Reflections of a Variant

Chuck DeGroat takes on the issue of Narcissism in church leadership with his book, When Narcissism Comes to Church. This book was eye-opening and helped me understand what drove a lot of my own experiences in Evangelical leadership circles. What I appreciated about this book is it doesn’t just point…

What could someone say to you to get you to take the leap and follow your dreams? I didn’t think anyone could make me believe I could take the risk and do the big things the way Beth Moore did in Audacious. This book is the reason I decided to…

Losing Our Religion, by Russell Moore, is less about America becoming less religious, and more about Americans who identify as Christians not truly believing what they say they believe. Moore addresses the growing concern over the dangers of Christian nationalism and how we can return to putting Christ at the…

If you have experienced spiritual abuse or religious trauma, this book will breathe validation into your soul. You may find yourself triggered at times. Listen to your body as you’re reading and take breaks when you need to. Michael Kruger expertly articulates the elements of spiritual abuse, how it happens,…

Bruchko is the true story of 19 year old missionary Bruce Olsen who travels to South America to share the gospel with the notorious Motilone tribe. I was in High School the first time I read this book and it changed the way I viewed global missions forever and started…

Inspired, written by the late Rachael Held Evans, is a collection of her thoughts as she wrestles with her journey away from scripture literalism. Rachael’s theology may be a little more progressive than mine, but I still loved every moment of this work. She is not afraid to struggle out…

John Mark Comer’s book Practicing the Way gives believers in Jesus a guide to practical living and following Christ in a world full of well-meaning noise. I heard Pastor John in an interview on the Holy Post podcast and knew I had to get this book. I like to have…

I picked up a copy of Mary Jo Sharp’s Why I still Believe right at the perfect time. I was smack dab in the middle of my deconstruction after experiencing church abuse, and had my faith under the microscope. I heard about it from her daughter, who was my child’s…