Justin Lee: ‘Gay Christian’ is not an oxymoron


Excerpt from Justin Lee's CNN Belief Blog titled: "My Take: 'Gay Christian' is not an oxymoron." Read more

Phil Madeira on Heather Kopp


God on the Rocks author Phil Madeira takes a look at Heather Kopp's Sober Mercies. Read more

On Becca Stevens and her Heart


"It is a dangerous thing to give your heart away to someone you have only just met." Read more

Enter for a Chance to Win a Copy of Heather Kopp's Sober Mercies


Enter for a chance to win a copy of Heather Kopp's Sober Mercies. Read more

Reflections on The Invisible Girls


Reflections on Sarah Thebarge's memoir, The Invisible Girls, and what it means. Read more

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Wild Goose Festival

Wild Goose, Sarah Thebarge, & The Invisible Girls

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Jacob in Wild Goose Festival | 2 Comments

By Jacob

The excitement grows out of the conversation

Jericho Books booth at Wild Goose, Justin Lee author of Torn

Jericho Books booth at Wild Goose, Justin Lee author of Torn

For me, part of the excitement in coming to things like Wild Goose centered around visiting the booths and talking to the people sitting at each tent. This year, for the first time, I’m on the other side of the picture. I was excited about spending some time with our authors in their space. There’s a reason that authors like Brian McLaren and Justin Lee play a prominent role at the festival — they are great communicators. I couldn’t wait to be able to hear talk specifically about their books in a natural way … often in casual conversation.

As Sarah Thebarge worked with me at the Jericho Books booth on Thursday I got to see her light up about her book, The Invisible Girls (Jericho, April 2013). Most importantly I got to see her chat about why the book is important to her. Read more

Cornerstone to Wild Goose

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Jacob in Wild Goose Festival | 1 Comment

By Jacob

A Farewell, and a new Beginning

As many Jericho Books readers may know, this will be the 29th and final year of Cornerstone Music Festival, in Bushnell, IL, and for me at least, it’s a bittersweet. From early high school through college, Cornerstone served as the midpoint of my summer, the peak of the hill, the impetus for sending me back down the hill, carrying me into the new school year. The reason Cornerstone is so memorable for me, is that not only did it drive me into the new school year; it carried me in with momentum. Cornerstone, is primarily a music festival, but it was there that I was first introduced to the possibilities of Christianity as an intellectual pursuit; as a real means of social activism; as a completely different idea than I once believed, a way of going against the grain in a positive way, rather than “fitting in” in a negative way.
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