Books new and old that have caught my eye.
The Church History ABCs: Augustine and 25 Other Heroes of the Faith
By Stephen J. Nichols and Ned Bustard
Dramatically converted on the stormy seas, a slave-trader-turned-abolitionist penned the best-loved hymn of the Christian faith. A church father was arrested and martyred for teaching the truth about Christ’s incarnation. Captured by pirates and shipped off to Ireland, a priest baptized thousands of pagans, from paupers to princes. Now who ever said church history was boring?