What Is God’s Will for Us in 2016?
I had the privilege of preaching at my home church, Central Assembly, this morning. Here is what I said… Continue reading What Is God’s Will for Us in 2016?
Month: December 2015
Review of ‘Augustine’s Confessions: Christian Guides to the Classics’ by Leland Ryken
Leland Ryken, Augustine’s Confessions, Christian Guides to the Classics (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2015). Paperback | Kindle Augustine’s Confessions is a spiritual and literary classic. He began to write it in A.D. 397, ten years after his conversion to Christianity, when he was bishop of Hippo in Roman North Africa, partly to respond to his critics. Books 1–9 are largely autobiographical, while Books 10–13 include meditations on memory, time, and the Book of Genesis. The book continues to fascinate and inspire readers, both scholars and laypeople, but it is not easy to read. Augustine mixes autobiographical reflections, biographical portraits of others, … Continue reading Review of ‘Augustine’s Confessions: Christian Guides to the Classics’ by Leland Ryken
Review of ‘The Triumph of Faith’ by Rodney Stark
Rodney Stark, The Triumph of Faith: Why the World Is More Religious Than Ever (Wilmington, DE: ISI Books, 2015). Hardcover | Kindle Fifty years ago, Anthony F. C. Wallace expressed the belief of many Western intellectuals when he wrote, “Belief in supernatural powers is doomed to die out all over the world as a result of the increasing adequacy and diffusion of scientific knowledge…. The process is inevitable.” Scientific knowledge, it was thought, would lead to material wellbeing, and material wellbeing would lead to a secular society. For mid-century Western intellectuals, the future looked godless. A funny thing happened on … Continue reading Review of ‘The Triumph of Faith’ by Rodney Stark
Review of ‘The Great Christ Comet’ by Colin R. Nicholl
Colin R. Nicholl, The Great Christ Comet: Revealing the True Star of Bethlehem (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2015). Hardcover | Kindle This review originally appeared at InfluenceMagazine.com. In The Great Christ Comet, Colin R. Nicholl argues that the Star of Bethlehem was not, in fact, a star. Instead, as the title suggests, it was a comet, “undeniably the single greatest comet in recorded history.” To reach this conclusion, Nicholl blends a close reading of the Bible with careful attention to the astronomical record. The result is one of the most intriguing books you will read this year. Nicholl joins a long … Continue reading Review of ‘The Great Christ Comet’ by Colin R. Nicholl
Happy Hanukkah…with Help from The Maccabeats
Review of ‘City of Bones’ by Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly, City of Bones (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2002). Hardcover | Paperback | Kindle City of Bones is the eighth installment in Michael Connelly’s series of novels featuring Los Angeles homicide detective Harry Bosch. It opens on New Years Day, when Bosch is called to a home in Laurel Canyon. A dog has found a bone, and its owner, a medical doctor, is certain that it’s human. Bosch begins to investigate and unearths the majority of a skeleton. Forensic examination reveals that the body belonged to a young male who had suffered physical abuse throughout his short life. … Continue reading Review of ‘City of Bones’ by Michael Connelly
Review of ‘The 4 Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership’ by Jenni Catron
Jenni Catron, The 4 Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership: The Power of Leading from Your Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength (Nashville: Nelson Books, 2015). Hardcover | Kindle Jesus was once asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” (Mark 12:28). His answer, known as the Great Commandment, was twofold: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength” and “Love your neighbor as yourself” (12:30, 31). Jenni Catron uses the four dimensions of the Great Commandment to illuminate the nature of leadership and show … Continue reading Review of ‘The 4 Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership’ by Jenni Catron
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