Christy Award
A New Song – Jan Karon
Review of A New Song by Jan Karon While A New Song by Jan Karon won the inaugural award for contemporary Christian fiction, that award might as well be for the first five of Jan […]
Articles by Josh Olds
Podcast
Your Child’s Point of View: A Conversation with Kelsie Olds
Episode Overview In this special episode of Ministry on the Margins, Josh sits down with his wife, occupational therapist and author Kelsie Olds, to discuss her groundbreaking book Your Child’s Point of View. They explore […]
Non-Fiction
Marked by Joy – Jared Mitzelfelt
Joy. Three little letters. Great big word. In Marked by Joy, pastor Jared Mitzelfelt encourages Christians to rediscover this mindset of the early church. Jared just doesn’t offer platitudes or tell his readers to fake […]
Podcast
Marked by Joy!: A Conversation with Jared Mitzelfelt
What does it mean to be marked by joy? In this episode, Josh Olds talks with Jared Mitzelfelt, author of Marked by Joy: Discovering the Joy That Defined the First Believers. Jared shares how a […]
Non-Fiction
Never Give Up – Max Lucado
There’s something about a Max Lucado book that just feels comforting. Over the decades, Max has cultivated a warm, charming style of writing that is engaging, easy to read, and personable. Reading Lucado feels like […]
Non-Fiction
Deconstructing Your Faith Without Losing Yourself – Angela J. Herrington
Deconstruction is one the biggest buzzwords in Christianity right now. I’m still not sure if I like it or not, but it typically refers to the process that believers in Christianity go through when they […]
Non-Fiction
Migrant God – Isaac Samuel Villegas
Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election for a number of reasons, but primary among them was his ability to demonize and vilify immigrants while promising mass deportations. He was successfully able to point to […]
Fiction
Case Files vol. 1 – J. Warner Wallace & Jimmy Wallace
J. Warner Wallace made his name in evangelical circles as being the Lee Strobel of the law enforcement world. While Strobel put his investigative journalism skills to work to make A Case For… Christian thinking, […]
Children's Books
Adi of Boutanga: A Story from Cameroon – Alain Serge Dzotap
Not many picture books deal with concept of child marriage. Alain Serge Dzotap’s Adi of Boutanga: A Story from Cameroon is a picture book for upper elementary to middle school readers meant to reflect upon […]
Children's Books
How Do You Eat Color? – Madi David, Yas Doctor
As a parent, I’m always trying to introduce my kids to new foods—healthy foods in particular—in order to expand their palette and their knowledge of the natural world. Mabi David’s How Do You Eat Color? […]