People ask me for picks all the time, so I built the lists. These are the real things I recommend for specific seasons of life, ministry, and work. Each list has my own notes on who it is for and why.
For new believers and decades-long followers alike. Eight books that have discipled people in our church, each with a personal note on who it is for.
See the picks → Read my full reviews →A pastor-builder's real stack. The exact AI tools I use to create, write, organize, and run things, with notes on what each one is actually for.
See the stack → Read my full review →For anyone walking through grief, or loving someone who is. Picks that care for the whole person, from a pastor who has sat in a lot of waiting rooms.
See the picks → Read my full review →From someone who has been in the chair. The things that genuinely make dialysis more bearable, for patients and the people who love them.
See the gifts → Read my full review →A parent's checklist of the dorm essentials that actually get used, so you can send them off ready without overpacking.
See the checklist → Read my full review →A dad's picks for keeping kids learning and busy without a screen. Games, books, and hands-on kits that hold their attention.
See the picks → Read my full review →If you want to understand your wife and love her well, start here. The nine books I hand to men in premarital counseling, men's groups, and the hard middle years of marriage.
See the picks → Read my full reviews →Not about trying harder or being "the perfect wife." Nine books on understanding the man you married, praying with power, and building a marriage that goes the distance.
See the picks → Read my full reviews →How to decorate your home and share your faith authentically — year-round pieces, a grateful Thanksgiving table, keeping Christ in Christmas, and an Easter that celebrates the empty tomb.
See the picks → Read my full guide →The little things that never make the teacher's supply list but save your mornings — trackers for the backpack and keys, hand warmers, and the gear that keeps your kid from losing everything.
See the picks → Read my full guide →How to grow your faith as a family — a kids' Bible they'll beg for, short devotionals you'll actually finish, and simple tools that turn an ordinary evening into discipleship.
See the picks → Read my full guide →Faith-filled gifts people actually use, for the Christian on your list. A pastor's honest picks for Christmas, birthdays, and every “what do I get them?” moment.
See the picks →The games that actually get the whole family off their screens and around the table — a pastor's picks for the holidays and every night worth staying up for.
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