Department: Author: Paul DelgerChristian artist Zach Williams grabbed a 2018 Grammy award for his debut album, “Chain Breaker,” and now he returns with another potentially big record, “Rescue Story. “For this new album, the title fits because every song has a rescue story,” he said in a release. “W
Department: Author: Jamie L BrummelWhat do you do when someone you love irrevocably changes—and time is forever divided into before and after? Hit Hard is the story of the McLeod family, a family affected by ambiguous loss. When Pat and Tammy, Harvard chaplains for Cru, receive the call that Zach,
Department: Author: Sonya VanderVeen Feddema Author Peter Schuurman, adjunct professor at Redeemer University College and executive director of Global Scholars Canada, built on his doctoral work in religious studies to bring readers this compelling window on “a church for people not into church.”
Department: Author: Jenny deGrootPublic libraries are set apart from other institutions. They are places where people gather to connect with each other, share ideas and dialogue across lines of religion, gender, ethnicity, and age. Libraries are democratic, safe, and yes, even sacred spaces, provid
Department: Author: Micah Van DijkNo one seems to understand the kids these days And why we live this way We got to clean up the mess you've made Still, you don't wanna change – The Kids Are ComingThe Kids are Coming by Tones and I is the debut EP from 19-year-old Australian Toni Watson. Similar
Department: Author: Sonya VanderVeen Feddema In this charming children’s picture book, author Linsey Davis’s rhyming verse and illustrator Lucy Fleming’s bright, cheerful pictures highlight the diversity of God’s creation in a classroom of youngsters: “Our faces make a rainbow, / lots of colors a
Department: Author: Sonya VanderVeen Feddema In 1997, author and pastor Bruce Deel was asked to leave his present position and shut down the derelict Mission Church in Atlanta, Ga., located in one of the city’s most impoverished, crime-ridden, and drug-controlled areas. Deel realized that he was
Department: Author: Cynthia Beach“Be sure your sins will find you out” may encourage those who know the real story of power abusers, yet decades can sweep past with little or no justice. The story of famous Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was nearly that: a dark secret of alleged harassment, ab
Department: Author: Sonya VanderVeen Feddema In 1957 Japan, 17-year-old Naoko Nakamura has fallen in love with an American sailor and is pregnant with their child. In a culture that scorns interracial marriage and mixed-race offspring, Naoko is aware that these children are “a living reminder tha
Department: Author: Trevor DenningSometime in the 19th century, the Enlightenment came to fruition. Science offered explanations for everything. Darwin’s theory provided creation without a Creator, and Nietzche said God was dead anyway. Conversely, the Romantics were putting greater emphasis on emo
Department: Author: Ann ByleRebekah Lyons, popular speaker and author of You Are Free and Freefall to Fly, reveals her own story of stress, anxiety, and panic attacks as she offers readers a new path to a lifetime of peace and health. “Have you found yourself trapped in fear? Feelings of unworthine
Department: Author: Jenny deGrootWe have all seen them popping up in unexpected places; a little cupboard perched in a neighborhood with the invitation to open the door and peek inside for a treasure. The Little Free Library is a grassroots movement that began with a mother encouraging her young so
Department: Author: Jenny deGrootIn Jacksonville, Fla., brothers James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson wrote a song, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” for a celebration of President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. James Weldon Johnson, who wrote the lyrics, was the principal of the segregated, all-Bl
Department: Author: Kristen Parker“Refugia are places of shelter where life endures in times of crisis. From out of these small sanctuaries, life re-emerges, and the world is renewed.”Refugia is a podcast hosted by Deb Rienstra, professor of English at Calvin University, where Rienstra hosts guests
Department: Author: Paul DelgerBig Daddy Weave has carved out a long-standing presence in Christian music and for good reason: the band’s music just connects well with listeners. Its ninth studio project, When the Light Comes, continues the connection. The band has encountered numerous struggles th
Department: Author: Sonya VanderVeen Feddema In this humorous children’s picture book, Mr. Nogginbody steps on a nail protruding from his living room floor, and wonders, “How in the world do I fix this thing?” He dashes off to a hardware store in search of a solution and buys a hammer.So begins M
Department: Author: Cynthia Beach“The Rookie” meets “Levity.” This blend of two inspirational movies—one light and one dark—names the contours of the 2019 indie film, Bottom of the Ninth.Thirty-eight-year-old Sonny Stano (Joe Manganiello) emerges from prison 17 years after he accidentally killed an
Department: Author: I Still Believe: A Memoir of Wreckage, Recovery, and Relentless LoveBy Russ and Tori TaffReviewed by Paul Delger Christian music icon Russ Taff has won numerous awards, including Grammys, but his biggest victory was overcoming an alcohol addiction. Readers receive a brutally hon
Department: Author: Sonya VanderVeen Feddema In 2006, Pidge receives word that she has inherited her grandmother Jane’s house. Without telling her own mother, Felicity, the young woman leaves her home and work in Ottawa, Ont., and travels to Scotland, curious about what she’ll discover in Jane’s
Department: Author: Paul DelgerChristian music staple Tenth Avenue North offers a freeing record with its sixth album, “No Shame.” Frontman Mike Donehey described the theme of the project in a press release: “Healthy shame is actually the necessary feeling you have when you realize you’re not God a