A few good titles to grow by this summer …
Summer is almost here! For some reason, we think of summer as a time of indulgence. The good weather beckons us to get outdoors and have some […]
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May
2012
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Book Review
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Apr
2012
BOOK REVIEW: A smart look at an old topic …
Imagine revisiting the topic of Christian authenticity without the word “authentic” being tossed around like a Retriever after a tennis ball. Timothy Willard and Jason Locy have […]
26
Mar
2012
BOOK REVIEW: In “Viral” Leonard Sweet wades into the cultural divide …
One book states the church in America is dead and its hope rests on the next batch of Christians. Another says the new batch of Christians embrace […]
12
Feb
2012
BOOK REVIEW: Every church leader should read this book … soon!
If you ask church leaders who they would rather spend time with, someone in their congregation, or other “leaders,” the honest answer in today’s church culture would […]
08
Jan
2012
BOOK REVIEW: Church matters! Here’s why …
Some of the biggest bashers of the church are church leaders who set themselves up as the culturally cool, spiritual hipsters of our day. They take sport […]
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Dec
2011
BOOK REVIEW: A compelling story to spark your thinking
Keeping the past in the past can sometimes be a challenge, especially when unsettled issues invade the present. “The Encounter” By Stephen Arterburn (published by Thomas Nelson) […]
04
Dec
2011
BOOK REVIEW: Is “The Voice” Thomas Nelson’s cultural compromise?
Fine lines are delicate things. They often are the slimmest of separation between two radically opposing sides. With “The Voice New Testament,” publisher Thomas Nelson is playing […]
03
Dec
2011
BOOK REVIEW: Harris offers a new book with real substance
If you like the simplistic, fluff-oriented, more-motivational-than-biblical kind of book to read, don’t go buy Joshua Harris’ latest book, “Dug Down Deep” (published by Multnomah Books). However, […]
28
Oct
2011
“Out Of A Far Country” tells a new prodigal story … x2
Life had to get really bad for the biblical prodigal son to get out of the pig sty in a country far from home and return to […]
26
Oct
2011
BOOK REVIEW: “Going Deep” offers a nugget without going deep
I waited with eager anticipation for my review copy of Gordon MacDonald’s latest book, “Going Deep” (published by Thomas Nelson) to arrive. The content of the book […]