Jo Saxton
Biography
Jo Saxton has served as a pastor, as co-host of the Lead Stories podcast, and as board chair of 3D Movements. Saxton wrote More Than Enchanting (2016).
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History & Biography
“In A Sojourner's Truth, Natasha leads us through the story of Moses and through the raw reality of her own journey. Then Natasha leads us further still: she invites us to engage with our own story and our purpose in the world. Her exposition is profound, her cultural analysis is incisive and truth telling, and her personal story is both searing and vulnerable. This book is a must-read but also a must learn from!”
Evangelism & Missions
“Beau's book is a gift for the church as he takes the beyond-awkward topic of evangelism and makes it beyond accessible for all. With honest and inspiring stories and practical tips, Beau equips and empowers us all to play our part in the Great Commission. A brilliant resource!”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“In Beyond Colorblind, Sarah Shin offers us a personal and practical resource as we explore the issues of ethnicity, race, and diversity in our fractured world. This important book will prod at your heart at times, perhaps challenging you to reflect on your own assumptions. But it also serves to equip you—as a friend or neighbor, as a church or community leader, in work or in love. With humility, wisdom, and compassion, Sarah calls us to 'become ethnicity aware in order to address the beauty and brokenness in our ethnic stories and the stories of others.' Essential reading for today.”
Christian Living
“Breaking Old Rhythms reminds us of God's passion to rewrite the soundtracks of our lives with faithful, redemptive love. Warm, poignant and deeply soulful, Amena Brown invites us into her story, showing us how to let go and embrace God. Spoken word indeed.”
Christian Living
“Andi’s passion pours out onto every page of this book. She casts a vision of faith that reaches beyond church attendance and spiritual well wishing and is instead a life-defining relationship with the living God. Then Andi takes us further, illustrating how following Jesus also transforms our relationships and compels us to engage deeply and authentically with the issues facing our communities and culture. Sharing biblical truths and vulnerable, personal stories, Andi inspires us to follow Jesus with our whole hearts and every area of our lives.”
Christian Living
“Fierce Faith is a timely word to an anxiety-ridden culture. We want to present that we have it all together, yet in truth our fears tear us apart. Alli gets it, and she gets you. In Fierce Faith, Alli writes with warmth, compassion, and honesty. But because Alli knows what fear can do, she is not messing around either. She roots us in truth and gives us practical wisdom and tools to live in freedom and courage. When it’s time to face the fears that have held you back, you’ll need to be fierce. I highly recommend that you take up Fierce Faith as one of your companions.”
Bible Studies & Devotionals
“I am not an Enneagram Four, but I was drawn to this book (and indeed the entire series) because as Christine Yi Suh writes, the Enneagram doesn't bring me greater self-awareness but is 'a tool to bring greater understanding, empathy, compassion, and grace to one's self and one's neighbor.' What I didn't anticipate was how disarmingly tender this book of daily reflections would be. When Christine offers profound insights into how Enneagram Fours are shaped by their environments, she also generously invites us into her lived experiences, the intersections of her ethnic identity, her womanhood, her faith and work. Each daily reflection ends with questions and guidance that leads you from her reflections into your own. My relationships and my own soul are already richer for the experience. I'm grateful for this series and Christine Yi Suh's powerful contribution to it!”
Bible Studies & Devotionals
“Forty Days on Being an Eight offers daily reflections that are honest, refreshingly direct, and passionate. I was deeply affected by the nuance and contextualization that infuse Sandra's writing. Her insights on being an Eight and a Latina woman in leadership shared parallels with my own leadership journey as an Eight and a Black woman: similar stereotypes and scars. In this powerful book, Sandra leans on Enneagram wisdom to name the potential and the joy of being an Eight. Still, she ultimately reminds me that God sees and celebrates who I fully am: an image bearer. A must-read!”
Christian Living
“This entertaining and inspiring book is loaded with stories that lead you to the one true source that helps fix and heal the broken records in your life. DJ Icy Ice, World Famous Beat Junkies and Power 106 Los Angeles As a deejay, I have many broken records in need of being fixed. As a person, I have many broken records in need of being fixed. As Amena’s husband, I’m honored to walk this journey with her. She dug deep into her own story and put together words for us all. Everybody has a record. Everybody needs to read this book. Matt “DJ Opdiggy” Owen, deejay and music producer Amena Brown has a way with words. Whether spoken or written in a book, she speaks to the soul with a knowing. She knows the humor in our humanity, but she also knows our hurts. And she always points us to a Healer. How to Fix a Broken Record is no exception. With characteristic wit and wisdom, Amena invites us into the highs and lows of her own story to help us reflect on our own. Most of all, she reminds us that the soundtrack of our lives can always include a redemption song. Grace has a groove to it, and this book will get you dancing once again. For Joy.”
