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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,...
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...
Today, three books from New York city pastor Timothy Keller of Redeemer Presbyterian Church. Each of them are worth your time. The Reason for God was a NYT bestseller. From one review: “In this apologia for Christian faith, Keller mines material from literary classics, philosophy, anthropology and a multitude of other disciplines to make an intellectually compelling case for God. Written for skeptics and the believers who love them, the book draws on the...
In twenty years as a pastor I was regularly asked about books recommendations. “What can I get for my son who want to know about Bible history?” “How can I know more theology?” “Can you recommend a good devotional guide?” I heard these questions, and others like them, dozens of times. The short answer is, “Unless you are reading and meditating on the Bible, getting other books is the wrong order of things.” The...
I am happy to announce the pre-release availability of my second book, The Generous Soul: An Introduction to Missional Giving. The back cover description: Christians are inundated with books, messages, and larger-than-life personalities all positioned as experts on God’s will regarding finances. Countering the health-and-wealth attitude are those who abhor any suggestion of financial well-being arguing instead for a life of poverty, and the middle ground is dominated by financially passive churchgoers with little...
Dr. David Phillips has been a friend for several years. In the SBC blogosphere of yore, he usually went by the name “Tech Support” since he was the only one in our little group that understood the technology behind “Edit Post” and “Publish.” He saved my bacon many times along the way and gave me my first actual domain name to make my blog’s url more memorable. It was a welcome relief not needing...
At my wife’s suggestion, I recently read her copy of Flirting with Faith: My Spiritual Journey from Atheism to a Faith-Filled Life. Written by professor Joan Ball, it is the engaging, humorous and revealing story of how an affirmed atheist with no problems to speak of, searching for nothing and experience no spiritual doubts, was smacked down “Paul on the road to Damascus style” and, to paraphrase C.S. Lewis, became the most surprised convert...
Anyone who has ever pastored or attended a small town church can appreciate the reality of the “one who runs everything.” Those closed communities where the same folks have lived on the same land for generations are sometimes situated around those churches that I call “family owned and operated.” Everyone in the church is related, except the pastor of course, so even when they are fighting with each other blood is thicker than water....
One of the most sickeningly talented artistic people I know is Sam Raynor of Gainesville, GA. I was her pastor for a number of years until she married and settled in her college town, but have always been blessed by her life and work. Recently she finalized a website to display her various styles of art including water color and graphic art. She designed the cover for my book (which can be viewed here,...