Repenting of Religion by Gregory Boyd In this challenging book, Boyd takes on the concept that judgment and love are mutually exclusive activities for human beings. Only God can rightly do both. So for us to truly love as God commanded, we must let go of our judgment. And for Boyd, the problem of judgment began the moment [...]
Forgotten God by Francis Chan Teaching on the Holy Spirit is widely varied within the church. Some traditions pretend He doesn’t exist, while for others it seems He’s the only thing that does. But Francis Chan doesn’t take on either extreme. Instead, like the pastor he is, he simply tries to encourage every person to seek, [...]
Love is an Orientation by Andrew Marin It’s a fact that books about how the Evangelical community can and should reach out to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community (GLBT) are not very popular. But after reading this book, I realize that this fact is disappointing. Andrew Marin is a Jesus-loving, Bible-believing evangelical Christian who [...]
The Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis If there is life on other planets, would God still be God? Would our God be the God of those worlds as well? For Lewis, the answer to this question was a resounding yes. So all that was left for him to do was imagine how God might deal with [...]
Between Heaven and Hell by Peter Kreeft Imagine a place between Heaven & Hell – a place that exists after this life and before the next. Now imagine that in that place, while waiting to proceed to their final destination, strangers meet. And what if three men who all died on the same day met in [...]
Crazy Love by Francis Chan What if you were in love with God? It may seem like an odd question, but for most “religious” folk the idea of loving God is more cliché than practical application. We profess our faith, but prioritize our own desires. And our Christianity dissolves into something akin to club membership. [...]
The Barbarian Way by Erwin McManus We like order. We like decorum. We like things to run according to plan. Even in our religion we try to keep things in line, and make them … you know, civilized. But do you remember what it felt like to be a kid, to experience passionate abandon? Erwin McManus reminds [...]
Do Hard Things by Alex and Brett Harris Everyone knows what teenagers are like: lazy irresponsible, disrespectful, disobedient, and incapable of managing their lives. But what if the real problem was that teenagers are simply living down to these low expectations? Society expects so little of them that they have come to expect very little of themselves. [...]
Reconciliation by Michael S. Moore The dashing and sophisticated Dr. Moore (shameless plug) has scored again. Dr. Moore explores the Old Testament for life lessons we can apply in everyday life. It’s a unique perspective – that the Bible is not mere trivia, but was designed to teach us how to live and be in relationship [...]
How to Read Genesis by Tremper Longman III Genesis is a difficult book for us to read. For one thing, it isn’t like most of the books we have on our shelves. For another, Sunday School has packed it with a lot of baggage. If you really want to understand this ancient and difficult text, you need to [...]
