Christian Shelves

It's Friday! This week, I'll be reading: 📘 Christian fiction: Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other by Bethany Turner 📗 Christian non-fiction:  Reflections on the Psalms by C.S. Lewis I'm also hoping to sneak in some time with historical fiction as it's been a while 😀 I can hardly believe that October is just around the corner!

For National Good Neighbour Day , I thought this fun title from Melissa Ferguson would fit the bill! The Cul-de-Sac War is just the guide to neighbourly relations, right? 😂 (Fine, it's an American holiday and I should spell it the American way, but I can't let go of the "u".) Book Synopsis In this charming rom-com, two enemies find something they never expected in one another—taking "all's fair in love and war" to a hilarious and heartwarming new level. Actress Bree Leake doesn't want to be tied down, but just when it's time to move on again, Bree's parents make her an offer; hold steady in Abingdon for one full year, and they will give her the one thing she's always wanted—her grandmother's house. Her dreams are coming true... until life throws her some curve balls. And then there's her new neighbor. Chip McBride. For the first time in her life, she's met the person who could match her free-spirited air—and it's drivin...

Believe it or not, I first followed  Tim Challies when I started blogging almost 20 years ago. At the time, he was known for keeping a continuous streak of blogging and providing meaningful content as one of the more prominent Christian bloggers (and as a Canadian, to boot!). I appreciated his book reviews as he provided a balanced approach in handling sticky theological concerns; this was when the emergent church was emerging (ha!) and Tim's blog provided a reprieve from all of that. When Tim started writing and publishing books, I was keen to add them to my bookshelves. Fast forward a few decades later, and he's probably quite well-known for many of his books, though I still enjoy his blog. Imagine my delight when a few years ago, I saw that he published a book called Visual Theology: Seeing and Understanding the Truth about God with Josh Byers. Book Synopsis We live in a visual culture. Today, people increasingly rely upon visuals to help them understand new and difficult ...

One of the things I have really appreciated in reading the Heroes of Freedom Ridge series is the opportunity to discover new authors.  Tara Grace Ericson is a name I've seen pop up from time to time, so I'm delighted that I could finally read my first book from her. Forgiven by the Hero is the sixth book in this series, which means that I am a third of the way to being done! Book Synopsis They weren’t searching for love, but a snowstorm might help them find it. Megan Warren is secretly Marcus Warner, best-selling author of adventure thrillers. Hiding away in a remote cabin near Freedom, Colorado is the perfect escape to meet the looming deadline from her publisher. Her peace and quiet keeps getting disrupted by the gruff Search and Rescue Officer using the mountain as training grounds, but she doesn't mind the interruptions. Derek Held trusts dogs more than people, and his life revolves around training the best Search and Rescue dogs in the country. When he meets a myste...

This isn't an easy post to write because as I've been developing more content for this blog and for my Instagram account, I've actually grown a little weary of what book consumption looks like. While I definitely enjoy reading and have a heart for sharing Christian books and promoting Christian authors, I'm reminded that it can quickly become a rat race for the next best thing, or the latest and greatest amongst Bookstagrammers. I'm not trying to be morose or anything, but I am evaluating my place in all of it. I think what's making my heart change a little bit is that in trying to point to the amazing Christian content out there, I'm contributing to a system where the basic premise is how much we can consume. I stopped by the local Christian bookstore as they had a sale a while back, but after holding a few books that I was thinking of getting and then feeling convicted that I had so many at home to read, I put them back. I rarely leave bookstores without m...

It's Friday! I'm a little late today after a pretty long work day, so I'm looking forward to getting into these books even more. This week, I'll be reading: 📘 Christian fiction: Kayak Girl by Ivy Emerson 📗 Christian non-fiction: What Every Christian Needs to Know about Judaism by Rabbi Evan Moffic Kayak Girl comes out next month, so keep your eyes peeled for this new release ❤️ I'm grateful to receive a review copy of this book; stay tuned!

Many thanks to Bethany House Publishers and LibraryThing for providing a complimentary copy of Julia Monroe Begins Again by Rebekah Millet for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Book Thoughts content is also posted on LibraryThing. Book Synopsis Julia Monroe has just turned forty and hopes this next decade goes much better than the last, in which she became a young widow raising two children on her own. With both her boys off to college, it's time for new beginnings, and she can finally focus on expanding her New Orleans-based cleaning business--but God has other plans. Samuel Reed, the ruggedly handsome Green Beret who broke her heart over twenty years ago, has returned to town and is the kind of distraction she never saw coming. After their first interaction in years leaves her mind spinning and her emotions out of control, Julia knows she needs to keep her distance from him if she wants any chance of keeping history from repeating itself, but her meddling best fri...