Matt Chandler is a man who lives, breathes, preaches, and writes about the wondrous gospel of Christ. I want to be more like him. Because of his battle with brain cancer, he understands mortality and suffering more than most who… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: To Live Is Christ, To Die Is Gain by Matt Chandler
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This is the transcript of the sermon I preached this past Sunday, re-formatted for easier reading. It’s more lengthy than my usual posts, but i think it summarizes well the general attitude toward religion in our society today and the… Read More »Bad Religion?
Last week I reviewed Mark Batterson’s excellent book, Wild Goose Chase. I wanted to share a couple paragraphs from the book that had an impact on me. In his book, Mark refers repeatedly refers to the Holy Spirit as “the… Read More »The shrinking power of guilt
What’s in a name? Well, in the case of God, everything. Michael Neale’s excellent book, Your Great Name, walks through the many different names attributed to God in scripture. The framing device of the book is Neale’s popular worship song… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Your Great Name by Michael Neale
I believe people will pay any amount of money for something they really value. It’s a proven fact in my ministry that students who have been to summer camp in previous years are less likely to respond negatively to a… Read More »Cost, value, and grace
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