Full disclosure: with the possible exception of his children’s books, I am not a Max Lucado fan. He is a good writer, but his writing doesn’t really challenge me or make me think. He seems to be writing at the… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Grace by Max Lucado
Short and sweet, Adam Hamilton’s Forgiveness gives just a brief overview the most difficult—yet divine–practice of the Christ-follower. This is a well-written, practical primer on the subject of forgiveness. The book divided into four parts: forgiveness in our relationship with… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Forgiveness by Adam Hamilton
How dare we make the Bible boring! How dare we make it boring because it’s not boring. Not even a little bit. Yes, it’s a little confusing sometimes, and some of the genealogies seem a bit irrelevant. But if the… Read More »Boredom and the Bible
Although I love reading, my least favorite genre is probably Christian Fiction. I just can’t seem to get into it. Jungle Doctor and the Whirlwind by Paul White is not only Christian Fiction, it’s Christian Children’s Fiction. However, when… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Jungle Doctor and the Whirlwind by Paul White
Fasting. Probably the least popular of the so-called “spiritual disciplines.” However, in his book Fasting (Student Edition) author Jentezen Franklin identifies fasting as the number one factor in increasing his intimacy with God and unleashing the power of God in… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Fasting (Student Edition) by Jentezen Franklin
Just finished a great book on the spiritual discipline of fasting. I’ll post the review tomorrow, but the book got me thinking about the purpose of discipline in pursuing God. Some people, like the Pharisees who opposed Jesus, saw discipline… Read More »Discipline and desperation
Beware of deriving too much of your value from the praises of people. Actually, I’m beginning to believe that deriving ANY of your value from the praises of people is like having cancer of the soul. Eventually it will catch… Read More »People are fickle
The distance between “meh” and great is surprisingly short. Sometimes it’s hard to put your finger on why, but there’s no mistaking it. You know when you’ve had great service and you know when you’re “just another customer.” You know… Read More »The distance between “meh” and “great.”
I wouldn’t normally be drawn to a book like this. One thing I really appreciate about the christianaudio.com Reviewer’s Program is that it introduces me to lots of new and different works and authors. Politics and Christianity. Just putting those… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: How Should Christians Vote by Tony Evans
“One trick ahead of disaster They’re quick, but I’m much faster” -Aladdin in Disney’s Aladdin On June 15, 1775 George Washington was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army of the newly-formed United States of America. He faced a… Read More »One Step Ahead of Disaster