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Chris Hedges does not seem to a name widely known or appreciated in Evangelical circles. A foreign correspondent for fifteen years, Hedges has worked for NPR, The Christian Science Monitor, The Dallas Morning News and The New York Times, he was part of a NYT team that won a Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting (for covering of global terrorism). Hedges also received the 2002 Amnesty International Global Award for Human Rights Journalism. He’s described...
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NASHVILLE, Jan. 31, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ — LifeWay Christian Resources made studying the Bible much easier. WORDsearch users will now be able to buy the content once and study anywhere. The WORDsearch iPad application is available in the Apple App Store for free. This app allows users to access their WORDsearch content on the go. “They’ll be able to view, read and study the same content on their desktops, laptops and iPads,” said Randy...
USA Today has reported that quarterback Tim Tebow is the top selling religion author of 2011. From the article: Tebow’s Christian life story, Through My Eyes, has become the top-selling new release of 2011 from HarperOne, a leading religion book publisher. With 220,000 copies sold since its June launch, Through My Eyes has even outsold Rob Bell’s best-seller Love Wins, which sparked intense debate with its unorthodox views about hell. To Rob Bell’s disappointment,...
Unless you have just returned from a Virgin Intergalactic flight, you are probably aware of the controversy surrounding the new book Love Wins by pastor Rob Bell of Mars Hill Church in Michigan. (Not to be confused with the Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Washington and its pastor Mark Driscoll who is probably plotting at this very moment how to get Rob Bell inside the octagon and beat him to a sniveling, bloody pulp.)...
There are baseball fans and then there are baseball FANS. Having read Scott Lamb and Tim Ellsworth’s new book, ‘Pujols: More Than The Game,’ I can say that this book is for both. The casual fan will be taken by the man that is Pujols-a devoted husband, faithful follower of Christ, user of his wealth to help others, and one who has never forgotten his roots. The diehard fan will revel in the depth...
Sorry for the delay in these recent posts. It’s been pretty busy. So, I welcome back the two of you who are still stopping by this website! Today is a miscellaneous kind of day, so these recommendation will not fit any specific category. The first two are books I’ve recommended to those struggling with doubt beyond issues of believing in Christ. These address the issues of the existence of God. As I have written...
Today’s recommendation comes from the field of business. This volume is now a few years old, but it has never failed to get a “Thank you” from people to whom I’ve recommended it. The name of the book is The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, by Patrick Lencioni. From a review by Howard Rothman: Lencioni weaves his lessons around the story of a troubled Silicon Valley firm and its unexpected choice for a new...
Sorry for the delay, but it was a very busy weekend with no time to post. I’ve decided to theme this post around apologetics, that is proofs for the Christian faith. Four books will be included. Each is worth the read; any combination would be a great gift. First up is Joan Ball’s Flirting With Faith a review of which can be found in my book reviews. This is a first rate book, helpful...
The Pursuit of God is one of the books that has impacted my life and spiritual growth the most. It falls into the devotional category, and was written by pastor/theologian A. W. Tozer. There are some children running around today, who bear the name Aiden, named after this man whose writing impacted their parents’ lives. If you are looking for a good book to re-ignite your spiritual passion, or a gift to encourage another...
Any leader in any church can benefit from reading Earl Creps’s Off Road Disciplines: Spiritual Adventures for Missional Leaders. Len Sweet of George Fox University writes, “This is one of the most exciting books I have read in years. It shifts our focus form doing church to being church and promises to be a standard reference in all future discussions of missional leadership.” Ed Stetzer of LifeWay Christian Resources says, “Too many of us...