The timeless works of C.S. Lewis continue to dazzle our imaginations, deepen our theology, and lead people to salvation. Byron entreats us to three books (and others mentioned too!) that mine the riches of Lewis' works for the seemingly endless jewels they contain.

--

To place an order, simply click here and fill out this form: ⁠https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/order

Timestamps to books and authors are as follows:

4:39 The Question of God by Armond Nicholi

11:25 Planet Narnia by Michael Ward (also, The Narnia Code, by Ward)

17:46 Pursuing an Earthly Spirituality by Gary Selby

--

The Three Books from Hearts & Minds podcast is produced in partnership between the Coalition for Christian Outreach and Hearts & Minds Bookstore.

Hearts & Minds Bookstore is owned and operated by Byron and his wife Beth in Dallastown, PA. Byron's incredible book review blog is called BookNotes and can be found (and subscribed to!) here:

⁠https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/booknotes

The Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO) is a campus ministry organization seeking to transform college students to transform the world. We partner with local churches and community members to see the Gospel of the Kingdom of God shared on college campuses to make life-long, life-wide differences in the lives of college students.

To find out more about the CCO visit: ⁠https://www.ccojubilee.org/

To contact...

Byron: [email protected]

Phil : [email protected]

Just in time for Labor Day weekend, with its celebration of workers and reflections on the meaning of work, Byron offers two sets of three books each, all six books dealing with work. The first three are books on faith and work, and the second three are memoirs by and about workers.

--

To place an order, simply click here and fill out this form: ⁠https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/order

Timestamps to books and authors are as follows:

5:15 Work That Makes a Difference by Daniel Doriani

7:57 Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew Crawford

14:40 Taking Your Soul to Work by Paul Stevens

19:33 Rocky Mountain High by Finn Murphy

23:29 The Lost Carving by David Esterly

25:50 Soul Full of Coal Dust by Chris Hamby
--

The Three Books from Hearts & Minds podcast is produced in partnership between the Coalition for Christian Outreach and Hearts & Minds Bookstore.

Hearts & Minds Bookstore is owned and operated by Byron and his wife Beth in Dallastown, PA. Byron's incredible book review blog is called BookNotes and can be found (and subscribed to!) here: https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/booknotes

The Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO) is a campus ministry organization seeking to transform college students to transform the world. We partner with local churches and community members to see the Gospel of the Kingdom of God shared on college campuses to make life-long, life-wide differences in the lives of college students. To find out more about the CCO visit: ⁠https://www.ccojubilee.org/

To contact...

Byron: [email protected]

Sam: [email protected]

Just two months after celebrating the life and work of Walter Brueggemann, we lost another beloved influence on our theological and missional vision. Calvin Seerveld passed away on August 5, 2025. To honor Cal and to consider how his writing and teaching shaped Hearts & Minds, the CCO, and so many lives, we brought CCO staff member and student of Cal, Sean Purcell, on this episode to highlight three wonderful Seerveld books!

--

To place an order, simply click here and fill out this form: ⁠https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/order

Timestamps to books and authors are as follows:

6:36 Rainbows for the Fallen World by Calvin Seerveld

20:52 Normative Aesthetics by Calvin Seerveld

28:09 Take Hold of God and Pull by Calvin Seerveld

--

The Three Books from Hearts & Minds podcast is produced in partnership between the Coalition for Christian Outreach and Hearts & Minds Bookstore.

Hearts & Minds Bookstore is owned and operated by Byron and his wife Beth in Dallastown, PA. Byron's incredible book review blog is called BookNotes and can be found (and subscribed to!) here: ⁠https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/booknotes

The Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO) is a campus ministry organization seeking to transform college students to transform the world. We partner with local churches and community members to see the Gospel of the Kingdom of God shared on college campuses to make life-long, life-wide differences in the lives of college students.

To find out more about the CCO visit: ⁠https://www.ccojubilee.org/

To contact...

Byron: [email protected]

Sam: [email protected]

Sean: [email protected]

Welcome to a special episode of 3BfHaM, recorded from the CCO's Summer Conference at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA. Summer Conference is the CCO's annual summer training week for our entire staff and we had an evening where we celebrated the books staff have used in their ministries and wanted to give you, the listener, a taste of how we use, and how you could use books in service to others.

