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Reviews: Nonfiction

Review and Giveaway: The War on Christmas: What Was the Christmas Star?

It should come as no surprise that, as our culture drifts further from its Christian foundations, there is a lot of talk about the nature of truth, justice, morals, and reality.  The current controversy about Christmas is an important part of this enormous debate.  The War on Christmas:  Battles in Faith, Tradition, and Religious Expression […]

Review: Clear Winter Nights by Trevin Wax

When Trevin Wax wrote Clear Winter Nights: A Journey into Truth, Doubt, and What Comes After, he did not mean it to be a conventional novel, but rather “a narrative about two people engaging the big questions of life”.  Even so, the characters are so realistic and loveable and their conversations are so compelling that […]

Review: Awakening Faith by Bell and Kelly

Imagine understanding how the ancient Christians lived and thought. Imagine spending time with them. Imagine learning about our faith from them, day after day. With Awakening Faith, all these are possible.  The authors have collected 366 writings from people like Augustine, Polycarp, Ambrose, Boniface, Gregory the Great, and even Macrina just before her martyrdom.  Each […]

Review: Why Christ Came by Beeke and Boekestein

At this time of year the stores are filling up with gifts and decorations.  Now is a good time to ask ourselves what Christmas is all about. Of course, we know Jesus came to save us.  But there’s more, as Beeke and Boekestein show in their book Why Christ Came:  31 Meditations on the Incarnation. […]

Review: Augustine of Hippo by Simonetta Carr

Most Christians have heard of Augustine, but who was he really?  In Augustine of Hippo, Simonetta Carr tells his story for children, outlining the life of this great man simply but with much detail and many illustrations. Beginning with his childhood, Simonetta tells us the story of Augustine and the times in which he lived.  […]