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Church Abuse of Clergy Gene Fowler
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Church Abuse of Clergy – Gene Fowler

December 14, 2021 Josh Olds Comments Off on Church Abuse of Clergy – Gene Fowler

There’s been a lot of ink spilled in recent years about emotional, spiritual, and sexual abuse by clergy—and all of it well justified—but a part of the conversation that often goes unspoken are all the […]

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Queering Wesley, Queering the Church – Keegan Osinski

November 29, 2021 Josh Olds Comments Off on Queering Wesley, Queering the Church – Keegan Osinski

It is no longer a secret that the face of Christianity is changing. It is getting browner, gayer, and more feminine. In light of this long overdue development, one must ask, what is the value […]

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Child Theology: Diverse Methods and Global Perspectives – Marcia J. Bunge

November 22, 2021 Josh Olds Comments Off on Child Theology: Diverse Methods and Global Perspectives – Marcia J. Bunge

Liberation Theology gives us tools with which to recontextualize the scriptures in ways that make sense to the hurting. These meanings which emerge from the scriptures under a liberation lens are neither new nor novel, […]

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The Two Cities – Andrew Willard Jones

November 19, 2021 Josh Olds Comments Off on The Two Cities – Andrew Willard Jones

The Two Cities is two thousand years of political history packed into just under 400 pages. Taking its title from Augustine’s The City of God, where he posits that there are two cities: Rome, which […]

Relational Spirituality Todd Hall
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Relational Spirituality – Todd and M. Elizabeth Lewis Hall

November 15, 2021 Josh Olds Comments Off on Relational Spirituality – Todd and M. Elizabeth Lewis Hall

This is one of those books you have to take your time working through. Relational Spirituality: A Psychological-Theological Paradigm for Transformation is an intimidating title, but at the heart of its message is simply that […]

The Art of Preaching Old Testament Narrative Stephen Mathewson
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The Art of Preaching Old Testament Narrative – Steven Mathewson

November 15, 2021 Josh Olds Comments Off on The Art of Preaching Old Testament Narrative – Steven Mathewson

Unlike most pastors I know, I love the Old Testament. And I love the Old Testament because I love stories. (This website is called Life is Story, after all.) But preaching Old Testament narrative isn’t […]

Leadership in Christian Perspective Irving Strauss
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Leadership in Christian Perspective – Justin Irving and Mark Strauss

November 15, 2021 Josh Olds Comments Off on Leadership in Christian Perspective – Justin Irving and Mark Strauss

There are approximately a million books on Christian leadership. I know this because I’m a doctoral candidate working on a degree in pastoral leadership and I’ve had to read most of them. The truth is […]

Disability Brian Brock
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Disability: Living into the Diversity of Christ’s Body – Brian Brock

November 15, 2021 Josh Olds Comments Off on Disability: Living into the Diversity of Christ’s Body – Brian Brock

Early on in the book, Brian Brock writes that the majority of pastors, when asked how their church accommodates individuals with disabilities, respond with some form of “Oh, we don’t have any members with disabilities.” […]

An Illustrated Guide to the Apostle Paul Alan S Bandy
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An Illustrated Guide to the Apostle Paul – Alan S. Bandy

October 20, 2021 Josh Olds Comments Off on An Illustrated Guide to the Apostle Paul – Alan S. Bandy

One of the most important lessons that seminary taught me was how critical it is to read Scripture in its appropriate context. Because of the didactic nature of Paul’s letters, they can often be read […]

Early North African Christianity David Eastman
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Early North African Christianity – David Eastman

October 15, 2021 Josh Olds Comments Off on Early North African Christianity – David Eastman

Early North African Christianity begins by defining what he means by Africa, or as the title puts it, North Africa: He will be dealing with that northernmost region of the African continent while it was under […]

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