book reviews
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What If I Don’t Like My Church’s Music?
When visiting Crossway’s headquarters over the summer, the publishing team and I were chatting about how wonderful God’s timing is. Without necessarily planning to do so, Crossway ended up releasing several resources for musical worship within the same few months including The Sing! Hymnal, Spirit-Filled Singing: Bearing Fruit as We Worship Together, and What If Continue reading
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Books I Can’t Wait to Read with My Children (Fiction)
Recently, I shared some of my mixed feelings about pregnancy. But I do genuinely love children and you know what I have always looked forward to? Reading with my kids. My childhood revolved around books. My mom was an English teacher, so I grew up immersed in words, words, words. My dad would frequently take Continue reading
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Digital Liturgies: Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age
I’ve been working on my dissertation proposal and have decided to focus on Christian writers maintaining spiritual well-being in the digital age. Where better to start than with this acclaimed book on digital wisdom by author, blogger, and editor, Samuel James? About & Review Digital Liturgies: Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age is not Continue reading
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Competing Spectacles: Treasuring Christ in the Media Age
It’s summer, which means my musical work slows down. I always plan to spend the long, warm days reading, writing, and studying—enjoying refreshment through contemplation and creativity. But then, it happens: the twitching fingers. The urge to check my phone, answer a few emails, and maybe scroll through reels for a minute on Instagram. Or Continue reading
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Every Book I Read in 2024 Reviewed in Ten Words (or Fewer)
I read a wild variety of books, from sci-fi to biography, Christian living to classic literature, memoir to investigative journalism, books on aging to books for middle-grade readers… That said, there’s probably something on this list for everyone! For a fun challenge, I decided to review every book I read in 2024 in ten or Continue reading
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Review: The Story of Katie Luther
About The Story of Katie Luther: The Nun Who Escaped to True Freedom by Gretchen Ronnevik is a brief, accessible biography of Martin Luther’s bold, resourceful, faithful wife. This book is part of Crossway’s “Lives of Faith & Grace” series, which “engages middle-grade readers (ages 8–13) with the real-life stories of Christian men and women Continue reading
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Early Christmas Gifts + Road Trip Entertainment
Happy Thanksgiving week! Since this week marks the start of the Christmas season for many of us, I wanted to share a few recommendations to get you in the holiday spirit and—for those of you who are traveling—to help pass the hours. In the spirit of early Christmas, I’d like to give you a few Continue reading
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Book Review: “Send: Loving Your Church By Praying, Giving, or Going”
In Send: Loving Your Church by Praying, Giving, or Going, pastor and church planter Jim Essian identifies God’s vision for his global kingdom and helps Christians discern how they and their churches are equipped to fit into this vision. From sweeping panoramas of international missions to practical advice for serving our local communities, Send is Continue reading
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Reading Roundup: My Favorite Books from 2023
I set a GoodReads goal of reading 60 books this year. Admittedly, I chose this number because I knew I could hit it and wanted that victory. Thanks to unexpectedly starting school again, I ended up reading 82 books (and counting). My reading habits are eclectic, to say the least. From sci-fi to Christian living, Continue reading
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Fall Reading 2021
Seeing as A Bookish Charm began as a book review blog, I thought I’d return to my roots and share a bit of what I’ve been reading this season. It’s an eclectic bunch of books, but that’s the way I like it, and I hope you will too! Eat this Book by Eugene Peterson: This Continue reading
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