Fiction
Double Take – Lynette Eason
I never thought I’d thank anyone for interrupting my sleep schedule, but if I could hug Lynette Eason, I would. If I could send her a “thank you” note, it would have been in the […]
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Non-Fiction
The Evangelical Imagination – Karen Swallow Prior
There’s a classic book by Mark Noll called The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind that beings with “The scandal of the evangelical mind is that there is not much of an evangelical mind.” When it […]
Non-Fiction
What If Jesus Was Serious About Heaven – Skye Jethani
Skye Jethani’s “What if Jesus was Serious?” books are sort of like blog posts being printed out and bound in book form. And I mean that as a compliment. In fact, I wonder if the […]
Non-Fiction
Wake Up to Wonder – Karen Wright Marsh
Wake Up to Wonder is a collection of twenty-two devotional essays with practical suggestions—the author calls them “invitations”—to help readers become more in tune with the amazing things that surround them. It’s an eclectic work, […]
Non-Fiction
The Ballot and the Bible – Kaitlyn Schiess
There’s an image that stands out to me when I think of how Scripture has been weaponized and misused in American politics: It’s then-President Donald Trump, stern-faced, holding a Bible in front of St. John’s […]
Non-Fiction
Meaning in the Moment – Amy F. David Abdallah
Growing up in an evangelical church, the word “ritual” was almost a curse word. It was identified with old, dead religion where people did what they did not because they really felt it but because […]
Fiction
Into the Fire – Irene Hannon
Into the Fire by Irene Hannon is a stellar work of romantic suspense. I would be the first to admit that I am highly critical of books in this genre. My “as if” radar typically […]
Fiction
Shadows at Dusk – Elizabeth Goddard
I waited too long to write this review; I admit it. But I did not wait because I didn’t enjoy Shadows at Dusk by Elizabeth Goddard. The second novel in Goddard’s “Missing in Alaska” series […]
Non-Fiction
Sacred Belonging – Kat Armas
Sacred Belonging is a mystical, introspective devotional for people who don’t like devotionals. I’ve pretty much sworn off reading or utilizing most devotionals. They can be done well, but they’re overdone. Their brevity and compartmentalization […]
Non-Fiction
Beyond Welcome – Karen Gonzalez
I was first introduced to Karen Gonzalez with her 2019 book from Herald Press entitled The God Who Sees, a part-memoir, part-immigration policy reform, part-biblical reflection that began with the words “Will we live out […]