Rob Bell’s ‘Love Wins’: Reviews, comments and book sales pour in | MLive.com. An interesting story from the local Grand Rapids newspaper about the book and a video clip from a very persistant MSNBC reporter who wants black and white answers to the mysteries of God. Its funny, really. Rob tries to be patient with […]
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This is a first – a book review. Wired Jesus has been largely about the net but as we have all seen in the last five years, the distinctions have disappeared and nearly everything points back to the web anymore. Your Church Is Too Small is a book that speaks to me and I think […]
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Had a great conversation Sunday in a class looking at the Bible readings for next Sunday. John 6:35, 41-51 is part of a long conversation on crazy talk by Jesus. I say that because that is how it sounds to someone who is not a Christian and how it sounded to the first audience. Jesus […]
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In honor of the Hubble getting fixed this week to improve magnification by 70x, here is one of my favorite devotional books. The Hand of God is a collection of Hubble photos match with quotes about the journey of faith in such a vast universe. I highly recommend checking it out. Click on the link […]
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After much waiting, here’s a new podcast and its a review of the bestseller The Shack. If you haven’t come across it yet, it more than just a sentimental devotional book – The Shack has some real content that makes the very confusing doctrine of the Trinity come alive in a real relationship. Sounds a […]
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David Yonke, the Religion Editor for the Toledo Blade, has an interesting eye for stories as I found when I used to live in NW Ohio. His latest story is about Joe Eszterhas’ new book, a different direction than his best seller Basic Instinct. Joe Eszterhas’ latest book is a shocker, but not the kind […]
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I recently finished The Shack by William Young. A viral best seller, I would describe it as the heart of Mitch Albon (Five People You Will Meet in Heaven) and the offbeat, relational faith of Don Miller (Blue Like Jazz) with a Christian core that would make sense to an Greek Orthodox Christian. Weird, I […]
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