Author: Jennifer Tucker
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Spirituality, Prayer, Christian Living, Self-Help
Source: Library
My Review:
Breath as Prayer: Calm Your Anxiety, Focus Your Mind, and Renew Your Soul is the first book I have read by Jennifer Tucker.
Author: Sharon Hodde Miller
Publisher: Baker Books
Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Christian Living
Source: Library/Own
My Review:
The Cost of Control Why We Crave It, The Anxiety it Gives Us, and the Real Power God Promises is the first book I have read by Sharon Hodde Miller, but it won't be the last. I checked it out of the library, but by the end of the second chapter it was one I knew I needed to own.
Series: The "Be" Commentary
Author: Warren Wiersbe
Publisher: David C. Cook
Genre: Nonfiction, Christian Living, Commentary
Source: Own
My Review:
My go-to commentaries are the "Be" series by Warren Wiersbe. I decided I wanted to read Ephesians again, so I picked up my copy of Be Rich to enhance my experience.
I read 38 nonfiction books in 2023. I thought I had read more, but, obviously, I read more fiction (198) than nonfiction.
In no particular order, here are my top 5 nonfiction reads from 2023 (click on the cover if you want to read my review):
Author: Mark Batterson
Publisher: Baker Books
Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Christian Living
Source: Own
My Review:
I picked up The Grave Robber a while back because the title caught my attention, and I loved The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson.
Author: Sheila Walsh
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Christian Living, Self-help, Prayer
Source: Own
My Review:
I am making an effort to read books I own. I have had Get Off Your Knees & Pray by Sheila Walsh on my shelf for at least ten years.
Author: Lysa Terkeurst
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Self-help, Christian Living
Source: Library
My Review:
Lysa Terkeurst is a great Bible Teacher. I have read several of her books. I appreciate her writing style, putting Scripture first and then citing other examples to explain her point. I'll Start Again Monday is not a diet book, it is a journey.
Author: Rick Warren
Publisher: Zondervan
Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Self-Help, Christian Living
Source: Own (thanks again Lisa Henson!)
My Review:
For such a small book, Created To Dream: The 6 Phases God Uses to Grow Your Faith packs a powerful punch! Rick Warren outlines six phases that God uses to grow our faith.
Author: Dane Ortlund
Publisher: Crossway
Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Theology, Christian Living
Source: Own
My Review:
Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers caught my attention immediately. Dane Ortlund states: "This book is written for the discouraged, the frustrated, the weary, the disenchanted, the cynical, the empty. Those running on fumes."
Author: Nicki Koziarz
Publisher: Bethany House
Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Self-help, Christian Living
Source: Own
My Review:
I always learn something new or thought-provoking when I pick up a book by Nicki Koziarz. I have wanted to read Your New Now: Finding Strength and Wisdom When You Feel Stuck Where You Are since it came out earlier this year.
Author: Rebekah Lyons
Publisher: Zondervan
Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Christian Living, Self-Help
Source: Own
My Review:
Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose is the first book I have read by Rebekah Lyons, but it won't be my last. I have forgotten where I first heard about this book, but I knew I wanted to read it this year.
Author: Craig Groeschel
Genre: Christian Living, Nonfiction,
Publisher: Zondervan
Source: Own
My review:
I bought #struggles a while back. I grabbed it because of the title and the author. I had read Craig Groeschel before and enjoyed it.
Author: Beth Moore & Melissa Moore
Genre: Bible Study, Christian Nonfiction
Publisher: Living Proof Ministries
Source: Own
My review:
I have done several of Beth Moore's Bible Studies. So when the opportunity to join a local group presented itself, I jumped at the chance to study Now that Faith Has Come: A Study of Galatians.
Author: Abby McDonald
Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Christian Living
Publisher: Leafwood Publishers
Source: Own
My review:
I have wanted to read Shift: Changing Our Focus to See the Presence of God by Abby McDonald since it came out (2020). When I got money for Christmas, I bought a copy and finally got a chance to read it.
Author: Cambria Joy
Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Fitness, Health, Devotions, Self-help
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Source: Own
My review:
As a new year began, I had one of the same goals I always have: to get in better shape. With that goal in mind, I wanted to read Growing Strong: Workouts, Devotions, and Recipes to Become Healthy from the Inside Out by Cambria Joy.
Author: Jennifer Dukes Lee
Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Self-Help, Christian Living
Publisher: Tyndale Publishing House
Source: Library
My review:
Jennifer Dukes Lee is quickly becoming a Nonfiction author that I love. I happened upon The Happiness Dare: Pursuing Your Heart's Deepest, Holiest, and Most Vulnerable Desire at my library and grabbed it, not knowing a thing about it. I had only read one other book by Ms. Lee, and loved it.
Author: Esther Fleece
Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Christian Living, Prayer
Publisher: Zondervan
Source: Own
My review:
How do you review a book that completely wrecks you? I have no idea, but I will attempt to give No More Faking Fine: Ending the Pretending by Esther Fleece my best shot.
Author: John Eldredge
Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Self-help, Christian Living
Publisher: Nelson Books
Source: Owned
My review:
I bought Resilient: Restoring Your Weary Soul in These Turbulent Times by John Eldredge after reading his book, Get Your Life Back: Everyday Practices for a World Gone Mad.
Welcome to the Blog Tour for Where Is God in This? by Landra Young Hughes and Holly Crawshaw, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
Authors: Landra Young Hughes and Holly Crawshaw
Publisher: Baker Books
Release Date: October 18, 2022
Genre: Christian Living
Series:What if Jesus Was Serious
Author: Skye Jethani
Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Theology, Devotional, Christian Living
Publisher: Moody Publisher
Source: Moody Publisher
