New and Noteworthy, January 2016
faith and culture We Cannot Be Silent Albert Mohler. We Cannot Be Silent: Speaking Truth to a Culture Redefining Sex, Marriage, and the Very Meaning…
Reviews
Book Excerpt: On superficial conversations
Stories are powerful, and shared stories of faith can help change lives. Many of us feel our stories aren’t worth sharing. Perhaps we grew up…
Couple’s story of Ebola and faith is worth telling — and retelling
"Kent, bud. We got your test results. And I’m really sorry to tell you it is positive for Ebola.” These words, spoken by Dr. Lance…
Holiday Gift Guide, 2015
For Fiction Fans The Friends of Jesus Karen Kingsbury. The Friends of Jesus . New York: Howard Books, 2015. 240 pages. $19.99. Bestselling author Kingsbury…
This world is our home, ministers write
"This world is not my home, I’m just a-passin’ through.” The words of that classic hymn summarize the attitudes of many Christians toward heaven and…
New and Noteworthy, November 2015
leadership Emotionally Healthy Leader Peter Scazzero. The Emotionally Healthy Leader: How Transforming Your Inner Life Will Deeply Transform Your Church, Team, and the World .…
Don’t judge this book on Islam by its cover
Some Christian Chronicle readers have surely met a Muslim — at work, Little League or P.T.A. — and have felt ill-equipped (even afraid) to initiate…
New and Noteworthy, October 2015
ADOPTION Forever Mom Mary Ostyn. Forever Mom: What to Expect When You're Adopting. Nashville, Tenn.: Nelson Books, 2014. 256 pages. $16.99. Author and popular blogger Ostyne…
New and Noteworthy: Authors from Churches of Christ
YOUNG ADULT Wilder and Sunny Nathan Dahlstrom. Wilder and Sunny: The Adventures of Wilder Good #3 . Philadelphia: Paul Dry Books, 2015. 132 pages. $7.95. …
‘Muscle and a Shovel’ author reflects on falling away
Michael Shank’s “When Shovels Break ” is a personal treatment of the sensitive topic of falling away from the faith and traveling the road back…
