Christianity is resurrected in the Global South, but what does its ‘Rising’ mean?
The decline of Christianity is a contentious topic these days. It seems a major concern, not only for members in the pews, but more and…
Reviews
Review: The Sage of Jasper
I launch this review with a major question. Is Gus Nichols worthy of the ten year effort exerted by Scott Harp, the author of the…
Review: Unclean
The concept of purity in relation to sexual integrity is under scrutiny. While most of us, especially people of faith, understand purity as a positive…
Bless those who mourn; don’t preach to them
‘The brokenhearted need shoulders, not sermons.” That jewel of a thesis is at the heart of “Comfort When the Shadow Falls: Encouraging the Dying and…
Review: Poured Out
Leonard Allen has done a tremendous service to the church by writing “Poured Out: The Spirit of God Empowering the Mission of God.” Allen, dean…
Stroop’s 1949 classic is still relevant today
Seventy years have passed since J. Ridley Stroop wrote “Why Do People Not See the Bible Alike?” But this book remains a must-read for all…
Review: A Different Kind of Poison
There are many who have walked the path of legalism, but few know its depths, deception and destruction more than Kevin Pendergrass. Pendergrass, a graduate…
Review: Love Thy Body
Transgenderism, euthanasia, homosexuality, abortion. Many contemporary societal trends that alarm people of faith are based on a new cultural insistence that a person’s mind can…
Understanding racial oppression and the church
One great joy I find in reading is the connections I discover in seemingly unrelated books. Last year I read “The Gospel Comes with a…
More than a typical marriage book
Highly happy couples believe the best about each other. They “boss their feelings.” They believe they have hit the jackpot. And they keep score —…
