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Imagining the Future | Book Review

April 12, 2022 georgepwood

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

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Ending Human Trafficking | Book Review

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 georgepwood

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

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The Pastor’s Bookshelf | Book Review

April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 georgepwood

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

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Be Thou My Vision | Book Review

April 1, 2022March 31, 2022 georgepwood

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

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The Forgotten Field | Book Review

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 georgepwood

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

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20 Myths about Religion and Politics in America | Book Review

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 georgepwood

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

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Warrior Monk | Book Review

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 georgepwood

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

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A Death in Jerusalem | Book Review

March 11, 2022March 10, 2022 georgepwood

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

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Deep Sleep | Book Review

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 georgepwood

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

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Death in the Sunshine | Book Review

February 15, 2022February 15, 2022 georgepwood

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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