A Review of For Sabbath's Sake: Embracing Your Need for Rest, Worship, and Community by J. Dana Trent Upper Room Books, 2017 Buy Now on Amazon: Paperback | Kindle As a Seventh-day Adventist, I’m always excited and intrigued when I come across books by authors from other faith traditions exalting the virtues of the Sabbath. I was born into Adventism, and so the Sabbath has always been a central part of my faith, which is both a beautiful thing and an incredibly easy thing to t

A Review of The Science of Virtue: Why Positive Psychology Matters to the Church Written by Mark R. McMinn Brazos Press, 2017 Buy Now on Amazon: Paperback | Kindle Author Mark R. McMinn begins his book The Science of Virtue with a personal anecdote that sets the stage for the following chapters: when he was preparing to leave for graduate school, a concerned couple from his church approached with a dire warning that to pursue a degree in clinical psychology would likely cause

A Review of The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-Given Purpose and Power of Your Emotions Written by Marc Alan Schelske David C. Cook Publishers, 2017 Buy Now on Amazon: Paperback | Kindle “Your emotions are made in God’s image,” writes author Marc Alan Schelske at the beginning of his new book. For some Christians, this can be a difficult truth to wrestle with. It was for Schelske. In The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-Given Purpose and Power of Your Emot

A Review of All Creation Waits: The Advent Mystery of New Beginnings Written by Gayle Boss & Illustrated by David G. Klein Paraclete Press, 2016 Buy Now on Amazon: Paperback | Kindle The 2017 season of Advent begins Sunday, December 3. Amidst the hustle and bustle that accompanies the winter holidays, Advent symbolizes a time of patient anticipation and quiet preparation for the celebration of Jesus’ birth. Turning one’s attention from the next great sale of the season to ref

A Review of A Brief History of Sunday: From the New Testament to the New Creation by Justo L. González Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2017 Buy Now on Amazon: Paperback | Kindle Growing up Seventh-day Adventist, I always found it strange that the majority of Christians worship on Sunday. Though I attended Adventist schools from kindergarten through university and we often discussed the importance and “rightness” of Saturday as the proper day of worship, the why behind Sunday worship