Bread of Angels

10 best books like Bread of Angels (Barbara Brown Taylor): Skin Game, My Pet Wants a Pet, The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out, The Great Passage, Mudhouse Sabbath, Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation, If You Were My Bunny, How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind: Dealing with Your House's Dirty Little Secrets, Made for a Miracle: From Your Ordinary to God's Extraordinary, Unplanned

Skin Game

Author	Jim Butcher
ISBN	0451464397

Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, is about to have a very bad day…

Because as Winter Knight to the Queen of Air and Darkness, Harry never knows what the scheming Mab might want him to do. Usually, it’s something awful.

He doesn’t know the half of it…

Mab...

My Pet Wants a Pet

Author	Elise Broach
ISBN	1250109272

Once there was a boy who wanted something to take care of. Something of his very own. He begged his mother for a puppy. Until she said YES!
The boy loved his puppy. He fed him and played with him and cuddled him. But soon, the dog wanted something to take care of--something of his very own. So the dog gets...

The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out

Author	Brennan Manning
ISBN	1576737160

A Furious Love Is Hot on Your Trail!

Many believers feel stunted in their Christian growth. We beat ourselves up over our failures and, in the process, pull away from God because we subconsciously believe He tallies our defects and hangs His head in disappointment. In this newly repackaged...

The Great Passage

Author	Shion Miura
ISBN	1477823077

A charmingly warm and hopeful story of love, friendship, and the power of human connection. Award-winning Japanese author Shion Miura’s novel is a reminder that a life dedicated to passion is a life well lived.

Inspired as a boy by the multiple meanings to be found for a single word in the dictionary,...

Mudhouse Sabbath

Author	Lauren F. Winner
ISBN	1557253447

In her groundbreaking book, Girl Meets God, Lauren Winner described her path from Orthodox Judaism to Christianity. Now, with characteristic wit, intellectual sharpness, and passion for authenticity, Winner illuminates eleven spiritual lessons that Judaism taught her. By reflecting deeply...

Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation

Author	Parker J. Palmer
ISBN	0787947350

With wisdom, compassion, and gentle humor, Parker J. Palmer invites us to listen to the inner teacher and follow its leadings toward a sense of meaning and purpose. Telling stories from his own life and the lives of others who have made a difference, he shares insights gained from darkness and depression...

If You Were My Bunny

Author

Kate McMullan

I love this book. The first time I read it to my baby he was less than 2 weeks old and I sobbed the whole time I read it because I was so overwhelmed by the sweet stories of mommy animals singing their babies to sleep and the realization that I finally had my own baby to rock to sleep. This book no longer makes me...

How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind: Dealing with Your House's Dirty Little Secrets

Author	Dana K. White
ISBN	0718079957

Bring your home out of the mess it’s in and learn how to keep it under control.

“The dirty little secret about most organizing advice is that it’s written by organized people,” says blogger, speaker, and decluttering expert Dana K. White. “But that’s not how my brain works. I’m...

Made for a Miracle: From Your Ordinary to God's Extraordinary

Author	Mike Slaughter
ISBN	1501841386

At some time in our lives, most of us have prayed for or hoped for a miracle--an event that seems impossible but is brought about by God's transcendent power. But when miracles occur, did you know that you have a role to play?

If that's true, what's the catch? What do we have to do? What's it going...

Unplanned

Author

Alana Terry

When Kennedy Stern’s childhood pastor asks her to volunteer at his new pregnancy center, she carves time out of her rigorous college schedule to promote the cause of the unborn.

After receiving a disturbing call from someone far too young to carry a child in the first place, Kennedy can no...

Bedtime for Little Bulldozer

Author	Elise Broach
ISBN	1250109280

Little Bulldozer struggles to fall asleep in this sweet and clever bedtime picture book by a New York Times-bestselling author.

Falling asleep isn't always easy, especially for a loud and rumbling little bulldozer. Once he finally gets into bed, he can't fall asleep no matter what he tries...

Rock Star

Author	Kelly Starling Lyons
ISBN	0448487519

Fans of Princess Posey and Ivy and Bean will enjoy engaging with science-loving Jada Jones in this easy-to-read chapter book.

When Jada Jones's best friend moves away, school feels like the last place she wants to be. She'd much rather wander outside looking for cool rocks to add to her collection,...

The True Meaning of Smekday

Author	Adam Rex
ISBN	0786849002

It all starts with a school essay.

When twelve-year-old Gratuity (“Tip”) Tucci is assigned to write five pages on “The True Meaning of Smekday” for the National Time Capsule contest, she’s not sure where to begin. When her mom started telling everyone about the messages aliens...

Women's Intuition: Unlocking the Wisdom of the Body

Author	Paula M. Reeves
ISBN	1573241563

Women's Intuition is real, says Paula Reeves. Encoded in a woman's DNA, this subtle yet potent source of knowledge has been doubted and dismissed as an old wives' tale. Because social conditioning and maledominated culture have caused women to feel disconnected from their own bodies, Dr. Reeves believes...

Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times: Being Calm and Courageous No Matter What

Author	Peter L. Steinke
ISBN	1566993288

Anxious times call for steady leadership. When tensions emerge in a congregation, its leaders cannot be as anxious as the people they serve. To remain effective, congregational leaders must control their own uneasiness. This takes self-awareness and confidence to manage relationships and influence...

Interference

Author	Amélie Antoine
ISBN	1503936171

They were the perfect couple—but not all is as it seems.

Young married couple Gabriel and Chloé have a picture-perfect life. But when athletic Chloé suddenly drowns, Gabriel is left to grapple with the mysterious circumstances of her death. Brokenhearted, he pours out his grief in a bereavement...

Transitional Ministry Today: Successful Strategies for Churches and Pastors

Author

Norman B. Bendroth

On the whole, a useful volume; although the chapters/essays were of uneven quality. On the whole, the chapters which portray interim/transitional ministry as a kind of exact science with an entirely new and/or revised nomenclature, were, in my opinion, far less useful than the chapters which kept...

The Wolf Shall Dwell With the Lamb: A Spirituality for Leadership in a Multicultural Community

Author

Eric H.F. Law

Eric Law presents a clear but flawed approach to multicultural leadership. His writing style is easy to understand, and his points are applicable to both lay and religious members of all Churches. I appreciate his experience and his suggestion of Mutual Invitation for group discussions. However,...