Artwork by Sharon Helleman. New media roundup.

At the Feet of Jesus: A Guide to Encountering Christ in the Gospels; Recollections and Reflections; The Upending of Wendall Forbes; Help in a Hurry; Wise Moms; Our Home and Treaty Land; Infobesity; The Challenges of a Secular Quebec; The Spiritualist Prime Minister

NEW MEDIA ROUNDUP

• At the Feet of Jesus: A Guide to Encountering Christ in the Gospels, by Bruce and Carolyn Hindmarsh (InterVarsity Press, 2025). Regent College professors and prayer retreat leaders invite readers to imaginatively engage with the stories of Mary, Martha and Lazarus.
• Recollections and Reflections: A Missionary Kid’s African Experiences, by Tim Reddish (Resource Publications, 2025). Memoir by retired Ontario pastor of growing up a child of British missionaries in rural Nigeria in the 1970s.
• The Upending of Wendall Forbes, by David Giuliano (Latitude 46, 2025). Award-winning United Church novelist writes "Northern Ontario survival tale dressed up as an unexpected Christmas miracle … tackling aging and alienation."
• Help in a Hurry: Simple Tips for Finding Peace When You’re Overwhelmed, Anxious, or Stressed, by Caroline Leaf (Baker Books, 2025). Author is a bestselling Canadian cognitive neuroscientist who lives in Ohio (DrLeaf.com).
• Wise Moms: A Guide for Building Your Home on Christ, by Linda Ruth Reeb (Him Publications, 2024). An accessible book by the Canadian founder of MomsMentoring.com with wisdom principles for creating a Christian home and discipling children.
• Our Home and Treaty Land, by Ray Aldred and Matthew Anderson (FriesenPress, 2024). Profs in Vancouver and Antigonish, N.S., reconsider Scriptures "not as a license for dominance and conquest but as a model for sacred covenants."
• Infobesity: How to Be Followers of Jesus in an Information Overload World, by Andy Gabruch (Cascade, 2024). Vancouver pastor and speaker on understanding and dealing with disinformation and digital overwhelm.
• The Challenges of a Secular Quebec: Bill 21 in Perspective, edited by Lucia Ferretti and François Rocher (UBC Press, 2024). Contributors analyze a 2019 law that open up debates on state religious neutrality.
• The Spiritualist Prime Minister Volume 1: Mackenzie King and the New Revelation and Volume 2: Mackenzie King and His Mediums, by Anton Wagner (White Crow Books, 2024). Historian examines beliefs of Canada’s wartime prime minister.

Canadian creatives

"My Chikanishing series on the battered and weathered rocks of northern Georgian Bay probes themes of resilience and hope. This place battered by centuries of glaciers, icy winters and powerful winds is also teeming with bushes, moss and even flowers. Trees grip deeply into the crevices, bent but not broken. Mineral pinks, purples and blue layers hint at endurance and survival while revealing breathtaking beauty."

Chikanishing 20: Weathering (36″ × 48″, acrylic and paper collage on board) by Sharon Helleman. SharonHelleman.ca PAINTING © SHARON HELLEMAN