Thanks for the Memories

Thanks for the Memories: Launching into Alzheimer’s World, written by Brian and Jean Ward, takes us through an inspiring journey, as Brian becomes the caregiver of his beloved wife, Jean. Many of us have been touched by the devastating diagnosis of...

The Bible Says So

If you’re content viewing the Bible as one cohesive narrative and prefer straightforward interpretations, then The Bible Says So: What We Get Right (and Wrong) About Scripture’s Most Controversial Issues may not be for you. If, on the other hand, you enjoy focusing on...

A Journey Called Hope

This review would be very different if I had read A Journey Called Hope before the second presidency of Donald Trump. The book, with the subtitle, “Today’s Immigrant Stories and the American Dream,” is written by Rick Rouse and was published by Chalice...

Glory, Too

I love engaging in activities that make me do everyday tasks differently. Brush my teeth with my non-dominant hand, go a different way home from work, read a book aloud to people- all of these cause me to think differently and pick up on new things. It helps me make...

Rise: A Child’s Guide To Eastertide

My family has a shared practice of ‘comfort reads’. When we’re feeling low, overwhelmed, at sixes and sevens, or even just tired, we grab a book we have deemed a ‘comfort read’, find our preferred spot to relax, surround ourselves with hot beverages and blankets, and...

Part-Time Is Plenty: Thriving Without Full-Time Clergy

This book by G. Jeffrey MacDonald and published by Westminster John Knox Press, addresses the problem of main-line Protestant congregations who can no longer afford full-time clergy. Due to declining membership and budget deficits, churches are switching to part-time...