Non-Fiction
The Art of Dying – Rob Moll
When I think of a good death, there is a phrase and a person who comes to mind. The phrase comes from Scripture, one repeated five times throughout the Old Testament: “old and full of […]
Articles by Josh Olds
Non-Fiction
Gospel-Driven Ministry – Jared C. Wilson
Pastors should be aware that Wilson is Southern Baptist and Gospel-Driven Ministry reflects that background. In the opening pages of Wilson’s introduction to the calling and work of a pastor, he is overtly clear that […]
Fiction
Play Dead – Ted Dekker
A thoughtful mind-trip of a thriller, Play Dead is the Dekker novel you’ve been craving. It’s been two years since Ted Dekker’s last non-children’s book and nine years since his last real solo thriller. It’s […]
Fiction
A Piece of the Moon – Chris Fabry
A Piece of the Moon is a love letter to old-time small-town radio wrapped within a character-driven story of brokenness and redemption that takes place amid an enthralling treasure hunt. The hunt itself is almost […]
Podcast
A Piece of the Moon: A Conversation with Chris Fabry
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https://media.blubrry.com/lifeisstory/s3.amazonaws.com/LiS/ChrisFabryPieceOfTheMoon.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSChris Fabry had his start in small-town radio and years later—now with his own nationally syndicated show and dozens of bestselling novels—he’s returning that nostalgic […]
Non-Fiction
The Making of Biblical Womanhood – Beth Allison Barr
The Making of Biblical Womanhood will kill Christian evangelical patriarchy, if we let it. Unfortunately, the very premise of Beth Allison Barr’s incisive work is that we won’t—or, at least, we haven’t—in nearly two thousand […]
Non-Fiction
Preaching Black Lives Matter – ed. Gayle Fisher-Stewart
Gayle Fisher-Stewart begins her introduction to Preaching Black Lives (Matter) with the not-so-simple question of “What is it to be Black and Christian; to be Black and Episcopalian; to be Black and a member of […]
Academic
Marriage, Scripture, and the Church – Darrin Belousek
There is probably no bigger or more contentious discussion in the church today than issues surrounding same-sex sexual behavior and same-sex marriage. This is more than a theological issue. For many, it’s a matter of […]
Children's Books
There are Lions in this Book! – Dandi Daley Mackall
Back in the day, there was a famous Sesame Street book called The Monster at the End of This Book. Throughout the book, Grover grew increasingly more upset and frantic about the reader turning the […]
Children's Books
The Quokkas, the Snails, and the Land of Happiness – Evie and Eric Geiger
The Quokkas, the Snails, and the Land of Happiness tells the story of two very different families. The Snail family has a sticker chart. Every time they do something good—help a neighbor, do a chore, […]