Book Review :: A Meditation Worthy of Attention :: Timothy Keller’s The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

This week I gladly received The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith through the mail (book website here).  What a blessing.  The book arrived yesterday during the 9:00 o’clock hour and I read through it in one sitting.  Written in a warm and engaging style, Timothy Keller’s reflection on the story traditionally [...]

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Thoughts on Phyllis Tickle’s The Great Emergence

Before The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why appeared on the shelves at the local bookstore it was on my radar screen.  I’ve read Phyllis Tickle’s work in the past and have been amazed at her command of the language.  Her ability to translate complex ideas and vivid images into captivating prose is [...]

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Book Reaction :: Brian McLaren’s Finding Our Way Again: The Return of the Ancient Practices

Published this year, Brian McLaren’s Finding Our Way Again: The Return of the Ancient Spiritual Practices marks the beginning of a series of books published by Tommy Nelson.  The Ancient Practices series will address disciplines such as fasting, contemplative prayer, fixed hour prayer, simplicity, spiritual reading, solitude, etc. for the purposes of transformation.  According to [...]

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A Short Book Report :: Adam Hamilton’s Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White

Today has been enjoyable.  This morning we had a thunderstorm pass through De Soto, and I sat outside in my garage and watched the rain for a while.  The storm developed slowly–progressively graying skies, increasing winds, and shorter intervals between thunder and lightning fed the senses of sight, sound, touch, and smell. On another note, [...]

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Book Review :: Timothy Keller’s Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism

Everyone likes a good book that provides tools for apologetics, right?  Tim Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, has provided an articulate, readable, and helpful book for thinking people who seek to better understand and explain Christian belief.  In this work he provides answers to some of the most common objections raised concerning [...]

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A Brief Recommendation

Last week I completed N.T. Wright’s Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church.  For those interested in Christian theology and the historical development of the doctrine of the resurrection, the first two-thirds will be of great interest.  The final third is dedicated to specific applications for how a re-understanding [...]

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Dan Kimball :: They Like Jesus But Not the Church

Last week I picked up Dan Kimball’s They Like Jesus But Not the Church: Insights from Emerging Generations.  You can find Dan Kimball’s blog here.  Dan Kimball is a pastor in Santa Cruz, California at Vintage Faith Church, and has published The Emerging Church and Emerging Worship.  He is also one of the contributors to [...]

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