"Adopted" is equal parts memoir, bible study, ethical study, and theological reflection. It is no small task to make those parts work together, but Nikondeha pulls it off and the result is thought-provoking and worth your time.
Ariel Gordon's new collection of essays, Fungal: Foraging in the Urban Forest is a wonderful read that touches on life during the pandemic, parenthood, immigrant experience, work, spirituality, natural history, and friendship. And does it all through the lens of mushroom foraging.
Many of us associate Epiphany with the visit of the Magi but don't know much more about it. In this short volume, priest and theologian Fleming Rutledge expounds the primary biblical texts and narrative arc of the season, inviting us to discover anew "the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ."