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
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
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
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
I loved Time Traveler’s Wife. I own the paperback and the audio versions. It might be my favorite fiction book of the last decade. This was a very different book. At root it is a ghost story. I am not really a ghost story person. But the characterization kept me interested. There was one really … Read more
Takeaway: Good book for Third Day fans. Listen if you can. Purchase Links: Kindle Edition, Paperback, Audible.com Audiobook, christianaudio.com MP3 Audiobook This audiobook was a short interesting look into the life of Christian musicians. I picked it up from ChristianAudio (they are the site that gives away a free book once a month.) It was … Read more
Takeaway: “Fasting is the natural, inevitable response of a person to a grievous sacred moment in life.” Purchase Links: Paperback, Kindle Edition Our pastor, Jeff Henderson, called the church to a 21 day fast starting January 1st. I think the reason is a good one and my wife and I agreed to fast together. (We … Read more
This was the second book in a series. The first was free as an audiobook from Audible.com. I am a big fan of Audible and I listen to about 20-30 audiobooks a year. They have been giving away a good number of books lately. Unfortunately, I haven’t liked many of the ones I have listened to … Read more