Lance Garland’s revealing memoir "Out There" is about how, as a gay man raised in a fundamentalist Christian home, he sought a “cure” for his gayness by becoming a Navy SEAL, but later found the courage he needed to live an open... Read More

A fourth grader adopts a creative way to remedy the gulf between how she feels inside and how others perceive her in Julie A. Swanson’s insightful novel "North of Tomboy". No one in Jess’s Northern Michigan rural family, church, or... Read More

In Jane Willan’s novel Widow’s Walk, a top Boston chef turned Episcopal priest questions her career change when conflicts arise among iron-willed parishioners threatened by any hint of change. Though Miranda is eager to implement her... Read More

Nina Bargiel’s wild, magical self-help guide "The Crone Zone" is about embracing aging and accessing elder wisdom. About the life-changing benefits and joys of claiming cronehood and its “permission slip” to jettison society’s... Read More

In Lee Ann Walling’s insightful novel "The Salt and Light Express", a grieving woman undertakes a solo road trip that opens her to the transformative power of relationships. Chris drives her Winnebago from Delaware to Utah with the... Read More

Austin Carty’s thoughtful preacher’s guide "Some of the Words Are Theirs" is about writing transformative sermons. Carty argues that writing a sermon requires proper preparation, discipline, prayer, and soulful reflection through all... Read More

Cosima Clara Gillhammer’s fresh history text "Light on Darkness" shows how Christian liturgy shaped Western civilization. Beginning with Western European worship during the Middle Ages, the book traces Christian liturgy’s influence... Read More

James Patrick Thomas’s incisive memoir "Atomic Pilgrim" recalls his 6,700-mile pilgrimage to witness, reveal, and protest the true human costs of nuclear weapons. A child during the Cold War, Thomas recalls sirens calling students to... Read More