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BRYAN BLISS (MFA '14)

We'll Fly Away (Greenwillow Books, 2018)

Meet Me Here (Greenwillow Books, 2016)

No Parking at the End Times (Greenwillow Books, 2015)

Arthur Boers (MFA '18)

servants and fools by arthur boers

Servants and Fools: A Biblical Theology of Leadership
(Abingdon Press, 2015)

living into focus by arthur boers

Living into Focus: Choosing What Matters in an Age of Distractions
(Brazos 2012)

day by day these things we pray by arthur boers

Day by Day These Things We Pray: Uncovering Ancient Rhythms of Prayer
(Herald, 2010)

the way is made by walking by arthur boers

The Way is Made By Walking: A Pilgrimage Along the Camino de Santiago
(InterVarsity, 2007)

Daniel Bowman Jr. (MFA '11)

jane austen and the arts by jessica brown

A Plum Tree in Leatherstocking Country
(Virtual Artists Collective, 2012)

Jessica Brown (MFA '07)

jane austen and the arts by jessica brown

Contributed to: Jane Austen and the Arts: Elegance, Propriety, and Harmony
(Lehigh UP, 2013)

Karin Evans (MFA '08)

the grace to race by karin evans

Co-authored with Sister Madonna Buder: The Grace to Race: The Wisdom and Inspiration of the 80-Year-Old World Champion Triathlete known as The Iron Nun
(Simon & Schuster, 2010)

the lost daughters of china by karin evans

The Lost Daughters of China: Abandoned Girls, Their Journey to America, and the Search for a Missing Past
(Penguin Putnam, 2000, 2001; revised new edition with TarcherPerigee, 2008)

Callie Feyen (MFA '14)

the magic of motherhood, essays by callie feyen

Essays appear in: The Magic of Motherhood
(Zondervan, 2017)

Jessica Gigot (MFA '14)

flood patterns by jessica gigot

Flood Patterns
(Antrim House Books, 2015)

CAMERON DEZEN HAMMON (MFA '15)

This Is My Body

(Lookout Books, 2019)

Denise Frame Harlan (MFA '09)

the spirit of food, contribution by denise frame harlan

Contributed to: The Spirit of Food: 34 Writers on Feasting and Fasting Toward God
(Wipf & Stock Pub, 2010)

Matthew Henry (MFA '09)

the grace to race by karin evans

Teaching While Black (Main Street Rag Publishing Company, 2020)

Chris Hoke (MFA '13)

wanted by chris hoke

Wanted: A Spiritual Pursuit Through Jail, Among Outlaws, and Across Borders
(HarperOne, 2015)

David Jacobsen (MFA '11)

rookie dad by david jacobsen

Rookie Dad: Thoughts on First-Time Fatherhood
(Zondervan, 2007)

Cowritten as D. R. Jacobsen:

pursuing justice, cowritten as d.r. jacobsen

Pursuing Justice: The Call to Live and Die for Bigger Things
(Thomas Nelson, 2013)

The Truest Thing About You by David Lomas

Truest Thing about You: Identity, Desire, and Why it All Matters
(David C. Cook, 2014)

the tank man's son, cowritten as d.r. jacobsen

The Tank Man's Son: A Memoir
(Tyndale, 2015)

Herschend Family Values by David Jacobsen

Herschend Family Values: Creating Memories Worth Repeating
(Herschend Studios)

Honestly by David Jacobsen

Honestly: Getting Real About Jesus and Our Messy Lives
(NavPress, 2016)

junkyard wisdom, cowritten as d.r. jacobsen

Junkyard Wisdom: Resisting the Whisper of Wealth in a World of Broken Parts
(Deep River Books, 2016)

the business of faith, cowritten as d.r. jacobsen

The Business of Faith: How to Lead Yourself, Unify Your Team, and Create a Remarkable Organization
(Elevate Culture, 2017)

upward, inward, outward, cowritten as d.r. jacobsen

Upward, Inward, Outward: Love God, Love Yourself, Love Others
(NavPress, 2017)

Salvaged by Roy Goble

Salvaged: Leadership Lessons Pulled from the Junkyard by Roy Goble
(NavPress 2019)

Rescuer by Jason Sautel

The Rescuer: One Firefighter's Story of Courage, Darkness, and the Relentless Love That Saved Him
(Thomas Nelson, 2020)

Paul Luikart (MFA '14)

animal heart by paul luikart

Animal Heart
(Hyperborea Publishing, 2016)

Michael McCarthy (MFA '11)

ashes under water by michael mccarthy

Ashes Under Water: The SS Eastland and the Shipwreck That Shook America
(Lyons Press, 2014)

the sun farmer by michael mccarthy

The Sun Farmer: The Story of a Shocking Accident, A Medical Miracle and a Family's Life and Death Decision
(Ivan R. Dee, 2007)

Amy Muia

Contributed to The Orison Anthology Vol. 4 (Orison Books, 2019)

