Pentecostalism understood itself as an end-times revival from the beginning. Drawing on the language of Joel 2:23 (KJV), early Pentecostals distinguished between the “former rain” of Acts 2 and the “latter rain” of their own revival experiences. The outpouring of … Continue reading Imagining the Future | Book Review
What can churches do to help end human trafficking? That is the question Ending Human Trafficking sets out to answer. Written by veteran anti-trafficking activists Shayne Moore, Sandra Morgan, and Kimber McOwen Yim, the book outlines a “victim-centered trauma-informed approach” … Continue reading Ending Human Trafficking | Book Review
As executive editor of Assemblies of God Publications, I get paid to read books. I read them to identify potential authors, topics, and reviews for Influence and Called to Serve, as well as to prepare for interviews on the Influence … Continue reading The Pastor’s Bookshelf | Book Review
During the 2020 Covid-19 lockdowns, Jonathan Gibson became dissatisfied with the “content and structure” of his devotional routine. He described that routine as “reading and petitioning, with a few praise points thrown in.” He decided to experiment by incorporating elements … Continue reading Be Thou My Vision | Book Review
When it comes to planting and revitalizing churches, rural America is “forgotten field.” It faces a variety of demographic and economic challenges, and the rural pastorate often means bivocational ministry in small congregations. In consequence, rural ministry is not an … Continue reading The Forgotten Field | Book Review
In 1879, Hill’s Manual of Social and Business Forms stated this rule of conversational etiquette: “Do not discuss politics or religion in general company. You probably would not convert your opponent, and he will not convert you. To discuss those … Continue reading 20 Myths about Religion and Politics in America | Book Review
Stephen Grant is pastor of St. Mary’s Lutheran Church, a Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod congregation in Manorville, a hamlet on Long Island’s East End. Previously, he was an assassin for the Central Intelligence Agency. His two vocations come together in Warrior … Continue reading Warrior Monk | Book Review
A Death in Jerusalem is Jonathan Dunsky’s seventh novel featuring Adam Lapid. It opens in January 1952 in Jerusalem, when Lapid marches on the Knesset to protest a proposed law allowing Israel to negotiate directly with West German about Holocaust … Continue reading A Death in Jerusalem | Book Review
Steven Konkoly’s Deep Sleep opens with Hezbollah successfully firing missiles at Haifa (Prologue), pivots to a woman kidnapping an elderly man from a retirement home near Branson, Missouri (Chapter 1), then pivots again to a security team forcefully extracting a … Continue reading Deep Sleep | Book Review
Death in the Sunshine is the first book in Steph Broadribb’s Retired Detectives Club series. It features four retired law enforcement officers—Moira, Philip, Lizzie, and Rick—who live at The Homestead, a sprawling, high-end, 55+ retirement community in Florida. Moira is … Continue reading Death in the Sunshine | Book Review
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