Kyleigh Dunn ~ Since I don’t think my toddler’s devotional book really counts as unexpected, I’ll go with one of my favorite children’s books that I loved as a young child and whose comments on glorifying God with “secular” talents has really impacted me: The Clown of God.

Kendra Ardnek ~ This was a tricky question that has taken me a while to think about, because most of what I read is Christian Fantasy, and I expect to meet God there, discover new, rich truths. However, I have, at last, called a story to mind. The Light Princess by George MacDonald. MacDonald was one of C. S. Lewis's inspirations, and most of his books hold great, profound truths, but The Light Princess starts off as a silly fairy tale. It's not until the very end that you're suddenly struck with a rich allegory that is surprisingly serious.
Aubrey Hansen ~ While a lot of Kevin DeYoung’s books are good, I didn’t expect Just Do Something to be as revolutionary as it was. I had spent my life wandering under the bad theology of viewing God’s will as a “corn maze,” where it was up to us humans to find the mysterious “right path” or be zapped by lightning. DeYoung’s easy-to-understand but blunt explanation of God’s will liberated me and set me on the path to getting married, finding a better job, and, ultimately, writing more books! Highly recommended.
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