. James Bernstein

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
The Essential Texts
Bryn Geffert and Theofanis G. Stavrou

Confronting and Controlling Thoughts
According to the Fathers of the Philokalia
Anthony M. Coniaris

Christ in the Psalms
Patrick Henry Reardon

Becoming Orthodox
A Journey to the Ancient Christian Faith (revised Edition)
Peter E. Gillquist

A Psalter for Prayer
edited by David Mitchell James

Discipleship on the Edge
An Expository Journey through the Book of Revelation
Darrell W. Johnson

The Knowledge of God in the World and the Word
Douglas Groothuis

A Pocket Prayerbook for Orthodox Christians
Treasury of Daily Prayer
General Editor , A. Kinnaman

Lutheran Study Bible
General Editor Rev. Edward A. Engelbrecht

The Brotherhood Prayer Book Second Text Edition

The Book of Concord
The Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
Theodore G. Tappert

Celebrities for Jesus
How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church
Katelyn Beaty

Our Bodies Tell God's Story
Christopher West

The Book of Concord
Concordia Triglotta Edition

Seven Types of Atheism
John Gray

Sources and Contexts of the Book of Concord

Lutheran Service Book: Pastoral Care Companion

Luther's Works, Vol33
Philip S. Watson, Helmut T. Lehmann

Luther's Small Catechism with Explanation 2017 Edition

Giving Goliath His Due
New Archaeological Light on the Philistines
Neal Bierling

Luther's Small Catechism with Explanation 1943 Edition

Luther's Catechism

Lutheran Service Book Propers

Lutheran Service Book

Lutheran Prayer Companion

Lutheran Book of Prayer
Fifth Edition

Hope and Heresy
Leigh T. I. Penman

Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
F. Bente

Adolf Schlatter
A Biography of Germany's Premier Biblical Theologian
Werner Neuer

Discover Your Gifts
Don Everts

Discover Your Gifts Workbook
Don Everts, Tony Cook

Concordia, The Lutheran Confessions
A Reader's Edition of the Book of Concord
Editor Paul Timothy McCain

Confessing the Gospel
A Lutheran Approach to Systematic

Greed As Idolatry
The Origin and Meaning of a Pauline Metaphor
Brian S. Rosner

Christian Worship Foundations
Northwestern Publishing

Christian Dogmatics
A Handbook of Doctrinal Theology for Pastors, Teachers, and Laymen
John Theodore Mueller

Every Good Path
Wisdom and Practical Reason in Christian Ethics and the Book of Proverbs
Andrew Errington

Proverbs
Tyndale Old Testament Commentary
Lindsay Wilson

Christian Dogmatics
Francis Pieper, 3 Volumes

Celebrating the Saints
William Weedon

American Lutheranism Vindicated
Samuel Simon Schmucker

Book of Common Prayer (Episcopal)

The Book of Occasional servicesIEpiscopal)

The Book of Common Prayer, Pocket Edition

Episcopal Hymnal 1982

Welcome to the Episcopal Church
Christopher L Webber, Frank T. Griswold

Questions on the Way: A Catechism for Episcopalians
Beverley Tucker

Holy Women Holy Men (Episcopal)

Becoming God's Family
Carmen Joy Imes

A History of the Church in England
John R. H. Morman

A Summary of Christian Doctrine
Edward W. A. Koehler

Thomas Becket
John Guy

The Cult of Thomas Becket
Kay Brainerd Slocum

Catholic Catechism

The Companion to The Catechism of the Catholic Church

The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible

Questions & Answers
Catholic Catechism
John Hardon

Outlines of Dogmatic Theology
Sylvester Joseph Hunter

Medieval English Benedictine Liturgy
Sally Elizabeth Roper

Jesuits
Malachi Martin

Hostage to the Devil
Malachi Martin

Franciscan Saint of the Day
Patrick McCloskey, Nihil Obstat

Catholic Bible Dictionary
Scott Hahn

The Baptist Story
From English Sect to Global Movement
Anthony L. Chute, Nathan A. Finn, Michael A. G. Haykin

Baptist History in England and America
Personalities, Positions, and Practices
David Beale

Morning and Evening: Daily Readings By C. H. Spurgeon

Anglican
A Theological Introduction To The Thirty-nine Articles Of The Church Of England Third Edition

