Fiction
Breach of Honor – Janice Cantore
I went back and forth between four and five stars for Breach of Honor by Janice Cantore for a long while, thus I decided to settle on a happy medium: 4.5 stars. Officer Leah Radcliff […]
Year: 2021
Beyond the Page
Radiant Church: A Conversation with Tara Beth Leach
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https://media.blubrry.com/lifeisstory/s3.amazonaws.com/LiS/TaraBethLeachRadiantChurch.mp3Podcast (beyond-the-page): Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSWhen you ask the world about the church, what you hear is often not complimentary. Christians are hypocrites is maybe the most common. In […]
Academic
Every Leaf, Line, and Letter – Timothy Larsen
If you grew up as a Christian in North America or Europe, there’s a good chance that you not only know who evangelicals are, but that you attended a church that prided itself on being […]
Children's Books
The Promise: The Amazing Story of Our Long-Awaited Savior – Jason Helopoulos and Rommel Ruiz
This Christian nonfiction picture book is absolutely gorgeous, and tells the story of redemption with attention to all of the different biblical characters who lived and died without being the promised ones. The text emphasizes […]
Non-Fiction
Walking Through Fire: A Memoir of Loss and Redemption – Vaneetha Rendall Risner
This profoundly moving memoir tells the story of Vaneetha Rendall Risner’s life, and how God has been with her in the midst of excruciating loss, physical suffering, and emotional pain. Because of the heavy topics […]
Non-Fiction
It Is What You Make of It: Creating Something Great from What You’ve Been Given – Justin McRoberts
This quick, encouraging read is full of hard-won wisdom, engaging humor, and vivid stories. Throughout the book, Justin McRoberts challenges his readers to work towards justice, wholeness, and healing wherever they are, instead of taking […]
Non-Fiction
God of All Things: Rediscovering the Sacred in an Everyday World – Andrew Wilson
God of All Things features short, essay-like chapters, and each one focuses on a different common object, animal, or experience. Andrew Wilson writes about things like bread, light, donkeys, trumpets, and earthquakes, and he explores […]
Fiction
Castle of Refuge – Melanie Dickerson
The name Melanie Dickerson is synonymous with Christian fairytale retellings. Over the past few years, Dickerson has been able to recreate numerous fairytales and her newest retelling, a twist on the Ugly Duckling, is a […]
Non-Fiction
Hope in Times of Fear: The Resurrection and the Meaning of Easter – Timothy Keller
Pastor and author Timothy Keller wrote this book on resurrection hope during 2020, and it shows in the best way possible. He defends the grounds of Christian hope in a way that is immediate and […]
Children's Books
My Dad Has a Beard – Kellen Roggenbuck
My Dad Has a Beard is a book about all kinds of dads and their various facial hair types. Long beards, short beards, mustaches, ear hair, even no hair at all! But mainly this is […]