Tithing can be a tricky topic in some crowds. I have never really understood why it is such a taboo subject. Maybe it is because I am a pastor’s kid, maybe it is because it was never really a question whether you gave or not. So I guess I do not really understand the trepidation … Read more
If you read my reviews frequently, then this book is going to be way outside my normal content. Only about 1 in 8 books I review is fiction. And all except for 2 of the fiction books I have reviewed here have been Fantasy or Science Fiction. I am not traditionally a suspense/horror reader. The … Read more
Takeaway: What is important about the church should be Jesus, not the structure. Purchase Links: Hardback, Kindle Edition, Audible.com Audiobook, christianaudio.com Audiobook “The world is interested in Jesus. It is his wife, the bride of Christ, that they do not want to spend time with.” Neil Cole opens the book Organic Church with that provocative … Read more
Update: I am not removing this review because I want it to be found, but I also think it matters that CJ Mahaney may have written what was a decent book on humility, but did not practice it well. There are so many issues with Mahaney and his ministry that have come out since I wrote … Read more
Takeaway: Life according to God’s purpose for us, may seem radical to others, but it should be more about obedience than an attempt at radicalness. Purchase Links: Paperback, Kindle Edition, Audible.com Audiobook, christianaudio.com Audiobook My wife and I read a few pages every night before we go to sleep. Crazy Love was our most recent book. … Read more
Takeaway: Discipleship and change both are accomplished by doing what it takes over the long term. This book, A Long Obedience in the Same Direction is not actually a part of this series and has overlapping themes with Practice Resurrection but it fits right in. A Long Obedience is a series of meditations on the Psalms … Read more
I am not sure how to review Horizon. It is the fourth book in a series. I have listened to all this series on Audible. The narration is good and the story isn’t bad. But like many series I wonder at the end if it was worth the effort to get there. There was more … Read more
Praying the Book of Acts is a good idea in theory. The idea is that the author paraphrases scripture into a format that can be prayed. It is a good idea. I liked the prayer. Although some just didn’t seem to fit the passage and that is one of my big pet peeves. If your … Read more
I have been wanting to read Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret for a while. I read a short biography on Hudson Taylor a while ago and have been wanting to read a longer biography since then. It is a public domain book, but I have not been able to find a good copy of it. Project … Read more
Stones to Schools is the second book by Greg Mortenson. The first, Three Cups of Tea (my earlier review), tells of his failed attempt at climbing K2 and how he started the Central Asia Institute to build schools in Pakistan. Stones to Schools picks up where Three Cups of Tea leaves off, right at the earthquake … Read more