Rosalie de Rosset

14 Fresh Ways to Enjoy the Bible

Bible Studies & Devotionals

“As a decades-long literature teacher, I know novels and stories change lives. Why then do sincere Christians, longing to find the Bible interesting, 'power through' a text, even great narratives, dutifully, unmoved? This book, treating the Bible as the literary book it is, teaches the reader to see the beauty, design, and cleverness of biblical text. In an utterly engaging, sometimes funny, always approachable manner, Dr. Coakley teaches us how to read well, illustrating with film and literature, classic and contemporary (Tolkien, Forrest Gump, Shakespeare, Steinbeck, etc.). It is a book I will recommend again and again.”

Dangerous Virtues

Christian Living

“Everyone should read a book on the seven deadly sins, sins often sentimentalized, or, as John Koessler wisely notes, "rehabilitated." Our chronic hungers, encouraged by cultural erosion and technological obsession, must be recognized for what they are, then converted, retrained, and limited for the sake of Christian virtue. Gluttony, not just overeating, can also be overly careful eating; leisure used thoughtlessly easily becomes sloth, prosperity slips into greed, and a vision for social justice may fuel anger. As this colorfully written, biblically founded, well-researched book argues, sin, dressed respectably, infects everything. To be truly Christian, we need to know ourselves. This book is the opening to conviction.”

On Waiting Well

Christian Living

“Very few of us see waiting as more than a necessary evil, at best "a wilderness to escape." But, as Brad Baurain notes, that is our version, not God's. It is, in fact, a "discipline," "a virtue to cultivate." We have a choice; waiting cannot be passive since we are waiting for God Himself. Saturated with biblical text, creative treatment of Bible stories, personal anecdotes, and humor, this is a beautiful and wise book good for personal reflection or a Bible study. It speaks to our minds and hearts with fresh hope.”

Where I End

History & Biography

“In what she calls her 'horrible wonderful' story, Kate Clark refuses to sentimentalize suffering or to bring false closure to the potentially tragic event that changed hers and her family's lives forever. Instead, she offers the reader the unexpected: an uncliched account colored with sensory, lively writing laced with touches of humor and whimsy, girded with theology, and embedded in the hope that Christ, not circumstances, offers.”