Christian non-fiction
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Adult non-fictionDarwin’s Sandcastle
Evolution’s Failure in the Light of Scripture and the Scientific Evidence by Gordon Wilson 2023 / 222 pages In the protective bubble of my Christian high…
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Adult biographiesSeeking Allah, Finding Jesus
by Nabeel Qureshi 2014 / 384 pages RATING: Great Nabeel Qureshi (1983-2017) was a Pakistani-American who was raised as a devout follower of the peaceful…
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Book lists50 “Great Books”
What are the “Great Books”? There is no one list, but the term is meant to describe a compilation of classics from Western Literature. Some…
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Adult non-fictionUpheld: A widow’s story of love, grief, & the constancy of God
by Christine Farenhorst 2025 / 252 pages Rating: Good/Great/GIFT Anyone who has ever loved is going to face loss, and what are we to do…
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Adult non-fictionGive Morning and Evening to your teen
Sometimes, dead white guys make the perfect walking companions. Want to know who my personal dead white guy is? Charles Spurgeon. If I’m in a…
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Adult non-fictionStockholm Syndrome Christianity:
by John G. West 2025 / 348 pages While it is common to blame atheists and agnostics for the current wave of secularism, author John…
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Book ReviewsThe Moon is Always Round
by Jonathan Gibson 2019 / 32 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give This picture book is a beautiful catechism truth wrapped in a heartbreaking story of loss. Author Jonathan…
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Adult non-fictionTrusting God
by Jerry Bridges 1988 / 368 pages Since the apostles Peter and Paul, and indeed Jesus, warn the Christian to expect suffering in this life…
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Adult non-fictionDigital Liturgies
Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age (with study questions) by Samuel D. James 2023 / 184 pages As I read Digital Liturgies, I kept…
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Book ReviewsGuide to Dinosaurs
by the Institute of Creation Research 2014 / 120 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give Hardly any other field of science has been so distorted by secular, unbiblical theories…
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Book ReviewsFinding My Vocation
by William Boekestein 2024 / 154 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give William Boekestein wants to help young readers figure out how they can pick the right job, and…
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Adult non-fictionA Good Old Age: an A to Z of loving and following the Lord Jesus in later years
by Derek Prime 2017 / 184 pages They say not to judge a book by its cover, but how about by its title? “A Good…
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Adult non-fictionseasons of sorrow: the pain of loss and the comfort of God
by Tim Challies 2022 / 199 pages Nick Challies was just 20 years old when he died. He was involved in a dorm activity, playing…
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Book ReviewsDire Dragons: Untold Secrets of Planet Earth
by Vance Nelson 2018 / 180 pages Rating: Good/GREAT/Give The old adage “never trust a book by its cover” certainly doesn’t apply to this beautiful…
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Book lists3 great books about dating
Some years back a fellow came out with a decent enough dating book, but years laters people came out complaining that his book had done…
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Adult non-fictionHow Should We Then Die?
A Christian Response to Physician-Assisted Death by Ewan C. Goligher 2024 / 145 pages In April 2024, a desperate father in Calgary, Alberta begged a…
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Adult non-fictionHelp for the anxious and those who struggle with measuring up
Last summer, in an issue of this magazine devoted to the topic of anxiety, I shared my own struggle with burnout and anxiety. I don’t…
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Adult non-fictionIn Holy Service
by Cornelis Van Dam 2023 / 255 pages The question of personal identity has become a hot-button issue in recent years. The ideology of gender…
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Adult non-fictionThank God: becoming more grateful to the Greatest of Givers
by Reuben Bredenhof 2023 / 133 pages Dr. Reuben Bredenhof’s new book, Thank God is an encouragement and a how-to guide of sorts for giving…
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Adult non-fictionYou are not enough (and that’s okay)
by Allie Beth Stuckey 2020 / 208 pages In today’s culture, women often encounter myths promoting the belief that genuine happiness is attainable through self-love…
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Book ReviewsGod’s Daring Dozen: A Minor Prophet Series
by John Brown and Brian Wright Illustrated by Lisa Flanagan 2021 / 40 pages each Christian Focus Publications Rating: GOOD/Great/Give I’ve never been a fan of…
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Book ReviewsWise Up: 10-minute family devotions in Proverbs
by Marty Machowski 160 pages / 2016 Rating: GOOD/Great/Give This is a solid family devotional. Author Marty Machowski takes passages from Proverbs and makes them more…
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Book listsRecommended books on fear and anxiety
While our website has a growing number of articles on anxiety, space allows an article to say only so much. To help readers dig deeper,…
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Book excerptsBeautiful Brianna
An excerpt from David Murray’s Why Am I Feeling Like This?: A Teen’s Guide to Freedom from Anxiety and Depression **** Dr. David Murray is…
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Adult non-fictionWorship Matters
by Cornelis Van Dam 2021 / 327 pages The deeper I got into this book, the more I appreciated its simple title, Worship Matters. In this…
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Adult non-fictionCounterfeit Gods
by Timothy Keller 2009 / 240 pages John Calvin once said, “The human heart is an idol factory. ” It makes sense that God’s prohibition of…
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Adult non-fictionHow in the world did we get here?
