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October Book Reviews

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I'm proud to announce that in October I read 7 books, bringing my annual total so far to 43 books, back on track to easily meet my goal of 50 by the end of the year! Four paperback books and three audiobooks; four nonfiction (what?!) and three fiction.  I did not end up reading a Joni Eareckson Tada  book all the way through this month, but I did read two books for which she wrote the foreword. Sometimes it's fun to read books that our heroes read, right? The Other Half of Church: Christian Community, Brain Science, and Overcoming Spiritual Stagnation , Michel Hendricks & Jim Wilder  This was my book club's October read. It's a book that our church spent some time with a few years ago, but most of the people in our book club had not read it before, so we thought maybe we should. After reading it, we collectively decided never to read nonfiction for book club again - not because it was a bad book, but just because we have more fun discussing fiction. However,...
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September Book Reviews

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October crept up on me in a spooky way, as it usually does! In September, I read four books, one in paperback form (dear Emma) and the rest as audiobooks so I could multitask with a craft project I was doing. Plus, sometimes I just prefer to have someone read aloud to me!  When God Weeps, Joni Eareckson Tada Continuing on my challenge of reading all of Joni's books, I returned to a book I remember reading in high school. That was a long time ago, but the truths that she and Steve Estes wrote about are still true today. And I think the reason it resonates is because Joni really has wrestled with the hard questions and didn't quickly jump to trite, neatly packaged solutions. One quote that she has become famous for originated in this book (I believe): "God permits what he hates to accomplish what he loves." That is an uncomfortable statement to hear and to sit with... and yet, as I look back on His faithfulness in my life, the stories in the Bible, the lives of many bel...
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August Book Reviews

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It was a very satisfying month in my literary world! I read five books: three non-fiction, two fiction; two audiobooks, three paperbacks, and I loved all of them! Speaking of reading... have you read my Substack updates lately? If not, you can subscribe for free with your email address (no need to download the app) and it will come directly to your email inbox! The next update will include a very special recipe, too, so you don't want to miss it! Ok, but for here and now, I want to highlight the beautiful work of other brilliant authors who have inspired and influenced me in August.  Sacred Margins: On the Spiritual Life of a Writer, Steve Laube My friend, Mary, from one of my writers' groups, gave me this book after we attended the Taylor Professional Writers Conference together. I actually submitted my manuscript to the Steve Laube literary agency in the spring (and got a rejection), but I was still interested in reading his work. It's a small book, and easy to read, an...
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