Summary: A highly readable, brief look at the central practice of Christian worship. NT Wright is not only an incredibly prolific writer, he also seems to be continually updating his earlier books. The Meal Jesus Gave Us was originally published in 2002 and was revised this summer. Wright is known for his academic publishing, but this … Read more
Reposting this 2014 review because the Kindle Edition of Seven Men is on sale for $1.99. Summary: Short Biographies of seven men that Metaxas thinks we should view as role models and heroes. Seven Men is the third books I have read by Eric Metaxas. I liked Metaxas Bonhoeffer biography (although even I as a non-Bonhoeffer scholar caught several mistakes.) … Read more
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was executed on April 9, 1945. In honor of that date I wanted to post about the best books I have read on Bonhoeffer. I waited later in the day to post this because in the past several of his books went on sale in honor of this anniversary. Unfortunately that does not … Read more
Summary: God is God of all of us, not just the extraordinary that get the world’s attention. I think I am in a season where I want to re-read books that have impacted me. As I am drafting posts today, three of the four books I am writing about are books that I am re-reading. … Read more
Reposting my 2013 review because God of the Mundane is free at NoiseTrade in mobi (kindle format), PDF or epub. Takeaway: God is the God of our every day mundane tasks and activities just as much (if not more so) than the mountaintop or special times. If I were going to write a book (which … Read more
Reposting this review because the publisher has this as well as three others from the series on sale this week for $1.99. The two other books from the same series on Francis Schaeffer and BB Warfield are also on sale. Summary: Best short introduction to Bonhoeffer’s theology I have read. Bonhoeffer is arguably one of the most important … Read more
Summary: “The one true God has now taken charge of the world, in and through Jesus and his death and resurrection.” NT Wright is an author that many are excited about and many are frustrated by. There is good reason for both. NT Wright is a serious scholar and he has helped reinvigorate serious scholarship about … Read more
Summary: It is not a violation of faith in Christ’s work, to pay attention to our own soul. Lately I have been increasingly frustrated with Christian Living books. Particularly their introductions. I think I first noticed this strongly with James Bryan Smith’s The Good and Beautiful Life, but I have noticed the problem with a number … Read more
Takeaway: An image of what grief may be like. A Grief Observed is one of those books that I have felt like I needed to read but have not wanted to read. I have not suffered a great loss, whether as a parent, spouse, or child. And so reading about another’s loss seems somehow voyeuristic … Read more
Summary: McGrath tries to imagine what type of advice Lewis would give, if you had lunch over 8 weeks. McGrath has written one of the two or three best biographies of CS Lewis, so in my ongoing quest to read more and more by or about Lewis, I was eager to pick up McGrath’s newest … Read more