Academic
God on the Brain – Bradley Sickler
God on the Brain is a heavy read. Of course, the subtitle: What Cognitive Science Does (and Does Not) Tell Us about Faith, Human Nature, and the Divine could have told you that. As humans […]
Articles by Josh Olds
Non-Fiction
Another Gospel – Alisa Childers
I went into Alisa Childers’ Another Gospel not knowing how I’d feel about it. In many ways, here journey mirrors mine. Grew up deeply entrenched in conservative evangelicalism. Lived in a conservative, white bubble. And […]
Non-Fiction
The House that Love Built – Sarah Jackson
My first interaction with the refugee crisis came in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where our local jail was being used as an ICE detention facility. Over a dozen asylees were released near midnight with only their clothes […]
Fiction
The Love Note – Joanna Davidson Politano
The Love Note is another amazing story from Joanna Davidson Politano. This is a story of a lost love letter, and its vast impact, bringing much chaos, but ultimately pushing each finder to be their […]
Fiction
The Key to Love – Betsy St. Amant
Just the cover of The Key to Love made me want to read it. I found the story to be slightly less appealing than the cover, but still – it’s an overall sweet story. Abrielle, (Bri) is […]
Beyond the Page
First Principles: A Conversation with John Kingston
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https://media.blubrry.com/lifeisstory/s3.amazonaws.com/LiS/JohnKingstonFirstPrinciplesProject.mp3Podcast (beyond-the-page): Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSA while back, I had John Kingston on the podcast to talk about his book American Awakening. What I didn’t know was that the […]
Podcast
Everywhere to Hide: A Conversation with Siri Mitchell
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https://media.blubrry.com/lifeisstory/s3.amazonaws.com/LiS/SiriMitchellEverywheretoRun.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSNot many authors can successfully make the switch from writing historical romance to contemporary thriller and—if I can be brutally honest—I wasn’t sure how Siri […]
Non-Fiction
In a Boat in the Middle of a Lake – Patrick & Ruth Schwenk
In a Boat in the Middle of a Lake is a story of finding stability in Christ amid unrest. And if that isn’t a needed theme in 2020, I don’t know what is. Heartache and […]
Non-Fiction
Proverbs for You – Kathleen Nielson
The book of Proverbs is a difficult book around which to fashion a cohesive commentary. Like most ANE wisdom literature, Proverbs is a compilation of sayings that are loosely connected and function as statement of […]
Fiction
The Edge of Belonging – Amanda Cox
I wanted so badly to love this book and for three hundred and fifty-nine pages that is exactly what I did. The Edge of Belonging is a story of discovering identity and finding family. You […]