Non-Fiction
What Jesus Intended – Todd Hunter
The title of What Jesus Intended: Finding True Faith in the Rubble of Religion left me a bit uncomfortable. On one hand, I absolutely believe that the name of Jesus has been co-opted for the […]
Articles by Josh Olds
Academic
Flood and Fury – Matthew Lynch
A few days before I wrote this review, the Prime Minister of Israel referenced the Old Testament in an attempt to justify his nation’s violent destruction of Gaza—an alleged attempt to root out the terrorist […]
Podcast
Saving Grayson: A Conversation with Chris Fabry
Chris Fabry is the host of Chris Fabry Live and a five-time Christy Award winner. His latest novel is Saving Grayson. Listen in as Josh and Chris talk about the book. The Conversation | Chris […]
Non-Fiction
Rethinking the Police – Daniel Reinhardt
If you’re white, the past few years have exposed the culture of violence that seems inherent in police culture. If you’re not white, then you’ve known that for generations. Whether we’re talking about the blatant […]
Children's Books
The Young Teacher and the Great Serpent – Irene Vasco and Juan Palomino
This is a story about good intentions. It is also a story about broadening horizons. And also, there’s a great and dangerous serpent. The Young Teacher and the Great Serpent is written by Irene Vasco, […]
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 […]
Academic
Remembering Antonia Teixeira – Mikeal Parsons and Joao Chaves
Stop me if you’ve heard this story before: Baylor University is accused of covering up sexual misconduct amongst powerful people in their ranks. Yeah, yeah, you’re thinking, we all know about that. We know that […]
Non-Fiction
The Offensive Church – Bryan Loritts
A couple semesters ago, I took a class in creating multicultural unity in the church as part of my Doctor of Ministry studies. With all due respect to my professors and the materials used in […]
Academic
The Other Evangelicals – Isaac Sharp
I grew up proudly evangelical. Was trained at evangelical seminaries. Pastored at an evangelical church. But as time went on and the political underbelly of evangelicalism became more apparent to me, I was left with […]
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 […]