It is obvious we are living in a veritable Renaissance of bad grammar and sickening syntax. From text messages to YouTube comments, from college entry essays to blog posts, we have seen the English language take several steps back even… Read More »BOOK REVIEW: Create, Narrate, Punctuate by Ramy Tadros
Household Gods by Ted and Kristen Kluck sets out to expose one of the biggest and most overlooked idols of my generation: the family. The Klucks’ premise is that the family has replaced God for many American Christians, and the… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Household God’s by Ted and Kristen Kluck
You And Me Forever by Francis and Lisa Chan is the best kind of bait-and-switch. It looks like a marriage book, and it sounds like a marriage book, but it’s not REALLY a book on marriage. It’s really a book… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: You And Me Forever by Francis and Lisa Chan
John Bunyan is best known for The Pilgrim’s Progress, the most famous of all Christian allegories. Kipling called him “the father of the novel.” But not as many people are aware of Bunyan the renegade preacher; imprisoned for sermonizing outside… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners by John Bunyan
Lost in Translation by Ella Frances Sanders is a beautiful book. It is a celebration of art and language that gives the read a sense of belonging to the world at large. Our collective experience as people binds us together.… Read More »BOOK REVIEW: Lost in Translation by Ella Frances Sanders
Truth is often stranger than fiction. It’s often more exciting as well, as in the case of the Levi Weeks trial of 1800. This murder trial was the first sensational murder trial of the fledgling United States of America. Not… Read More »BOOK REVIEW: Duel with the Devil by Paul Collins
In my role as a youth worker, I meet a lot of desperate parents whose son or daughter has chosen to walk a destructive path. Just like the parable of the prodigal son, this child has left their family behind—often… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Praying for Your Prodigal by Kyle Idleman
Scaling Up Excellence by Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao is a book about how to grow as an organization, and actually get better instead of worse. It is a book of amazing stories and practical takeaways. It is very… Read More »BOOK REVIEW: Scaling Up Excellence
I was really interested to hear what Barnabas Piper, son of famous Baptist preacher John Piper, had to say in his new book, The Pastor’s Kid. I’m not a “PK,” but my four sons are. I want to understand the… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: The Pastor’s Kid by Barnabas Piper
Watchman Nee is certainly a challenging and controversial figure on the spiritual landscape of 20th century Christianity. I know people who love Nee and his writings, and I know people who avoid his books like the plague. One thing is… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Love Not the World by Watchman Nee