New and Noteworthy — April 2010
BIBLE STUDY Mark W. Hamilton. On the Mountain With God: Freedom and Community in Exodus. Abilene, Texas: Leafwood, 2009. 135 pages. $11.04 Hamilton, who teaches…
Reviews
REVIEW: Worldly wisdom for a divine calling
While it may not be widely admitted, navigating the sometimes-dangerous shoals of ministry can range from sheer exultation to extreme terror. Today’s ministers need to…
New and Noteworthy: February-March 2010
BENEVOLENCE Brian McLaren, Elisa Padilla and Ashley Bunting Seeber (editors). The Justice Project. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker, 2009. 285 pages. $21.99. This collection of 30…
Books give fresh encouragement for outreach
Most church leaders, at some point, have cried out in prayer for God to grow the church. We’ve plowed the field, dug the well, built…
New and Noteworthy: January 2010
BIBLE STUDY Andy Confer. Three W6es f6r Babyl6n: Revelation — the Same Yesterday, Today and Forever. Salt Lake City: Aardvark Global Publishing. 184 pages. $13.95.…
Books predict different futures for Western Christianity
A ship without a strong cable tied to solid ground will be dashed to pieces by storms. For some, the church is just such a…
Author sets standard for baptism research
"Baptism in the Early Church” will be the standard resource on the topic for decades to come. Everett Ferguson, distinguished scholar in residence at Abilene…
New and Noteworthy: November 2009
CHRISTIAN LIVING Gary Holloway. You Might Be Too Busy If ... Spiritual Practices for People in a Hurry. Abilene, Texas: Leafwood Press, 2009. 126 pages.…
Christians required to join moral, ethical debate, author writes
Many have pointed to the erosion of American morality, but few have offered a workable — and biblical — solution. Walter Kaiser’s latest book, “What…
Does God know the future? Books debate theology
In a recent blog, Stanley Fish of The New York Times’ “God Talk” raised this issue: “Why are the most unlikely people, including myself, suddenly…
