Fiction
One Last Shot – Susan May Warren
“‘What you have, Oaken, is a vision problem. You see things through the lens of your own perspective, your own goals and hopes and fears. But when you open your eyes to God’s view, you […]
Year: 2024
Non-Fiction
5 Things to Pray for a Suffering Friend: Prayers That Change Things for Friends or Family Who Are Walking through Trials – Helen Thorne
In this brief book, Helen Thorne shares themed lists of prayer prompts that people can use to pray for suffering loved ones. Each list focuses on a different theme, such as praying for your friend […]
Children's Books
Susannah Spurgeon: The Pastor’s Wife Who Didn’t Let Sickness Stop Her – Mary Mohler and Cecilia Messina
This new installment in the Do Great Things for God series features Susannah Spurgeon, the wife of the famous pastor Charles Spurgeon. This picture book biography highlights her personal story, showing how she came to […]
Non-Fiction
Forgiveness after Trauma: A Path to Find Healing and Empowerment – Susannah Griffith
This powerful book explores what forgiveness can look like for trauma survivors, without unhealthy pressures to prematurely forgive or return to an abusive situation. Susannah Griffith shares a biblical theology of forgiveness alongside her personal […]
Non-Fiction
The Wood Between the Worlds: A Poetic Theology of the Cross – Brian Zahnd
Brian Zahnd explores the crucifixion of Christ in a multifaceted way in this book, with each chapter focusing on a different aspect of the cross. Zahnd writes about theological topics related to what Jesus accomplished […]
Fiction
The Woman with No Name – Audrey Blake
I stumbled on Audrey Blake quite by chance; Blake’s first novel came up as a suggested read on Amazon. Yes, I know “Audrey Blake” is technically two authors, but it’s easier to write the review […]
Academic
Pictures – JRR Tolkien
JRR Tolkien was not only a writer, but he loved to illustrate as well. From 1973-1979 (with a gap in 1975), a series of calendars were published that used Tolkien’s paintings, drawings, and designs. 1973 […]
Academic
The Road Goes Ever On – JRR Tolkien and Donald Swann
The Road Goes Ever On was published in 1968, during JRR Tolkien’s lifetime, in collaboration with composer Donald Swann. It’s quite the testament to Tolkien’s popularity that people wanted to hear the songs come to […]
Non-Fiction
A Faith of Many Rooms – Debie Thomas
The one thing that has kept me in the faith is deconstructing from the brand of Christianity in which I was raised and trained and, amid the smoke and ashes, finding it but one cramped […]
Non-Fiction
Holy Runaways – Matthias Roberts
Holy Runaways is a memoir of and blueprint for reconstructing a new and vibrant faith after walking away from toxic religion. Specifically, it is a handbook that recounts Matthias Roberts journey away from his evangelical […]