Melanie Dale

Give Your Child the World

Marriage, Family & Relationships

“In the day-in, day-out craziness of life, I have this nagging feeling that I should be teaching my kids about the whole wide world, but I have no idea how. Jamie Martin has done all the hard work for us in Give Your Child the World. What a resource! This book is chock-full of creative ideas and book suggestions to lead our families around the globe without ever leaving our homes. Every parent needs a copy.”

Here Goes Nothing

Christian Living

“Kendra puts legs on the gospel and gets us out into our neighborhoods. She doesn’t just tell us to be good neighbors; she shows us how, modeling a kind of loving that turns cupcakes into conversations. She also made me gut-laugh multiple times, which earns her some crazy respect. After reading this, I want to bust into her introverted world and make her be my friend. She sees spiritual nuggets in everything from apple crisp to maxi pads, and I love her for it.”

Is Everyone Happier Than Me?

Christian Living

“I read this in one sitting like a drowning woman clutching a lifesaver. Not only does Sarah Bragg ask all the questions my middle-aged, Gen-X mind obsesses over, but she’s also vulnerable about her own struggles and offers ideas for how to help get us off the hamster wheel. Is Everyone Everyone Happier Than Me? should be handed to every woman as she crosses the threshold of forty. “Happy birthday! Here’s your manual. It’s gonna be okay.”

Rest Now

Christian Living

“Roshanda “The Rosho Live” Pratt, storyteller, live video strategist, and producer “The fact is, I didn’t want to rest now. I felt like I was bad at it. I’d rather run my furious race on the hamster wheel of life and skip the inner soul work. But Kelly has a way of cheering us on and leading us to healthier practices. There’s no one more gracious and loving to encourage us toward greater peace and joy.”

The Grumble-Free Year

Marriage, Family & Relationships

“I appreciate Goyer’s perspective on parenting because she understands the challenges facing families with difficult circumstances, so when she shares her experiences, I lean a little closer and pay attention. She’s humbly shown us her journey through a ‘grumble-free year,’ what worked as well as what didn’t, and we can learn as much from her failures as her successes. Several times throughout the book I scrawled ‘RELATABLE’ in the margins. I started the book thinking, My crew can’t go ONE DAY without grumbling, and by the end I felt equipped to try. Strap in, kids, we’re doing this.”

The Light Is Winning

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“So often authors write about their successes. What I love about Zach is he’s given us a rare and precious opportunity to witness his apparent defeat, allowing us to watch as he wrestles with his upbringing in an authoritarian cult and his subsequent journey through denominations and church planting. Zach uses his stories to invite us into some deeper truths about the church today, offering hope during a tumultuous time in American Christianity. And maybe the best part of all of this? He draws inspiration from TV shows, like Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead. When someone tells me we don’t want an undead zombie faith, I find myself nodding along.”

Unsinkable Faith

Christian Living

“Do you ever scroll through your social media feed and feel yourself sinking into a sea of negativity? I do. For those of us who struggle with negative thinking, Tracie has given us practical tools in Unsinkable Faith for beating it. And she reminds us that God can help.”