Grace, Not Perfection: Embracing Simplicity, Celebrating Joy by Emily Ley Have you ever taken on more than you could handle? Like, way more than you could handle? As a young working mom driven by perfectionism and productivity, Emily found herself hurtling full-throttle toward burnout. The concept of grace caught her at the last second. She... Continue Reading →

Beholding and Becoming: The Art of Everyday Worship by Ruth Chou Simons For far too long, the gospel has been delivered in a distinctly utilitarian packaging. No aesthetics for us, thank you very much! We've decided that truth can't be beautiful—anything too slick or polished or pretty must be a counterfeit. But now coffee tables... Continue Reading →

Catching Fireflies: Teaching Your Heart to See God's Light Everywhere by Patsy Clairmont "Let there be light" blazed forth as the first message from the Creator's lips, and humanity has been captivated by it ever since. Perhaps the most captivated is Patsy Clairmont, herself a small, sassy ball of light. So who better to write... Continue Reading →

The Creative Family Manifesto: Encouraging Imagination and Nurturing Family Connections by Amanda Blake Soule If you've ever been around a family that simply oozes creativity, you know that the experience can be both inspiring and daunting. You'd love for a little of their magic to rub off on your own crew, but where would you... Continue Reading →

Reading the Bible Supernaturally: Seeing and Savoring the Glory of God in Scripture by John Piper "This is a book about how to use the Scripture in the pursuit of what the Scriptures were designed to accomplish." Approaching a fairy tale like a cookbook or a ransom note as a love letter might be entertaining,... Continue Reading →

Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds by Jen Wilkin Believers are caught up in a spiritual war, and malnourishment is one of the biggest issues among our ranks. While throngs of God's daughters rely exclusively on secondhand food to nourish their souls, Women of the... Continue Reading →

Eat This Book: A Conversation in the Art of Spiritual Reading by Eugene Peterson Eugene's life was shaped by a single driving passion: for over fifty years he was "vocationally involved in getting the Christian Scriptures into the minds and hearts, arms and legs, ears and mouths of men and women." Of course this pioneering... Continue Reading →