The Bookery’s Summer 2025 theme is “relax”— and that’s more than spending a weekend binge-watching your favorite show If you define relaxing as doing nothing—I’m not good at it.  I’m not a huge binge TV watcher, and, truth be told, sitting on the couch and doing nothing but watching TV makes me feel guilty. I find myself thinking, “There has to be something I need to be doing that is more important than watching a rerun of ‘ER’ from 2002.”  While “doing nothing” might be our

The perfect snack for The Bookery Book Club’s June meeting The first episode of The Bookery Podcast  dropped today, focused entirely on...

Exploring the sometimes-overlooked spiritual discipline of service and what it looks like practically in our lives We all know a servant,...

Three audiobooks to add to your summer reading/listening list!  Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer, which means it’s prime...

Based on a book by Lori Nelson Spielman, The Life List is now a Netflix movie!  Not long ago, on a quiet, rainy weekend afternoon, I ran...

Three months, three books, three podcast episodes It’s no secret that we love a good book around The Bookery—and we’re excited to...

We’re taking on a familiar favorite and remaking it as a slightly healthier—and still tasty—version. When I moved into my first...

Prayer isn’t just something you do; it’s a way of life. Prayer isn’t just something you do; it’s a way of life.  If you’ve ever had...

A fun summer read that’s been called a “Grown-Up Parent Trap” Isn't it a great cover design? I’ll be honest: the thing that caused me to...

This is the granola recipe you've been looking for! I started making this granola for a simple reason: my dad has pecan trees and is...

Meditate on the Psalms On this Easter Sunday, we close out our study of the Psalms of Ascent. The Jews sang these songs to prepare their...

Pray the Psalms Psalms 133-134 Psalm 133 A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.  A psalm of David. 1 How wonderful and pleasant it...

Write the Psalms Psalms 133-134 Psalm 133   How wonderful, how beautiful,     when brothers and sisters get along! It’s like costly...

Read the Psalms Psalms 133 & 134 Psalm 133 Living in Harmony A song of ascents. Of David. 1 How delightfully good when brothers live...

Pray the Psalm Psalm 132 A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. 1 Lord, remember David     and all that he suffered. 2 He made a...

Write the Psalm Psalm 132 O God, remember David,     remember all his troubles! And remember how he promised God,     made a vow to the...

From traditional to non-traditional, we’ve gathered a few ideas for salads, sides, entrees and desserts for your Easter table!  Easter is...

Read the Psalm Psalm 132 David and Zion Chosen A song of ascents. 1 Lord, remember David and all the hardships he endured, 2 and how he...

Reread Psalms 130-131 . Today is Palm Sunday, the Sunday on which Christians around the world remember Jesus’ triumphal entry into...

Pray the Psalm Psalm 131 A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.  A psalm of David. 1 Lord, my heart is not proud;     my eyes are...