Watching the livestream of the SATF vote at #SBC22 brought me to tears of relief and gratitude. I'm so thankful for all who labored over the past few years to bring us to this point, and so sorry to survivors that it took us so long to get here.

Glenna's book was the first one I acquired, and I'm so excited about it. It was such a joy to grab a little time together today!

My August newsletter goes out tomorrow with thoughts on writing, lecturing, and things I'm currently enjoying. I'm also including a survey question about resources for parents & caregivers of middle grade students, and I would love your help! Subscribe: eepurl.com/dy2NSb

Well this is intriguing news. A Gentleman in Moscow is being adapted into a series starring Ewan McGregor and written by the showrunner of All Creatures Great and Small. Not sure an adaptation can do the book justice, but this is a good team to try it.

Check in on Erik Parks today if you know him. Loretta Lynn kissed him on the cheek 15 years ago, and he bragged about it for weeks (years?). I love that she kept creating as long as she could.

My husband and I put together this family discussion guide for our favorite Christmas movies, and we'd love to share it with you. Talking about movies is one of our favorite things, and these 5 films can lead to great discussion: mailchi.mp/794c60a81228/c…

My first book, co-written with my amazing mom, is almost 80% off right now. $3.00! lifeway.com/en/product/a-c…

I loved getting to read this book and interview the author, @puritanjenny. Thanks to Christianity Today for the opportunity.

Deep friendships are not easy to come by, but they’re worth pursuing. relevantmagazine.com/life5/why-are-…

This is really good advice for nonfiction writers. You could even adapt it for shortform writing. Mapping ahead of time saves a lot of confusion in the long run. janefriedman.com/create-a-book-…

It's been an enormous privilege to watch my dad, Tom Strode, work with integrity and excellence for the past 32 years. “He is competent, adept and ethical, a giant of personal and professional integrity in every way." baptistpress.com/resource-libra…

Thank you, Brent Leatherwood.

I've been thinking about this post from my colleague Chris Martin all week: "The problems that get the most attention on social media are rarely existential because the people dealing with existential problems are too busy trying to keep existing to complain on the internet."

I'm so thankful for my friends and colleagues at moodypublishers and their work to help me make this a reality! This kids' Bible study was birthed from time with my own kids studying Colossians 3 during the pandemic, and now it's available here: moodypublishers.com/what-to-wear/

Crowdsourcing: I coach a high school volleyball team and would love to read a good coaching/leadership book to prepare this summer. Any recommendations? It could be a coach's biography or more of a how-to/leadership style book.

I'm so thankful for these kind words from Amber, who does amazing work at HeritageMom.com. Check out her wonderful booklists! bit.ly/what-wear

I'm so thankful for this endorsement from my friend Daniel Darling. He is always an encourager for other writers. amazon.com/What-Wear-Bibl…

I love these words of encouragement from Glenna Marshall.

Thrilled to share that my book "Called to Cultivate: A Gospel Vision for Women and Work" was named the Christian Living resource of the year by Outreach Magazine outreachmagazine.com/resources/outr…