May 15, 2026
Faithfully Present - Conference Reads!


Faithfully Present is just around the corner! To get us all pondering what it means to be faithfully present, we've started collecting some recommended reads related to either particular sessions at the conference or the general theme of being attentive and cultivating a relational education in the midst of a distracted age. Let's continue building this list together in the coming months, and we hope to see you in July!
Books by Speakers
- You’re Only Human by Kelly Kapic
- A Little Book for New Theologians by Kelly Kapic
- You Were Never Meant to Do It All by Kelly Kapic
- Safeguards: Shielding our Homes and Equipping our Kids by Julie Lowe
- Childproof: Parenting by Faith Not Formula by Julie Lowe
- The Redeemed Reader: Cultivating a Child’s Discernment and Imagination Through Truth and Story by Janie Cheany, Betsy Farquhar, Hayley Morell, and Megan Saben
- Awakening the Whole Child: A Charlotte Mason Philosophy of Education for the 21st Century edited by Deani VanPelt, Elizabeth Millar, Sally Elton-Chalcraft
Recommended Books
- Redeeming Vision by Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt
- The Listening Life: Embracing Attentiveness in a World of Distraction by Adam McHugh
- Turning to Birds: The Power and Beauty of Noticing by Lili Taylor
- The Ruthless Elimination of Worry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World by John Mark Comer
- Being Mindful of Being Christian: A Guide to Mindful Discipleship by Joanna Collicutt
- God Loves the Autistic Mind by Matthew Schnieder
- Interoception by Cara N Koscinski
- Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
- Enchantment by Katherine May
- Every Moment Holy Vol. 1 by Rabbit Room Press
- Walden by Henry David Thoreau
- God of the Garden by Andrew Peterson
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