I was first introduced to the Building Healthy Churches series of books from 9Marks through J. Mack Stiles’ excellent title, Evangelism. I was honestly blown away by all that was covered in that small volume. Since then, I have read several volumes in this series and have not been disappointed with any of them. In Conversion, Michael …
Occasionally, a book is not what I expect it to be. Andy Crouch’s new book, The Tech-Wise Family is not what I expected. The book was recently recommended to me, and since I’m preaching a series on the family right now, I decided I should at least take the time to look into Crouch’s suggestions for how …
Our student ministry always gives books as a graduation gift. This year the gifts included an ESV Study Bible for anyone who didn’t already have one and a collection of other books that Luke (@LukeTolbert), our student pastor, hand selected. Among those books was Why Trust The Bible? by Greg Gilbert. This is a short book …
Several years ago I heard a pastor mention Peter Jones in a sermon dealing with paganism. I learned in that sermon that Jones had done research into paganism, especially the way that all varieties of paganism are related, but I was busy with doctoral work of my own didn’t dig any further into Peter Jone’s …
Occasionally God seems to provide just what I need at just the right time. Sometimes that takes place with a sermon, perhaps a call from a friend, and occasionally even a book. In recent weeks as we approach the end of a large building project with our church, I have become ever more aware of …
I was in Boston a few weeks ago and had an opportunity to visit Harvard and its bookstore. When visiting one of the world’s leading educational institutions, the bookstore is intuitive about the way that Harvard is shaping the world. Unfortunately, I was unable to spend nearly as much time as I would have liked, …
There are books that seem to always be in vogue and conversation. If you are around me for long, for instance, you will hear me talk about Christianity and Liberalism because it was a foundational book when Machen wrote it and continues to be impactful today. In business and leadership circles Jim Collins’ Good to Great is …
I have read a lot of books on preaching. Since my dissertation focused on preaching, I have read many more than I ever expected to read and I still enjoy them and consume them regularly. Like books on other subjects, some books on preaching are better than others. Some are worth your time and some …
I am still far behind my reading goal for the year, but I am at least making some headway. Here are a few books I’ve read recently and one that I’m currently reading that I can recommend to you. Simon Winchester, The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary. So far, my only complaint …
Unfortunately, I am way behind on my reading goals for this year. Some of that can be attributed to finally finishing my Ph. D. Some of it to the busyness of our family as we have grown from 2 to 4 kids. Some of it is also due to some laziness on my part. Nevertheless, when …