When Leonard Sweet‘s new book Viral is released this March, I recommend all pastors and ministry staff set a while at the feet of a messenger who has his finger on the pulse of the today’s culture. In this book Sweet introduces the reader to the TGIF (Twitter, Google, iPhone, and Facebook) culture that we now [...]
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Book Review: Nearing Home by Billy Graham
Posted: January 13, 2012 in Book ReviewsTags: billy graham, thomas nelson publishers
In the book Nearing Home, Billy Graham gives some great insights for Christians to consider before and after they find themselves in the twilight years of their lives. He deals with such things a retirement, personal wishes on hospitalization arrangements, funeral preferences, leaving a legacy, how to walk with God even to the end of [...]
Culture Shift by R. Albert Mohler Jr. is an analysis of the moral drift that has encompassed our society in America. In this book Mohler deals with such topics as Christianity vs. secularism, parenting, abortion, proper handling of tragedies, Islam, and progressive atheism. The book serves as a tool to make the average evangelical Christian [...]
In the book JOLT! by Phil Cooke one is reminded of the ever changing world we live in. From the introduction of social networking to the ever turning tide of the entertainment business our culture is changing more rapidly than ever before. Cooke seeks to give the reader 25 areas to “jolt” their lives for [...]
Sun Stand Still by Steven Furtick is a challenging book on audacious faith. As I read through Furtick’s up front honesty about the smallness of most Christian’s faith, I couldn’t help but analyze my own faith in God. It was very stirring to be challenged to have enough faith to ask God for what would [...]
Being an avid St. Louis Cardinal’s fan, I just couldn’t wait to sink my teeth into Pujols: More Than The Game by Scott Lamb and Tim Ellsworth. In this short biography, Lamb and Ellsworth trace the life and baseball career of the great Albert Pujols. However, this biography is unique because it gives an honest [...]
Radical by David Platt is one of the best books I have ever read…period. In this straight to the point, up front, and in your face commentary of American Christianity, the reader will find what it truly means to be sold out to Jesus Christ. Platt goes to the heart of what is most important [...]
The Jesus Inquest by Charles Foster is an open case study for the evidence in support and against the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In it Foster strives to dig deeper into the issues and questions that linger over this important doctrine in Christianity. After he had come up short in finding adequate answers for his [...]
Book Review: Living Live In The Zone By Kyle Rote Jr. & Dr. Joe Pettigrew
Posted: December 20, 2010 in Book ReviewsLiving Life in the Zone by Kyle Rote Jr. and Joe Pettigrew is a forty-day spiritual devotional guide for men. It is infused with sports terminology and stories from such sports figures as Larry Bird, Joe Namath, and Orel Hershiser, to spark the interest of the sports loving fan, but at the same start them [...]
The Drama of Ephesians written by Timothy Gombis, is an attempt to to fill the gap between a standard commentary and basic exposition of the book of Ephesians. It is an approach to stem a connection between what Paul meant in his time frame and what the meaning is for us in our day. Gombis [...]
