Second Look

The list below features books and resources mentioned on the podcast as well as others Jennifer and Lacey suggest:

The Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby & Lecrae Moore

Gentle and Lowly by Dane C. Ortlund

The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict

The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict

Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict

Carnegies’s Maid by Marie Benedict

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall

Jo and Laurie by Margaret Stohl & Melissa de la Cruz

March by Geraldine Brooks

Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger

This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger

The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

Transcendant Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

Homecoming by Yaa Gyasi

Growing Together by Melissa Kruger

The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson

The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

Uncommon Ground by Tim Keller & Jon Inazu

Good Apple by Elizabeth Passarella

House Lessons by Erica Bauermeister 

Ten Words to Live By by Jen Wilkin

Kitchen Table Devotions by Sergey Sologub

Family Discipleship by Matt Chandler

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

Josephine and the Quarantine by Candace Echols

Wherever You Go, I Want You to Know by Melissa Kruger & Isobel Lundie

Arlo and the Great Big Cover Up by Betsy Childs Howard

Redwall by Brian Jacques

Anne of Green Gables by Lucy M. Montgomery

Wingfeather by Andrew Peterson

Book Lists, Podcasts, and Other Resources:

In this episode, Taylor Tollison, Domestic Outreach Coordinator, takes a look back with our pastors at what we learned during CityServe in September. Taylor also mentions a few ways we can serve our neighbors this holiday season, as we seek to bring Shalom to our city. Visit 2pc.org/serve to view the full list of service opportunities.

In this episode, which was recorded a week before the 2020 presidential election, Pastor George talks with 2PC member and Chair Pro Tempore of the Shelby County Commission, Brandon Morrison, and Rufus Smith, Senior Pastor at Hope Church and Executive Chairman of the Memphis Christian Pastors Network, about a Christian’s calling in an election year and in the everyday.

In this episode, our very own Pastoral Resident Josh Preston interviews Senior Pastor George Robertson about George’s new book about the Psalms titled “Soul Anatomy: Finding Peace, Hope, and Joy in the Psalms. Learn more about the book here.

In this episode, Pastor George is joined by his long-time friend, Judge David Watkins of Augusta, Georgia. Judge Watkins is a Christ-follower, an officer of the court sworn to uphold justice, and an African American who observed racial abuse of authority over the course of his life. Hearing his perspective about recent news reports, including the shooting of Jacob Blake, is powerful.

In this episode, Senior Pastor George Robertson talks with Dr. Brent Stenberg, director of the Christian Psychological Center, about what these many months of uncertainty and stress due to the pandemic and unrest in our country might be doing to our hearts and minds. Dr. Stenberg calls the result of these unprecedented times “soul weariness.” Take a listen and be encouraged.