The beginning. The middle. The end. Every journey, every process has three stages. Beginnings are exciting and full of promise. Endings are satisfying and fulfilling. The Miracle in the Middle by Charlotte Gambill addresses the murky middle, the time between two shores when people lose interest, become discouraged, or just drop out. Charlotte's word of encouragement… Continue reading Managing Our Middle Moments
Category: Book Review
Presenting the Evidence
Judge: Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, we have before us on the witness stand of this court a seasoned, cold-case detective, J. Warner Wallace. He will testify to the veracity of his claims, set forth in God's Crime Scene, that there is, indeed, a Divine Creator. Since the only charge against you, Mr. Wallace,… Continue reading Presenting the Evidence
Finding Home
When I hear that a mother of four boys has written a book -- that she has poured out words in the midst of putting out small fires -- I'm there. I want to read thoughts that were written while keeping everyone alive, while maintaining infrastructure and rule of law. When my four boys were all in… Continue reading Finding Home
Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Fitness
The late Elisabeth Elliot used to rejoice whenever a Q and A session gave her the opportunity to address the topic of weight loss. "Thank you for asking this question, for it seems that no one has the right to address the subject of weight," she would say. "If you have never been overweight, then… Continue reading Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Fitness
Persuasion: Raising Questions and Opening Doors
Drawing upon the diverse perspectives of C.S. Lewis, Frances Schaeffer, and Peter Berger, then adding the distilled wisdom of his own years of experience, Os Guinness has produced a history, an anatomy, a road map, and a compass for those who would explore the field of apologetics as Christian persuasion or "the art of speaking to people… Continue reading Persuasion: Raising Questions and Opening Doors
Grief, Regret, and Second Chances
Irene Hannon examines grief and the providence of God while also exploring the nature of guidance and the importance of cleaning up our messes while they are still fresh. There's an ocean of wisdom pouring out along the narrative flow of her new work of contemporary fiction: Hope Harbor. When Michael Hunter takes a leave of absence from… Continue reading Grief, Regret, and Second Chances
Rising Strong
Open the cover to Warrior Chicks, and it is immediately apparent that this is not like every other book that you have encountered on the subject of following God through hard circumstances. Holly Wagner writes in consecutive and vivid word pictures, and although I have never met her, I can predict that this is also… Continue reading Rising Strong
An Ocean of Theology in a Thimble
There is a way of speaking and writing that travels well, that finds its way into the small spaces of full days and busy brains so that truth, like a clinging burdock seed, gets caught and carried along for the ride. Tony Reinke has portrayed this aspect of John Newton's theology in Newton on the… Continue reading An Ocean of Theology in a Thimble
National Geographic Meets Operation World
Author, Bryan Bishop set out to find answers in his travels through North American and Asia. What he found instead was a lot more questions. Based on reports of a Muslim who had a vision of Jesus as the living God and Savior -- who then began to read the Bible and evangelize his friends, Bryan began… Continue reading National Geographic Meets Operation World
The Great Paradox
Rich in metaphor, dizzying in apparent contradiction, Scripture describes the Kingdom of God with upside-down truth: life out of death, power in humility, healing from brokenness, suffering as the path to glory. In Stronger, his gripping memoir, Clayton King captures the underlying, big-picture paradox, and while he's at it, he seizes the opportunity to relieve… Continue reading The Great Paradox
Living Our Days 