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Begin Again – Max Lucado
Back in March, the very same week that the world went into lockdown amid efforts to curtail COVID, I read through an advance copy of Max Lucado’s book You Are Never Alone. That book took […]
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Liberation is Here – Nikole Lim
If I had to provide a review of Liberation is Here and convince you read Nikole Lim’s powerfully visual and poetic story of seeking justice and finding hope amid the world’s brokenness, it would be […]
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Chasing Love – Sean McDowell
Sex/Love/Dating books are always a bestseller in Christian markets, not because the people buying them are reading them, but because they’re giving them to their children/youth group hoping that a book will replace the difficult […]
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A Chronicle of Grief: Finding Life After Traumatic Loss – Mel Lawrenz
After pastor and author Mel Lawrenz lost his beloved adult daughter to a traumatic medical event, he began to post some of his reflections about grief on Facebook. The reception there led him to contemplate […]
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Companions in the Darkness: Seven Saints Who Struggled with Depression and Doubt – Diana Gruver
Companions in the Darkness shares biographical sketches of seven different faithful Christians who endured long and recurrent periods of depression. The author, Diana Gruver, has struggled with depression herself, but even though she occasionally mentions general […]
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Is It Abuse?: A Biblical Guide to Identifying Domestic Abuse and Helping Victims – Darby A. Strickland
This incredibly thorough book addresses the topic of domestic abuse from a biblical lens, helping Christians understand the dynamics of abuse so that they can help women who are suffering in oppressive marriages. Darby A. […]
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Awaking Wonder: Opening Your Child’s Heart to the Beauty of Learning – Sally Clarkson
In Awaking Wonder, homeschool education pioneer Sally Clarkson shares wisdom for parents who want to create a secure, wonder-filled home environment for their children. She emphasizes the importance of cultivating children’s sense of wonder, and […]
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The Courage to Stand: Facing Your Fear without Losing Your Soul – Russell Moore
I have greatly enjoyed Russell Moore’s work for years, and this book was no exception. Like his other books, The Courage to Stand: Facing Your Fear without Losing Your Soul is vivid, biblical, and counter-cultural. […]
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Rethink Your Self: The Power of Looking Up Before Looking In – Trevin Wax
In Rethink Your Self, Trevin Wax explores different philosophies for self-definition, encouraging his readers to reflect on cultural ideas about being “true to yourself” instead of building their lives on culturally absorbed philosophies that they […]
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Forty Days of Grace & Faith – Paul David Tripp
New Morning Mercies has been a Paul David Tripp classic since it was first published in 2014. In his inimitable style, Tripp leads readers in short, easily-digested devotionals that are meant simply to refocus readers […]