Category: Book Review
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Slow Theology: Eight Practices for Resilient Faith in a Turbulent World by A.J. Swoboda and Nijay K. Gupta – Book Review
Our world is easily prone to outrage, hurry, and having the answers for everything. When the news breaks of another tragedy, people are quick to anger and want to figure out who is right, instead of lamenting and letting their hearts break. Our culture champions the lone ranger and applauds…
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Top 10 Books in 2025
Throughout 2025, I read 15 books. That may not be an impressive number to some, but for me, it represents a year of intentional and diverse reading. Most of this reading happened in between spending time with my family, leading worship, editing podcasts, and trying to stay awake past 9:30…
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The Last Adam by Brandon D. Crowe – Book Review
Brandon Crowe’s The Last Adam is a deep exploration of Jesus as the new Adam who redeems all of creation through his life and death. Crowe argues that understanding Christ as the “Last Adam” is crucial for…
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God Has a Name by John Mark Comer – Book Review
I recently preached a sermon on Exodus 34:6-7 and as I searched for commentaries to use, I came across God Has a Name by John Mark Comer. I already had a Comer book sitting on my “to-read” stack…
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Stumbling Toward Eternity by Josh White – Book Review
Josh White knocked it out of the park with his first book. A few years ago, I discovered White’s music from a Spotify playlist and checked out a handful of his sermons from his church, Door of Hope, located in Portland…
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