This is the latest in a long line of books by George Barna. Of course, being the founder of a polling company, the books are always filled with interesting charts, graphs, polls, trivia and material for illustrations. Beyond the statistical use, however, I have not been a fan of Barna’s ideas and philosophies of ministry. […]
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Developing the Leaders Around You
Traveling across Kansas I listened to this Nelson Audio Library book read by the author. Maxwell likes to give short lists of points to remember about dozens of areas of leadership. There are probably more than Moses gave. These are proven management principles that he has shown work in any organization.
Dining with the Devil
I had read Os Guinness before but was recommended this 1993 book by a friend. The sub-title is The Megachurch Movement Flirts With Modernity. In chapter one, titled “One Main Question”, Guinness asks, “In implementing its vision of church growth, is the church of Christ primarily guided and shaped by its own character and calling—or […]
The Sacred Anointing: The Preaching of ...
To me, reading Martyn Lloyd-Jones, is much like reading J. Sidlow Baxter. I enjoy his manner and his intensely sacred approach to Scripture, but I find him an interesting mix of Holiness and Reformed theology (he was fairly insistent on divine election but also believed in subsequent baptisms of the Holy Spirit). Although this book […]
Tongues – to speak or not to speak
I reread this 1981 edition of Burdick’s 1969 book (Moody Press) for a lesson I was teaching on 1 Corinthians. I had forgotten how valuable and useful this small book can be for laymen struggling with the tongues issue. Burdick believes that tongues belonged to the list of miraculous gifts and that miracles passed off […]
Christian Belief in a Postmodern World
Allen is Professor of Philosophy at Princeton Theological Seminary and is becoming a well-known author and lecturer. This is more a book on apologetics than on postmodernism yet he is arguing for a mode through which we might reach this present generation. Though for Allen, lost man is not compelled to conclude God’s existence through […]
Postmodernist Culture
Though I would not recommend this book as a starting point on the subject of postmodernism, it is a detailed analysis of today’s postmodern culture. Connor, Professor of English at Birkbeck College, London University, takes to task any notion of culture being morally neutral. “In popular culture as elsewhere, the postmodern condition is not a […]
Theology and Critical Theory
This book was subtitled “The Discourse of the Church.” I was hoping that it was a critique of the New Testament Church. It turned out to be an attempt by Lakeland to apply Critical (social) Theory developed by Jurgen Habermas to open discourse within the Catholic Church. Lakeland, a Professor of Religious Studies, comes off […]
Just As I Am
It is not a quick read but it is an interesting one, through the 735 pages of the life of the well-known evangelist. At times it is more like a modern Marco Polo considering all the well-known people and places Graham has encountered. From the small dairy farm in North Carolina to the palaces of […]
The Believer’s Study Bible
I was given a nice leather edition of this new Study Bible by a friend who recommends it. I have been doing my Old Testament reading from it this year. One of the advantages to the newer Study Bibles is the capability to reproduce graphic designs within the footnotes, as well as graphs and charts […]