New and Noteworthy – May 2014
CHRISTIAN LIVING
Let Hope in: 4 Choices That Will Change Your Life Forever
Pete Wilson. Let Hope in: 4 Choices That Will Change Your Life Forever.
Nashville, Tenn.: W Publishing Group. 240 pages. $15.99.
Many people let their past impact their present in ways that hurts them and the people around them, writes Wilson, a Nashville-area preacher.
Using the examples of Joseph and David — and many anonymous stories from his counseling sessions with hurting Christians — he shows readers how to transform pain, regret and shame into hope.
COOKING
The Food and Feasts of Jesus: The Original Mediterranean Diet, with Menus and Recipes (Religion in the Modern World)
Douglas E. Neel and Joel A. Pugh. The Food and Feasts of Jesus: The Original Mediterranean Diet, with Menus and Recipes (Religion in the Modern World) 
Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 2013. 259 pages. $19.95.
Understanding food in first-century Palestine helps readers better understand the context of Jesus’ teaching, the authors write.
They include simple, modernized recipes so that a home cook can prepare a daily meal, a light outdoor lunch or one of several special feasts.
