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April 2026

April 29, 2026

Bittersweet Reflections on Book Launch Day

This week is launch week for Saints, Sinners, and Clickers. I should feel nothing but...

November 2024

November 20, 2024

Breaking Free from Harmful Beliefs: A Review of Finally Free

There are books that entertain, books that inform, and then there are books that dismantle...

October 2024

October 22, 2024

Book Review: Honoring the Journey by Leslie Nease

Leslie Nease’s Honoring the Journey: The Deconstruction of Sister Christian offers an intimate glimpse into...

October 18, 2024

Unlocking Compassion in Middle-earth

In one of my latest books, Mimetic Theory & Middle-earth, I explore the brilliant world...

October 15, 2024

I Am A Heretic, Too!: My New Book Out Now

Heretic, Too! is not just a continuation of my theological musings from Heretic!, but a...

March 2023

March 22, 2023

Soul Boom By Rainn Wilson: Book Review

Remember that scene from Seinfeld? Where George's worlds collide? His then fiancé -- the woman...

March 17, 2023

The Wisdom of Hobbits

Three days ago, on March 14, the day Samwise saved Frodo from the tower at...

February 2023

February 22, 2023

If I Only Had 5 Books To Read For The Rest Of My Life…

If I only had 5 books to read for the rest of my life, they...

November 2022

November 17, 2022

Parenting Deconstructed, Out Today

Well over a year ago, my friend and fellow Patheos columnist, Jason Elam, asked me...

April 2022

April 15, 2022

Was J.R.R. Tolkien A Universalist?

J.R.R. Tolkien was a devout Catholic, which makes some people convinced he could have never...

March 2022

March 16, 2022

Don’t Be A D***, Out Now

I've got a new book out now. It's called Don't Be A D*ck...And Other Sound...

November 2021

November 27, 2021

Two Books For $2.99 Each

From now through the end of the year, I've got a special deal, just for...

November 12, 2021

“The Genesis of Violence,” Now Available

Today is the day! A book that is nearly 5 years in the making is...

November 09, 2021

I’m Getting Pretty Sick of Keith Giles

You know, that Keith Giles is really starting to grind my gears. He's already got...

September 2021

September 04, 2021

5 Books That Can Change Your Life

I love books. I have a lot of them. Most I've read, but I'll be...

May 2021

May 11, 2021

Book Review: “Being” by Karl J. Forehand

The cool thing about being a writer is that if you do it well enough...

May 01, 2021

Before You Lose Your Mind

A few weeks ago, The Gospel Coalition released a book about deconstruction called Before You...

April 2021

April 20, 2021

New Book: The Bonfire Sessions: A Year of Shadow and Flame, Out Today

The 4-booklet anthology, entitled The Bonfire Sessions: A Year of Shadow and Flame, is out...

March 2021

March 23, 2021

Book Review: “Jesus Unforsaken” by Keith Giles

It's no surprise that Keith Giles and I go way back. We've been with the...

December 2017

December 20, 2017

A Review of Lily Burana’s “Grace for Amateurs: Field Notes on a Journey Back to Faith”

I’ll start by admitting that Lily Burana’s memoir, Grace for Amateurs, is not the type...

December 14, 2016

A Review of Hell in a Nutshell by Charles Watson Sr.

There are a growing number of talented authors out there who are questioning the “traditional”...

May 2016

May 13, 2016

Praise for “From the Blood of Abel” (Release TBD 2016)

In this marvelous follow-up to All Set Free, Matthew Distefano synthesizes Girard's 'mimetic theory' and Becker's...

May 04, 2016

Patricia Mikkelson’s Review of “All Set Free”

I am sitting in the guest room where I am staying with Matt Distefano and...

April 2016

April 14, 2016

A Review of Reading the Bible with René Girard, Edited by Michael Hardin

I have taken it upon myself to be a sort of bridge between the academic...

December 2015

December 19, 2015

Review of “All Set Free” by Lindsey Paris-Lopez

Only Love can bring peace. That is the message of Jesus. Peace built on the...

November 2015

November 05, 2015

Review of All Set Free by Alistair P.D.

Many will in any case find the book challenging. My hope is that those who...

October 2015

October 11, 2015

Review for All Set Free by Rob Grayson

This is, above all, a hopeful book that should open up new vistas of hopeful...