New and Noteworthy, November 2011
SMALL GROUPS Brad House. Community: Taking Your Small Group Off of Life Support. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 2011. 256 pages, $15.99.A minister for one of…
Reviews
REVIEW: Pulitzer-winning author gives new defense for faith
Some readers will recall Marilynne Robinson’s plenary address at the 2009 Christian Scholars Conference at Lipscomb University. It was a stirring speech on the power…
New and Noteworthy, October 2011
APOLOGETICS Paul Copan. Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books. 252 pages. $14.99. An excellent…
REVIEW: Not your ‘abuelo’s’ church — reaching U.S.-born Latinos
I don’t speak Spanish, but I’ve spent the past 46 years working with two churches in Los Angeles, both of which are multiethnic, multilingual, multicultural…
New and Noteworthy, September 2011
MINISTRY Brian Simmons. Wandering in the Wilderness: Changes and Challenges to Emerging Adults’ Christian Faith. Abilene, Texas: ACU Press, 2011. 176 pages. $14.99.Surveying research on…
New and Noteworthy, August 2011
BIBLE STUDY Jim McGuiggan. A Baptism Worth Talking About. Nashville, Tenn.: 21st Century Christian, 2010. 72 pages. $6.99.Is baptism essential for salvation? Does baptism really…
Authors urge believers to practice purposeful parenting
While the world clamors for our attention to tasks that we deem “urgent,” three authors remind us of something that’s truly important — our calling…
Books attempt to defuse conflict between faith and science
Is there a war between science and faith? Some claim that atheism is the only position consistent with the success of modern science. Meanwhile, many…
REVIEW: In times of turmoil, books discuss how we talk to God
Democracy is taking root in parts of the world where many of us never expected to see it. Dictators are making desperate, last-ditch stands against…
REVIEW: Reese tackles women’s roles with straightforward style
The subject of women’s roles in church can be a lightning-rod issue, perhaps the most hotly debated topic of our day. In the foreword to…