Christian Living
“What do you do when everyone around you seems to be winning the race for success, perfection, and progress while it feels like your prayers are unanswered and your life is stuck? In It's Not Your Turn, Dr. Heather Thompson Day offers much-needed perspective. Drawing on biblical insights, current research, and poignant personal stories, she reminds us that God's activity in our lives is not limited to society's definition of or timetables for success. Furthermore, she contends that our waiting time is not wasting time but can be a God-infused opportunity for growth, transformation, and purpose. Heather has given us a valuable resource for every chapter in our lives.”
Christian Living
“Lysa TerKeurst, #1 New York Times bestselling author and president of Proverbs 31 Ministries “There’s something remarkable about the way a person’s pain can be transformed into purpose. In Overcoming Father Wounds, Kia Stephens speaks from the faded scars of her own story and is a compassionate guide to all who carry father wounds of their own. Kia’s book is both personal testimony and practical treatise; her words offer hope and healing. Words that help us discover the power of a heavenly Father’s love.”
Christian Living
“As I read this book I thought, I wish I had this book when I was in college—when I was studying theology and wrestling with life's challenges. As I continued to read I realized that a book like this is always timely because the more difficult biblical narratives are still there, and our life and faith will always present us with challenges. Krish Kandiah has given us a valuable treasure in his new book. Rich in theology, warmth, and honesty, Paradoxology offers a safe place to explore and engage tough questions.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“As I read Raise Your Voice I remembered the times I needed a book like this! I needed its invitation to discover my voice when I felt invisible and voiceless. I needed its mentoring when I started out in leadership, wondering if I could lead in the way I was wired to, rather than fit uncomfortably into a more culturally acceptable mold. I needed its wisdom to help me discern the cost of having a voice and daring to use it, and then its comfort when using my voice ended in hurt. Raise Your Voice is here now, and I still received all the things I'd once longed for and more—challenge and empowerment in equal measure. Kathy Khang has crafted a gift for us—receive every page she offers you!”
Christian Living
“At a time when the Christian faith is all too easily reduced to a neatly designed journey to a glorious destination, A. J. Swoboda brings us back to the ancient theme of wandering. Drawing on the stories of biblical characters and historical figures, Swoboda reminds us that God has always walked alongside his people, even through life’s more arduous terrain: God walks with wanderers and speaks to wandering hearts. A. J.’s words are like water in our own wilderness, reminding us that God is forging a deep work in our desert spaces. May we all have the courage to live as one of the dusty ones.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Every generation of Christians has to ask themselves how they will respond to the global issues of their day, to the challenges taking place on our watch. The End of Hunger hosts a coalition of voices: global experts, activists, storytellers, and men and women for whom hunger and food insecurity has been their lived experience. Together they offer wisdom and practical insight toward a multifaceted response to global hunger. Furthermore, they issue a clarion call to use our voices, our love, and our lives to make a difference. The time and opportunity is now. The End of Hunger is a must-read!”
Christian Living
“In this fresh, reworked edition of The Forgotten Ways, Hirsch continues to engage, challenge, and inspire us as we explore what it means to fully be God’s church in an ever-changing cultural landscape. Hirsch holds tightly to the deep truth that in order to move forward we must renew our commitment to journey down an ancient path—the rugged, narrow way found in the life of Jesus Christ. This book is a must-read.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“How do we engage politically as Christians when our political disagreements have ended friendships, divided families and church communities, and left people bruised, determined to avoid anything political? In Thou Shall Not Be a Jerk, Eugene Cho is not reductive about the prayer-filled yet significantly divergent political views Christians hold. But he doesn’t give up either. Instead, Cho calls us beyond apathy, avoidance, and echo chambers, equipping Christians to listen and engage politically with humility, integrity, conviction. This book is both challenging and inspiring. And a valuable resource as we seek to navigate a polarized climate with grace and truth.”
Evangelism & Missions
“Pioneers. Adventurers. Explorers. Leaders. Missiologists. Those are the words that commonly come to mind when we consider our role as we engage with the Great Commisson in post-Christian contexts. But midwives? Seriously? Yes. They stand at the threshold of new life in all its raw vulnerability and potential. Occasionally they stand tenderly alongside the grieving, mourning lost joy and promise. Leading with sacrifice and strength, their role is never about them; they're simply present to serve as needed. In this book, Frost and Rice recognize that as we engage with what God is birthing in our world, a fresh posture is required. Yep, it's time to call the midwife; our world is waiting.”
Christian Living
“Jeanne Stevens is a leader worth following and a voice worth listening to. She is someone who is grounded in a deep faith, honesty, vulnerability, and humility. She has over twenty-five years of serving in the trenches of everyday leadership. Jeanne offers a wise and prophetic perspective for the challenges and the opportunities we all face. She can be trusted because she practices the principles she preaches!”
Christian Living
“In You Are the Girl for the Job, Jess writes with characteristic passion as she calls women everywhere to step into their God-given purpose. Using biblical insights, personal stories, and practical wisdom, Jess encourages and equips any woman who has ever held herself back to rise up and run towards the call of God on her life.”
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