by Jim Witteveen 2022 / 183 pages Ten years back, anyone who’d said that cultural forces already in play would soon have our public schools…
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Adult non-fictionNotes from the Tilt-a-Whirl
Wide-Eyed Wonder in God’s Spoken World by N. D. Wilson 2009 / 203 pages Rating: Good/GREAT/Gift The world is a wild ride, isn’t it? The…
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Adult non-fictionThe Grace and Truth Paradox
by Randy Alcorn Multnomah Books 2003 / 92 pages Rating: Good/Great/GIFT I was just chatting with a friend, and we discovered we’ve both been handing…
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Book ReviewsDaughters of God: Finding our identity in Him
by Christina Feenstra 2022 / 198 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give This workbook of six chapters is “a course to help young women find their value and self-worth…
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Adult non-fictionChristian Economics in One Lesson
by Gary North 2015 / 268 pages Henry Hazlitt’s Economics in One Lesson is what its title suggests, just one economic lesson explained in the first…
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Adult non-fictionAnglo-Genevan Psalter in Four Part Harmony
compiled by Carl Oosterhoff 2022 / 241 pages Singing songs in harmony is a tradition going back to before the time of the Reformation. The…
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Book ReviewsRisk is Right: Better to lose your life than to waste it
by John Piper 2013 / 51 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give How often do you take risks? If you’re anything like me, it’s not often. I like to…
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Adult non-fictionThe NIV Sola Scriptura Bible Project
2,032 pages (in 4 Volumes) / 2017 (3,500 BC – 90 AD) I received a gift from a dear friend last Christmas and in April…
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Adult non-fictionStrange New World
How thinkers and activists redefined identity and sparked the Sexual Revolution by Carl R. Trueman 2022 / 187 pages Just how strange is this new…
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Book ReviewsDo Hard Things: A teenage rebellion against low expectations
by Alex and Brett Harris 2008/ 241 pages Rating: Good/GREAT/Give Did you know that the term “teenager” has been around less than 100 years? It’s…
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Adult biographiesMy Father’s Journey
by Harry Kleyn 2022, 411 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give A few years ago I was asked to teach a North American church history course at Covenant Canadian…
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Adult non-fictionFree book: The Divine Challenge: on matter, mind, math & meaning
Christians believe the world, the universe, and everything came about by Supernatural means – our God created! Those that deny the supernatural say that the…
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Adult non-fictionTop 3 marriage books
Over my years in the ministry, I’ve taught many marriage preparation classes. From time to time, I’ve also counseled couples with marriage problems. In my…
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Book ReviewsSolomon Says: Directives for Young Men
by Mark Horne 148 pages / 2020 Rating: GOOD/Great/Give If you are not governed by God’s Word, which calls you, by the work of the Holy…
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Book ReviewsContending for the Faith: the story of the Westminster Assembly
by William Boekestein and Joel R. Beeke 2022 / 40 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give I love the first question and answer of the Westminster Shorter Catechism (“What…
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Adult non-fictionMen and Women in the Church: A Short, Biblical, Practical Introduction
by Kevin DeYoung 2021 / 170 pages Kevin DeYoung’s latest tackles an always timely topic. In the last few years, the “women in office” issue…
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Adult non-fictionTwo on worship…and the prevention of worship wars
With the restrictions on church attendance easing, many people are saying: “Can’t wait for Sunday.” Did you know that there is also a book with…
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Adult non-fictionThe Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self
Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution by Carl R. Trueman 2020 / 425 pages Carl Trueman has lost his sense of…
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Adult non-fictionBroken Beauty – Reflections of a Soul Refined by Cancer
by Helena Bolhuis 252 pages / 2020 It’s kind of exciting when someone you are personally acquainted with publishes a book. It’s a bit of…
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Adult biographiesR.C. Sproul: A Life
by Stephen J. Nichols 2021 / 400 pages Rating: Good/GREAT/Give Stephen J. Nichols has produced the first biography of Sproul since his death in December…
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Adult non-fictionEchoes of Ararat: a collection of over 300 Flood legends from North and South America
by Nick Liguori 2021 / 300 pages Why are there Flood myths all over the world? Christians can explain it by pointing back to Noah:…
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Book ReviewsGod’s Story: A Student’s Guide to Church History
by Brian Cosby 144 pages / 2014 Rating: GOOD/Great/Give This small book is an introduction to Church history written for students at the high school level….
