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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.

07/03/2026

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

Isaiah
C. F. Keil. and F. Delitzsch
Volume 7, Isaiah

Speaking of Comfort
A Look at the Heidelberg Catechism
Scott Hoezee

C. F. Keill and F. Delitzsch
Volume 9
Ezekiel and Daniel

C. F. Keil and F. Delitzsch
V3
1 Kings-2 Chronicles

C. F. Keil and F. Delitzsch
V2
Joshua- Samuel

C. F. Keil and F. Delitzsch
Jeremiah-Lamentations

Psalms
C. F. Keil and F. Delitzsch
Volume 5, Psalms

Women Ministers According to Scripture
Judy L. Brown

Proverbs
C. F. Keil and F. Delitzsch
Volume 6, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon

Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther
C. F. Keil

The Book of Job
F. Delitzsch

Speaking As One
A Look at The Ecumenical Creeds
Scott Hoezee

The Heidelberg Catechism
G. I. Williamson

Our Faith
Ecumenical Creeds, Reformed Confessions, and Other Resources
CRCNA

Don’t Call It a Comeback!
The Old Faith for a New Day
Kevin DeYoung

The Heidelberg Catecism in 52 Sermons
Rev. G. H. Kersten

06/30/2026

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

New Testament Commentary
Exposition of Paul’s Epistle to the Romans
William Hendriksen

Parables
The Greatest Stories Ever Told
Life Guide

New Testament Commentary
Exposition of the Gospel According to Luke
William Hendriksen

New Testament Commentary
Exposition of the Gospel According to Matthew
William Hendriksen

05/16/2026

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

Mark, New Testament Commentary
Exposition of the Gospel According to Mark
William Hendriksen

Crumbs
366 Daily Devotionals

New Testament Commentary
Exposition of Thessalonians, the Pastorals, and Hebrews
William Hendriksen and Simon J. Kistemaker

New Testament Commentary
Exposition of Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians Colossians, and Philemon
William Hendriksen

New Testament Commentary
Exposition of the First Epistle to the Corinthians
Simon J. Kistemaker

New Testament Commentary
Exposition of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians
Simon J. Kistemaker

New Testament Commentary
Exposition of the Gospel According to John, Two volumes complete in one
William Hendriksen

New Testament Commentary
Exposition of the Acts of the Apostles
Simon J. Kistemaker

New Testament Commentary
Exposition of the Epistles of James, John, Peter and Jude
Simon Kistemaker

New Testament Commentary
Exposition of the Book of Revelation
Simon J. Kistemaker

Archeology and the World of Jesus
A Visual Guide
David A. deSilva

Boy Jesus
Growing Up Judean in Turbulent Times
Joan Taylor

Christian Life in the Greco-Roman City
The Civic and Architectural Contexts of Early Christianity
Jason Borges

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.

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