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Your Next Favorite Book Aaron Armstrong
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Join Aaron Armstrong as he introduces you to one book he enjoys. Whether fiction, current events, spiritual formation, history—or something else entirely—the goal is the same: to help you find a new favorite, or maybe rediscover a familiar one.
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Pastor, Jesus is Enough
I love to recommend books that stir the heart and imagination. But sometimes, I need to read something that is good for my soul as well—specifically to encourage me and remind me of what I know to be true when I'm weary and discouraged.
For those of us who are Christians, and especially those who are in any kind of vocational or volunteer ministry, this is something we all experience. And one I would recommend? Pastor, Jesus is Enough by Jeremy Writebol, which a needed encouragement for all of us that helps us refocus on Jesus as our hope and strength for ministry (even if we're not pastors).
Get the book at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3rFe8VP (affiliate link).
And be sure to check out my book, I'm a Christian—Now What?: A Guide to Your New Life with Christ. You can learn more at aaronarmstrong.co/now-what
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Iron Lake
Ever since I was a kid, summer has been a time to focus on "fun" reads—the type of books you can open up and lose yourself in for an afternoon on the porch. And in recent years, those fun reads have gravitated toward mystery novels. And one of my favorites is the long-running Cork O’Connor series by William Kent Krueger, which is not about 20 books deep. So where is the best place to start? At the beginning, with Iron Lake.
This is Iron Lake, and it might just be your next favorite book.
Get your copy of Iron Lake at your favorite bookstore, including Amazon.com (affiliate link).
If you enjoyed this episode, please rate & review Your Next Favorite Book on your preferred podcast platform. This helps people find the show.
Please check out my new book, I'm a Christian—Now What?: A Guide to Your New Life with Christ, available to order where you buy books.
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Superman Smashes the Klan
Since the creation of the character, Superman has long been a champion of the downtrodden and oppressed. This has been a hallmark of his character through his appearances in virtually every medium, whether print, film, television or radio. And it's radio where the story of this episode begins—with a landmark serial storyline from 1946 that was instrumental in turning public sentiment away from the Ku Klux Klan, "The Clan of the Fiery Cross." A story that, after being out of the public eye for decades, became the foundation of a bestselling graphic novel written by Gene Luen Yang.
This is Superman Smashes the Klan, and it might just be your next favorite book.
Get your copy of Superman Smashes the Klan at your favorite bookstore, including Amazon.com (affiliate link).
If you enjoyed this episode, please rate & review Your Next Favorite Book on your preferred podcast platform. This helps people find the show.
Please check out my new book, I'm a Christian—Now What?: A Guide to Your New Life with Christ, available to order where you buy books.
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The Screwtape Letters
Like so many, the first book I read by C. S. Lewis was The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. I remember the feeling of wonder I felt reading it as seven or eight year old boy, a feeling that I still have when I return to it.
When I became a Christian in my mid-20s and discovered Lewis’s catalogue of reflections on Christianity, I was intrigued by one book in particular. One that I've come back to a number of times. One that, honestly, has been cheapened because of so many homages published on blogs. But despite the tendency of others to ride his coat tails, it’s a book that offers a clever and idiosyncratic look at the obstacles to faith and growing as a Christian.
This is The Screwtape Letters, and it might just be your next favorite book.
Get your copy of The Screwtape Letters at your favorite bookstore, including Amazon.com (affiliate link).
If you enjoyed this episode, please rate & review Your Next Favorite Book on your preferred podcast platform. This helps people find the show.
Please check out my new book, I'm a Christian—Now What?: A Guide to Your New Life with Christ, available to order where you buy books.
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Dickens and Prince
I hate surprises. Like, pretty much the worst thing you could ever do to me is throw me a surprise party hate them. And yet, there is a kind of surprise I do love. And it’s when I’m introduced to unexpected pairings—the kind of things that shouldn’t work together, and yet are absolutely amazing.
Now, imagine the combination of two entirely different creative individuals, separated by more than a century, by nationality, and media. An acclaimed and highly prolific British novelist from the Victorian era, and a highly prolific, and sometimes highly acclaimed, pop musician from the 1980s.
What would you get it you put those together? Something only Nick Hornby could write.
This is Dickens and Prince, and it might just be your next favorite book.
Get your copy of Dickens and Prince at your favorite bookstore, including Amazon.com (affiliate link).
If you enjoyed this episode, please rate & review Your Next Favorite Book on your preferred podcast platform. This helps people find the show.
Please check out my new book, I'm a Christian—Now What?: A Guide to Your New Life with Christ, available to order where you buy books.
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Fierce Convictions
For the majority of my adult life, I've loved biographies and memoirs. No matter who is the subject, it's fascinating to learn the stories behind well-known (and not so well known) individuals. And that's important because not every great biography focuses on someone extremely well-known. In fact, one of the ones I found most fascinating is one I read back in 2014—and it was my first introduction to the person it focuses on. Hannah More, the 18th and 19th century playwright, poet, and abolitionist.
This is Fierce Convictions, and it might just be your next favorite book.
Get your copy of Fierce Convictions at your favorite bookstore, including Amazon.com (affiliate link).
If you enjoyed this episode, please rate & review Your Next Favorite Book on your preferred podcast platform. This helps people find the show.
Please check out my new book, I'm a Christian—Now What?: A Guide to Your New Life with Christ, available to order where you buy books.
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