Book Reviews . Volume 03 | Issue 22

The Man God Uses

– Oswald J. Smith

Marshall, Morgan & Scott. A collection of message by this pastor that will encourage your heart.

Other Books by J. Oswald Smith

  • The Salvation of God. Ten Sermons that he preached in his city-wide campaigns.
  • The Enduement of Power, messages on the Holy Spirit.
  • The Passion for Souls, message on Revival and Evangelism.
  • The Challenge of Missions, messages preached to raise awareness of and money for missions through his years as a pastor.
  • The Battle for Truth, Twenty three messages on a variety of subjects.
  • The Story of My Life, Smith was a pastor, evangelist, author, hymn writer, missionary leader, and founder of the People’s Church in Toronto.

Outspoken Essays, William Ralph Inge, Dean of St. Paul’s, Longmans, Green and Company. For those who want to read great writing, this is a good source. All these essays originally appeared in theological journals.

The Orphean Passages, Walter Wangerin, Jr. Zondervan. A remarkable weaving together of faith, myth and humanity by the award winning novelist. This is Wangerin’s compelling story of a Christian pastor’s career and the drama of his faith. I like to read Wangerin because he challenges me to think and he is a master with words.Other Books by Wangerin:

  • The Book of the Dun Cow
  • The Book of God
  • Reliving the Passion
  • Mourning into Dancing
  • Ragman and Other Cries of Faith
  • As for Me and My House
  • The Manger is Empty
  • The Book of Sorrows
  • Little Lamb, Who Made Thee?

Unbelieving Children and the Parents Who Love Them, Michael Fanstone, Vine Books, Servant Publications. A much needed resource. For many parents in our churches, there is nothing more painful than a wayward child or grandchild. In this book, this pastor from England offers great counsel to parents and grandparents faced with this difficult situation. He encourages Christians to give God the outcome.

Other Books by Michael Fanstone:

  • Unbelieving Husbands and the Wives Who Love Them
  • Raising Kids Christian When Your Husband Doesn’t Believe
  • I Loved This People, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Chime Paperbacks, John Knox Press. A collection of letters, essays and fragments of prose, all written in the final years of Bonhoeffer’s life. Each selection echoes his call to the ‘responsible life’ which he advocated and exemplified.

Other Books by Bonhoeffer

  1. The Cost of Discipleship – a classic that is must reading.
  2. Ethics
  3. Letters and Papers from Prison