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Essential Books – Part 4

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

One of my favorite books of all time, written by one of my favorite authors, is The Jesus Creed by Scot McKnight.  McKnight is a professor of religious studies at North Park University and has written extensively on the New Testament … Continue reading →

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Essential Books – Part 3

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

I bought a copy of Mounce’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words last year to supplement my Vine’s Dictionary which I have been using for nearly 20 years.  The basic purpose for a volume like this is to provide … Continue reading →

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Christianity Today’s Movie Awards

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Christianity Today publishes two lists of movie awards.  I’m most interested in their Critic’s Choice Awards, which looks fairly interesting.  We only watch movies when they are released on DVD, partly because we’re cheap and partly because we have a three-year-old. … Continue reading →

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Essential Books – Part 2

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

In this series of posts, I’m recommending the books that I think are the most important for Christians to have on their shelves.  Last week, I began with the first book I would buy if had was starting from scratch: … Continue reading →

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Essential Books – Part 1

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

One of the things that preachers love to do is recommend books, and I am no exception.  This is the first in a series of posts in which I plan to recommend what I think are the best books for … Continue reading →

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The King Jesus Gospel

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

Scot McKnight‘s new book The King Jesus Gospel lays out McKnight’s redeveloped (maybe further developed is more accurate) thinking on the very nature of the Christian gospel.  McKnight’s basic argument is that the word “gospel” has been hijacked by what he … Continue reading →

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NIV 2010

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

The text of the newest New International Version is now available on my favorite online Bible source: www.youversion.com.  The great advantage of youversion is that it is available as an app for many smart phones and on their full site … Continue reading →

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Hagiography

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

OK.  So, hagiography is not as commonly used as one might expect.  Click here for a definition.  Go down to the third possible definition.

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Bonhoeffer

Posted on November 29, 2010 by

Eric Metaxas makes his opinion of Dietrich Bonhoeffer evident in the title of his new massive biography Bonhoeffer Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy: A Righteous Gentile Vs. the Third Reich.  While this work borders on hagiography, it presents a comprehensive portrait … Continue reading →

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Speaking of Faith

Posted on November 8, 2010 by

I am a fan of Krista Tippett’s NPR show “Speaking of Faith,” so when she published a book under the same name, I bought it immediately.  Three years later, I got around to reading it.  Tippett has a great ability … Continue reading →

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