Pastor and survivor Ruth Everhart shines a light on the prevalence of sexual abuse and misconduct within faith communities.
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Music and books to enjoy yourself or to give to someone you care about.
A country singer/songwriter processes her losses and traumas through the seven stages of grief.
This sweet and inspiring picture book is based on the true story of a school in India designed to teach illiterate grandmothers how to read and write.
A CRC elder from Muslim Iran reflects on how Persian poets such as Rumi have woven Jesus Christ into their art.
When the Great Depression takes almost everything they own, Ellie’s family is forced to leave their home in town and start over in the untamed forests of Echo Mountain.
Catchy, up-tempo pop tunes and ballads invite the listener to move closer to Jesus.
A superb narrator enhances this audiobook of the #1 New York Times bestseller about light-skinned Black twins and the divergent pathways they take.
A New York Times music critic offers “one of the most helpful podcasts for Christians to understand culture.â€
Jenna Bush Hager lost three out of four grandparents—including former president George H. W. Bush—in 13 months. Here she remembers and grieves.
A British dystopian science fiction anthology television series examines the unanticipated consequences of new technologies.
This book equips Christian leaders to anticipate some of the new challenges in the 2020s.
34 years after The Karate Kid, old rivals go at it again in a Netflix series.
Based on the author’s family history, this middle-grade novel tells the tale of a Jewish girl in WW2 Europe who immigrates to Cuba.
A provocative examination of the unholy relationship between American Christianity and white supremacy.
The a capella group sings songs relating to the theme of home on an album recorded while each member was in quarantine.
A seven-song EP provides rest, solitude, and comfort.
The Fault in Our Stars author John Green’s podcast reviews our human-centered planet on a five-star scale.
Anne Lamott writes the foreword of this memoir about a mother facing a child’s grim diagnosis.
An inspiring children’s book about a Columbian garbageman who elevated books and reading in his country.
A grisly Top 10 Netflix film plumbs the depths of human depravity while posing important questions about society and inequality.
A Documentary on Social Media Addiction that Leads Us to Ask “What is Truth?â€
An intimate folk album invites us to grieve our own losses with Oregon singer Taylor Kopp.
An American Navy commander finds himself embroiled in the longest, largest, and most complex naval battle in history. Based on a true story.