Summer Reading Recommendations
Some brilliant Christian books to discover this Summer!
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Jesus Will Meet You There by Kristen Wetherell and Sarah Walton
Finding Strength and Comfort in the Saviour Who Understands
Through personal stories and biblical wisdom, the award-winning authors of ‘Hope When It Hurts’ remind us that weakness isn’t the end of our story—it’s the very place Jesus meets us.
This book journeys through the Gospels to meet Jesus in the ordinary and the hard places of life, inviting readers to experience his nearness in a new way. At the center of the Christian story is this astonishing truth: God does not stay distant from human suffering. Jesus took on flesh and stepped into the world—its limits, its grief, and its pain.
This book offers truth and comfort to those caught in life’s darkest moments.
A Church That Cares by Helen Thorne
A Biblical Guide to Loving One Another Well
You believe in the love of Christ, but does love for one another shape your church’s current culture—or the culture your church hopes to build?
Coming alongside you as a fellow church member and a biblical counsellor, Helen Thorne-Allenson offers practical, realistic insight into contributing to a church culture of care.
Who Am I and What Am I Doing with My Life? by Justin N. Poythress
Finding Stability and Purpose in Jesus
“Identity crisis” might be too strong a phrase for what you’re feeling, but it’s close. Life isn’t going how you hoped, and you’re not sure of what to expect anymore. The core of who you are feels unstable, and you probably can’t even pinpoint why.
What you’re experiencing is identity pressure.
With wit, wisdom and clarity, Justin Poythress helps you make sense of what you're feeling and offers a biblical path to lasting identity confidence.
Paradox People by Jonathan Landry Cruse
Learning to Live the Beatitudes
As Christians strategize over cultural engagement, cultural disengagement, and cultural warfare, we can easily miss a core problem: The trouble isn’t that we’re in the world—it’s that we’re too much like the world. The solution? To pursue, by God’s grace, the paradoxical character preached by Jesus in the Beatitudes. As he explores these foundations for kingdom living, Jonathan Landry Cruse shows how the surprising course of spiritual growth leads to rich blessing in Christ.
The Language of Rivers and Stars by Seth Lewis
How Nature Speaks of the Glories of God
For many of us, being in the great outdoors surrounded by the beauty of nature helps us to feel peaceful and connected to God.
Seth Lewis helps us to experience God and the beauty of creation in an even deeper way by giving us a biblical understanding of what God is saying to us through the world he’s created for us. As we view the plants, the animals, the skies, the earth, the seas and everything else God has created through the lens of his word, we will experience heartfelt joy as we worship him for who he is and what he has made.
So take the time to slow down and enjoy the gift of God’s world as you interpret it through the gift of God’s word. These reflections can be used devotionally.
Honouring Dependent Parents by Bill Davis
Biblical Decision Making for Adult Children
Elder and ethicist Bill Davis presents biblical principles, case studies, and practical advice for Christians who seek to honor aging parents who have become cognitively altered, physically frail, or emotionally needy.
