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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Young Adult/Adolescent Book Recommendations

    People ask me for book recommendations for their teenagers all the time (I teach 7th grade English). I'm not sure if I've really posted much about...

    Started by Katelynn Scott, March 26th, 2012 06:19 PM
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Read Before Posting: Welcome to the Book Review Forum

    Welcome to the Book Review Forum. This is a place for us to compile reviews and discuss books. It is a great way for the community to discern...

    Started by Ryan Scott, April 15th, 2010 08:42 AM
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  1. Bell, Rob - What We Talk About When We Talk About God

    By Rob Bell Watch this space. I'll be attempting to do a chapter by chapter review of what it seems to be saying, especially within context of his...

    Started by Todd Erickson, March 20th, 2013 06:22 PM
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  2. Crofford, Greg - Dark Side of Destiny

    Some of my fellow NazNetters might be interested in an e-book I wrote a year ago. Today and tomorrow (January 21 and 22), it's available FREE for...

    Started by Greg Crofford, January 21st, 2013 09:37 AM
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    April 17th, 2013 09:48 AM Go to last post
  3. Walls, Jerry L - Purgatory: the Logic of Total Transformation

    Finished the book this weekend. Walls discusses the history of the idea of purgatory (with lots of reference to Dante's Divine Comedy), the way it...

    Started by Hans Deventer, November 19th, 2012 02:19 AM
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  4. Cherry, Constance M. - The Worship Architect: A Blueprint For Designing Culturally Relevant and Biblically Faithful Services

    Just finished this book. There is no way to do it justice in a short review here. In 300 pages it seems to me the author deals with every imaginable...

    Started by Hans Deventer, April 10th, 2013 10:23 AM
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  5. Bell, Rob - Love Wins

    Well, I downloaded the book and read it fairly quickly. I haven't read all the posts in this thread, so I'm not responding to anyone/anything in...

    Started by Mike McVey, March 15th, 2011 05:39 PM
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    April 3rd, 2013 02:38 AM Go to last post
  6. Westphal, Merold - Suspicion & Faith: The Religious Uses of Modern Atheism

    It took me months to finally finish "Suspician & Faith". You can safely conclude that it wasn't an easy read. Especially the first part on Freud was...

    Started by Hans Deventer, March 29th, 2013 01:14 AM
    • Replies: 1
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  7. Hillenbrand, Laura - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

    I think this is one of the best books I've read in awhile. Laura Hillenbrand documents the life of Louie Zamperini a juvenile...

    Started by Julie Reed, January 28th, 2011 08:16 PM
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    March 28th, 2013 05:43 PM Go to last post
  8. Wright, NT - Surprised by Hope

    Has anyone reviewed this yet? I thought I'd seen it discussed on here, but now I can't find it. Perhaps it was before the crash? I finished it last...

    Started by Eric Frey, July 8th, 2010 09:50 AM
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    March 9th, 2013 03:39 AM Go to last post
  9. Gomes, Peter J - The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus

    I am reading a book, "The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus," by Peter J. Gomes. This morning's reading included 7 social sins listed by Gandhi, "that if...

    Started by Wes Smith, February 14th, 2013 11:22 AM
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  10. Montgomery, Oord & Winslow (eds) - Relational Theology: A Contemporary Introduction

    Finished reading this new publication and I'm kind of wondering how to approach the review. Let me explain. The book consists of 31 essays, ranging...

    Started by Hans Deventer, December 14th, 2012 10:12 AM
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    February 11th, 2013 06:17 AM Go to last post
  11. Powers, Daniel - New Beacon Bible Commentary: 1 & 2 Peter, Jude

    NBBC, 1 & 2 PETER / JUDE A Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition By: Daniel Powers PRODUCED BY: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City ...

    Started by Marian Schwaller Carney, February 3rd, 2013 11:24 AM
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  12. Walking Dead (Graphic Novel Series)

    Are there any fans of the Walking Dead comic book series on Naznet that might want to discuss likes/dislikes? I just finished. The Walking Dead...

    Started by Ryan Plott, January 25th, 2013 01:17 PM
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    January 28th, 2013 06:28 PM Go to last post
  13. Rollins, Peter - Insurrection

    To acknowledge my bias: I'm a fan. I like how he doesn't try to solve life's mysteries in one big system, nor tries to figure out God but rather...

    Started by Hans Deventer, October 8th, 2011 10:34 AM
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  14. Chan, Francis - Crazy Love

    This is a book about what Watchman Nee would call the Normal Christian Life and most of us would call radical Christianity. Now the key question...