--

To place an order, simply click here and fill out this form: ⁠https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/order

Timestamps to books and authors are as follows:

3:12 Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton from Ben Thompson - [email protected]

4:17 Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton from Jonny Cagwin - [email protected]

5:08 Spiritual Disciplines Handbook by Adele Ahlberg Calhounfrom Julie Deibert - [email protected]

5:33 Invitation to Solitude and Silence by Ruth Haley Barton from Ariana Suggs - [email protected]

6:05 The Gift of Being Yourself by David G. Benner from Kenny Campbell - [email protected]

6:34 101 Outdoor Adventures to Have Before You Grow Up by Jack Tornio & Stacy Tornio from Kennedy Campbell

7:24 Strong and Weak by Andy Crouch from Jen Pelling - [email protected]

8:22 God Space by Doug Pollock from Brandie Daniels-Anderson - [email protected]

9:36 Churches and the Crisis of Decline by Andy Root from Dan Garrison Edwards - [email protected]

10:34 The Bible from Celeste Carl - [email protected]

10:53 With by Skye Jethani from Jonathan Wagner - [email protected]

--

The Three Books from Hearts & Minds podcast is produced in partnership between the Coalition for Christian Outreach and Hearts & Minds Bookstore.

Hearts & Minds Bookstore is owned and operated by Byron and his wife Beth in Dallastown, PA. Byron's incredible book review blog is called BookNotes and can be found (and subscribed to!) here: ⁠https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/booknotes

The Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO) is a campus ministry organization seeking to transform college students to transform the world. We partner with local churches and community members to see the Gospel of the Kingdom of God shared on college campuses to make life-long, life-wide differences in the lives of college students.

To find out more about the CCO visit: ⁠https://www.ccojubilee.org/

To contact...

Byron : [email protected]

Sam : [email protected]

The Bible is a story. Our lives our stories. The lives of our neighbors are stories. Story binds the world together in undeniable ways, and that's part of God's design! Here are three books that will help us navigate the stories in which we find ourselves.--

To place an order, simply click here and fill out this form: ⁠https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/order/

Timestamps to books and authors (and other fun stuff!) are as follows:

5:48 The God of Story by Daniel Schwabauer

13:19 Make Sense of Your Story by Adam Young

22:41 Between the Listening and the Telling by Mark Yaconelli

--

The Three Books from Hearts & Minds podcast is produced in partnership between the Coalition for Christian Outreach and Hearts & Minds Bookstore.

Hearts & Minds Bookstore is owned and operated by Byron and his wife Beth in Dallastown, PA. Byron's incredible book review blog is called BookNotes and can be found (and subscribed to!) here: ⁠https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/booknotes/

The Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO) is a campus ministry organization seeking to transform college students to transform the world. We partner with local churches and community members to see the Gospel of the Kingdom of God shared on college campuses to make life-long, life-wide differences in the lives of college students. To find out more about the CCO visit: ⁠https://www.ccojubilee.org/

To contact...

Byron : [email protected]

Sam : [email protected]

With the Fourth of July just around the corner, Byron and Sam discussed three books on US history, the relationship between Christianity and America, and what a Christian patriotism might look like.

--

To place an order, simply click here and fill out this form: ⁠https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/order/

Timestamps to books and authors (and other fun stuff!) are as follows:

2:14 Remaking the World by Andrew Wilson

11:31 Was America Founded As A Christian Nation? by John Fea

21:26 How To Be A Patriotic Christian by Richard Mouw

--

The Three Books from Hearts & Minds podcast is produced in partnership between the Coalition for Christian Outreach and Hearts & Minds Bookstore.

Hearts & Minds Bookstore is owned and operated by Byron and his wife Beth in Dallastown, PA. Byron's incredible book review blog is called BookNotes and can be found (and subscribed to!) here: ⁠https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/booknotes/

The Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO) is a campus ministry organization seeking to transform college students to transform the world. We partner with local churches and community members to see the Gospel of the Kingdom of God shared on college campuses to make life-long, life-wide differences in the lives of college students.

To find out more about the CCO visit: ⁠https://www.ccojubilee.org/

To contact...

Byron : [email protected]

Sam : [email protected]

The beloved and prolific Hebrew Bible scholar Walter Brueggemann passed away on June 5, 2025. We are honored to be part of the conversation about the countless ways he influenced the worlds of biblical scholarship, theology, and ministry. To celebrate his life, work, and legacy, Byron and Sam discussed three great Brueggemann books!

--

To place an order, simply click here and fill out this form:

⁠https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/order/

Timestamps to books and authors (and other fun stuff!) are as follows:

5:26 The Prophetic Imagination by Walter Brueggemann

18:25 Journey to the Common Good by Walter Brueggemann

23:44 Hope Restored by Walter Brueggemann--

The Three Books from Hearts & Minds podcast is produced in partnership between the Coalition for Christian Outreach and Hearts & Minds Bookstore.

