Larson, Steve. The Four Keys to Mental Health: How to Feel Better, Think Clearly, and Enjoy Life Again. Chosen, 2026. Overall Impression: An accessible read with some good insights that should be approached with caution. Methods: The author draws on his own experience as both a pastor and someone who personally struggles with mental health.Continue reading “Book Review: The Four Keys to Mental Health by Steve Larson”
Category Archives: Read, Watch and Listen – Recommendations
Book Review: 30 Key Moments in the History of Christianity by Mark Graham
Graham, Mark. 30 Key Moments in the History of Christianity: Inspiring True Stories from the Early Church Around the World. Baker, 2026. An informative and accessible read. Graham highlights 30 moment from the first millennium of Christian history. Each chapter provides background context before honing in on the specific moment concerned, and then unpacks theologicalContinue reading “Book Review: 30 Key Moments in the History of Christianity by Mark Graham”
Read, Watch, Listen: Towards A Healthy Masculinity
Read #ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing by Emily Joy Allison Beyond Shame: Creating a Healthy Sex Life on Your Own Terms by Matthias Roberts Boys and Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent and Navigating the New Masculinity by Peggy Orenstein Boys: What It Means to Become AContinue reading “Read, Watch, Listen: Towards A Healthy Masculinity”
Read, Watch, Listen: Centering Women
Read #ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing by Emily Joy Allison 90s Bitch: Media, Culture, and the Failed Promise of Gender Equality by Allison Yarrow Blood: The science, medicine and mythology of menstruation by Jen Gunter Come As You Are: Revised and Updated: The Suprising New Science That Will TransformContinue reading “Read, Watch, Listen: Centering Women”
Read, Watch, Listen – Recommended Resources For Resistance Against Right-Wing Populism
This week, the second Trump Presidency began in the United States of America. In my own place of residence in Ontario, Canada, we face provincial and federal elections this year that are currently indicating four years of right-wing populism being given complete control of our legislative and executive branches. As such, I have compiled thisContinue reading “Read, Watch, Listen – Recommended Resources For Resistance Against Right-Wing Populism”
Read, Watch, Listen – Understanding Advent and Christmas
Here are a collection of some of my favourite resources for understanding Advent and Christmas. Read Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels by Kenneth E. Bailey Presents some fascinating historical-critical analysis of the birth of Jesus; also contains historical-critical analysis and form criticism of the entirety of the gospels. Listen TheContinue reading “Read, Watch, Listen – Understanding Advent and Christmas”
Read, Watch, Listen – November 2024 Round-Up
Read A Cat’s Tale: A Journey Through Feline History by Baba the Cat and Paul Koudounaris Listen The Ancients – Tower of Babel (podcast) Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal and Society – Sex Lives of Presidents (podcast) Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal and Society – The Real Sylvia PlathContinue reading “Read, Watch, Listen – November 2024 Round-Up”
Read, Watch, Listen – Faith, Gender, and Sexuality
This is a compilation of resources specifically addressing the intersection of faith and spirituality with gender and sexuality. Read Band of Angels: The Forgotten World of Early Christian Women by Kate Cooper Beyond Shame: Creating a Healthy Sex Life on Your Own Terms by Matthias Roberts Bible, Gender, and Sexuality: Reframing the Church’s Debate onContinue reading “Read, Watch, Listen – Faith, Gender, and Sexuality”
Read, Watch, Listen – Understanding The 2024 US Federal Election & Resisting The Same Factors in Canada
I’ll be writing more about the election in the near-future, but for now, here’s some resources I’ve found helpful in understanding the current sociopolitical and theological factors driving the rise of right-wing authoritarianism in the US and Canada. Read 90s Bitch: Media, Culture, and the Failed Promise of Gender Equality by Alisson Yarrow Apostles ofContinue reading “Read, Watch, Listen – Understanding The 2024 US Federal Election & Resisting The Same Factors in Canada”
Read, Watch, Listen – October 2024 Roundup
Read God, Sex, and Rich People by Mattie Jo Cowsert Texts of Terror: Literary-Feminist Readings of Biblical Narratives by Phyllis Trible Watch Agatha All-Along (Disney + TV series) Breath of Fire (Crave Docuseries on Kundalini Yoga) For Our Daughters (YouTube Documentary by Kristin Kobes Du Mez) Listen After-Dark: Myths, Misdeeds, and the Paranormal – “IrishContinue reading “Read, Watch, Listen – October 2024 Roundup”
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