Non-Fiction
Behind the Lights – Helen Smallbone
You’ve probably heard of Rebecca St. James and for KING AND COUNTRY. What you may not know (or at least I didn’t) was that FK&C duo were related to Rebecca and that behind all three […]
Genre: Memoir
Non-Fiction
Joni: An Unforgettable Story – Joni Eareckson Tada
It’s been 45 years since Joni Eareckson Tada’s eponymous memoir, Joni: An Unforgettable Story, was first published by Zondervan in 1976, just seven years after the injury that left her paralyzed from the neck down. […]
Non-Fiction
Courageously Expecting: 30 Days of Encouragement for Pregnancy After Loss – Jenny Albers
This sensitive, compassionate book includes thirty daily readings and reflection prompts for Christian women who are pregnant again after miscarriage or stillbirth. Throughout the book, Jenny Albers shares her personal story, emphasizing the constant sense […]
Non-Fiction
Shattered, Stirred, and Shaken – Michele McCarthy
Shattered, Stirred, and Shaken is a memoir of sorts from Michele McCarthy the explores her growth in faith and reliance on the Holy Spirit. It’s a deeply personal look at McCarthy’s faith journey, the lessons […]
Non-Fiction
Where the Light Fell: A Memoir – Philip Yancey
In this raw memoir, Philip Yancey shares about his life experiences growing up in an abusive home and a legalistic church environment. The book covers much of his life, going into great detail about his […]
Non-Fiction
The God of the Garden: Thoughts on Creation, Culture, and the Kingdom – Andrew Peterson
This book spoke to me deeply because of the author’s sensitivity, honesty, and raw reflections about life and faith. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book, since it doesn’t have an obvious thesis […]
Non-Fiction
Repurposed: How God Turns Your Mess into His Message – Noe Garcia
This book is part memoir and part exposition of Romans 8, as Noe Garcia uses his personal story to illustrate how God rescues us from our sin, gives us a new life, and frees us […]
Non-Fiction
This Beautiful Truth: How God’s Goodness Breaks into Our Darkness – Sarah Clarkson
When I first learned about this book, I thought it sounded interesting, but then I learned that the specific mental illness that Sarah Clarkson struggles with is OCD. My interest immediately increased a hundredfold, because […]
Non-Fiction
No Longer Strangers – Gregory Coles
Life is story. Memoir that shifts between personal reflection and theological musing is one of the best sort of stories you can get as the author seeks to connect their story to the larger story […]
Academic
Cradling Abundance – Monique Misenga Ngoie Mukuna & Elsie Tshimunyi McKee
Cradling Abundance is an African story of an African Christian who, within her highly patriarchal culture, fought to empower women and resist systemic poverty and injustice. Monique Misenga Ngoie Mukuna is a lay leader in […]