Books Books I Read in 2023 26 Dec 202326 Dec 2023 Here is my annual annotated list of books I read for the year. 1) The God Who Is There by Francis Schaeffer This is my second time reading through the…
Books A Review of “Chronic Illness” by Esther Smith 14 Aug 2023 What can a devotional do to help you face chronic illness? When it's written by an excellent counselor and a fellow sufferer, it turns out that a devotional can help…
Books A Review of “Deserted By God?” by Sinclair Ferguson 24 Jul 2023 This fallen world can sometimes fall on us pretty hard. In those intense seasons of suffering we often wonder why God has allowed this pain and, perhaps more pointedly, where…
Books A Review of “Death to Deconstruction” by Joshua Porter 10 Jul 2023 I confess that I picked up this book out of curiosity. It is written by the former frontman to one of my favorite Christian art-punk bands, Showbread. Joshua Porter is…
Books A Review of “I Have a Psychiatric Diagnosis” by Edward Welch 3 Jul 2023 When it comes to helping Christians and Biblical Counselors think carefully and holistically about mental health issues there are few better guides than Edward Welch. As a contributor to this…
Books A Review of “Reading While Black” by Esau McCaulley 29 Jun 2023 Does our cultural context shape how we read and understand Scripture? Absolutely. This can, of course, be bad because it means that we allow our perceptions, biases, and perspectives to…
Books A Review of “On Getting Out of Bed” by Alan Noble 24 Apr 2023 "Why should we get out of bed?" This is the pressing question that compelled Alan Noble to write. If it seems like an odd question, or one not worth the…
Books A Review of “Help! Someone I Love Is A Hoarder” by Todd Sorrell 27 Mar 2023 It's not easy to write a good booklet. There are indeed some really excellent ones out there, but for the most parts booklets can tend to either over simplify the…
Books A Review of “The God Who Is There” by Francis Schaeffer 7 Feb 2023 Francis Schaeffer is well known as a sort of cultural prophet. Living in Europe and interacting with some of the emerging thought trends of the 60s and 70s, meant that…
Books A Review of “Assurance” by William P. Smith 31 Jan 2023 The 31-Day Devotionals for Life series from P&R Publishers has been a tremendous resource. As a counselor, and as a Christian, I have found them overall helpful and focused. Not…
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