Lee Eclov

Becoming Sage

Christian Living

“I'm old, depending on who's counting, so Becoming Sage spoke to me. Michelle Van Loon parses the realities of these years—spiritual, emotional, physical, and social. As Michelle points out, most of us are much more familiar with the stages of the first half of life than the last. Especially interesting was her insight into how our walk with Christ naturally changes and how we can leverage this season for maximum wisdom and influence—how we can become sage and not just old.”

Practicing the Present

Christian Living

“John Koessler's book Practicing the Present had me thinking about my life and work from an angle I've almost never considered before—the present. I'm constantly casting my eyes to the next thing instead of living in the moment. This book helped me see that I've often missed engaging God and others in the business of the present. Pastoral work is so daily but it is difficult to make the most of that reality. As I read, I wrote down several insights that I need to work through in practice for the good of our church and for my own good as well. Like me, you probably haven't read a book with this focus before. There's no time like the present.”

Read Me Like a Book

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“"As a full-time pastor and part-time professor of pastoral counseling Jason Cusick's approach to counseling intrigued me. He draws on the language and skills of biblical hermeneutics to help us see fresh ways to approach counseling as pastors. My copy is dog-eared and well-marked. I quote Read Me Like a Book in my class. It is concise and insightful, and it has helped me care for God's people more effectively.”

The New Elder's Handbook

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Greg Scharf and Arthur Kok lay out a plan for selecting prospective elders and then rigorously discipling them in Christian practice and doctrine. You will not find a more thorough plan for the theological preparation of those entrusted with being shepherds of God’s flock.”

The Radical Pursuit of Rest

Christian Living

“Most of us yearn for some R R, but we set our sights too low. It isn't just that we don't do Sabbaths well. We can hardly imagine what Jesus meant when he said, 'I will give you rest.' John Koessler, with his characteristically lucid and artistic writing, welcomes us into a kind of leisure that does not require us to wait for our day off. The Radical Pursuit of Rest helped me see sloth, ambition, technology and even death with biblical eyes.”