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Book Review: The God Who Smokes
The God Who Smokes by Timothy Stoner could be called a multifaceted book. Stoner recounts his days as a missionary child in Europe and South America. He also writes about his children and how they heard the call of God on their lives. But the bulk of the book focuses on “Emergent theology” and how it effects the body of Christ. Emergent theology is a very controversial topic. Critics say that it is watering down and diluting the gospel, while its proponents say that it is making the gospel relevant to our contemporary world. According to Stoner, many who believe … Continue reading
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Book Review: Primal
Mark Batterson, pastor of National Community Church in Washington, D.C. and author of In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day and Wild Good Chase, is an encourager and an inspirer. I always feel that way after reading one of his books. In his latest, Primal: A Quest for the Lost Soul of Christianity, Mark gives us a fresh look at the Great Commandment (Love God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength) and challenges us to go “primal” by stripping our Christianity down to it’s “simplest, rawest, purest” form. He does so with his unique way … Continue reading
Book Reviewer Needed
I recently received two books from NavPress to read and write a blog review about. I’d like to invite one of you to help me out with this. All you need to do is read the book and write a review (what did you think of the book, what were some key things you either agreed or disagreed with, how might this book be helpful to others, etc.). The two books I received are: You can choose which book you’d like to review and you get to keep it! Oh and I’d prefer a local reviewer so I don’t have … Continue reading
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Book Review: Real Church
In his latest book, Larry Crabb opens up and gets honest as he looks at his current feelings about the contemporary church. He starts out with the confession that though he has been a devoted Christian for most of his life, he finds most modern expressions of church to be uninspiring and unexciting. The first part of the book is spent dissecting what he sees as the shortcomings of the modern church. The second is spent setting a foundation of the church that Larry says he would go to. This kind of church is built on 4 things: Spiritual Theology, … Continue reading
Book Review: Life With God
Submitted by Steve Ryan Most Christians believe that the Bible is the word of God. Most Christians also believe that the Bible is a source of wisdom, knowledge and inspiration. For them, the Bible not only records the beginning of creation, but the end of time as well. All Christians, regardless of their beliefs, generally agree that the Bible is a special book. I think that Richard Foster would agree with this assessment. The first sentence of his book, Life With God: Reading the Bible for Spiritual Transformation, reads:” God has given us a written revelation of who God is … Continue reading
Wild Goose Chase Book Review
.!. The latest book from Mark Batterson The Peacekeeper rip hits the shelves today and I was able to get my hands on a copy a little early and just finished reading it today. So here are my thoughts: In Wild Goose Chase, it seems that Mark’s primary goal is to inspire readers to break out of boring, status quo Christianity and embrace an adventurous life of following the Holy Spirit (i.e. the Wild Goose – based on the Celtic term An Geadh-Glas). This is something I think a lot of need a healthy dose of! Throughout the book, he … Continue reading
Book Review: The Life You’ve Always Wanted
I often recommend this book to people interested in learning how to grow spiritually, so I thought a little review might be of some use. The Life You’ve Always Wanted by John Ortberg is an easy to read yet extremely insightful book on the Christian life. The author himself describes it as Dallas for Dummies (referencing Dallas Willard) as the focus of the book is the spiritual disciplines, something Willard often writes about. Full of real life examples and hilarious stories, Ortberg not only makes you laugh but he makes you think. This is not a book that should simply … Continue reading