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Adult non-fictionRod Dreher’s “Live not by lies” – a review and a discussion
I recently spent several months leading a Facebook group discussion of Rod Dreher’s Live Not By Lies. Each week I would post a summary of…
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Adult non-fictionThe legacy of 25 Scripture verses on Parliament Hill
by Lynette Bloedow 68 pages / 2020 Perched atop my “to be read” pile, this caught the eye of a visitor who sat down, started…
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Book excerptsThe Accompanist as Prophet?
The following is an excerpt from Dr. Bredenhof’s new book “Aiming to Please: A Guide to Reformed Worship.” ***** If we have accompaniment, the accompanist has an…
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Adult non-fictionJust do something
or how to make a decision without dreams, visions, fleeces, impressions, open doors, random Bible verses, casting lots, liver shivers, writing in the sky, etc….
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Adult non-fictionKilling Calvinism
by Greg Dutcher 2012, 111 pages We can thank God that many “young and the restless” Christians are turning to Calvinism to find the rest…
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Adult non-fictionChosen by God
by R.C. Sproul 1986 / 187 pages While most Christians joyfully acknowledge God’s sovereignty in His providence – his protective care – many are less…
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Book ReviewsPro-life kids!
by Bethany Bomberger 48 pages / 2019 Rating: Good/GREAT/Give What I most liked about this book is that my kids just picked it up and…
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Adult non-fictionThe hidden meaning of “The Chronicles of Narnia”
What if there was a secret cipher that unlocked a meaning behind C. S. Lewis’ beloved Chronicles of Narnia? What if Lewis used a concealed template…
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Adult non-fiction3 ways of confronting the problem of diminishing attention spans through the Great Books
How many books do you finish? How many blog posts do you really read? I am guessing that you, like me, are busy and are…
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Adult non-fictionThe Gospel Comes With a House Key: an instructive, inspiring, downright intimidating look at Christian hospitality
by Rosaria Butterfield 2018 / 240 pages This is a scary book. I have heard of several people putting it down after only reading a…
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Adult non-fictionProverbs
by Jay E. Adams 1997 / 231 pages Rating: Good/Great/GIFT I grew up with a set of Calvin’s Commentaries at my disposal for my Young…
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Adult non-fictionTwo on depression and joy
SPURGEON’S SORROWS: Realistic hope for those who suffer from depression by Zack Eswine 144 pages / 2014 Drawing on over eighty sermons by C. H….
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Adult non-fictionMade in Heaven
by Ray Comfort 78 pages / 2012 This picture book isn’t a children’s book – we gave it to my mother-in-law for her birthday –…
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Book excerpts7 quotes from “Learning Contentment”
An in depth review is in the works, but in the meantime, here’s a taste of Nancy Wilson’s wonderful and, more to the point, challenging…
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Book excerpts5 quotes from Greg Koukl’s “The Story of Reality”
The following quotes are from Greg Koukl’s new apologetic book “The Story of Reality: How the world began, how it ends, and everything important that happens…
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Adult non-fictionGod has a wonderful plan for your life
by Ray Comfort 128 pages / 2010 Why doesn’t the modern evangelistic message “work”? In this book Comfort is confronting an enormous problem that he…
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Book ReviewsFaithfulness Under Fire: the story of Guido de Brès
by William Boekestein 2010 / 32 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give “Church history” and “picture book” are almost mutually exclusive terms, but William Boekestein, author (and URC pastor),…
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Adult biographiesShocked by Augustine’s Confessions
There are many classics I mean to read in my life, but I just haven’t yet. Fortunately this summer, while laid up with an injury,…
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Children’s non-fictionThe Sweet Taste of Providence: 74 devotional episodes from history
by Christine Farenhorst 2016 / 296 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give Seventy-four! When Christine Farenhorst comes out with a new collection of short stories, the big question I…
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Adult non-fictionDebt-proof living
The complete guide to living financially free by Mary Hunt 2014 / 311 pages As a regular reader of financial planning literature, and a fan…
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Adult non-fictionBusiness for the glory of God
The Bible’s teaching on the moral goodness of business by Wayne Grudem 2003 / 83 pages If you were to tell someone that they should…
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Adult non-fictionProdigal God
by Timothy Keller 2009 / 240 pages Rating: Good/GREAT/Gift My pastor recently concluded a series of sermons on a single 21-verse passage of Scripture. I…
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Book ReviewsThe Purpose Driven Life
Reformed reflections on Rick Warren’s book To say “The Purpose-Driven Life” is a popular book is to be a master of understatement. Over 16 million copies…