Cracking the DaVinci Code
You’ve read the fiction, now read the facts – James Garlow, Peter Jones. Victor. An answer book to the questions and issues raised by Dan Browns faulty assertions regarding the very foundations of the Christian faith. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival,
Authentic Worship
Hearing Scripture’s Voice, Applying Its Truths – Herbert, W. Bateman IV. Kregel Academic. This is a collection of four plenary papers presented in 2001 at Grace Theological Seminar for the 46thAnnual Midwest Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Society on ‘The Worshiping Church: The Theological and Expressions of Worship for the 21st Century Christian.’ Other works
America’s Worship Wars
– Terry W. York. Hendrickson. Should churches continue to sing the traditional hymns or should they embrace the contemporary choruses? Should they play organs or guitars? The author addresses the issues that have been with us for some time now (actually they started during the Jesus Revolution) and gives a sympathetic and insightful guide to
Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places
– Eugene H. Peterson. Eerdmans. Peterson writes with clarity that every reader will appreciate. He states, “There are seething energies of spirituality in evidence everywhere.” Unfortunately we live in a culture that thrives on self-help theories when God’s word clearly teaches that we are to live our life through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Father’s Day
During a recent little league game in which my son was playing, I made an interesting observation. When a child got a hit or made a catch, for the most part, it was the women who were cheering in the crowd. I was amazed that most men sat there silently. However, when you began to
How to Read a Book in Ten Minutes
In today’s world ministers need to be widely read professionals. Medical doctors keep up with the changes in their profession by reading the latest professional journals. Ministers do the same, though, of course, for ministers the methods and issues change, not the timeless truths of the faith. The larger the church the more a minister
At Least I Can Talk to God
I am totally frustrated with technology. With all our advancements, we are going backwards. With progress, comes regress. There was a time when our grandparents had to speak on party lines and there was no such thing as an area code. If you needed to talk to someone, you got an operator and they connected
Learning to Listen
Three hundred years before Christ was born, the philosopher Zeno of Citium said, “The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we may listen the more and talk the less.” James had the same idea when he wrote: “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow