I have realized that one of the big reasons I am a reader is that I was given age appropriate books that sparked my imagination. Different kids need different type of books because they have different interests and reading levels and different styles of reading. James at thoughts, prayers and songs reviews a new children’s … Read more
There is a upsurge in attention on strengthening youth ministry. Many people (youth and leaders) are no longer interested in youth ministry as entertainment. Instead there is real interest in bringing youth into the heart of church ministry. More involved in outreach ministry, more involved in evangelism, prayer and theology. Jasmine Smart reviewed four new … Read more
Critiquing someone that you mostly agree with is one of the hardest things to do well. But I think it is important that groups (of whatever sort) try to challenge people they mostly agree with. For instance, it is easy to see the problems in an argument of a person that you do not agree … Read more
I have been very interested in the Paraclete Press sale. I have read a number of the books (and reposted reviews for them). If I had unlimited time and money I would buy a number of the books that are on sale. So far I have only purchased one, but I think I will probably … Read more
Rhett Smith, a marriage and family counselor and author of the very good The Anxious Christian and the upcoming What it Means to Be a Man has a four post discussion of Patrick Lencioni’s The 3 Big Questions for a Frantic Family. This seems like a good book for a small group discussion. From the … Read more
There is a small controversy going on about whether graduate students should blog or not. (Will it negatively impact their future job prospects, no one agrees later with all of what they write in grad school, can you get good feedback from internet trolls, is is possible to make academic contacts based on blog posts, … Read more
I follow a lot of book bloggers and publishers because I want to find out about good books. I am not intentionally focused on new books (I actually work pretty hard to force myself to read older books.) But the way things happen about 70-80 percent of the books I read have been written in … Read more
I am not a horror movie fan. I like the occasional vampire book (both the Twilight and the Bram Stoker variety) and I have read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and I loved TV show Buffy. But I will not watch Walking Dead or other zombie tv or movies. I get scared too easily. I do think that monsters … Read more
My uncle recommended the Underground Church: Reclaiming the Subversive Way of Jesus by Robin Meyers. I picked it up before Christmas but I have only read the introduction and first chapter. I am sure I will return to it soon. In the meantime I read this review written by Anna Madsen from Christian Century last … Read more
Brian LePort has a good review of Quest for the Trinity at his blog NearEmmaus.com. After reading several positive reviews of Quest for the Trinity I think it is going to be my next book on the Trinity. I am a chapter from finishing The Mystery of God: The Theology for Knowing the Unknowable, which … Read more