Book nook: Waiting on God More
In Northwestern Publishing House’s intriguing new “My 180” series, authors are asked to “devote themselves to a full 180 days” of reading, praying, and journaling on a biblical topic and…
Book nook: Seeing God’s Heart
In his book Seeing God’s Heart: The Certainty of His Love for Me, Pastor Lynn E. Wiedmann begins with a challenging, yet honest, question: “What if you doubt that God…
Book nook: The Heart of Faith
The Heart of Faith is an engaging and enlightening book written by six different authors, divided into a chapter for each. The chapters are deep dives into six foundational chapters…
Book nook: Mary: Providential Earthly Mother of God
In the conclusion of her second book, Mary: Providential Earthly Mother of God, Lou Ann Mokwa celebrates the study of Mary with her readers, saying, “Looking at Scripture from the…
Parent conversations: What are the best Bible story books for family devotions?
Forward in Christ is featuring the stories of two adults and how they read their Bibles in our “Free in Christ” column this month. What about children, though? What resources…
Feeding your faith every single day
“How can we encourage every single person in our congregation to think about Jesus every single day?” That was the question the church leadership at St. Paul’s, Plymouth, Neb., started…
Book nook: Inashood
Hardship. Hard work. Determination. Love. And Jesus. Inashood, which means “man in long black robe,” is not what I pictured as I read the book. Many of the first Apache…
Book nook: 5-minute Bible studies for couples
As the seasons change and schedules become filled with activities, we often forget the power and purpose of setting aside dedicated time each day to connect with God and with…
Book nook: Deep as the Sea: Letters to Survivors of Trauma
As a survivor of a debilitating near-death experience in my late teens as well as a survivor of childhood violent trauma—and also as someone who still deals with the after-effects…