Let’s get one thing straight: I have mad props for Greg Laurie. That said, I don’t get this book. This was the second of two audiobooks I listened to in preparation for Easter, and was excited about the premise of… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Road to the Resurrection by Greg Laurie
This was the first of two audiobooks I listened to in preparation for Easter. I was struck by how much meaning Adam Hamilton was able to draw from the seven statements of Jesus from the cross. Very rarely did the… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Final Words by Adam Hamilton
This is the best, most biblically-based book on worship I have come across. Its one short-coming is its unnecessarily long length. John MacArthur does an excellent—and very thorough—job of expositing a biblical view of worship. Calling into question all our… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Worship by John MacArthur
If you want to keep going to church, comfortable remaining unchallenged and concerned primarily with your preferences, don’t read this book. If you want remain ignorant—and blissfully so—about the plight of fellow Christians around world struggling with persecution and poverty,… Read More »BOOK REVIEW: Radical Together by David Platt
In Praying the Bible into Your Life, Stormie Omartian gives us a fresh look at scripture by encouraging us to utilize the words of the scriptures in the words of our prayers. She works through each of the Bible books… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Praying the Bible into Your Life by Stormie Omartian
In this book, each chapter is a different thing that a husband can do to show love to his wife and generally improve his marriage. The titles are witty and Jay is a funny guy. At first I was a… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: 52 Things Wives Need from Their Husbands by Jay Payleitner
There is a disconnect between what we say we believe and what we’re willing to sacrifice. That disconnect is the sworn enemy of this book. This is a short little audiobook to be sure; clocking in a little longer than… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: The Radical Question by David Platt
Every year for the past three years I’ve set the goal of reading 52 books (an average of one per week). So far I have never achieved that goal. Am I disappointed? Absolutely not! If I didn’t set such an audacious goal,… Read More »Books I read in 2011