Six Book Recommendations for You from Amy and Bernie

<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">It’s no surprise that Amy and Bernie love books! In this fun episode each brings three books they’ve recently read—a novel, a cross-cultural pick, and a surprise—to spark your imagination, help tend your soul, and strengthen long-haul life in ministry. What are you reading right now? Leave your answers in the comments! We’d love to know!&nbsp;</span></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=theo+of+golden&amp;crid=33M9LETH025WY&amp;sprefix=theo%2Caps%2C951&amp;linkCode=ll2&amp;tag=amyyoung00-20&amp;linkId=eead9e2fa38bcf77b508bee38e15bdc7&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>Theo of Golden</strong> </a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">– </span><em style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Alan Levi&nbsp;</em></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A tender, character-driven novel about an 86-year-old who quietly blesses strangers, inviting readers to really see and honor the image of God in others. Kindness in action.&nbsp;</span></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Have-You-Seen-Luis-Velez-ebook/dp/B07JZ3G2WQ?_encoding=UTF8&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1o_vuWCWtWB4tTkWCwkJBLxRb2HG7FQQpQ5V4jIXyKkM1mzGUJfkS3B95P2WKKpMaDaSSE7ZX2cNhPb_Cn8mTqp55lg_hpVEm5eYz8NNDV6cbGJc9i9bRBPWgBJ7dc0zSGrHhycv3TiCnYyH0OO1mon7RL6Pq2smvnC_jOUdZmXh4f1-warvzAN-dyx8Dre18j505v1yOGmVOO0UybR4sW_z8Ovv47QB8L3UVkGDSWs.CJLfTJ6L6kfmesMZ1urLldvIiD1CR4nd4FelvHhbS3w&amp;qid=1784320434&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll2&amp;tag=amyyoung00-20&amp;linkId=1efad8b07d7b36d228a7797d02c1fcb6&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>Have You Seen Luis Velez?</strong></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> – </span><em style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Catherine Ryan Hyde</em></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A moving story of friendship between a vulnerable blind woman and a teenage boy, exploring dignity, cross-generational connection, and learning to really notice people. You’ll love it!</span></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Culture-Care-Reconnecting-Beauty-Common-ebook/dp/B0FSGHLZCS?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_w=R2OSD&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.f8e88413-4697-42ea-9bf7-b28eb886330d&amp;pf_rd_p=f8e88413-4697-42ea-9bf7-b28eb886330d&amp;pf_rd_r=135-5583867-8677266&amp;pd_rd_wg=lX9F4&amp;pd_rd_r=e9bcf689-7a21-4d66-b1ad-5be662268d45&amp;linkCode=ll2&amp;tag=amyyoung00-20&amp;linkId=aea1884905897e8fde14a2e9a2cea29b&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>Culture Care: Reconnecting with Beauty for Our Common Life (2nd ed.)</strong></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> – </span><em style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Makoto Fujimura</em></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Argues that culture is a garden to be cultivated, not a war to be won, offering a hopeful vision for artists, leaders, and cross-cultural workers as “border-stalkers.” You’ll be inspired.</span></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Major-Missionary-Letters-Hamilton-Blanche-ebook/dp/B0F4GSGCYZ?crid=208II5ZDOZ4VS&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9._w2_yABBlA-kXW0I-0URsA.8Ol9yTpoqvoUX-Tj9Efgxo7So3U8JOgx_auVmWGJ6d0&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=The+Major+and+the+Missionary%3A+The+Letters+of+Warren+Hamilton+Lewis+and+Blanche+Biggs&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1784320591&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=the+major+and+the+missionary+the+letters+of+warren+hamilton+lewis+and+blanche+biggs+%2Cdigital-text%2C188&