Anglican Dogmatics

Anglicanism

Daily Office Readings Volume 1, 2

Emblem of Faith Untouched

The 1662 Book of Common Prayer

The Book of Common Prayer 1662 amended edition

The Book of Common Prayer 1662

The Book of Common Prayer 1928

The Devotions of Bishop Andrewes

The Printing and the Printers of The Book of Common Prayer 1549-1561

Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation 1489 1556

Thomas Cranmer

Ancient Fathers of the Desert
V. Rev.chrysostomos, trans

Reading Mark's Christology Under Caesar
Jesus the Messiah and Roman Imperial Ideology
Adam Winn

The Martyred Christian
Readings fromDietrich Bonhoeffer
Selected and Edited by Joan Winmill Brown

Life Together
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Translated, and with an Introduction by John W. Doberstein

Letters and Papers from Prison
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

God Is on the Cross
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

God is in the Manger
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Ethics
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Called to Community
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

A Testament to Freedom
Deitrich Bonhoeffer

Isaiah
The Theology of the Book of Isaiah
John Goldingay

UnCorinthian Leadership
Thematic Reflections on 1 Corinthians
David I. Starling

Preaching the Word, Isaiah
God Saves Sinners
Raymond C. Ortlund, Jr.

Reformed Expository Commentary
Song of Songs
Lain M. Duguit

12/26/2025

Merry Christmas from Optasia Ministry! May God With Us, Emmanuel, fill your hearts and homes with love, light, and peace.

11/28/2025

Today is Thanksgiving Day here in the United States, and we at Optasia Ministry are thankful for our friends and those who utilize our resources. May you be richly blessed.

11/19/2025

Here are the additions to the Optasia Library for October 2025:

Preaching the Word
Proverbs
Raymond C. Chtlund

Preaching the Word
Ecclesiastes, Why Everything Matters
Philip Graham Ryken

Reformed Expository Commentary
Ecclesiastes
Douglas Sean O’Donnell

Daily Study Bible
Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs
Robert Davidson

Angels
8 Studies for Individuals or Groups, Life Guide
Douglas Connelly

The Big Idea Companion for Preaching and Teaching
A Guide from Genesis to Revelation
Matthew D. Kim Scott M. Gibson

An Introduction to Wisdom Literature
Wisdom of Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes
Derek Kidner

The Book of Isaiah
Edward Young

Exposition of Isaiah
Volume II, Chapters 40 — 66
H. C. Leupold

Preaching the Word
The Song of Solomon, An Invitation to Intimacy
Douglas O'Donnell

The Book of Isaiah
Chapters 40-66
Edward Young

Discovering Daniel
Amir Tsarfati, with Dr. Rick Yohn

10/28/2025
10/13/2025

Here are the additions to the Optasia Library for September 2025:

Improvising Church
Mark Glanville

Delivered into Covenant
Pivotal Moments in the Book of Exodus, Part 1
Walter Brueggemann

Exodus Old and New
A Biblical Theology of Redemption
L. Michael Morales

Exodus
The Story of God Bible Commentary
Christopher J. Wright

The Christian Left
How Liberal Thought Has Hijacked the Church
Lucas Miles

Pagan Threat, Confronting America's Godless Uprising
Lucas Miles

Hear, My Son
Teaching and Learning in Proverbs 1
Daniel J. Estes

Exodus
An Exegetical Commentary
Victor Hamilton

Their Rock Is Not Like Our Rock
A Theology of Religions
Daniel Strange

Making Faith Magnetic
Hidden Themes Our Culture Can't Stop Talking About...and How to Connect them to Christ
Daniel Strange

The Art of Preaching Old Testament Narrative
Steven D. Mathewson

Holy God, Holy People
Preaching the Word, Leviticus
Kenneth A. Mathews

Churches and the Crisis of Decline--A Hopeful, Practical Ecclesiology for a Secular Age

Greek Dictionary of the New Testament
James Strong

The Mary We Forgot
What the Apostle to Apostles Teaches the Church Today
Jennifer Powell McNutt

Paul and Gender
Reclaiming the Apostle's Vision for Men and Women in Christ
Cynthia Long Westfall

