Book Reviews

This post contains affiliates links A Small Book About A Big Problem is the latest book from author and Christian counselor Ed Welch. This book consists of 50 meditations on anger, patience and peace that are brief but convicting. I appreciate that Welch is willing to ask the hard questions that really uncover the way…

This post contains affiliate links Church of The Small Things is the latest book from blogger and author Melanie Shankle. I’ve read two out of three of Shankle’s previous books (Sparkly Green Earrings and The Antelope in the Living Room) and have found them to be delightful, hilarious and very relatable. Like her other books,…

This post contains affiliate links I first learned about The Action Storybook Bible a few years ago from a couple at church who had purchased it for their sons. The concept of creating a comic style Bible for kids is definitely unique and since I hadn’t read The Action Storybook Bible previously, I wasn’t quite…

This post contains affiliate links When I saw via a Facebook post that Pastor Mike Fabarez was writing a book on parenting boys and was looking for members to join the book launch team, I was really excited to sign up. I saw in the comments on the post that women were tagging men in…

This post contains affiliate links Praying for Girls by Terri Lynne Underwood is a helpful guide for moms who want to pray for their daughters but might not be sure where to start. Terri is the mother of a teenager, so she’s been through a few seasons of raising a daughter and it was delightful…

This post contains affiliate links I initially learned about author Ann Swindell by reading a post she had written for The Gospel Coalition titled, Don’t Write Just to Get Published. As a blogger, I could relate to the sentiments expressed in her post and was encouraged by her truthful and intelligent writing. I began following…

This post contains affiliate links Home is Elyse Fitzpatrick’s latest book one that spoke to my heart and greatly encouraged me in my own journey of what it means to long for home. Fitzpatrick’s book is a Biblical dissertation on the desire every human has to belong somewhere. For those who are in Christ, we…

This post contains affiliate links 60 Days of Happiness by Randy Alcorn is adapted from two other books he’s written on the topic. This devotional book takes readers through 60 days of looking at what the Bible says about happiness and how it should effect the lives of Christians. Alcorn argues that Christians often assign a…

This post contains affiliate links A few years ago, I had the privilege of going through the book Becoming A Woman of Purpose by Cynthia Heald with a group of women at my church in California. I remember being both challenged and encouraged by that book and was ecstatic when I received the opportunity to…

This post contains affiliate links If you’re a fan of HGTV’s Fixer Upper, you will certainly enjoy Chip and Joanna Gaines’s first book, The Magnolia Story. Being a fan of the show, I was excited when I found out they would be releasing a book and stopped by my local Walmart on the day of its release…