Non-Fiction
Pilgrim: A Theological Memoir – Tony Campolo
I received a copy of Pilgrim: A Theological Memoir about a week before I made an international move from the US to Australia and I was left in a quandary: Do I pack this book […]
Articles by Josh Olds
Academic
The Church Must Grow Or Perish: Robert H. Schuller and the Business of American Christianity – Gerardo Marti and Mark T. Mulder
The books in the Library of Religious Biography have a habit of taking an individual that I did not really like – be it their personality, morality, or methodology – and making me if not […]
Non-Fiction
Beyond Church and Parachurch – Angie Ward
Growing up, I thought a parachurch ministry was when you “pair a church” together with other churches for a specific purpose. I grew up, learned about prefix meanings, and came to understand that “parachurch” ministries […]
Podcast
Going Beyond Church and Parachurch with Angie Ward
🎙️ Angie Ward on Moving Beyond Church vs. Parachurch Episode 2 – Ministry on the Margins In this episode of Ministry on the Margins, Dr. Josh Olds interviews leadership expert and seminary professor Dr. Angie […]
Podcast
Max Lucado on Finding Hope in Turbulent Times
🎙️ Max Lucado on Finding Hope in Turbulent Times Episode 1 – Ministry on the Margins In this opening episode of Ministry on the Margins, Dr. Josh Olds sits down with bestselling author and longtime […]
Non-Fiction
Is Christianity the White Man’s Religion – Antipas Harris
Is Christianity the White Man’s Religion? Antipas Harris first heard that question when it interrupted his lecture on a graduate course in ministry leadership. “What do you say to your friends who are leaving the […]
Children's Books
Trouble Dog – Carol A. Foote
Up until reading this book I had no idea that conservation dogs existed. Of course, I knew that dogs could be taught to track and find things—that’s how a lot of breeds were bred, after […]
Children's Books
Thread by Thread – Alice Brière-Haquet and Michela Eccli
At the end of 2023, the UNHCR reported that 117.3 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide, including 43.4 million refugees, 68.3 million internally displaced people, and 6.9 million asylum seekers. Midway through 2025, as I […]
Children's Books
Ramon Fellini the Dog Detective – Guilherme Karsten
A fish has fallen and there’s only one detective that can solve the case—Ramon Fellini the Dog Detective! The fishbowl has fallen down the stairs. The fish is lying, gasping on the floor. He is […]
Academic
Christmaker: A Life of John the Baptist
John the Baptist is often seen an apertif, an amuse-bouche, a prelude, or an entry into the story of Jesus. He whets our appetite for the Kingdom of God by dancing in his mother’s womb […]