Check out 10 million words
Saturday, November 21st, 2009 Posted in book review, recommended sites | No Comments »10 Million Words is a year-long project by Christian author/blogger Tim Challies to learn about life and culture by reading all of America's bestselling books. Check out his book reviews by clicking HERE.
Angels and Demons
Thursday, May 21st, 2009 Posted in book review, recommended sites | No Comments »The folks at Westminster Bookstore have put together a wonderful website that will help you reflect on the kinds of scientific and religious questions raised by Dan Brown’s blockbuster book and movie Angels and Demons. Check it out ...
The Pastor Recommends – Great Books Published in 2008 that I Wish the People of Peace Would Read.
Thursday, December 11th, 2008 Posted in book review, recommended book | 1 Comment »Please consider reading the following short list of books that were published in 2008. I believe that they would help you grow in worship, faith, and service. If you want to see my copy of any of these books simply ...
The Pastor Recommends…A Quest For More: Living for Something Bigger Than You
Monday, August 4th, 2008 Posted in book review | Comments OffThere are many books available in the marketplace that seek to promote a thing called "Christian living". Most of these books end up driving us away from God's grace because they put the focus on what ...
A Nation of Wimps
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 Posted in book review | Comments Off"Parents are going to ludicrous lengths to take the bumps out of life for their children. However, parental hyperconcern has the net effect of making kids more fragile; that may be why they're breaking down in record numbers." This is ...
This month’s Free Audiobook- The Pilgrim’s Progress
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 Posted in audio, book review | Comments OffChristianAudio.com is offering of John Bunyan's classic book Pilgrim's Progress (10.5 hours) free in the month of June. This book is considered to be one of the classics of English literature and one of the finest examples of Christian devotional ...
Security with God
Friday, May 23rd, 2008 Posted in book review, wisdom | Comments Off"What is the basis for our security with God? How do we know that he listens to our prayers and forgives our sins and takes care of us each day?...We get fearful and anxious because our default thought pattern is ...
Genuine Biblical Spirituality
Saturday, May 10th, 2008 Posted in book review, wisdom | Comments OffHere is a quote on biblical spirituality from the book Hearing God's Words: Exploring Biblical Spirituality written by Peter Adams, and Anglican biblical scholar from Ridley College in Melbourne Australia. For the Bible is a great God-given resource and guide to ...
What the Church Really Needs
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 Posted in book review | Comments OffDavid Wells is one of my favorite theologians and he has just published a new book: The Courage to be Protestant: Truth Lovers, Marketers, and Emergents in the Postmodern World. Here is a provocative quote: "We have enough Bibles for every ...
How Africa Shaped Christianity
Thursday, April 17th, 2008 Posted in book review, recommended sites | Comments OffHere is a link to site that accompanies a recently published book by one of my favorite theologians, Thomas Oden. Oden's general thesis is that "Africa has played a decisive role in the formation of Christian culture from its infancy. ...
Lutheran Writers’ Project and Book Club
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 Posted in book review, recommended sites | No Comments »This is from the most recent Greater Milwaukee Synod eNewsletter: "More than 250 Lutheran writers gathered for a weekend of worship, keynote addresses, readings, workshops and panel discussions at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa. An outcome of "Called to Create: A ...
