Department: Author: Trevor DenningThe name Zuby might not be familiar. But his 447,200 Twitter followers and countless fans have made him the highest-funded U.K.-based rapper on Kickstarter, and his self-published health and fitness guide has sold thousands of copies. Born in England, raised in Sau
Department: Author: Sonya VanderVeen FeddemaAt 11 years of age, Efren has a lot on his mind. He realizes his hardworking, loving mother and father—Ama and Apa—do all they can to give him and his 6-year-old twin siblings, Max and Mia, a secure life. But life feels anything but safe because, though E
Department: Author: Paul DelgerTerrian breaks into the solo Christian EP music scene with her six-song recording Genesis of Terrian. Best known for her work with veteran musician TobyMac and his band Diverse City, Terrian offers listeners a solid message percolating with hip hop, gospel, and strong
Department: Author: Sonya VanderVeen FeddemaIn her mid-60s, Antonia Vega—author, retired English professor, and recently widowed—feels the secure foundation of her life in a small Vermont town crumbling beneath her. No stranger to domestic conflict and political unrest as a child growing up in the
Department: Author: Robert J. KeeleyIn the first half of the 20th century, Dutch immigrants to North America started a number of CRC churches and, often, just a few years later, Christian Schools. One such school, the Timothy Christian Schools in the Chicago area, is the subject of His Faithfulness
Department: Author: Mary Li MaA true story about how an orphanage tries to survive financial hardship by entering a fishing contest might sound mundane, but extraordinary is exactly what this movie achieves. First of all, watching a movie titled “Blue Miracle” with every scene intentionally decorat
Department: Author: Kayleigh FongersMarriage. Death. Adoption. Catfishing. For 16 years, The New York Times’ Modern Love column has brought the joys and complications of real-life relationships to its readers through reader-submitted essays. Now, in recent years, the Modern Love podcast relays some
Department: Author: Mary Li MaThis Caldecott-winning book offers a lyrical journey exploring common grace, as manifested in the relationship between human beings and their natural environment. It all began with original unity: “Once we were part of Outside and Outside was part of us. There was noth
Department: Author: Paul DelgerApollo LTD, the duo named after the NASA program that sent people to the moon, provides a large dose of encouragement with its second release—“Nothing is Ordinary. Everything is Beautiful.” “That's a narrative we always weave into our music, which is the desire to bel
Department: Author: Lorilee CrakerAmy Boucher Pye tells the story of sitting in a waiting room, with her hand over her heart, saying over and over in her mind, “Lord Jesus, you live within me. Come Holy Spirit and calm me. Give me your peace. Thank you Jesus that you are with me.”It wasn’t even tha
Department: Author: Trevor DenningEarly philosopher Sun Zhu said, “keep your friends close and your enemies closer.” But quarter-mile-at-a-time philosopher Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) said, “I don’t have friends. I got family.” So when your enemy is also your family, well, what can you do? If you’re a
Department: Author: Sonya VanderVeen FeddemaGrowing up, author Noé Álvarez witnessed the hardships of his Mexican immigrant parents—living in poverty in Yakima, Wash., working long hours in demanding environments for minimal wages, feeling like outsiders, and hoping for a better future for their ch
Department: Author: Sonya VanderVeen FeddemaEver since Thea Fenton’s grandmother died a few months ago, the 16-year-old’s world begins to unravel. Grams, a godly woman, had been the foundation and anchor of Thea’s family, reading the Bible and giving them a sense of security. Now that Grams is gone
Department: Author: Agnes MastinIn her book, Native: Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God, author Kaitlin B. Curtice, challenges white supremacy in the church. Raised in a Southern Baptist church in Oklahoma, the author speaks largely to the American population; however, the lessons contained
Department: Author: Paul DelgerBelgian singer-songwriter Asarela reflects on all things God in her debut album, “I Believe.” “It is my prayer that, as you listen to this album, you will discover the goodness of God,” she said in a release. “That you will find new strength and new hope. I believe it
Department: Author: Sonya VanderVeen FeddemaArtist John Hendrix’s retelling of the truth of 11 of Jesus’ parables in words and images is accessible and appealing for young children and older readers. The parables of the vine and the branches, the wise and foolish builders, the pearl of great price,
Department: Author: Lorilee CrakerIn a time when even the mention of anti-racism or the dreaded term “Critical Race Theory” shuts down a conversation faster than you can say “woke,” this book is more crucial than ever.I am an avid reader of books about anti-racism, but this one—by Chicago pastor Da
Department: Author: Trevor DenningInfinite blasts onto screens with a thrilling car chase. Treadway (Dylan O’Brien), bleeding, steers his Ferrari Testarossa through the busy streets of Mexico City pursued by the police and a man named Bathurst (Rupert Friend). Unless you really know your Ferrari hi
Department: Author: Trevor DenningA cookbook seems an unlikely source for a podcast, and The Splendid Table is a show that’s older than the iPod. In the early 1990s, inspired by Lynn Rosetto Kasper’s award-winning cookbook, producer Sally Swift coordinated with her and Minnesota Public Radio to lau
Department: Author: Mary Li MaAn inspiring statement from Joanna Gaines summarizes the “unity in diversity” gist of this wonderfully illustrated book: “May you always look at life with your eyes wide open. Be quick to learn from others and see and celebrate the differences in all of humanity.” It d