    Started by Hans Deventer, August 5th, 2012 10:36 AM
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  15. Chan, Francis - Erasing Hell

    So, I started reading "Erasing Hell" by Francis Chan last night. You shouldn't always just read stuff you expect to agree with, right? A report. ...

    Started by Hans Deventer, April 17th, 2012 12:47 AM
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  16. Religion Rollins, Peter - The Idolatry of God

    The review is forthcoming, I'm almost at twothirds of the book, but here is a starter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DROyzSMdiSM

    Started by Hans Deventer, January 4th, 2013 01:36 AM
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  17. Wright, N.T. - How God Became King

    I have this book but haven't read it yet. This book review sounds interesting - How God became King.

    Started by Susan Unger, August 14th, 2012 10:38 AM
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  18. Gabriek, Mark A - Jesus and Muhammad: Profound Differences and Surprising Similarities

    Got this book as a birthday gift and finished the 200+ pages it in 2 days. Some books you need to plough through, this one is not one of those. Reads...

    Started by Hans Deventer, December 17th, 2012 02:41 AM
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  19. Deaton, Wilson - Veterans Date

    WARNING: This "review" is likely to be highly biased! Veterans Date is a short work of purpose-driven fiction. (Not Warren-type...

    Started by Wilson Deaton, November 8th, 2012 09:18 AM
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    December 12th, 2012 07:46 PM Go to last post
  20. Dean, Kenda Creasy - Almost Christian: What The Faith Of Our Teenagers Is Telling The American Church

    I mentioned this book in Roland's 3 Years In Egypt thread, checked to see if it had been reviewed here, and decided to post some thoughts. i highly,...

    Started by Houston Thomas, November 21st, 2012 09:02 AM
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  21. Ardrey, Ken - When Life Shakes You Up: An On Purpose Faith Response to Crisis

    Ken is a retired elder in the church of the nazarene. His retirement was forced on him by Parkinson's Disease. PD is a neurodegenerative disease...

    Started by Doug Kitchen, September 12th, 2011 08:35 PM
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    October 21st, 2012 07:20 AM Go to last post
  22. Platt, David - Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream

    This book is special. I really enjoyed it and learned a lot from it. Very thought provoking and challenging, the book made me wrestle through some...

    Started by Jay Stiegelmeyer, January 5th, 2011 10:54 AM
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    September 12th, 2012 10:20 PM Go to last post
  23. Lightbulb Collins, Suzanne - The Hunger Games

    In preparation for the release of the first movie, I just finished reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins for the fourth time. Ryan encouraged...

    Started by Katelynn Scott, March 24th, 2012 08:15 PM
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  24. Johnson, Sue - Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love

    Read the book this weekend in the Dutch translation. Though written from a non-religious perspective, the content is sound. The basic premesis is...

    Started by Hans Deventer, August 13th, 2012 12:03 AM
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  25. Religion Sparks, Kenton L. - Sacred Word, Broken Word: Biblical Authority and the Dark Side of Scripture

    I'm reading this book right now and haven't finished it yet, but I already want to recommend it. If you are aware that the Bible sometimes points in...

    Started by Hans Deventer, July 23rd, 2012 02:59 AM
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  26. Giglio, Louie & Matt Redman - Indescribable

    I know this book is not a new release (it published in November of 2011), but I just recently picked it up and I have been mesmerized by it since...

    Started by Nate Pruitt, July 19th, 2012 07:46 AM
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  27. Eggerichs, Emerson - Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs

    After two people I really admire recommended this book to me I decided to read it. I agree with their impressions that this is a fantastic book for...

    Started by Greg Gates, July 16th, 2012 04:17 PM
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    July 16th, 2012 10:23 PM Go to last post
  28. Lightbulb Berry, Wendell - Jayber Crow

    Wendell Berry is a beloved poet and essayist from Kentucky, focusing often on the grittiness of the world, the beauty of nature, and the importance...

    Started by Ryan Scott, July 16th, 2012 07:15 PM
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  29. Christensen, Clayton - How Will You Measure Your Life?

    This is a book by a Harvard Business School professor/ entrepreneur. I heard him interviewed on NPR and was fascinated by how he illustrated his...

    Started by Greg Gates, June 20th, 2012 03:01 PM
    • Replies: 1
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    June 21st, 2012 02:53 AM Go to last post
  30. Kinnaman, David and Gabe Lyons - unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity... and Why It Matters

    This book was put out by the Barna group and, as the title suggests, is a survey of the "Mosaic" generation(born 1984-2002) and "Buster"...

    Started by Ryan Plott, July 21st, 2010 12:12 AM
    • Replies: 4
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    June 16th, 2012 07:22 PM Go to last post

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