Books A Review of “Following Jesus” by N.T. Wright 28 Apr 2014 Are you a disciple of the real Jesus? "Plenty of people in the church and outside it have made up a 'Jesus' for themselves, and have found that this invented…
Books A Review of “Love Into Light” by Peter Hubbard 21 Apr 2014 The church has a lot to repent of when it comes to caring for our brothers and sisters who struggle with same-sex attraction. We have defaulted either to not talking…
Books A Review of “Washed and Waiting” by Wesley Hill 14 Apr 2014 The pursuit of holiness happens often not simply in the midst of personal struggles, but because of them. Wesley Hill understand that. He understands it not simply because it is…
Books A Review of “True Friendship” by Vaughan Roberts 7 Apr 20147 Apr 2014 "The theme of friendship," writes Vaughan Roberts, "takes us right to the heart of the Bible's message." That the Bible would say so much about friendship should not surprise us,…
Books A Review of “The Trellis and the Vine” by Colin Marshall and Tony Payne 31 Mar 2014 I am late to the game. Back in 2009 when this book was released it was all the rage among pastors in my circles. I didn't read it then, probably…
Books A Review of “Multiply” by Francis Chan 24 Mar 2014 Of the writing of books on discipleship there is no end. There seems to be a never-ending streams of books talking about new methods, new programs, or simply new concepts…
Books A Review of “Is God Anti-Gay?” by Sam Allberry 21 Mar 201421 Mar 2014 "We should expect a number of Christians to experience forms of same-sex attraction. We live in a fallen world" (43). Sam Allberry knows this truth at many levels. As both…
Books A Review of “Methland” by Nick Reding 17 Mar 201417 Mar 2014 It feels gross to call a book on the meth epidemic and its destruction of rural America beautiful. But Nick Reding is a compelling writer. Whether he's describing a white…
Books A Review of “United” by Trillia Newbell 14 Mar 2014 I am so glad Trillia said it first: Talking about race and racial reconciliation can be downright terrifying. No one wants to offend, and in our politically correct society, who…
Books A Review of “Gospel Coach” by Scott Thomas and Tom Wood 10 Mar 201410 Mar 2014 Leadership books all have a certain phraseology to them. There's usually some strange comparison (a business is like a bus, or a hedgehog). Then there's the characteristics of a leader…
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