I went into New Explorations in the Lost World of Genesis: Advances in the Origins Debate expecting a revised edition of The Lost World of Genesis One, but it’s much more than that. Walton doesn’t update his earlier work; this is an expansion. In it he refines and deepens the conversation. This book feels like…

Larry Osborne’s Sticky Teams: Keeping Your Leadership Team and Staff on the Same Page is a practical and down-to-earth book on church leadership. Osborne doesn’t just talk theory, he draws from decades of leading a growing church and the lessons he learned the hard way. I appreciate his emphasis on building healthy, unified teams that…

Amy Kenny’s My Body Is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church is a thought-provoking book and worth a read. Kenny confronts head-on the assumptions, prejudices, and theological blind spots the church often holds toward disabled people. She refuses to let us hide behind polite intentions, reminding us that “to assume that my…

Lois Tverberg’s Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus: How a Jewish Perspective Can Transform Your Understanding is one of those books that reshapes how you approach Scripture. I appreciated it because it reminded me that the Bible is not a Western book; it was born out of the soil, language, and culture of the Middle…