“It is our deepest need, as human beings, to learn to live intimately with God,” John Eldredge observes in Walking with God. “It is what we were made for.” There is a ...
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Bookish Considerations: What do you do when your reading feels broken?
I have heard many avid readers talk about the ways that books have saved them in their hardest moments. When life gets difficult, or sad, or simply busy, they are able to ...
Quick Lit + October 2025
This Quick Lit looks a little different than most. I have three books from a single series (I rarely continue with a series, let alone back-to-back!), and five of the ten books ...
Quick Lit + September 2025
It’s book review day here on the blog, and I’m excited to share this month’s roundup that features mystery, suspense, found family, romance, memoir, literary analysis, and more. Let’s get to the ...
Bookish Considerations: What is your stance on DNFing books?
To live in the 21st century is to swim in a sea of TLAs (three[or two]-letter-acronyms). One might think that the bookish world—with our love of long-form thought and sophisticated vocabulary—might be ...
The Redeemed Reader: Cultivating a Child’s Discernment and Imagination Through Truth and Story (Bonus Book Review)
In a world that inundates us with advice, every parent needs a curated list of trusted advisors and resources. In our home, one of those trusted sources is The Redeemed Reader, a ...
Quick Lit + August 2025
Today is the second Thursday of August, which is official book review day here on the blog (in case you missed it, there’s more on the new posting schedule at the end ...
Featured Book Review: The Focused Faith
2025 has been my year of intentionally spending time with my Shepherd and learning to discern His voice. There are many obstacles that prevent me from listening for (and following) the voice ...
Bookish Considerations: A few thoughts on The StoryGraph.
In my last Bookish Considerations post, I shared about my experience with Goodreads, which I have been using to catalogue my books since 2012. (As a quick aside, thanks so much to ...
Quick Lit + July 2025
I have a lot of words to say today about a lot of books, so let’s skip all introduction and get right to the reviews! NONFICTION All the Worst Humans: How I ...