The Messianic Theology of the New Testament
Joshua W Jipp

Be Alert
Warren Wiersbe

09/15/2025

Here are the additions to the Optasia Library for August 2025:

The Sermon On the Mount
Being Remade from Within
Oswald Chambers

The Incarnate Christ and His Critics
Robert M. Bowman Jr. and J. Ed Komoszewski

Continuity and Discontinuity
Perspectives on the Relationship Between the Old and New Testaments
John S. Feinberg, Editor

At the Table with Jesus
Louie Giglio

Sir William Blackstone and the Common Law
Robert D. Stacey

Saving Leonardo
Nancy Pearcey

The One Year Christian History
Michael and Sharon Rusten

Eat This Book
A Conversation in the Art of Spiritual Reading
Eugene H. Peterson

Book of Christian History
Michael and Sharon Rusten

Trial and Triumph
Stories from Church History
Richard M. Hannula

C. H. Spurgeon
My Sermon-Notes
A Selection from Outlines of Discourses

Notes from the Tilt-A-Whirl
N. D. Wilson

The Heidelberg Diary
Daily Devotions on the Heidelberg Catechism
Williem J. Ouweneel

Tortured for Christ
Rev. Richard Wurmbrand

Encouragement for Today's Pastors
Help from the Puritans
Joel R. Beeke and Terry Slachter

Ministries of Mercy
The Call of the Jericho Road
Second Edition
Timothy J. Keller

The Most Overlooked Women of the Bible
Mary E. DeMuth

Paved with Good Intentions
A Demon’s Road Map to your Soul
C. S. Lewis

Setting Our Affections Upon Glory
Nine Sermons on the Gospel and the Church
Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Joy at the End of the Tether
The Inscrutable Wisdom of Ecclesiastes
Douglas Wilson

The Most Overwhelmed Women of the Bible
Mary E. DeMuth

Excused Absence
Should Christian Kids Leave Public Schools?
Douglas Wilson

08/17/2025

Here are the additions to the Optasia Library for July 2025:

The Grace and Truth Paradox
Randy Alcorn

LSB Bible, html format with cross references

Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl

Christless Christianity
The Alternative Gospel of the American Church
Michael Horton

Dictionary of Daily Life in Biblical and Post-Biblical Antiquity—Same-Sex Relations
Edwin M. Yamauchi, Marvin R. Wilson

Biblical Blueprints for Divorce and Remarriage
Ray R. Sutton

What Christ Thinks of the Church
Insights from Revelation 2-3
John R.W. Stott

Basic Christianity
J. R. W. Stott

Parallel Faith: Walking Alongside Others on Their Journey to Christ
Dave Boden

Letters of Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Selected with Notes by lain H. Murray

Surrendered Sexuality
How Knowing Jesus Changes Everything
Juli Slattery

The Reformed Pastor
Richard Baxter

The Godly Man’s Picture
Thomas Watson

The Bruised Reed
Richard Sibbes

Women of the New Testament
LifeGuide
Phyllis J. Le Peau

The Da Vinci Deception,
Erwin Luster

Communion with God
John Owen

The Art of Prophecying, With the Calling of the Ministry
William Perkins

Tips for Parents
Gardiner Spring, D.D.

Between Babel and Beast
Theopolitical Visions
Thomas Heilke Stephen Long and C. C. Pecknold

Dignity and Destiny
Humanity in the Image of God
John F. Kilner

America's God and Country
Encyclopedia Of Quotations
William J. Feoenen

Worship as Pastoral Care
William Willimon

Finding God
Larry Crabb

With Love, Edith
The L’Abri Family Letters, 1948-1960
Edith Schaeffer

Dear Family
Edith Schaeffer

The Openness of God
A Biblical Challenge to the Traditional Understanding of God
Clark Pinnock, Richard D. Rice, John Sanders, William Hasker, David Basinger

Spurgeon’s Sermons
Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Volumes 9-10

Spurgeon's Sermons, 6-7

First Nations Version
An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament

The Birth of the Codex
Colin H. Roberts and T. C. Skeat

Christianity and The Transformation of the Book
Origen, Eusebius, and the Library of Caesarea
Anthony Grafton. Megan Williams

IVP Commentaries:Joshua-Malachi

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