Al Mohler has a round up of the 2012 best books for preachers in a very long article at Preaching magazine. I did not read the full article (I don’t have that much time) If you are just interested in the short list of the 10 Books Every Preacher Should Read in 2013 (part of Mohler’s … Read more
Since Bookwi.se now has more than 600 book reviews, I felt it was time to start making the back catalogue a bit more useful. I will continue to add to these topical indexes as trends arise and I have time. Links are the the longer book review. So far in my reading about how to … Read more
Summary: The Apostle’s Creed is the most basic of theological statements. It is one that every Christian should know and understand. With the exception of a church that I occasionally attended in college (that was right on campus so it is where I went when I woke up late), I have never attended a church that used … Read more
Since Bookwi.se now has more than 500 book reviews, I felt it was time to start making the back catalogue a bit more useful. I will continue to add to these topical indexes as trends arise and I have time. Bookwi.se has reviewed a lot of books on prayer. By my count there are 22 books that … Read more
Takeaway: The Bible was written to people very distant from us. Last year I undertook a project of reading about how to understand, interpret and think about scripture. I read a number of books. (Here is a summary post.) However, this little book, just under 70 pages, suggests many of the same ideas that … Read more
Takeaway: Variety of essays on business and leadership matters, especially focused on issues that are not intuitive, but still true. I used to read a lot more business and leadership books. I have now come to the realization that I am neither all that interested in business nor all that good at leadership. What has always … Read more
Summary: Short introduction to why we should pursue unity within the church. This short pamphlet (60 pages in paper, just over an hour in audio) was written to address the unity of the church in 1970. It is a good introduction to why Christians need to treat one another well, without ignoring real doctrinal differences … Read more
I have been cleaning up my house and decided that it is time to give away some books. Most of them I purchased and read before I stared Bookwi.se, a couple of them are review copies. Here are the rules. Ask for the book(s) you want. Please only ask if you are going to read … Read more
Here is the Complete Books of the Year 2011 List (with Honorable Mentions). In reverse alphabetical order by name of author.
The List has been decided. Starting tomorrow, I will re-post the reviews of the books that made the most impact on me this year. These are not necessarily the books that I think are the best books of the year (although most of them would be), but instead these are the books that weeks or … Read more