Books A Review of “With” by Alvin Reid and George Robinson 24 Oct 2016 It seems, to me, somewhat ironic to write a manual on informal mentoring. A step-by-step guide to the unstructured method of disciple-making would be a bit ridiculous, and yet there…
Books A Review of “The Dynamic Heart in Daily Life” by Jeremy Pierre 17 Oct 2016 There are many caricatures of Biblical Counseling. One popular caricature paints practitioners of Biblical Counseling as offering simplistic explanations, pad answers, and little sympathy. The caricature is just that, a…
Books A Review of “Addiction and Grace” by Gerald May 3 Oct 2016 Gerald May was a psychiatrist and spiritual counselor at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation. The combination of those two roles has given him a unique perspective and a unique…
Books Addiction Bibliography 26 Sep 2016 As part of the ongoing research for my book project I have been reading widely and diversely on the subject of addictions. Here is a sample of my bibliography from…
Books A Review of “The Heart of Addiction” by Mark Shaw 19 Sep 2016 Dr. Mark Shaw has spent over two decades working with men and women who have developed addictive habits. He does so from a Biblical perspective, focused on using the Scriptures…
Books A Review of “The Mission of God” by Christopher Wright 12 Sep 2016 Much has been written on the comprehensive picture of missions as found in the Bible. It’s not a particularly novel or new idea to write about a Biblical theology of…
Books A Review of “The Journey to Freedom” by Dan Johnson 5 Sep 2016 Fighting an addiction is incredibly difficult. There are hundreds upon hundreds of books that profess to help individuals work towards change and recovery, often such books trend towards one of…
Books A Review of “Asking for It” by Kate harding 22 Aug 201622 Aug 2016 American culture can talk out of both sides of its mouth. On the one hand we firmly believe in the wickedness of sexual assault. It is a horrific violation of…
Books A Review of “Advances in the Study of Greek” by Constantine Campbell 15 Aug 2016 I am convinced that it is not necessary for every Christian to know how to read and translate the Greek New Testament. There are good peer-reviewed translations and commentaries to…
Books A Review of “Church in Hard Places” by McConnell & McKinley 1 Aug 2016 When I first met Aaron (not his real name) I wasn't sure how to be helpful. Aaron was homeless, had an addiction to alcohol, and was intensely aggressive and antagonist…
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