Living in a world with a missing God
Have you ever felt that God was distant and removed from our culture today? Do you watch the news and scroll through social media, shaking…
Reviews
Review: God’s Good Design
Claire Smith did not grow up in a Christian home and was a passionate feminist. By God’s grace, she came to Christ in her young…
Review: The Song of Songs: A Biography
Despite 2,500 years of varied interpretations, the Song of Songs remains an enigma to most in Churches of Christ. Many contemporary scholars secularize the Song,…
Book focuses on helping leaders become peacemakers
Many church leaders find themselves in the middle of squabbles. Sometimes they must try to promote healing after there has been grave damage done to…
Rachel Held Evans’ latest book raises hard questions
Rachel Held Evans was brought up in the Bible Belt and received a Christian higher education. She knew the stories from the Old and New…
Review: It’s Not Supposed To Be This Way
Lisa TerKeurst is a significant voice in Christian literature. She’s president of Proverbs 31 Ministries, a popular speaker and the author of more than 20…
Speaking truth in love to same-sex debate
Same-sex attraction continues to be a prominent and controversial issue in our fellowship, and often I’m asked for recommendations on resources for those seeking a…
‘Elite?’ examines how an unhealthy focus on youth sports can jeopardize our faith
Adam D. Metz had my immediate attention with two early items in his treatise “Elite? A Christian Manifesto for Youth Sports in the United States.” …
Review: A Way of Being
I love reading authors’ first and last books. First books are inspired. We see what makes writers so passionate that they have to write. Last…
Online outrage isn’t ‘standing up for the truth’
When using social media, Christians need to be aware of the impact their words can have on fellow Christians and non-Christians alike. In “Christians…
