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Book Review: Clouds Of Witnesses
Big thanks to Adrianna Wright from Intervarsity Press for sending along this book. I have read a number of Mark Noll‘s books and have enjoyed every one. When the opportunity came to read his latest release, Clouds of Witnesses: Christian Voices From Africa and Asia, I jumped at the chance. First off, I have to say that I loved this book. Mark Noll and Carolyn Nystrom do an excellent job of detailing some of the voices of prominent Christians from Africa and Asia that, quite frankly, most American Christians wouldn’t know if they ran into them on the street. The good: Noll and Nystrom do a great job telling these folks’ stories accurately and concisely without every becoming too dry. What impresses me most is how much these people were willing to suffer … Read entire article »
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Book Review: Beyond Opinion – Ravi Zacharias
It’s very rare that it takes me an extensive amount of time to get through a book. However, Beyond Opinion from Ravi Zacharias has been one of those books. Beyond Opinion is a collection of apologetics essays, essentially, dealing with subjects ranging from Islam to Evil to engaging Youth to Postmodernism to the Trinity. In other words,it’s a pretty extensive work. Although a number of chapters are written by Zacharias, a number of Zacharias’ colleagues contributed to this book as well. Now, on to the review: The good: The book is fairly easy to read, as it avoids terminology that may be familiar only to third year seminary students. I also enjoyed the variety of topics covered, making this more of a reference manual than an instruction book. The bad: Some of the chapters … Read entire article »
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Tyndale 30 Day Giveaway!
News from my good friends over at Tyndale House Publishing. Seems they’re launching a new book club e-newsletter called The Book Club Hub… you should definitely check it out! In honor of Tyndale launching its new book club enewsletter we’re running a 30 day giveaway on our website. The Book Club Hub Newsletter will be an email newsletter geared towards people who are in or are running book clubs. It will feature suggestions, discussion guides and great ideas for your book clubs. You can see a preview by clicking here. To enter the giveaway you just need to visit the contest page and click on the book you’d like to sign up to win. You can even go back and sign up for both books. … Read entire article »
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Book Review: While The World Watched
There are a few periods in American history that just captivate me. Some being the Revolutionary period, the gilded age (1890′s), and the Civil Rights movement. The more I learn about the Civil Rights movement, the more I want to learn. So, it was with great anticipation and excitement that I had the opportunity to review “While The World Watched” by Carolyn Maull McKinstry, a survivor of the 16th Street bombing in Birmingham, 1963. While The World Watched is the story of Carolyn Maull’s personal experiences during the early days of the Civil Rights movement in Birmingham, Alabama. She recounts numerous stories of how black homes and churches were routinely bombed by Klu Klux Klan members, which earned the city of Birmingham the nickname “Bombingham“. The story begins on the morning of … Read entire article »
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Book Review – First Things First: Rules Of Being A Warner
Cover via Amazon Being an Arizona Cardinals fan and watching the amazing Kurt Warner lead them to the promised land of Super Bowl XLIII, I jumped at the chance to review Kurt and Brenda Warner’s book “First Things First: The Rules of Being a Warner“. Just about everyone knows the ups and downs of Kurt’s professional career. Odds are you’ve also seen the email that’s been passed around about the start of Kurt and Brenda’s relationship (an email both Brenda and Kurt solidly debunk in the book). His story is the “all-American boy done good” story, although he didn’t start out as the Christian we’ve all come to know. Brenda’s story is just as inspiring. From a subpar first marriage to the tragic accident with Zack to being a single mom struggling … Read entire article »
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Book Review: The Twelfth Imam
The latest offering from Tyndale House is Joel Rosenberg’s “The Twelfth Imam”. The story takes place in the not too distant future and centers around the purported arrival of the Mahdi, the Islamic messiah known as the Twelfth Imam, an impending nuclear war started by Iran, and a young CIA agent named David Shirazi, who is sent to prevent the unthinkable from happening. The Good: All of it. The book is an engrossing page turner from start to finish. The writing is strong, the story is compelling, and the plot moves at a very brisk pace without any slow spots. Joel has obviously done his research and presents the complex Islamic end times theology in a way that is easy to understand without insulting the reader. The Bad: Only some minor issues … Read entire article »
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Book Review: The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven
If there’s one philosophy I try to abide by in doing media reviews, it’s that, if possible, 99% of the time I will chose something that is outside of my normal reading genre. I do this in order to stretch myself, not only as a person, but as a writer. When I chose “The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven” from Tyndale House, it was primarily because I’m naturally skeptical about stories like this. I can honestly that this book just blew that skepticism out of the water. With at tip of the hat to my friend Craig over at Simul Iustus et Peccator for the format, on with the show. The Good: From setting the opening scene through the Q&A with Alex about what Heaven is like in the appendix, this book … Read entire article »
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Book Review: Imaginary Jesus – Matt Mikalatos
Two hundred twenty five pages in about two and a half hours. Now, I generally read fast anyway, but it’s rare that I come across a book that I have to force myself to put down. Imaginary Jesus is one of those books. Matt’s writing style is engaging, powerfully descriptive, and so honest and real you sometimes forget you’re reading about someone else instead of your own story. … Read entire article »
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Book Review: Storm Warning – Billy Graham
In Storm Warning, Billy Graham takes us through Revelation 6, focusing on the Four Horsemen, and how today’s news could indicate that the end of times will soon be upon us. While this book held promise, even for those not interested in eschatology, it never seems to catch its stride. To be sure, there are more hits than misses in this book, but too often it seems to be a nearly 300 page sermon that lacks focus. The use of numerous bible translations adds another layer of ambiguity as it gives the impression of proof-texting to prove his point. … Read entire article »
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