I just finished Launch: Starting a New Church from Scratch. My goal was to have this read by this past Tuesday so I could be one of the first to post a review of it (a review of the published copy, I’m not cool enough to get pre-pub copies for viewing).
For someone in my shoes […]
Archive for January, 2007
Launch: Starting a New Church From Scratch by Nelson Searcy & Kerrick Thomas
Published by January 28th, 2007 in General. 0 CommentsThe Top 10 Books of 2006 or The Books You Should Read in 2007
Published by January 17th, 2007 in General. 0 CommentsHere, in no particular order, are the books themselves:
1. Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy, and Fairy Tale – Frederick Buechner. This slim volume holds more wisdom and beauty than some entire systematic theologies. (I won’t be calling out any theologians at this point, in case you’re wondering.) If I had to […]
Amazing Grace in the Life of William Wilberforce by John Piper
Published by January 17th, 2007 in General. 2 CommentsCrossway Books sent me an advanced copy of John Piper’s Amazing Grace in the Life of William Wilberforce. I’ve heard Piper reads a lot of biographies and makes it a regular habit to write about them and retell their stories and ministries.
Wilberforce is an outstanding story of radical grace …
And here’s a description of the […]
Love Talk: Speak Each Other’s Language Like You Never Have Before
Published by January 15th, 2007 in Small Groups and Marriage. 0 CommentsWhen my wife & I were engaged, we went attended an engagement class at our church & went through Les & Leslie Parrott’s Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts: Seven Questions to Ask Beforeand AfterYou Marry, We found it quite helpful & so I was hoping that Love Talk: Speak Each Other’s Language Like […]
Dorothy Sayers, Creed or Chaos? Why Christians Must Choose Either Dogma or Disaster (Or, Why It Really Does Matter What You Believe) (Manchester: Sophia Insitute Press, 1999 reprint), 176 pages.
There are many, even among the well-read, who have never experienced the joy of reading one of Dorothy Sayer’s books. You need not be embarrassed if […]
Andrew Murray was born in South Africa in 1828. He received his education in Scotland and Holland and returned to South Africa where he spent many years working as both a pastor and a missionary. I just finished read his book, Humility, and I’m convinced that it belongs on the desk (not just the bookshelf) […]
I am very excited about the Likewise series of books from InterVarsity Press. Every title I have read has literally wowed me. I picked up Sacred Travels: Recovering the Ancient Practice of Pilgrimage with hopes that it would be an interesting book on pilgrimage – something I know very little about, and found […]
Pour Your Heart Into It by Starbucks’ Howard Schultz
Published by January 7th, 2007 in General. 2 CommentsI recently finished reading “Pour Your Heart Into It,” a book that tells the story of Starbucks and it’s rise to prominence in the coffee world. Howard Schultz, former CEO and current Chairman, is the main storyteller and he shares some very interesting details about his goals and intentions.
I loved the book and could hardly […]
We all struggle with Paul’s exhortation to “pray without ceasing.” After realizing her days were filled with thoughts that weren’t so much wrong, as they were simply unspiritual, Janet Holm McHenry decided to delve into the lives of eight great “pray-ers” in church history. The result is her book PrayerStreaming: Staying in Touch with God […]
Everybody Wants to Change the World
Published by January 5th, 2007 in Social Justice and Outreach. 0 CommentsMany of us are honestly interested in leaving the world a better place - in helping those in need. The problem sometimes occurs that we either don’t know where to start, or that we don’t think we have anything to contribute, or that we don’t enough time or resources ourselves. Tony Campolo & […]
