If you know me, you know that I nerd out on history. In 2025, I read a lot of biographies. These were particularly interesting to me:

*Confessions of St. Augustine. The spiritual and psychological autobiography of one of the greatest theologians in history. What more can I say? Read it!

*William Carey, by S. Pearce Carey. A masterful story of the father of modern missions by his great-grandson. Inspiring beyond measure. Thanks to Dr. Bennie Crockett for recommending it.

*The Revolutionary, Samuel Adams, by Stacy Schiff. With our nation’s 250th anniversary coming up, I wanted to read up on that era. Schiff shows how Samuel Adams was perhaps the greatest instigator behind the revolution. Fascinating.

*Alexander Hamilton, by Ron Chernow. No wonder they made a Broadway play based on this book. The guy had more drama in his lifetime than some nations have in their entire history.

*The Pirates Lafitte, by William C. Davis. Entertaining and illuminating about the Gulf Coast culture and history in the early 1800s through the raucous lives of the pirates Jean and Pierre Lafitte. I really enjoyed this one.