nonfiction books

These are important books that deserve to be read. They will open your eyes to a new perspective, inspire and uplift you, give you helpful tools for living a healthy life, and much more!

reconciliation and Anti-racism

• Insider Outsider: My Journey as a Stranger in White Evangelicalism and My Hope for Us All by Bryan Loritts (recommended by Marshal)

• Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times by Soong-Cha Rah (recommended by Marshal)

• The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby (recommended by Marshal)

• Be the Bridge: Pursuing God’s Heart for Racial Reconciliation by Latasha Morrison (recommended by the Pastors Team)

Memoirs, Essays & cultural stories

• Educated by Tara Westover (recommended by Jonnie, Noelle, Joel, and Marshal)

• Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life: A Memoir by Amy Krouse Rosenthal (recommended by Mary)

• Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (recommended by Jonnie)

• Art of the Commonplace by Wendell Berry (recommended by Joel, Marshal and Noelle)

• Neither Wolf nor Dog by Kent Nerburn (recommended by Jonnie)

• The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom (recommended by Clarisa and Noelle)

• The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner (recommended by Mary)

Productivity and Lifestyle

• Atomic Habits by James Clear (recommended by Marshal)

• Deep Work by Cal Newport (recommended by Jace and Marshal)

• The Gardener’s Year by Karel Čapek (recommended by Jace)

• Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew Crawford (recommended by Joel and Marshal)