Books

All Posts
Faith
Books
Family
Short Stories
Music

4 days ago
2 min

The Traveler

A small, thin book with a crescent moon and a tiny person moving alone across a vast expanse. I had done just that.

Sep 11
2 min

Everybody Always: Bob Goff

Bob’s second book feels like a more mature continuation on the journey of doing more than just “agreeing with Jesus.”

Aug 19
3 min

Love Does: Bob Goff

Bob is tenacious, has been given a lot, and is constantly seeking to give it back out of love. The book is an inspiring reminder of how much

Aug 11
1 min

The Reason: Lacey Sturm's Story

It's such a gift to be able to read the details of a story like Lacey's.

Jun 24
3 min

Crazy Love

I finally read it. Ever since hearing Pastor Francis Chan speak at a national youth conference back in 2000, I've been a fan of the humbl...

Jan 8
3 min

Say No To Goals & Yes To Habits

January is the time for goals! February is the time for dropping them. But what if, every New Year, we are actually focusing on the wrong...

Jan 6
2 min

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words of Less

I absolutely love to read. I used to shy away from fiction because I get so sucked into a story that sleep and everything else important ...

Jan 6
2 min

Bringing Up Bebe: Worth the Read?

At this point, I am trying to take everything with a grain of salt. There are SO MANY books, articles, opinions, and arguments. They usua...

Jan 6
2 min

For Kids: Stick & Stone

I've always adored children's books. I even started collecting them pre-kids. And I think it's because I appreciate when an author gets j...

Jan 6
4 min

The Best-Selling Book Of All Time

Great quotes are often taken out of context and they fair just fine. "If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others...

Jan 6
2 min

Gift From The Sea

I must write it all out, at any cost. Writing is thinking. It is more than living, for it is being conscious of living. - Anne Morrow Lin...

{"items":["5f62920e81c9b2001749a363","5f595f4502a8a40017d5c301","5f3d9ef6c6fc080017d74fd2","5f32c4161f5e610017b5a67d","5ef3a5b5a715380017c355e9","5e140bbe1b0a8f00177f56f3","5e1389396936fc0017bb6398","5e13829dca9ad90017c89a0c","5e136a576327f9001776f2d8","5e12f11eddf5d600174f8895","5e12e1700dd29a001835cdb1"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"fill","cubeRatio":1.3333333333333333,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":940,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":16,"galleryMargin":0,"floatingImages":0,"chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":1,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCubeRatio":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":1,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":1,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":false,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"useCustomButton":false,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_ON_THE_RIGHT","galleryHorizontalAlign":"center","galleryTextAlign":"center","galleryVerticalAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"expand","fullscreen":true,"allowSocial":true,"allowDownload":false,"allowTitle":true,"allowDescription":false,"loveButton":true,"loveCounter":false,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","scrollDirection":0,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowTitleExpand":true,"allowDescriptionExpand":true,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxHeightMode":"AUTOMATIC","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":0,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"textsVerticalPadding":0,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"titleDescriptionSpace":6,"customButtonText":"","customButtonBorderWidth":1,"customButtonBorderRadius":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":1,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":940,"itemBorderColor":{"themeName":"color_15","value":"rgba(0,0,0,1)"},"galleryLayout":2,"modifiedGallerySize":true,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|fill|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":false,"externalInfoHeight":0,"externalInfoWidth":0.5},"container":{"width":940,"galleryWidth":972,"galleryHeight":1440,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}