Forum: Book Review

“Faith Intersections” is a book about listening to people who have different belief systems than our own. In each chapter a Christian interviewer...

Interesting book. Traverso, though not implicating that it could not have but happen as it did, does root the Nazi violence in an historic context....

Let's start off by saying this is a good book, definitely worth reading. Keller first deals with several objections to Christianity: - There can't...

I'm about halfway through this book right now. It was recommended in one of the workshops I attended at PALCON. Wigg Stevenson tackles the issue...

This is a fascinating book. I really enjoyed it though it at times made me uncomfortable. The author is a Yale graduate and teaches English at...

I've just finished re-reading the first three books of Dekker's "Circle" series. In the story a young man, Thomas Hunter, finds himself living in...

Don't read this book if you are satisfied by the status quo and don't like to be challenged! However, if you yearn to expand your knowledge, to...

I was going to lead a bible study from the lectionary text today in Luke 10 focusing on entire sanctification. That didn't pan out and I didn't want...

I just finished it this morning and will hopefully be able to give you a full review later, but this was a fascinating look at who was John Wesley in...

Pastoring a few years ago I was awakened to the fact that my preaching lacked an important element: Jesus. I found it easier to preach principles...

The Nature of Love: A Theology Thomas Jay Oord Chalice Press, St. Louis, MO 2010 Review by Paul DeBaufer The Nature of Love is a theology...

Recounts the events and political intrigue leading up to and following of the building of the Erie Canal and particularly the leadership of De Witt...

Stephenie Meyer, author of the wildly popular "Twilight" series released a novella on June 5th. The book weighs in at 178 pages and was also...

(Published by Regal, 2007) This book is very practical, step-by-step explanation of a process for assimilating visitors, starting with a plan for...

Rainer, Thom S. and Sam S. Rainer, III. Essential Church: Reclaiming a Generation of Dropouts. Nashville: Broadman and Holman Publishers, 2008. ...

Interesting book from a guy who is neither a liberal nor a conservative nor a libertarian. If anything, he loves the local community and its...

For those who don't know, Stone grew up in the CotN and though teaching at Boston University's School of Theology (actually, he's the associate dean...

Richardson, Ronald W. Creating a Healthier Church: Family Systems Theory, Leadership and Congregational Life. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1996. ...

This is the memoir written by Barack Obama shortly after his graduation from Harvard Law School and before his political involvement. It is very...

This is one of the more formative books I've read recently. Terence Fretheim is a great Old Testament scholar who addresses the relationship between...

This is one of the more intriguing novels I have ever read. There is a mixture of fantasy and science fiction along with a very strong study of...

Blackaby, Henry T. & Melvin D. A God Centered Church: Experiencing God Together. Blackaby’s own stated purpose from the introduction: “I was...

An older work that is still very much worth reading. While the book is biographical, it’s not simply a biography. It’s biographical in the...

McClaren, Brian D. The Secret Message of Jesus. (Non-Fiction) An excellent eye-opening book. If this were a novel I would warn you that...

Sweet, Leonard. The Three Hardest Words. (non-fiction) Sweet writes in such a way that you have to work a bit to get at what he is trying to say....

Eldredge, John. Waking the Dead. I have mixed feelings on this book. There were a few thoughts that I really liked. A lot. There were...

Kinlaw, Dennis. Let’s Start with Jesus: A New Way of Doing Theology. In the preface, Kinlaw wrote: “…I began to feel that the key to...