Reviews

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 […]

The Making of Biblical Womanhood – Beth Allison Barr

April 19, 2021 Josh Olds Comments Off

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 […]

Preaching Black Lives Matter – ed. Gayle Fisher-Stewart

April 18, 2021 Josh Olds Comments Off

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 […]

Betsey Stockton: The Girl With a Missionary Dream – Laura Caputo-Whickam and Eunji Jung

April 18, 2021 Bethany Davidson Comments Off

This picture book biography shares the story of Betsey Stockton, a young Black woman who chose to become a missionary to Hawaii after she gained freedom from slavery. The story emphasizes her deep love for […]

Corrie ten Boom: The Courageous Woman and The Secret Room – Laura Caputo-Whickam and Isobel Munoz

April 18, 2021 Bethany Davidson Comments Off

This picture book biography introduces children to Corrie ten Boom and her courageous rescue of Jews during World War II. The end of the book briefly alludes to her postwar ministry, and the two-page timeline […]

Marriage, Scripture, and the Church – Darrin Belousek

April 9, 2021 Josh Olds Comments Off

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 […]

The Quokkas, the Snails, and the Land of Happiness – Evie and Eric Geiger

April 9, 2021 Josh Olds Comments Off

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, […]

You’re More Than a Sprout – Jill Roman Lord

April 9, 2021 Josh Olds Comments Off

Finding good children’s books is like finding a needle in a haystack. There are so many children’s books published. Most of them aren’t bad. But, in my experience, most of them aren’t good either. Children’s […]

Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte Karen Swallow Prior

Jane Eyre: A Guide to Reading and Reflecting – Charlotte Brontë and Karen Swallow Prior

April 9, 2021 Bethany Davidson Comments Off

Literature professor Karen Swallow Prior is creating a classics series with B&H Publishing, adding her own introduction, reader’s guide, reflection questions, and footnotes to classic novels to make them more accessible to modern Christians. I […]

Complement: The Surprising Beauty of Choosing Together Over Separate in Marriage – Aaron Ivey and Jamie Ivey

April 9, 2021 Bethany Davidson Comments Off

This book is actually two books, joined together in a slipcover. Jamie Ivey wrote one and Aaron Ivey wrote the other. This is a very creative approach to a marriage book, since both spouses are […]