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Empower – Jeff Martin
As a church leader, one of the most difficult parts of ministry is getting volunteers. The old adage rings true: 20% of the people will do 80% of the work. What I’ve found is not […]
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Urban Apologetics – ed. Eric Mason
As a young, white evangelical I read every single book on apologetics I could get my hands on. Not only did I read Evidence That Demands a Verdict, I read the books Josh McDowell cited […]
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Not Quite Fine – Carlene Hill Byron
By and large, the church has not proven itself to be a reliable resource when it comes to the treatment or acre of mental health. Ignorance is often at play—pastors and church members simply aren’t […]
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Fix Your Eyes: How Our Study of God Shapes Our Worship of Him – Amy Gannett
Amy Gannett writes in an approachable, conversational style throughout this book, sharing insights into God, the Bible, and Christian theology. This book is great for new believers or Christians who want to learn more about […]
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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
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 […]
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Reading Evangelicals – Daniel Silliman
I read a lot of Christian fiction, so when I heard about Daniel Silliman’s Reading Evangelicals: How Christian Fiction Shaped a Culture and a Faith, I was immediately intrigued. Silliman selects five books as cultural […]
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God Speaks Through Wombs – Drew Jackson
I have no other words to describe God Speaks Through Wombs than has a beautiful act of worship from Drew Jackson. Drew is a pastor, poet, and peacemaker from New York City with degrees in […]
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Jesus of the East – Phuc Luu
For many in the Western church, Jesus is a Western construct. We don’t always realize it, because it’s been the case since virtually the Romanization of Christianity with Constantine and evolved as the Europeanization of […]
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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 […]