‘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.” …
Reviews
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…
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…
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…
