Book Review: The Great Sex Rescue: The Lies You’ve Been Taught and How to Recover What God Intended

Quick Summary "Wow." That was a word I wrote over and over again in the margins of this book. Once it was because I was blown away at a finding from their research. Other times I was struck by how they uncovered how many of our Christian teachings are inconsistent with regards to men and …

Book Review: Sheet Music by Kevin Leman

Quick Summary Sheet Music has bounced around Christian circles for years, so I was excited to finally see what it was all about. Unfortunately I was a little turned off by what I read. Imagine that your dad wrote a book about sexual intimacy in marriage. Seriously...just try. And while your dad is a psychologist …

Book Review: The Love Prescription: Seven Days to More Intimacy, Connection, and Joy

Quick Summary The work of The Gottmans and their institute is well known at this point. Their research on couples and families is unmatched and from that wealth of material comes books such as The 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work - the gold standard of marriage books. One day I'll get around to giving …

Book Review: Atomic Habits

Quick Summary I'm a sucker for a good book on habits. This book started making the rounds a few years ago, and after seeing it enough times and hearing people discuss it I finally decided to check it out. And I'm glad I did. Atomic Habits is a very relatable and down to earth take …

Book Review: The Whole Brain Child – 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind

Quick Summary This book has crossed my line of sight over and over again in the counseling field, and I finally got my hands on it. Written by neuropsychiatrist Dan Siegel and parenting expert Tina Bryson, The Whole-Brain Child offers twelve strategies that "foster healthy brain development, leading to calmer, happier children." I don't know …

Book Review: The Meaning of Marriage by Tim Keller

Quick Summary To be perfectly honest: I wasn't expecting this book to be this good. The cover is uninspiring, it was rather thick (around 300 dense pages), and it was written by a preacher. I've read plenty of marriage books that were too long, not actionable, and were an overall disappointment. I couldn't have been …

Book Review: 10 Ways to a Stronger Marriage

Quick Summary: A few years go I discovered the work of Trey & Lea Morgan through my Twitter timeline. After seeing their practical marriage wisdom, following them was no-brainer. I later learned that they had a podcast, a book, and did marriage workshops and retreats all over the U.S. I've read many marriage or self …

Book Review: Raising Worry-Free Girls: Helping Your Daughter Feel Braver, Stronger, and Smarter in an Anxious World

Quick Summary: Sissy Goff, a professional counselor in the Nashville, TN area, wrote this book to help parents raise their girls to be free from worry. She begins by defining the difference between fear, worry, and anxiety before moving on to discussions on how we can help the bodies, minds, and hearts of our girls. …

Book Review: Fantastic Families – 6 Proven Steps to Building a Strong Family

Quick Summary: Fantastic Families is a book designed with you and your family in mind. The practical guidance found in this book is based on the results of a 25+ year long study of over 14,000 families from all 50 states as well as from 24 countries around the world. The concepts are broken down …