Not just another ‘Why I left the Church of Christ’ book
Editor’s note: In 2018 we celebrate 75 years of The Christian Chronicle. This month, Tom Olbricht reviews the memoir of a former Chronicle editor. We…
Reviews
In an age of male misconduct, a mother speaks for chivalry
Revelations about the inappropriate behavior of powerful men dominate the news these days. As parents, this is an opportune time for us to intentionally train…
Review: Church Inside Out
I’ll never forget my grandmother teaching me how to interlock my fingers while she would say, “Here’s the church. Here’s the steeple. Open the door…
In post-Christian America, author calls for ancient Christian way of life
Post-modernity. Post-Christianity. Post-truth. How should the church respond? That’s the question Rod Dreher explores in “The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian…
The Muslim next door
Monte Cox has to be as precise with his pen as Robin Hood is with his bow and arrow — hitting the same target twice.…
Jones discusses divorce and remarriage with objectivity
In “Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage: Seen Through the Character of God and the Mind of Jesus” Jerry Jones — a longtime minister for Churches of…
Because creation matters to God, it should matter to us, authors write
Christians often are reluctant to talk about climate change, even as we are reminded daily of the groaning of creation. Scripture, however, is clear about…
500 years later, would Luther tweet?
For evangelical Christians, Oct. 31, 2017, marks a significant anniversary. On that day 500 years ago, a young German monk is said to have nailed…
Farmer shows us what home-grown fellowship can produce
This is a book about feeding the body and the soul. It’s about nurturing a garden and each other. In “The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs:…
Hicks provides a painful, but powerful, return to ‘The Shack’
In “Meeting God at the Shack: A Journey Into Spiritual Recovery,” John Mark Hicks invites us to look at ourselves honestly and to seek God…
