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I’m not a sports fan and had no idea who Shaun Alexander was prior to reading THE WALK, but I am interested in making discipleship work as an ongoing process rather than a program, so based on the limited information available, this book looke... [Read on]
Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low *Expectations* by Alex and Brett Harris is an inspiring and challenging book. The premise of the book revolves around the idea that our culture has virtually no expectations for teenagers beyond... [Read on]
This book is part memoir, with Alisa Harris walking through key events in her life, and part meditation on the appropriate relationship between religion and politics. I highly recommend this to anyone who has an interest in thinking more... [Read on]
Summary: Bruce Wilkinson says that you should carry around a certain amount of money, a "God pocket", as it were, with the intention of giving it away whenever and wherever God leads you to do so. Review: This is a short book, nonetheless my... [Read on]
This is the first time I've ever been asked to review a diet book. Since I'm a health food fiend and love exercising I thought I'd undertake this task. The structure of my review is a little cumbersome since this is the first book of this sort... [Read on]
[Sigh] Yes. I read a book called Everything Romance. You know what? Shut up. It was free. Which reminds me: I received this book for free from Waterbrook Multnomah on the condition that I review it publicly. I was not paid to give a good review,... [Read on]
Radical Together by David Platt is an extension of his Radical book that focuses on the role that community and togetherness plays in reaching the objectives of the church in spreading the word and transforming individuals and lives. The role of... [Read on]
See, my problem with this book is that if I buy into Platt's argument, then I have to let Christianity affect my whole life, instead of just the parts that are comfortable and easy. Specifically, I have to do this in the context of the church.... [Read on]
Culture Shift: The Battle for the Moral Heart of America by R. Albert Mohler, Jr. offers cogent insight into the cultural war within America and the world at-large. He highlights the major edicts of secularism and offers arenas wherein the... [Read on]
As a Catholic saint-in-training, I often wonder about the lives of the many saints that have walked the earth, proclaiming God’s glory and doing works in His name. As much as I love the Saint Augustines and Saint Pauls of the times past, however,... [Read on]