Non-Fiction

The Call to Follow: Hearing Jesus in a Culture Obsessed with Leadership – Richard Langer and Joanne J. Jung

I recently enjoyed the new Katelyn Beaty book Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits are Hurting the Church, and The Call to Follow immediately appealed to me as a related read. Richard Langer […]

Jesus and Disability Chris Hulshof
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Jesus and Disability – Chris Hulshof

During his earthly ministry, Jesus was deeply and personally involved in the lives of the disabled. In all four Gospels, from the beginning of his ministry to the end, Jesus heals the disabled—but more importantly, […]

The Evolution of Adam Peter Enns
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The Evolution of Adam – Peter Enns

It’s been ten years since Peter Enns released The Evolution of Adam, a groundbreaking work that explored the possibility that a faithful reading of Scripture could be aligned with evolutionary theory. Now, in a revised […]

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40 Favorite Hymns of the Christian Faith: A Closer Look at Their Spiritual and Poetic Meaning – Leland Ryken

In this devotional collection, Leland Ryken shares his considerable literary expertise to explore Christian hymns as poetry. Each reading begins with the text of the hymn, and then Ryken offers literary analysis, spiritual reflections, and […]

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Four Views on Heaven (Counterpoints)

I love a good debate, which is probably why I own all of the Counterpoints books and have read most of them. Biblical/theological positions aside, the Counterpoints books stand as an example of how to […]