New and Noteworthy, September 2016
Christian living The Happiness Dare: Pursuing Your Heart's Deepest, Holiest, and Most Vulnerable DesireJennifer Dukes Lee. The Happiness Dare: Pursuing Your Heart’s Deepest, Holiest, and…
Reviews
Review: The Longing In Me
A box of Kleenex, a highlighter and time to process what you’re reading — those are my recommendations for anyone reading Sheila Walsh’s new book,…
New & Noteworthy, August 2016
CHRISTIAN LIVING Out of the House of Bread: Satisfying Your Hunger for God with the Spiritual Disciplines Preston Yancey. Out of the House of Bread:…
‘I Am Strong’ — repurposed pain for God’s glory
If God is good, why do I have this pain in my life, this disappointment? If I believe, why have I not been healed or…
The right words for all seasons
I love to read. As a toddler, my mom said I was never without a book. I would hide behind the couch and marvel at…
New & Noteworthy, July 2016
FOR CHILDREN The Plans I Have For You Amy Parker. The Plans I Have for You Devotional. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zonderkidz, 2015. 160 pages. $14.99.…
New & Noteworthy, June 2016
SENIORS MINISTRY Aging Matters R. Paul Stevens. Aging Matters: Finding Your Calling for the Rest of Your Life. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdman’s, 2016. 160 pages.…
The Trinity: Not a ‘big deal’ in Churches of Christ?
"One thing I like about your church is that you don’t make a big deal about the deity of Christ.” I was taken aback when…
New and Noteworthy, May 2016: Authors from Churches of Christ
bible study The God Who Saves Glenn Pemberton. The God Who Saves: An Introduction to the Message of the Old Testament. Abilene, Texas: ACU Press,…
The Good Book still provokes and inspires
"I was raised a Catholic, and in those days Catholics weren’t really Bible people … Bible reading, I understood then, was something the Protestants went…
