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Takeaway: Practically, prayer is about investing in those around you. Developing a life of prayer requires that we have relationships that we want to seek after God for their benefit Purchase links: Paperback, Kindle Edition, Audible.com Audiobook If you want to learn about the variety of Prayer you should read Richad Foster’s Prayer. If you want to … Read more
When I agreed to review this book I was specifically thinking of a friend that had asked me for a recommendation for a Chronological bible earlier this year. I knew that such bibles existed but I had not read one. So I was not really sure what to expect. I knew this was not a bible, but a background … Read more
Friday I posted about why the church should be working toward greater unity. Saturday I posted about John Armstrong’s understanding of how to deal with issues of truth, individualism and how God works in history. Today I am looking at how Your Church Is Too Small addresses steps to move forward. In the end I … Read more
Part one of this review is here and part three is here. ___ Yesterday I posted an introduction to Your Church is too Small. It was mostly about why we as a church should strive toward unity. Theorectially, I do not think many people disagree with the idea that the church of Jesus Christ should … Read more
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
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: There is a difference between the Gospel and the ramifications of the Gospel. This book is about the ramification of recieving the gospel without acting on the Gospel. Purchase Links: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle Edition, Audible.com Audiobook I have been sponsoring a child through World Vision for about a decade or so. We are on … Read more
This is the fourth book in the Ancient Practice Series that I have read. Two previous books, The Sacred Meal (my review) and The Liturgical Year (my review) were provided free through the Thomas Nelson Blogger Review Program (now called BookSneeze for some reason). The third one, Fasting by Scot McKnight (my review) I bought on … Read more
Part of the Ancient Practice Series, “œThe Sacred Meal” looks at practice of the Eucharist (or communion or Lord’s Supper) within the church. This is a unique series and a unique book. I have never read another book on communion quite like it. It is not overly concerned with history (although it brings up some … Read more