Michelle Ray’s Lesson Unplanned: A Decade of Teaching, Travel, and Transformation narrates the author’s decade-long odyssey from Kansas to classrooms across Ecuador, Bahrain, and Dubai. She flees her restless life in the Midwest intending to reinvent herself in her twenties. What awaits her in the...

Life Is an Upward Spiral by Ansar Yawar begins with the problem of human misery and the question his Nana placed in his mind: why do so many people fail to be happy? Yawar answers through the image of life as an upward spiral, where...

Little Deaths All in a Row by Elizabeth Earley surprised me in ways I never expected with its depth and the author’s ability to communicate complex thoughts so that readers not only understand but also enjoy it. The author examines the paradoxical relationship between sex...

We don’t choose the families we are born into, yet they are the people who have the most profound impact on our lives. Our experiences with family, to a great extent, influence and shape our opinions, beliefs, and mental health, among other things. Most people...

In Living Fearless in Christ, Hedieh Mirahmadi Falco depicts her struggles as a teen, searching for purpose in her life in a world she sometimes felt estranged from to her spiritual walk with Jesus Christ. Hedieh gives a heartfelt account of her adolescent years, the...

In his memoir Lost and Found, Daniel James Blackburn reflects on a transformative vacation suggested by his wife Ann, initially for relaxation from his demanding job. Embracing nature and family time, Blackburn found unexpected solace. He met River, another camper, whose insights on work-life balance...

Love Heals All Wounds by Linda F. Kent is a self-help memoir that guides readers on a journey of healing from fear and trauma. The author shares her personal experiences, including her childhood as a sensitive kid, the loss of her brother, father, and son,...

In his theological memoir Lost the Plot: Finding Our Story in a Confusing World, David S. Wisener takes a hard look into the dynamics of family, faith, and identity, examining the influence of genetics, life experiences, and ancestral traumas on shaping opinions and beliefs. Through...

Loneliness (Roman Ruminations, Volume One) by Norman Weeks is a deeply contemplative text about the author’s state of existence: loneliness. His escape is the craft of writing where he provides commentary on some of the greatest academics and philosophers to substantiate or explore his own...

End Times prophecy has been with us for millennia and, in that regard, the Christian Bible has a rich tradition. For example, the Old Testament prophet Daniel gave a vivid account, while the enigmatic New Testament book of Revelation is even more graphic. All of...