I love reading books that build me up in my faith! The Book Reviews section is where I give you book recommendations and geek about how what I’ve read lately will build you up in your faith too. I’ll also share movie reviews of Christian films here.
What’s It About Spirit Forward: How I Encountered The Spirit of Jesus is Pastor Ken Schaap’s personal story of encountering the Holy Spirit and His work in our lives and a personal, inviting introduction for the reader to do the same. In the opening pages, Schaap shares his own story of being a struggling Christian and pastor whose heart had…
What’s It About Unsung Hero is the inspirational true story of the Smallbone family. You might know them from the GRAMMY-winning Christian music artists Rebecca St. James, and Joel and Luke Smallbone of For KING + COUNTRY. The film details their family’s move from Australia to the United States after their father, David (played by Joel Smallbone), a concert promoter…
What’s It About Every Woman A Theologian is a systematic theology (defined here and here) written in an accessible way. The book highlights the importance of theology for the everyday Christian, not just pastors and Bible scholars, and teaches theology in a practical way. As is the mission of Christian blogger and author Phylicia Masonheimer’s entire ministry, the goal of Every…
What’s It About Is Christmas Unbelievable? Four Questions Everyone Should Ask About the World’s Most Famous Story by Christian apologist, Rebecca McLaughlin, is a short read–just 59 pages–that’s filled with helpful insights and thought-provoking content. Rebecca walks you through four essential questions about the Christmas story and makes a case that the miraculous story of Christ’s birth is legitimate…
Photo courtesy Daniel Fusco Crazy Happy Official Launch Team Crazy Happy: Nine Surprising Ways to Live the Truly Beautiful Life by Daniel Fusco What’s It About In Crazy Happy, Daniel Fusco walks us through the Beatitudes and the fruit of the Spirit to help us learn about the happy, beautiful life Jesus wants us to live as we embrace the…
Love Has A Name: Learning to Love the Different, the Difficult & Everyone Else by Adam Weber. What’s It About? In Love Has A Name, Adam Weber shares the stories of *twenty-seven different people God used to open his heart to love more fully. Adam shares personal, real-life experiences with people who’ve crossed his path. From those stories, he shares the…
Here are my thoughts on The Third Option by Miles McPherson. What’s It About Pastor Miles McPherson has written The Third Option to offer hope for a racially divided nation. In the book, Pastor Miles talks about the concept of in-groups and out-groups, and the tendency for us to have an “us vs. them” mentality based on the groups we…
What’s It About In Stop Calling Me Beautiful, Phylicia Masonheimer seeks to help Christian women move beyond a watered-down version of Christianity to discover a deep personal walk with God. As the book starts, Phylicia sheds light on a downfall of some Christian women’s ministries: taking a theology-lite, self-help approach to Christianity at the expense of training women in deep…
I LOVE to read! And books that strengthen my relationship with Jesus are my favorite! I also love sharing books that have impacted me with other people so that they can be encouraged and equipped too. That’s the inspiration behind the Book Reviews section of this blog. Me, recommending books to you, that will help grow your faith, and connect you…
I LOVE to read! And books that strengthen my relationship with Jesus are my favorite! I also love sharing books that have impacted me with other people so that they can be encouraged and equipped too. That’s the inspiration behind the Book Reviews section of this blog. Me, recommending books to you, that will help grow your faith, and connect you…