New and Noteworthy, May 2016: Authors from Churches of Christ
bible study The God Who Saves Glenn Pemberton. The God Who Saves: An Introduction to the Message of the Old Testament. Abilene, Texas: ACU Press,…
Reviews
Volf sees religions’ power of peace
Miroslav Volf demonstrates the power of faith to bring reconciliation among humans and flourishing life for the individual — even in a globalized world. In…
What do changing demographics mean for Christianity’s future?
Over the past generation, the center of global Christianity has shifted from the West to the Global South and East. Dyron Daughrity, professor of religion…
New and Noteworthy, April 2016
CHRISTIAN LIVING Garden City John Mark Comer. Garden City: Work, Rest, and the Art of Being Human. Grand Rapids, Mich.: 2015. 323 pages. $20.99. Comer,…
Fragmented churches need Proverbs’ wisdom
We must never confuse image with character. Dave Bland, professor of homiletics at Harding School of Theology in Memphis, Tenn., and minister at White Station…
New and Noteworthy, March 2016
MISSIONS Staying Is the New Going Alan Briggs. Staying Is the New Going: Choosing to Love Where God Places You . Colorado Springs, Colo.: NavPress,…
New and Noteworthy, February 2016
faith and culture What Does the Bible Really Teach about Homosexuality? Kevin DeYoung. What Does the Bible Really Teach about Homosexuality? Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway, 2015.…
Review: A lawyer’s quest for justice will stir the heart
What happens when someone who considers himself unsuited to answering the call of God takes the leap and answers anyway? Jim Gash, a professor of…
Review: Ministry to, for and with our children
Ron Bruner and Dana Kennamar Pemberton bring to light the importance of planning and nurturing our children’s spiritual development in “Along the Way: Conversations About…
New and Noteworthy, January 2016
faith and culture We Cannot Be Silent Albert Mohler. We Cannot Be Silent: Speaking Truth to a Culture Redefining Sex, Marriage, and the Very Meaning…
