A new novel dissects a fictional CRC community’s response to Chicago’s racial turbulence of the 1960s.
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Wonder & Awe
By MercyMeMercyMe’s 12th studio album, “Wonder and Awe,” offers high-energy fun with the band’s unmistakable messages of hope and trust
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Migrant God: A Christian Vision for Immigrant Justice
By Isaac Samuel VillegasMigrant God takes readers to the front lines of immigrant justice activism where Christians are putting hope into action.
Marvel’s first family saves the world in an alternative 1960s universe.
Using Mt. Everest as a backdrop, bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen's offers this touching, thrilling epic for middle grade readers about grief, letting go, and the bonds that keep us alive.
Worth Seeing: Viewing Others Through God’s Eyes
By Amy L. WilliamsAmy L. Williams has spent three decades doing ministry with youth in gangs and prisons. She has come to see them through God's eyes as having tremendous value and potential.
Goat Is the G.O.A.T.
By Bea Birdsong. Illustrated by Kelly MurphyA funny misunderstanding sparks a sweet little goat’s joyful journey to self-discovery.
Gentle late-in-life love story set in Ireland.
You, Me, and Our ADHD Family: Practical Steps to Cultivate Healthy Relationships
By Tamara Rosier, PhDYou, Me, and Our ADHD Family is packed with honest assessments of the challenges families face and practical strategies to help them focus on protecting and improving the relationships that matter most.
This film, made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective, shows the destruction of the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta and the alliance that develops between the Palestinian activist Basel and Israeli journalist Yuval.
Parks
By Marc MajewskiExplore parks around the world—and how they welcome us—in this gorgeously illustrated nonfiction picture book, a companion to Marc Majewski’s acclaimed Bridges.
Lily, the Lemur and the Lamb King: The Me Tree and Other Adventures
By Bob Hartman. Illustrated by Keila ElmThe whimsical, adventurous short stories in this book will transport children to a different world, giving them a fresh way to engage with truths about Jesus and what it's like to follow him.
A team of explorers uses high-resolution cameras attached to remotely controlled submarines to create an exact full-scale 3D digital recreation in stunning detail.
Greatest Hits (Acoustic)
By Jason GrayChristian hitmaker Jason Gray remixes his most beloved songs in an all-acoustic record.
God’s Perfect Peace
By Glenys Nellist. Illustrated by Natalie MerhabWritten in lyrical rhyme and filled with delightful animal illustrations, this gentle book offers loving, childlike blessings.
An art thief, his sister, and a nephew go on a quest in this caper movie starring John Krasinski and Natalie Portman.
The Indigo Heiress
By Laura FrantzTo settle her family's debts and secure a suitable marriage for her sister, a colonial American indigo heiress is forced to wed a Scottish merchant she loathes.
When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary
By Alice HoffmanA stunning exploration of Anne Frank’s life before she and her family went into hiding, by critically acclaimed, bestselling author Alice Hoffman.
Jella Lepman and Her Library of Dreams: The Woman Who Rescued a Generation of Children and Founded the World’s Largest Children’s Library
By Katherine Paterson. Illustrated by Sally DengThe inspiring true story of how one visionary woman used children’s books to help heal a generation of Germany’s children after WWII.
FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham is assigned to the bureau's Fringe Division, in which she investigates unusual crimes and occurrences.
Tea with Elephants
By Robin Jones GunnTwo kindred spirits embark on a beautiful journey through Africa in this faith-based fiction from Robin Jones Gunn.
In 2010, Forest Fenn, an 80-year-old eccentric millionaire, hid a chest full of treasure worth over $1 million somewhere in the Rocky Mountains
Deep Water
By Cosmic CathedralNeal Morse, Phil Keaggy, and others form a faith-filled prog rock supergroup called Cosmic Cathedral.