In an era of unpresented division in America, both in the political arena and in the Evangelical Christian community, Caleb Kaltenbach’s is the lucid voice of reason and compassion that we need. In his latest book, God Of Tomorrow, he brings more of that potent cocktail of truth and grace that made Messy Grace such…Continue Reading “BOOK REVIEW: God Of Tomorrow by Caleb Kaltenbach”
Now as much as ever, people are desperate to hear the voice of God. They may be looking for direction, or confirmation, or maybe just assurance that God hasn’t forgotten about them. Whisper: How To Hear The Voice Of God by Mark Batterson addresses this desire. Batterson’s premise is that God speaks in many different…Continue Reading “BOOK REVIEW: Whisper by Mark Batterson”
After reading Jonathan Hennessey’s excellent graphic novel biography of Alexander Hamilton, I was excited to read The Comic Book Story Of Video Games: The Incredible History Of The Electronic Gaming Revolution. Great video games are the combination of good storytelling and compelling visuals, so a graphic novel is the perfect medium for telling this story….Continue Reading “BOOK REVIEW: The Comic Book Story Of Video Games”
“People have never seen God until they see Jesus.” This is the primary assertion of Brian Zahnd in his book, Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God. The subtitle is “The Scandalous Truth of the Very Good News,” which sums up the tone of this wonderful book very nicely. Zahnd directly and poetically attacks…Continue Reading “BOOK REVIEW: Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God”
Revelation 1 1:1 alludes to Dan 2:28-30; 2:45-47 1:4a echoes Exod 3:14; Deut 32:39; Isa 41:4; 43:10; 44:6; 48:12 1:4b is a paraphrased allusion to Zech 4:2-7 and perhaps Isa 11:2-10 1:5 draws on Psalm 89:27, 37 (cf. Isa 55:4) 1:6 echoes Exod 19:6 1:7 is a composite of Dan 7:13 and Zech 12:10 1:8…Continue Reading “Old Testament References in the Book of Revelation”
How is this book not a movie yet? This is the question I asked myself over and over again as I read More Than Rivals by Ken Abraham. This is the story of two star high school basketball players, one white and one black, living in Gallatin, Tennessee. Gallatin was one of the last towns…Continue Reading “AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: “More Than Rivals” by Ken Abraham”
The United States of America had a difficult birth. That seems to be the main message behind Jonathan Hennessey and Justin Greenwood’s graphic novel Alexander Hamilton: The Graphic History of an American Founding Father. I typically avoid graphic novels with a historical, political, or biographical theme. Lately, however, I have found myself more drawn to…Continue Reading “BOOK REVIEW: “Alexander Hamilton: The Graphic History of an American Founding Father””
Insight, by Tasha Eurich, is the self-awareness manual we didn’t know we needed. We didn’t know we needed it, but it turns out we do—desperately so. As Eurich herself points out in chapter one, “self-awareness is the meta-skill of the twenty-first century.” So rare is this skill, and so powerful a determiner of success in…Continue Reading “BOOK REVIEW: “Insight” by Tasha Eurich”
In his book The Imperfect Disciple: Grace for People Who Can’t Get Their Act Together, author Jared C. Wilson sets out to write a discipleship book for the rest of us. His assertion is that too many discipleship books are written for people who have it all together, or at least are good at making…Continue Reading “AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: “The Imperfect Disciple” by Jared C. Wilson”
All These Wonders: True Stories About Facing The Unknown, a collection of stories from The Moth radio program, is a generous gift of a book. Through these stories, originally told in front of a live audience and now captured in written from, we come to know the storytellers intimately—and we get a better understanding of…Continue Reading “BOOK REVIEW: All These Wonders by The Moth”