Children's Books
Home – Isabelle Simler
Home is the perfect example of using various media to make learning come to life. The art is absolutely stunning. Even with no text, only as a book of art, this would be a book […]
Year: 2024
Children's Books
What Makes Us Human – Victor D.O. Santos and Anna Forlati
What Makes Us Human? At first this seems like a simple enough question, but ponder it long enough and that’s when things begin to get a bit tricky—particularly when speaking from a purely secular and […]
Children's Books
Water – Olga Fadeeva
Water. It’s the stuff of life. Following their previous book, Wind, Russian author and illustrator Olga Fadeeva takes young readers into an informative and engaging conversation about the liquid of life. Each two-page panel in […]
Non-Fiction
De-Sizing the Church – Karl Vaters
In 2013, I accepted a job as a youth pastor at a church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and served there until 2020. Across town in Tulsa, at a different church, there was very much a similar […]
Non-Fiction
Pivot Points: Adventures on the Road to Christian Contentment – Marvin Olasky
A few years ago, I enjoyed reading Marvin Olasky’s book Lament for a Father, in which he explored the family history and generational trauma that shaped his childhood. In this memoir, he writes about his […]
Non-Fiction
My Lowest for His Highest: Fixing Our Eyes on Jesus in the Midst of Broken Dreams – Kat Shultis
This book explores how Christians can find hope and rest in God, even when they are dealing with broken dreams and questioning why God would let something bad happen to them. Kat Shultis writes in […]
Academic
Beyond the Clinical Hour: How Counselors Can Partner with the Church to Address the Mental Health Crisis – James N. Sells, Amy Trout, and Heather C. Sells
This guide for mental health professionals explores how they can partner with churches to provide quality mental health care to a broader number of people. As the authors explain, the need for mental health services […]
Non-Fiction
The Way of Belonging: Reimagining Who We Are and How We Relate – Sarah E. Westfall
This reflective, personal book explores the theme of belonging, with each chapter addressing different topics about identity and community. Sarah E. Westfall writes in a vulnerable way about her struggles to feel like she belongs, […]
Fiction
The Fire Within Them – Matthew Ward
Katija feels her soul is deteriorating from the inside out. Omen rot is creeping through her body one inch at a time, starting from her ruined tattoo. Now that she has friends and family, she […]
Non-Fiction
Hear My Prayer: Learning from the Faith of Elijah―A 6-Week Bible Study Experience – Liz Ditty
This Bible study explores the story of Elijah, alongside some other Scripture passages about prayer. Liz Ditty designed this for study groups to use together, but she also suggests modifications for people who are studying […]