Books A Review of “God’s Forever Family” by Larry Eskridge 27 Feb 2019 For many years now I have been obsessed with the Jesus People Movement of the late 60s and early 70s. It was a revival of Evangelical convictions among youth, following…
Books A Review of “Freedom from Self-Harm” by Kim Gratz and Alexander Chapman 19 Feb 2019 There is a great deal of misinformation in popular media regarding self-harm. It is important, then, for counselors to find competent and comprehensive literature on the subject. Gratz and Chapman…
Books A Review of “Can Christianity Cure Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?” by Ian Osborn 21 Jan 2019 Psychiatry has not always been open to the role of faith in the treatment of mental disorders. In fact, in some circles, religion is credited as the cause of certain…
Books A Review of “Think Again” by Jared Mellinger 15 Jan 2019 All people know the discouragement of self-critical thoughts, but some of us have a deeper struggle with consuming and enslaving introspection. Self-reflection run amok is a common trouble among Christians…
Books Best Books of 2018 7 Jan 2019 I love to read and for the last several years I have set my annual reading goal at 50 books. Narrowing that list down to my top five favorites on…
Books Books I Read in 2018 31 Dec 2018 Here is a complete annotated list of the books I read in 2018: 1. Great Thinkers: Thomas Aquinas by K. Scott Oliphint A fantastic look at one of the greatest theologians…
Books A Review of “Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?” by Gregory Alan Thornbury 17 Dec 201817 Dec 2018 It must be difficult to be a celebrity within Evangelical Christianity. The expectations are high, the critiques are harsh, and the fall is great. Such was the case in the…
Books A Review of “DieHard Sins” by Rush Witt 26 Nov 2018 What do you think of when you hear the word "sin." Most of us think of those big, ugly sins. The ones that every Christian knows are immoral and wicked.…
Books A Review of “Grace-Based Recovery” by Jonathan Daugherty 5 Nov 2018 Many approaches to recovery are performance based and can often lead to both a sense of legalism/pride and despair. In Grace-Based Recovery Jonathan Daugherty offers an alternate approach, one rooted…
Books A Review of “Raising Kids in the Way of Grace” by Bob Kellemen 22 Oct 2018 I know of very few people who can pull off the breadth of Bob Kellemen's writing topics. He has made a reputation for himself in the area of equipping counselors,…