Hearts & Minds Bookstore is owned and operated by Byron and his wife Beth in Dallastown, PA. Byron's incredible book review blog is called BookNotes and can be found (and subscribed to!) here: ⁠https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/booknotes/

The Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO) is a campus ministry organization seeking to transform college students to transform the world. We partner with local churches and community members to see the Gospel of the Kingdom of God shared on college campuses to make life-long, life-wide differences in the lives of college students.

To find out more about the CCO visit: ⁠https://www.ccojubilee.org/

To contact...

Byron : [email protected] : [email protected]

The Sabbath has been a counter-cultural practice for literal millennia and these three books will help you learn more about the value, the practice, and the life-transformation of the Sabbath.

--

To place an order, simply click here and fill out this form: ⁠https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/order/⁠

Timestamps to books and authors (and other fun stuff!) are as follows:

4:51 The Rest of God by Mark Buchanan

11:32 Subversive Sabbath by AJ Swoboda

16:33 Phil and Byron define and discuss the term "subversive"

21:52 Living the Sabbath by Norman Wirzba

You can check out "The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea" wherever you listen to podcasts.

--

The Three Books from Hearts & Minds podcast is produced in partnership between the Coalition for Christian Outreach and Hearts & Minds Bookstore.

Hearts & Minds Bookstore is owned and operated by Byron and his wife Beth in Dallastown, PA. Byron's incredible book review blog is called BookNotes and can be found (and subscribed to!) here:

⁠https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/booknotes/⁠

The Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO) is a campus ministry organization seeking to transform college students to transform the world. We partner with local churches and community members to see the Gospel of the Kingdom of God shared on college campuses to make life-long, life-wide differences in the lives of college students.

To find out more about the CCO visit:

⁠https://www.ccojubilee.org/

To contact...

Byron : [email protected]

phil : [email protected]

Byron and Sam guide us through recommendations of three books by acclaimed New Testament scholar N.T. (Tom) Wright.

To place an order, simply click here and fill out this form: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/order/⁠⁠⁠

Timestamps to books and authors (and other fun stuff!) are as follows:

8:30 Simply Good News by N.T. Wright

12:40 How God Became King by N.T. Wright, and how N.T. Wright came to Hearts & Minds

24:39 Surprised by Hope by N.T. Wright

--

The Three Books from Hearts & Minds podcast is produced in partnership between the Coalition for Christian Outreach and Hearts & Minds Bookstore.

Hearts & Minds Bookstore is owned and operated by Byron and his wife Beth in Dallastown, PA. Byron's incredible book review blog is called BookNotes and can be found (and subscribed to!) here:

https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/booknotes/⁠⁠⁠

The Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO) is a campus ministry organization seeking to transform college students to transform the world. We partner with local churches and community members to see the Gospel of the Kingdom of God shared on college campuses to make life-long, life-wide differences in the lives of college students.

To find out more about the CCO visit: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.ccojubilee.org/⁠⁠

To contact...

Byron : [email protected]

Sam : [email protected]

The Holy Spirit need not be wholly misunderstood. With these three resources Byron helps us know the Biblical understanding of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit's function in our lives, and how to avoid pitfalls in living out life in the Holy Spirit.

To place an order, simply click here and fill out this form:

⁠https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/order/⁠Timestamps to books and authors (and other fun stuff!) are as follows:

1:42 Pentecost by Emilio Alvarez, ed. by Esau McCaulley

7:41 Knowing the Holy Spirit by Christopher Wright

11:43 Here in Spirit by Jonathan Dodson

18:51 The Familiar Stranger by Tyson Staton

You can check out "The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea" wherever you listen to podcasts.

--

The Three Books from Hearts & Minds podcast is produced in partnership between the Coalition for Christian Outreach and Hearts & Minds Bookstore.

Hearts & Minds Bookstore is owned and operated by Byron and his wife Beth in Dallastown, PA. Byron's incredible book review blog is called BookNotes and can be found (and subscribed to!) here:

https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/booknotes/⁠

The Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO) is a campus ministry organization seeking to transform college students to transform the world. We partner with local churches and community members to see the Gospel of the Kingdom of God shared on college campuses to make life-long, life-wide differences in the lives of college students.

To find out more about the CCO visit: ⁠https://www.ccojubilee.org/

To contact...

Byron : [email protected]

phil : [email protected]