Elizabeth Myhr (MFA '09)

the dictator's mistress by elizabeth myhr

The Dictator's Mistress
(Alice Blue Books, 2012)

the vanishings by elizabeth myhr

The Vanishings and Other Poems
(Calypso Editions, 2010)

Nancy J. Nordenson (MFA '07)

finding livelihood by nancy j. nordenson

Finding Livelihood: A Progress of Work and Leisure
(Kalos Press, 2015)

Anne M. Doe Overstreet (MFA '16)

delicate machinery suspended by anne m. doe overstreet

Delicate Machinery Suspended
(T.S. Poetry Press, 2011)

Jeffrey Overstreet (MFA '16)

through a screen darkly by jeffrey overstreet

Through a Screen Darkly: Looking Closer at Beauty, Truth, and Evil at the Movies
(Regal Books, 2007)

the ale boys feast by jeffrey overstreet

The Ale Boy's Feast
(Random House – WaterBrook Press, 2010)

ravens ladder by jeffrey overstreet

Raven's Ladder
(Random House – WaterBrook Press, 2009)

cynderes midnight by jeffrey overstreet

Cyndere's Midnight
(Random House – WaterBrook Press, 2008)

auralias colors by jeffrey overstreet

Auralia's Colors
(Random House – WaterBrook Press, 2007)

Amy Peterson (MFA '18)

Where Goodness Still Grows: Reclaiming Virtue in an Age of Hypocrisy (Thomas Nelson, 2020)

Dangerous Territory: My Misguided Quest to Save the World (Discovery House, 2017)

Carolyn Schultz-Rathbun (MFA '19)

Goodbye, Little One: Through deep grief to deep life

(Two Worlds Media, 2015)

Amie Sharp (MFA '07)

The Sabine Women (Red Dragonfly Press, 2019)

Vic Sizemore (MFA '09)

I Love You I'm Leaving (Big Table Publishing Company, 2018)

Goodbye, My Tribe: An Evangelical Exodus (University Alabama Press, 2020)

Ann Swindell (MFA '12)

still waiting by ann swindell

Still Waiting: Hope for When God Doesn't Give You What You Want
(Tyndale, 2017)

Mary Van Denend (MFA '07)

watermarks by mary van denend

Watermarks
(Finishing Line Press, 2013)

Brian Volck (MFA '07)

Footsteps: Poems for Homeless Veterans (Cave Moon Press, 2016)

attending others by brian volck
Attending Others: A Doctor's Education in Bodies and Words
(Cascade Books, 2016)

flesh becomes word by brian volck
Flesh Becomes Word
(Dos Madres Press, 2013)

reclaiming the body by brian volck
Co-authored with Joel Shuman: Reclaiming the Body: Christians and the Faithful Use of Modern Medicine
(Brazos Press, 2006)

Cathy Warner (MFA '11)

burnt offerings by cathy warner

Burnt Offerings
(eLectio Publishing, 2014)

Alissa Wilkinson (MFA '13)

how to survive the apocalypse by alissa wilkinson

Co-authored with Robert Joustra: How to Survive the Apocalypse: Zombies, Cylons, Faith, and Politics atthe End of the World
(Eerdmans, 2016)

Derek Smith (MFA '09)

Magical Teaching
(Independently Published,
2019)

Kaitlin Barker Davis (MFA '13)

"Come and See," The Best
Women's Travel Writing
(Travelers' Tales Guide,
2020)

Jeffery Allen Ways (MFA, '20)

The Former Hero
(AEC Stellar Publishing,
2014)

Michael McCarthy (MFA, '11)

The Hidden Hindenburgh:
The Untold Story of the
Tragedy, the Nazi Secrets,
and the Quest to Rule the Skies
(Lyons Press, 2020)

Jessica Gigot (MFA, '12)

(Trail to Table, 2020)

Shannon Huffman Polson (MFA, '10)

North of Hope: A Daughter's Arctic Journey by Shannon Huffman Polson

North of Hope: A   The Grit Factor: The Little Book
Daughter's Arctic Courage, Resilience,   Of Grit (Blurb,
Journey   & Leadership in the   2019)
(Zondervan/Harper Most Male-Dominated
Collins, 2013) Organization in the
World (Harvard
Business Review
Press, 2020)

Melissa Reeser Poulin (MFA, '11)

Rupture, Light Co-edited with Jill
(Finishing Line McKenna Reed:
Press, 2019) Winged: New
Writing on bees
(Poulin Publishing, 2014)

Daniel Thomas (MFA, '06)

Deep Pockets
(Saint Julian Press,
2018)

Timothy E. G. Bartel (MFA '10)

Aflame but Glimpes of Her Father's
Unconsumed Glory: Deification and
(Kelsay Books, Divine Light in
2019) Longfellow's
"Evangeline"
(Wipf & Stock, 2019)