Fiction
Skin – Ted Dekker
I was about thirty pages into Skin the very first time I read it—the day it released—when I began to have this sense of déjà vu. We’ve been here before, haven’t we? A group of […]
Genre: Christmas
Children's Books
Saint Nicholas the Giftgiver – Ned Bustard
My family is in the minority, but we’ve made a decision not to participate in the Americanized cultural myth that is Santa Claus. Part of it is secular consumerism overtaking the focus on the Christ […]
Non-Fiction
The Dawn of Redeeming Grace: A Daily Advent Devotional – Sinclair B. Ferguson
This Advent devotional focuses on Matthew’s account of the Nativity story. Sinclair B. Ferguson delves into both the popular and the difficult elements of these historical events, and throughout the book, he provides insight into […]
Children's Books
The Promise and the Light: A Christmas Retelling – Katy Morgan
I have known the Nativity story all my life, but I still felt eager to get back to reading this book each night, because I wanted to know what happened next. The Promise and the […]
Children's Books
The Adventure of Christmas: A Journey through Advent for the Whole Family – Ed Drew
This devotional book features twenty-five daily readings, which are all brief and easily attainable for busy families. Each reading involves a quick preview of where the story is heading, a prayer, an opening prompt, and […]
Children's Books
The Christmas Quest – Janet Surette
This vibrantly illustrated board book by Janet Surette tells the story of the wise men’s quest to follow the star to Bethlehem. It focuses on different elements of their journey, emphasizing the sense of excitement […]
Fiction
Unknown Threat – Lynn Blackburn
I love suspense novels, especially ones about law enforcement agents, and this one is a really good one! The first is Lynn Blackburn’s Defend and Protect series, Unknown Threat, delivers a high level of action and causes lots of […]
Fiction
The Shoe Box (25th Anniversary Edition) | Francine Rivers
Twenty-five years ago, Francine Rivers penned a short, little Christmas novella called The Shoe Box. Simple, poignant, and powerful, that story has been a Christmas favorite for a generation. This new edition includes an Advent […]
Children's Books
The Drummer Boy – Ted Dekker
This is one of those books that Ted probably wishes didn’t exist. For some reason, there was a brief moment when Dekker got caught up in the hysteria of right-wing conservatism and his writing during […]
Children's Books
The Promise – Ted Dekker
I really want to know whose idea it was for Christian suspense/thriller novelist Ted Dekker to write a couple of illustrated children’s/giftbook Christmas stories. I mean, around Christmas you see these kinds of books get […]