Category Archives: reviews

Washed and Waiting: Reflections on Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality by Wesley Hill My rating: 4 of 5 stars As more and more evangelicals identify themselves as gay Christians and more evangelicals have deep and meaningful relationships with homosexuals in and … Continue reading →

The Hole in Our Gospel by Richard Stearns My rating: 5 of 5 stars In a world with great poverty and despair, what does God expect of his people? If our neighbors are people of relative affluence, what concern should … Continue reading →

I first became aware of Nashville superstar pastor Pete Wilson when he followed me on twitter. I popped over to his blog, and his wife’s, and found him warm and likable. So I followed him back and have been watching … Continue reading →

Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down by Andrea Davis Pinkney My rating: 5 of 5 stars This beautifully illustrated book details the famous sit-in at the Greensboro, NC Woolworth’s counter in 1960. The prose is moving, speckled … Continue reading →

When I requested this book from Thomas Nelson, I was excited to have a book of Bible maps to use as a reference. But it ended up being so much more. Photos, charts, and outlines, as well as downloadable PDFs, … Continue reading →

I have been writing some children’s book reviews here and there, I figured y’all might find them useful, so here are some previews with links to the full review. All of them should be available at your local public library. … Continue reading →

A novel in short stories, Olive Kitteridge is a skilled weaving of tales to show the way lives intersect with one another in a small coastal village in Maine, and in doing so, teach us about community everywhere. The stories … Continue reading →

Kathleen Norris’ little book about “laundry, liturgy and ‘women’s work’” is a must read for anyone who struggles to see the value in repetitive tasks. Quotidian is a word from the Latin meaning daily or ordinary, and in our society … Continue reading →

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is the first in a trilogy of crime novels written by Stieg Larsson. Originally published in Swedish, it was an international best seller long before I ever heard of it. I am not typically … Continue reading →

I quoted this book recently, and would be remiss if I didn’t give it a mini-review now that I’ve finished it. If you enjoy theology, this is a must read. The topic of holiness is addressed systematically in a way … Continue reading →

From Fear to Freedom is an account of one woman’s realization over many years of how she was living in a way that contradicted what she thought she believed about God and the world. I had a hard time connecting … Continue reading →

Wendell Berry is a prophet for our time, and this is a great introduction to his non-fiction. Life is a Miracle describes how lack of connection to the community, over-specialization and lack of dialogue between the disciplines hurts everyday people, … Continue reading →