Summer Reading with Melissa Kruger

Summer is a time for reading. Work slows down a bit, at least for some. I’m not traveling as much to speak and teach. School’s out. I spend more time at the lake. In fact, I have probably spent more time reading on a couch next to a lake than any other place. I’ve read everything from history to fiction to theology on that couch that helps put my mind in the right place to relax then concentrate. One of my favorite guests is back on Gospelbound to talk about summer reading as we close out the spring 2025 season. Melissa Kruger is the vice president for discipleship programming at TGC and co-host of the hit new podcast, The Deep Dish . We talked about why we love reading, and why reading still matters with social media and AI. And we offered dozens of book recommendations in many different genres. Summer Reading Recommendations Collin's Summer Reading List: Godric by Frederick Buechner The Fate of the Day by Rick Atkinson The Space Trilogy by C. S. Lewis Melissa's Summer Reading List: Homecoming by Kate Morton The Lord's Work in the Lord's Way and No Little People by Francis A. Schaeffer The Expulsive Power of a New Affection by Thomas Chalmers For the full list of book recommendations mentioned in this episode, visit our website. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Summer Reading with Melissa Kruger is an episode from Gospelbound by The Gospel Coalition.

This episode is 01:12:42 long.

This episode was published on Jun 17, 2025.

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