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Faith and the Hiddenness of God: a book review
Unhappy circumstances set Tony Kriz thinking about the way God hides. His four-year-old nephew, Ransom, was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of liver cancer. Kriz prayed that God would show up...
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A Storied Easter: a book review
About a dozen years ago my wife and I read a little devotional called Bread and Wine: Readings for Lent and Easter. It was published by Plough Publishing, the publishing arm of an intentional Christian...
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It is Friday but Saturday’s Coming (and also Sunday): a book review
A. J. Swoboda wrote A Glorious Dark about three days. The Friday we call good when Jesus died on the cross, Sunday when Jesus surprised everyone by refusing to be dead and the Saturday in between (...
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Testifying Teens: a book review
Testimony has a significant impact on the faith development of adolescents. As young people learn to tell their story of faith, it cements their understanding of God, fosters identity formation and...
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The Strange and Difficult Testament: a book review
The Old Testament is Scripture, but not easy reading. It is full of disturbing passages, strange laws and unsavory characters. Anyone who would dare take up and read will be faced with questions,...
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Friends and Lovers: a book review
Wesley Hill self identifies as a gay, celibate Christian. That is, he is same-sex attracted but his theological convictions preclude him from joining in a romantic, sexual partnership with another man....
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Perfect Love Casts Out Phobias: a book review
Recently I was in a gathering of Evangelical pastors. The man sitting next to me made some comment about ‘homosexuality’ in our culture and asserted that he ‘didn’t consider homophobia a bad thing.’...
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Grateful Spirituality: a book review
The Bible tells us to always be thankful at all times(Ephesians 5:20). God always gives good gifts but some gifts sting a little. We suffer. Thanks. We get demoted. Thanks bunches. We feel isolated and...
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Human Trafficking in Our Backyard: a book review
We say, “Not in our backyard” to indicate our strong opposition to something: a property development in our neighborhood, unacceptable behaviors, a factory spewing out toxic pollution. Unfortunately...
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The Sending Church: a book review
J.D. Greear is the pastor of the multi-site Summit Church in Raliegh-Durham, North Carolina and the author of several Christian books. While I am generally suspicious of mega-churches, I am impressed...
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An Amusing Apologetics Book? a book review
I like Christian apologetics book as much as the next guy which means not a whole lot. I do like the idea of them. A reasoned, rational defense of Christian truth is a great idea–something that answers...
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