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
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
This is the transcript of the sermon I preached this past Sunday, re-formatted for easier reading. More lengthy than my usual posts, but I hope you find it “useful.” Praise God for the amazing “tool for life” He has… Read More »The Right Tool for the Job
There aren’t many books out there with a mathematical equation for a title, but for Tullian Tchividjian, Jesus + Nothing = Everything is both the thesis of his amazing book as well as the mantra for his life. He begins… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Jesus + Nothing = Everything by Tullian Tchividjian
Wow! Reading The Explicit Gospel by Matt Chandler, some of the words that come to mind are “epic,” “invigorating,” and “instant classic.” This is a work that will go down in history as a timely and timeless clarion call for… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: The Explicit Gospel by Matt Chandler