Book Review – Blue Like Jazz
Len's Star Rating: 9 out of 10. An unconventional and entertaining book on Christian living that confronts American Christian culture and challenges the reader to authentically pursue a relationship with Jesus.
Book Review – Get Out of That Pit
Len's Star Rating: 6 out of 10. A Christian book that contains humorous reflections and general advice on dealing with difficult life situations.
Book Review – God Longs to Heal You
Len's Star Rating: 4 out of 10. A wide-ranging book with Christian spiritual perspectives on aspects of trauma and negative life events.
Book Review – The Last Arrow
Len's Star Rating: 9 out of 10. A challenging, countercultural book on Christian living that focuses on breaking through mediocrity, living for the future, and leaving no effort undone.
Book Review – I Declare War
Len's Star Rating: 5 out of 10. A book on Christian living with a growth-oriented focus on addressing insecurity and working to develop mindfulness skills.
Book Review – Hope for a Hopeless Day
Len's Star Rating: 2 out of 10. A book that addresses the temporary emotion of hopelessness through the events of Christ on the cross.
Book Review – Drops Like Stars
Len's Star Rating: 7 out of 10. A helpful book containing reflections on suffering and adversity from a Christian perspective.
Book Review – Straight Talk on Depression
Len's Star Rating: 4 out of 10. A Christian book on depression that mainly presents depression as a spiritual issue.
Book Review – Blame It on the Brain?
Len's Star Rating: 1 out of 10. A book with spiritual viewpoints on mental health conditions that contradict medicine and science.
Book Review – Five Keys to Dealing with Depression
Len's Star Rating: 4 out of 10. A book on depression from a holistic Christian perspective.
Book Review – Now I Know Why I’m Depressed
Len's Star Rating: 4 out of 10. A book with Christian spiritual perspectives on depression that reuses content from the author’s previous book, An Answer to Depression.
Book Review – Living Beyond the Limits
Len's Star Rating: 4 out of 10. A book containing inspirational stories on servanthood from a Christian perspective that mostly relate to the author’s charity, Samaritan’s Purse.
Book Review – The Hole in Our Gospel
Len's Star Rating: 10 out of 10. A Christian book that describes a gospel message that includes helping the global poor and calls for action from Christians to embrace a faith that is more authentic, demanding, and attractive.
Book Review – An Answer to Depression
Len's Star Rating: 8 out of 10. A reasonable and non-stigmatizing Christian spiritual perspective on depression.
Book Review – Empty Out the Negative
Len's Star Rating: 7 out of 10. A positive book from a Christian perspective on improving happiness and confidence.
Book Review – What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do: Discouragement & Depression
Len's Star Rating: 7 out of 10. A short, positive book on dealing with sadness and depression from a Christian perspective.
Book Review – Emotions: Can You Trust Them?
Len's Star Rating: 1 out of 10. A disappointing book with Christian theological perspectives on guilt, anger, romantic love, and God’s will.
Book Review – Downcast
Len's Star Rating: 8 out of 10. A comprehensive book on depression written by psychiatrists from a Christian perspective.
Book Review – The Soul of Desire
Len's Star Rating: 7 out of 10. A good but complex book on aspects of desire and beauty from a Christian spiritual perspective.
Book Review – I’m Not Supposed to Feel Like This
Len's Star Rating: 8 out of 10. A Christian book on anxiety and depression that outlines strategies that predominantly rely on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approaches.