Non-Fiction
Becoming All Things – Michelle Ami Reyes
In 2013, I moved from rural Indiana—which had a sum total of 26 Asian people in the 2000 census—to Tulsa, Oklahoma to be the youth pastor of an Asian church. My new church had more […]
Publisher: Zondervan
Non-Fiction
Breaking Free from Body Shame: Dare to Reclaim What God Has Named Good – Jess Connolly
I have read many books and articles about body-image issues, and they are often quite fluffy, tending towards shallow reassurance and pulling Bible verses out of their full context to tell the reader how beautiful […]
Non-Fiction
God of All Things: Rediscovering the Sacred in an Everyday World – Andrew Wilson
God of All Things features short, essay-like chapters, and each one focuses on a different common object, animal, or experience. Andrew Wilson writes about things like bread, light, donkeys, trumpets, and earthquakes, and he explores […]
Non-Fiction
Hope Beyond an Empty Cradle – Hallie Scott
I begin this review with a content warning, but also with the realization that those who need that warning are also those who need this book. Hope Beyond an Empty Cradle deals with child loss […]
Non-Fiction
Gospel-Driven Ministry – Jared C. Wilson
Pastors should be aware that Wilson is Southern Baptist and Gospel-Driven Ministry reflects that background. In the opening pages of Wilson’s introduction to the calling and work of a pastor, he is overtly clear that […]
Non-Fiction
The Power of Writing It Down – Allison Fallon
The real review of this book will come in six months and in the form of whether or not I have a finished manuscript, but until then, this review will have to do. The Power […]
Non-Fiction
Turn Your Season Around
Darryl Strawberry was living the dream. The first overall MLB draft pick in 1980, Strawberry quickly moved through the ranks to become a fan-favorite perennial all-star whose career track was compared to Hank Aaron. But […]
Non-Fiction
How to Fight Racism – Jemar Tisby
How to Fight Racism should be required study for the white evangelical church. Jemar Tisby writes with razor-sharp clarity and precision, defining each and every one of his terms in exacting manner. Tisby doesn’t just […]
Non-Fiction
The Sacred Overlap: Learning to Live Faithfully in the Space Between – J.R. Briggs
The Sacred Overlap challenges the tribal mindsets in our culture, helping Christians see the importance of being a “both/and” people, instead of grabbing hold of one particular idea and making it mutually exclusive. J.R. Briggs does […]
Non-Fiction
White Lies – Daniel Hill
I have to admit that I wasn’t sure about White Lies. I had the same feeling when I read through White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo? With so many people of color—Jemar Tisby, Brenda Salter McNeil, […]