Arts & Culture

The Presence of Great Love

Nov 11, 2019By Guest Author0 Comments

Stories That Shaped My Faith The Presence of Great Love by Rebekah Strobel | November 11, 2019 The first time I sat down to read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone I was 13 years old—and I immediately sensed that [...]

Harbored

Nov 4, 2019By Cathy Norman Peterson0 Comments

Harbored Serving the world without leaving the wharf by Cathy Norman Peterson | November 4, 2019 A row of buildings fronting the wharf at Boston Harbor hides the colossal cruise ship, as well as the water, though you can still [...]

Shalom Colombia

Nov 1, 2019By Guest Author0 Comments

Shalom Colombia How young peacemakers are leading efforts to transform their communities by David Husby | November 1, 2019 The municipality of El Bagre, Colombia, is representative of the decades of conflict and violence in that country. Covenant missionary Julio [...]

The Miracle of Recovery: Addiction Nation Review

Oct 21, 2019By Guest Author0 Comments

Addiction Nation What the Opioid Crisis Reveals about Us Timothy McMahan King Herald Press, 272 pages Reviewed by Doug Bixby | October 21, 2019 Addiction Nation is a great resource for anyone impacted by addiction and an important read for [...]

Going Broader and Deeper: Surprised by Scripture Review

Oct 16, 2019By Guest Author0 Comments

Surprised by Scripture Engaging Contemporary Issues N.T. Wright HarperOne, 240 pages Reviewed by Laurie Danielson Cornell | October 16, 2019 In Surprised by Scripture, one of the world’s leading Bible scholars invites us to engage 12 contemporary issues with a [...]

Out of the Shadows: Mothers in Waiting Review

Oct 10, 2019By Guest Author0 Comments

Mothers in Waiting Healing and Hope for Those with Empty Arms Crystal Bowman and Meghann Bowman, editors Harvest House, 208 pages Reviewed by Devyn Chambers Johnson | October 10, 2019 I inadvertently found myself reading Mothers in Waiting the week [...]

Gamification: The Art of Problem-Solving Through Play

Oct 8, 2019By Guest Author0 Comments

Stories That Shaped My Faith Gamification: The Art of Problem-Solving Through Play by Kendall Churchill | October 8, 2019 When people hear of my passion for strategic board games, they often respond with some degree of skepticism: “You mean, like [...]

Untangling Attachments: Addiction and Grace Review

Aug 31, 2019By Guest Author0 Comments

Addiction and Grace Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions Gerald May HarperOne, 240 pages Reviewed by Eric Landin | August 31, 2019 According to Gerald May, everyone is an addict. Without diminishing the struggle and suffering of addiction [...]

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Surprised by Joy

Jul 29, 2019By Guest Author0 Comments

Stories That Shaped My Faith Suprised by Joy by Julie Anderson | July 29, 2019 When I was a senior at North Park University, a friend asked me to become his “joy ambassador.” He explained that he wanted me to [...]

A Mourning Shared: Grace Like Scarlett Review

Jun 17, 2019By Guest Author0 Comments

Adriel Booker’s book, Grace Like Scarlett, offered balm for my heart and practical information around the unique needs of a parent and family experiencing a miscarriage.

Making Room for Pain to Speak

Jun 10, 2019By Guest Author1 Comment

Ever since I first saw it, the 1999 movie The Big Kahuna has stuck with me.

Society as Shipwreck

Apr 10, 2019By Guest Author0 Comments

The Stranger in the Woods left me with questions and connections that made this random purchase in an airport bookstore worth it. So take it from this stranger—this extraordinary book can speak to your life. And remember, the ways of God are often strange.