Book Reviews
Insights from writings about the Faith.
Related topics: Authentic Christianity, Bible Literacy, Theology, Worldviews
logos and the baker leadership collection
A while back, Dan King shot me a brief e-mail asking if I’d be interested in reviewing some books for the Logos Bible Software folks. As a long-time user of Logos, I jumped at the opportunity! Here’s the lowdown on Logos: I haven’t found better Bible study tools. ...
it’s a matter of life and death: awake study
I was talking about human trafficking recently with a small group of friends. One of the things that stood out most in that conversation was the lack of awareness regarding the scope of the issue. Few realized how close to home it hit for many of us. And it's not...
forget littlest pet shop and polly pockets: it’s time for preschoolers to serve
Often I think of my preschooler as a busy, little human frantically spinning from one activity to the next leaving a trail of Littlest Pet Shop toys and Polly Pockets in her wake. However, Kristen Summers sees preschoolers in a much different light. Kristen...
book review: prayers for a woman’s soul (@juliegillies)
From the back cover: Pamper yourself with refreshing prayer! You’re stressed out, you’re multitasking, and you've got a prayer list as long as your arm. But when do you have time to pray for you? The Prayers for a Woman's Soul devotional book was written through...
book review: creating space: the case for everyday creativity
You have gifts to share. When used well, creativity isn’t just about you. It’s about what you have to give. It’s about leaving a mark, changing lives, and sparking a legacy that others can pass on. Back in the day–way back–I enjoyed wrapping gifts. My mom often...
book review: multiply [disciples making disciples]
There were three of us. We sat in the back room of my house week after week, and talked about life and the Bible and anything else that came to mind. As an Evangelical Christian, I was working hard to help my "unsaved" friend find salvation. And the other had just...
book review: the intentional christian community handbook
The first time it hit me that I was missing something was during a mission trip Africa. A Kenyan pastor was taking us around to a few homes of members in his congregation. I stood in the kitchen (a half-enclosed shed with a fire pit in the middle of the structure),...
book review: now and then [a memoir of vocation]
In the book, Now and Then: A Memoir of Vocation, Frederick Buechner reflects on his vocational life. The book is separated into three chapters, which are titled according to the places where he went to school and worked: New York, Exeter, and Vermont. In New York...
book review: what saint paul really said
N.T. Wright is one of the foremost New Testament scholars of our time. He is the author of multiple books on Biblical theology and the New Testament. In What Saint Paul Really Said: Was Paul of Tarsus the Real Founder of Christianity? Wright gives a portrait of...
book review: eat this book [a conversation in the art of spiritual reading]
Every once in a while I come across something that drastically alters my thinking. And I love it because I hate being stagnant, believing that I've got it all figured out. I've heard somewhere that the moment we stop growing is the same moment that we start dying...
book review: the non-profit narrative [how telling stories can change the world]
I was on the long trip home from my first mission trip. The string of flights from Kampala to Nairobi to London to Miami to Tampa definitely provides one with ample opportunity to think about the experiences they've just had. I anticipate how everyone at home will...
book review: when Beauty pursues you
I'm not even sure that she understands me now when I tell her how beautiful she is. She's only 14-months old, but I've been telling it to her since the very day she was born. I guess I could stop and wait until I know she can not only understand what I'm saying,...
book review: the five love languages [the secret to love that lasts]
I recently read for the first time the popular book, The Five Love Languages, by Gary Chapman (Northfield Publishing, 1995). The easy-reading book has a phenomenal concept on how people express love toward and how they receive love from one another. The concept...