Fiction
After She Falls – Carmen Schober
After She Falls by Carmen Schober is not the type of book to which I would normally be drawn. I’m an equestrian, not a fighter. One of my coworkers trains in mixed martial arts, but I […]
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Non-Fiction
Leaving Silence – Susannah Larry
A book like Leaving Silence is difficult to read because it forces readers to face the harm of sexualized violence—and not just as something perpetrated by “the world” but as a recurring theme in the […]
Non-Fiction
How to Have an Enemy – Melissa Florer-Bixler
There is a misconception that practicing non-violence means being a doormat and letting people walk all over you. Along with that is the misconception that pacifists preach a utopist Gospel that sees everyone as a […]
Non-Fiction
Refuge Reimagined – Mark and Luke Glanville
I’m writing this review a few days after news reports surfaced of US Border Patrol on horseback, chasing down Haitian refugees at the southern border. With that backdrop, let me simply say that Refuge Reimagined […]
Academic
Every Leaf, Line, and Letter – ed. Timothy Larsen
The Bible says it. I believe it. And that’s good enough for me. This was a common phrase I heard growing up in the Church of Christ—a staunchly evangelical denomination born out of the Restoration […]
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 […]
Non-Fiction
The Making of C. S. Lewis (1918–1945): From Atheist to Apologist – Harry Lee Poe
This magnificent biography by Harry Lee Poe covers the middle years of C.S. Lewis’s life. The Making of C. S. Lewis (1918–1945): From Atheist to Apologist is the second book in a planned trilogy, and […]
Non-Fiction
Unexpecting: Real Talk on Pregnancy Loss – Rachel Lewis
This book is full of compassionate wisdom for mothers and fathers dealing with pregnancy loss, stillbirth, and early infant death. The author, Rachel Lewis, writes with raw emotion and tender compassion, sharing about her own […]
Non-Fiction
Is Christmas Unbelievable? Four Questions Everyone Should Ask About the World’s Most Famous Story – Rebecca McLaughlin
This book opens and closes with powerful illustrations from Doctor Who, so of course I loved it. However, even if someone doesn’t connect with the pop culture references that contrast with or illustrate Christian concepts, […]
Non-Fiction
When Strivings Cease: Replacing the Gospel of Self-Improvement with the Gospel of Life-Transforming Grace – Ruth Chou Simons
Ruth Chou Simons combines memoir elements with biblical reflection in this book, writing about her lifelong struggle to feel good enough. She weaves in stories from her childhood experiences in an immigrant family, her young […]