Traffic: Sold Into Slavery by Bruce Nuffer and Darrell McLearn In a brief account, Muffer and Maclaren present a compelling story of sex trafficking through the eyes of Lupita, a fifteen-year-old who had no idea what her uncle meant by, “today your life begins.” Interspersed in her story is Maclaren’s story of getting involved in [...]
When It’s All Her Fault: One Man’s Journey from a Dead to a Dynamic Marriage by Greg A. Tilford, Janet K. Tilford, and Gene H. Benedict Candid, gripping and full of hope, Greg and Janet Tilford expose their marital pain in this book that offers insights for men who have felt hopelessly trapped. Although I’ve [...]
N.T. Wright, Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church, 2008, HarperCollins Wright’s book is not for everyone. This is a fairly heavy work of theology, but it is accessible to thoughtful readers. It does not require a seminary education or knowledge of Greek. Be prepared to be intellectually challenged. [...]
Gordon MacDonald, Generosity: Moving Toward a Life that is truly Life, 2008-2009, National Christian Foundation. This is a four week, 30 day devotional on generosity. It’s inspiring and convicting. Each day is about 1.5 pages on a topic and a verse. Each week there is one longer (2 page) story and some discussion questions. Each [...]
Richard Stearns, The Hole in our Gospel: The Answer that changed my life and might just change the world, 2009, Nelson Stearns serves as the President of World Vision. This book will rock your world. I read it in Uganda where I heard and saw first hand some of the kinds of stories he tells. [...]
AND: The Gathered and Scattered Church by Hugh Halter and Matt Smay published 2010 by Zondervan in the new Exponential Series in conjunction with Leadership Network. Overall the book is written in an engaging almost chatty style as if Hugh and Matt are sitting down and sharing their journey with you, a journey of starting [...]
In my Blog I will review books so I can juice the wisdom from them for myself and share it with others and also so I can spark conversation to sharpen the ideas and question the opinions. Every believer at McKinney Fellowship ought to read this book. It inspires, challenges and provokes you. Could God [...]
One of our elders, Dave Lewis, passed on to me an excellent study: House Church and Mission: The importance of Household Structures in Early Christianity by Roger Gehring. Ghering’s work challenges some American assumptions about how we think of church in larger gatherings. His in-depth biblical research can open our minds to fresh ways of [...]
