Years ago my mentor led a church book study on What’s So Amazing About Grace by Philip Yancey. I was struck by the concise, direct, but gentle writing. Yancey tackles difficult theological questions, particularly ones hurting people may struggle with. He takes difficult concepts and explains them in a practical way everyone can understand. I… Continue reading Where the Light Fell by Philip Yancey
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Combating the Three Enemies of the Soul: Insights from John Mark Comer’s ‘Live No Lies’
Live No Lies by John Mark Comer will be one of my favorite books of 2021. I’m sure of that. I don’t know of anyone else currently writing with this much insight into the human condition, our culture, and how the gospel addresses the two. Live No Lies looks at the three enemies of the… Continue reading Combating the Three Enemies of the Soul: Insights from John Mark Comer’s ‘Live No Lies’
What God Has To Say About Our Bodies
Opinions regarding our bodies, gender, and sexuality dominate our headlines today. We’re told to love our bodies, but in the same breathe we’re told we should change them if we want. We should have a healthy body image, but the media tells us that there’s an epidemic of obesity. The confusion goes on and on.… Continue reading What God Has To Say About Our Bodies
Favorite books of 2020
What time of year is it? That’s right. It’s time for endless lists of favorite books of the year. I’m actually writing my list fashionably late. Most of the important people posted their lists a few weeks ago. I’m going to keep it short. I’m picking my five favorites books that I read this year.… Continue reading Favorite books of 2020
Deep Discipleship by J.T. English
I was almost convinced that Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund was going to be my favorite book of the year, but Deep Discipleship by J.T. English gives it a run for that spot. Having facilitated Bible studies and small groups for years, I’m especially interested in discipleship and spiritual growth. Deep Discipleship diagnoses the… Continue reading Deep Discipleship by J.T. English
Live Not By Lies | Rod Dreher
Historians are going to have a wealth of events to study from 2020. Perhaps more than the year 1968. No doubt one thing they will analyze will be the unabashed rise of totalitarianism in the West, which is the topic of Rod Dreher’s new book Live Not By Lies. Dreher analyzes the rise of what… Continue reading Live Not By Lies | Rod Dreher
Piercing Heaven: Prayers of the Puritans
I bought Piercing Heaven: Prayers of the Puritans edited by Robert Elmer recently. I’ve had it on my want list for a while, but what made me pull the trigger was watching Puritan: All of Life to the Glory of God. By the way, the documentary is pretty expensive. The only affordable option I found… Continue reading Piercing Heaven: Prayers of the Puritans
Books To Be Quarantined With
I stole this idea from Seth Lewis’s Blog, because I really like this idea of books to be quarantined with. It’s kind of like books to be stranded on a deserted island with. Haven’t we all kind of been involuntarily sent to the deserted island of our homes? Anyway, it got me thinking of what books… Continue reading Books To Be Quarantined With