my top 10 reads of 2024

Mental health, decade-spanning sagas, and how to be a Christian in today's world

I read 130 books in 2024. This is not bragging or attempting to assert myself over those who read less. I am never trying to compete with anyone, including myself. I just like to read and I’m in a season of life where I can read a lot of books.

A few days I ago I shared my least favorite reads of 2024, but today I’m going to share my top 10 reads. I had originally planned to share all of my 5-star reads in one post, but there were 42 of them, and it felt overwhelming for you and for me. Instead, I’ve broken that group down into four separate groups—my top 10 overall, and then my 5-star fiction reads, my 5-star nonfiction reads, and my 5-star spiritual reads. Look for those in your inbox in the coming days.

#1: A Quiet Mind to Suffer With: Mental Illness, Trauma, and the Death of Christ by John Andrew Bryant

This was one of my last reads of the yea…