A response to our fractured political discourse, Hobbit Virtues speaks to the importance of “virtue ethics” by examining the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien—with particular attention to his hobbits.
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Gentle pop anthems testify to God’s goodness.
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While the Israelites struggle to occupy the Promised Land of God, Mahlah bat Zelophehad is orphaned and left to care for her four sisters.
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A YA love story about not only a romantic relationship but how a full-figured girl finds herself and falls in love with who she really is.
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A groundbreaking YA thriller about a Native teen who must root out the corruption in her community.
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A dystopian movie based on a bestselling novel, offers fresh exploration of being human.
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When her brothers ask Serena to oversee the family guest house on the Isle of Skye, she has a chance to dust off her long-ignored business skills and make a new start.
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A children’s picture book gently explores loss, a new home, and finding beauty wherever you are.
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A princess steals the heart of the president of the United States in an epic drama based on the World War II relationship of Franklin Roosevelt and Norwegian Crown Princess Martha.
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Each week the editors of Christianity Today go beyond hashtags and hot takes and set aside time to explore the reality behind a major cultural event.
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A year of journaling inspiration through the most beloved hymns, based on the bestselling Then Sings My Soul series.
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Disney+ attempts to turn the beloved Mighty Ducks movies into a series.
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From Caldecott honoree LeUyen Pham, a moving picture book celebrating essential workers and the community coming together to face the challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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A picture book helps children find their way through the confusing world of a loved one developing dementia.
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Writing from the perspective of a friend, Frederick Joseph offers candid reflections for teens on his own experiences with racism and conversations with prominent artists and activists about theirs.
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Ambi-coustic, jazz-age fusion, with touches of art-rock, featuring eight richly textured instrumental mosaics inspired by the visually spectacular 5th- and 6th-century art of Ravenna, Italy.
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Justo González draws on Scripture, the Church Fathers, and his own life experience to highlight the implications of the Lord’s Prayer for Christians.
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A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and become humanity’s unlikeliest last hope.
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An American man vanishes on a rural road in Vietnam, and his girlfriend follows a path that leads her to the very hospital where they met.
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A gritty, suspenseful novel traces the far-reaching consequences of secrets in the lives of a Korean immigrant mother and her daughter.
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Returning to Christian music after 10 years, Jaime Jamgochian chronicles her healing from Lyme Disease.
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A little something for everyone to read this summer.
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Hank the Cowdog (Matthew McConaughey) must venture into the “Unchanted Forest” in a hilarious family podcast adventure.
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CRC missionary Wayne Ten Harmsel pulls back for Western readers the shroud of mystery surrounding Chinese registered churches.