Category Archives: Recommended Books

How (Not) to Read the Bible

Ever come across a strange passage in the Bible that confused you…maybe even challenged your faith? Ever come across a social media post or meme or YouTube video that attacks the Bible…even mocks and ridicules it? Ever struggled to make … Continue reading

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The Rise & Triumph of the Modern Self

How did we get here? How did our culture become so politically polarized, so sexually obsessed, so enamored with socialism and the deconstruction of almost every vistage of the past? How did we get to the point where it is … Continue reading

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Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity…and Why This Harms Everybody

A year ago, I couldn’t have even told you what Critical Theory was. It sounded like some weird theory spouted in the halls of elitist academia. Nothing to worry about on Main Street. Now I realize that everyone needs to … Continue reading

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The Body Keeps the Score

“The greatest sources of our suffering are the lies we tell ourselves” (11). This quote alone made this book worth reading. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk is the founder and medical director of the Trauma Center in Massachusetts and a … Continue reading

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Exclusion & Embrace

Every once in awhile you pick up a book, try to read it, and then put it down. Exclusion & Embrace by Yale professor, Miroslav Volf, is one of those books. I tried to read it several years ago and … Continue reading

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