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Category Archives: Books
The Five Love Languages: Learning to Love Like Jesus, Part 2
In my previous post, I introduced the five love languages popularized by Dr. Gary Chapman in his best-selling book. With this post, I want to take a look at the example of Jesus in the New Testament. In the Gospels, … Continue reading
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The Five Love Languages: Learning to Love Like Jesus, Part 1
There are certain things we all share in common: each one of us has a soul, a mind, a heart. The Bible says that each person is made in the image of God — and that applies to everyone who … Continue reading
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Into the Heart of Romans
I’ve been working my way through N.T. Wright’s latest book, Into the Heart of Romans: A Deep Dive into Paul’s Greatest Letter. I’m about halfway through — really trying to soak in his argument. But I highly recommend it. Wright … Continue reading
A Book by … C.S. Lewis?
A friend of mine sent me this book for my birthday. A quick glance and you’d think the book was Smoke on the Mountain by C.S. Lewis, right? Poor Joy Davidman.
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Neil Shenvi Compares World Religions
This helpful chart is from Neil Shenvi’s excellent book Why Believe?: A Reasoned Approach to Christianity. This one will definitely be making my end-of-the-year list.
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Best Books of 2022
This time of year, I always post about the best books I’ve read over the last twelve months. I set myself a goal to read 52 books a year — one per week. It’s an ambitious goal and I rarely … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Books, Cash, Culture, Discipleship, Faith, Football, Gospel, Kingdom Values, Music, Scripture, Social Issues, Spiritual Disciplines, Sports, Theology
Tagged Alisa Childers, Arthur C. Brooks, Bono, Carl Trueman, Chuck Klosterman, Cynical Theories, Helen Pluckrose, James Clear, Jeff Benedict, Johnny Cash, Josh Chatraw, Richard Beck, Steve Young, Telling a Better Story, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, Tyler Kepner, Voddie Baucham
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Reading List for Critical Theory, Identity Politics and Social Justice
Over the last year or two, I’ve been doing a deep study of Critical Theory and social justice. Given the near-universal acceptance of Critical Theory today, my view is bound to be very unpopular. But I have come to view … Continue reading
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The Wonderful Cross: Substitution, Part 3
Some will say, “How is this just?” This is yet another critique of the cross. Some want to point at the substitutionary death of Jesus as evidence that God is not just. Otherwise, they argue, how could He allow an … Continue reading
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Joshua Chatraw’s “Telling a Better Story”
I just finished reading an excellent book by Joshua D. Chatraw entitled, Telling a Better Story: How to Talk About God in a Skeptical Age. Chatraw is the executive director for the Center for Public Christianity and the theologian in … Continue reading
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The Wonderful Cross: The Passover Lamb, Part 2
One way to think about the cross is to ask the question: What problem does the cross solve? From the very beginning, the Bible declares that our predicament is so great that only God can resolve the problem. The cross … Continue reading
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