Posts Tagged with "scripture"

Review: Lit! by Tony Reinke

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

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Review: Lit! by Tony Reinke

In Lit!: A Christian Guide to Reading Books, former journalist Tony Reinke offers a theology for reading as well as practical suggestions for reading. Using scripture and a great deal of additional research, Reinke provides Christians with a deep, multifaceted look at the topic of reading. Pastor C. J. Mahaney’s foreword does a thorough job at [...]

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Review: If My Body is a Temple, Then I Was a Megachurch by Scott Davis (audiobook)

Saturday, September 17, 2011

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Review: If My Body is a Temple, Then I Was a Megachurch by Scott Davis (audiobook)

“For Him to increase in my ministry, I had to decrease in my waistline.” That, in a nutshell, describes comedian Scott Davis’ motivation for losing 132 pounds. In If My Body is a Temple, Then I Was a Megachurch: My journey of losing 132 pounds with no exercise!, Davis describes his journey to a healthy weight [...]

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Forbidden by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee

Saturday, September 10, 2011

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Forbidden by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee

What would life be like if the only emotion we were capable of feeling was fear? In Forbidden, authors Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee describe a future society that believes it has evolved from the chaos of experiencing multiple emotions. As the story unfolds, we learn, with the book’s hero, that the reality is much darker: [...]

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What’s Your Secret? by Aaron Stern (audiobook)

Saturday, August 13, 2011

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What’s Your Secret? by Aaron Stern (audiobook)

Do you have a secret? Something that you’ve kept in the dark and hope never sees the light of day? Each of us has at least one, but author and pastor Aaron Stern says that secrets can destroy us. In What’s Your Secret?, Stern explores the topic of confession. Using scripture, personal stories, and stories from [...]

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Think by John Piper (audiobook)

Saturday, July 9, 2011

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Think by John Piper (audiobook)

In Think: The Life of Mind and the Love of God, bestselling author and pastor John Piper aims to encourage and help Christians to think. He argues that “thinking is indispensable on the path to passion for God” and uses scripture to debunk and bring to light the dangers of the anti-intellectualism movement in the church. At [...]

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Max On Life by Max Lucado

Monday, April 18, 2011

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Max On Life by Max Lucado

“Should I trust the advice of my non-Christian parents?” “If I’m not called to be a minister, can my life count for Christ?” “How do I teach my children humility without harming their self-esteem?” “How do I know if I’m in love?” These, in a nutshell, are just a few of the 171 questions that [...]

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Firestarters

Sunday, November 7, 2010

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Firestarters

I’ve thought a lot about my blog recently and the need for either maintaining it, shutting it down, or fundamentally changing it. A thought came to me this morning and I’ve decided to follow through. I want to be posting something every week. I have lots of ideas, but lately I can’t seem to turn [...]

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Stop Dating the Church! by Joshua Harris

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

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Stop Dating the Church! by Joshua Harris

We are a generation of consumers, independent and critical. We attend church, but we don’t want to settle down and truly invest ourselves. We’re not into commitment — we only want to date the church. Is this what God wants for us? In Stop Dating the Church!: Fall in Love with the Family of God, bestselling author Joshua [...]

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Proverbs 3:1-6

Sunday, July 27, 2008

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My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you prosperity. Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name [...]

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