Fiction
Showdown – Ted Dekker
Wanna trip, baby? Following the breakout success of The Circle Trilogy, Dekker returned to a book he’d had rejected multiple times, cleaned it up, and pitched it to Thomas Nelson as the first book in […]
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Children's Books
How Much Is a Little Boy Worth? – Rachael Denhollander, Jacob Denhollander, and Marcin Piwowarski
One of the first books I ever reviewed for Life is Story was the picture book How Much is a Little Girl Worth? I thought it was wonderful, but I also wished that there could […]
Non-Fiction
Enough Is Enough: A Step-by-Step Plan to Leave an Abusive Relationship with God’s Help – David E. Clarke and William G. Clarke
Despite this book’s heavy topic, I found it to be a quick and easy read. David E. Clarke writes in a very concise and clear style, and each chapter is brief, well-organized, and to-the-point. Over […]
Children's Books
The Big Wide Welcome Storybook: A True Story About Jesus, James, and a Church That Learned to Love All Sorts of People – Trillia Newbell and Catalina Echeverri
In this new installment in the Tales that Tell the Truth series, Trillia Newbell addresses the issue of favoritism, sharing the message of James 2:1-26 at a child-friendly level. She provides context for the time […]
Fiction
Cloud Cuckoo Land – Anthony Doerr
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr is one of the most unique books I have ever read. Considering how ardent a reader I am, that is saying something. Let me preface this review by saying […]
Non-Fiction
Attached to God – Krispin Mayfield
Attached to God is the type of book you can’t grasp in one reading. I had a difficult time writing this review because every time I sat down to parse out just how I felt […]
Fiction
Black (The Circle Series #1) – Ted Dekker
It all began with a single, silenced bullet out of nowhere…And with that sentence my life changed. I don’t make that statement lightly. The Circle Trilogy served as the catalyst that threw me back into […]
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 […]
Fiction
Thr3e – Ted Dekker
Kevin Parson escaped a twisted childhood and found some sense of normalcy in the outside world. He’s assimilated. Built his own life outside of the cultish confines of his stepparents’ household. Graduated from college. Is […]
Fiction
Blessed Child – Ted Dekker and Bill Bright
You probably didn’t know that Ted Dekker owes part of his career to Tim LaHaye and the Left Behind franchise. As the Left Behind series was booming the late 1990s, Campus Crusade for Christ founder […]