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The Monks of Tibhirine by John W. Kiser: A Review

Not a leadership book. John Kiser's history of seven Trappist monks killed in Algeria in 1996, and why they refused to leave. Read this before you buy.

Friendship with God by Jamie Moore: A Review

Jamie Moore's book is about friendship with God, not friendship between men. What it argues, the charismatic framing to expect, and what we could not verify.

Intentional Discipleship by Todd Cox: A Review

Todd Cox spent 19 years leading men's ministry at Long Hollow. A practical discipleship method, plus a warning about the overlapping editions of this book.

Lead Like Jesus Revisited by Blanchard, Hodges and Hendry: A Review

The 2016 revision of the leadership classic, built on heart, head, hands and habits. Three authors, including the CEO whose work makes this the revised edition.

The Man God Uses by Oswald J. Smith: A Review

Oswald J. Smith's 1932 challenge on surrender and availability. What the book argues, and why the current print-on-demand reprint is worth avoiding.

On Earth as in Heaven by N.T. Wright: A Review

N.T. Wright's daily reading collection is compiled from his earlier books and follows the church year. Who it suits, and who already owns most of it.

Courageous Parenting by Barry Nichols and Jeremiah Johnson: A Review

Courageous Parenting by Barry Nichols and Jeremiah Johnson. What the 2025 self-published Christian parenting book covers, and what we could not verify.

Finding Chika by Mitch Albom: A Review

Albom's memoir of the Haitian girl he and his wife raised, and lost to a brainstem tumor at seven. A fine book, and one you should be warned about before buying.

Forjado por el padre by John Eldredge: A Review of the Spanish Edition

The Spanish edition of Fathered by God, also published as The Way of the Wild Heart. Six stages of manhood, and English readers want a different edition.

Insane for the Light by Ronald Rolheiser: A Review

Rolheiser's 2025 book on the spiritual work of the later years, completing the trilogy that began with The Holy Longing. Written for readers already in that stretch.

God Tells the Man Who Cares by A.W. Tozer: A Review

Thirty-nine of Tozer's magazine editorials, compiled by Anita M. Bailey after his death. Short, severe, and still uncomfortably current.

It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way by Lysa TerKeurst: A Review

TerKeurst on the gap between the life you expected and the one you got. A book about grief, which this page used to review as a fitness guide.