Fiction
Court of Swans – Melanie Dickerson
“Where there is wealth and power, there is also someone who is willing to do anything to take it.” In medieval England, there was very little middle class. You were either poor or rich and […]
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Fiction
All That We Carried – Erin Bartels
It’s been ten years since Melanie and Olivia have had any meaningful sisterly interactions. It’s also been ten years since their parents were killed in crash that sent their car over a mountain. These two […]
Fiction
The Shepherd’s Wife – Angela Hunt
I’m pretty sure I begin every review of Biblical fiction with this phrase: Biblical fiction is hard to write. If you stray too far from what’s known of the biblical story, readers will shout at […]
Non-Fiction
I Understand – Vonnie Woodrick
It is likely that, in some way, your life has been touched by suicide. For some, it was a family member. For others, a friend or a family member’s friend. And we can all recite […]
Non-Fiction
Begin Again – Max Lucado
Back in March, the very same week that the world went into lockdown amid efforts to curtail COVID, I read through an advance copy of Max Lucado’s book You Are Never Alone. That book took […]
Non-Fiction
Liberation is Here – Nikole Lim
If I had to provide a review of Liberation is Here and convince you read Nikole Lim’s powerfully visual and poetic story of seeking justice and finding hope amid the world’s brokenness, it would be […]
Children's Books
Night Wishes – ed. Lee Bennett Hopkins
As the parent of two young children (ages 3 and 1), I read a lot of children’s books. Like. A lot. Sometimes the same book over and over and over twelve times a day. Who […]
Children's Books
Moses and the Very Big Rescue – Tim Thornborough
My three-year-old loves spaceships. Why is this relevant to a review of a book about Moses and the Very Big Rescue? Because counting down to blast-off is his absolute favorite. I would guess that he […]
Non-Fiction
A Chronicle of Grief: Finding Life After Traumatic Loss – Mel Lawrenz
After pastor and author Mel Lawrenz lost his beloved adult daughter to a traumatic medical event, he began to post some of his reflections about grief on Facebook. The reception there led him to contemplate […]
Non-Fiction
Companions in the Darkness: Seven Saints Who Struggled with Depression and Doubt – Diana Gruver
Companions in the Darkness shares biographical sketches of seven different faithful Christians who endured long and recurrent periods of depression. The author, Diana Gruver, has struggled with depression herself, but even though she occasionally mentions general […]