Gaining a heart of wisdom
The Things of Earth: Treasuring God by Enjoying His Gifts by Joe Rigney -- A Book Review By nature, I have a war-time mentality. I wish I could attribute it to a white-hot gospel fire in my bones, but it probably has more to do with seeing President Gerald Ford wearing a sweater and urging… Continue reading Brighter, Better, and More Potent
Jesus, Continued . . . by J.D. Greear: A Book Review As soon as he started talking about guidance, J.D. had my ear. You see, I am THAT Christian -- the one who becomes paralyzed whenever there's a big decision on the table, and even though I know that God is not interested in mindless… Continue reading Beside Us to Guide Us — and More!
The Bible's Answers to 100 of Life's Biggest Questions by Norman L. Geisler and Jason Jimenez: A Book Review It has happened, at least once, to every teacher -- the question that stops you in your tracks. Taking a deep breath, with thoughts racing and nothing coming to your mind, every neuron is straining the words, "I should know… Continue reading Biblical Q and A
The Presence of God by J. Ryan Lister: A Book Review Sometimes a book is conceived long before it is born. Seeds for The Presence of God were planted in the summer of 2000 with the author's study of Psalm 16:11: You make known to me the path of life; In your presence there is fullness of… Continue reading God Most High — God Most Near
The Romantic Rationalist -- edited by John Piper and David Mathis: A Book Review Even though he died over fifty years ago; Even though he was an atheist during his early adult life; Even though, as a confirmed Anglican churchman, he never jumped onto the evangelical bandwagon, C.S. Lewis's popularity as an author is greater… Continue reading The Head and Heart Behind Narnia
Keep It Shut by Karen Ehman: A Book Review Whether you enter every room mouth-first or just struggle with an angry outburst from time to time; Whether you habitually turn the prayer chain into a gossip group or just lapse occasionally into insecurity-fed flattery; Wherever you fall on the sliding continuum of the blab-o-meter, you've… Continue reading Zip It!
Mothering from Scratch by Melinda Means and Kathy Helgemo: A Book Review When my four boys were all very small, there were days when I could have argued that I was too strict, and then heaped guilt upon myself for being too lenient -- all within one hour's time. When my mind and heart were in… Continue reading Throw Out the Cookie Cutters
The Financially Confident Woman by Mary Hunt: A Book Review "Don't you have to have lots of money if you're going to 'manage' it?" "I don't/can't do financial stuff." This mindset might keep you from reading the new edition of Mary Hunt's book, but you wouldn't expect to find that the author of a half dozen books… Continue reading Take Charge of Your Money and Your Life
Fierce Convictions by Karen Swallow Prior: A Book Review In order for Hannah More to be truly Hannah More, she had to challenge nearly every aspect of her cultural context. Fierce Convictions is richly historical and rooted deeply in the period straddling the 18th and 19th centuries, because it is impossible to appreciate the impact of… Continue reading An Exuberant Life
Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled by Martin Lloyd Jones: A Book Review Sometimes we get it all wrong when we read Scripture. We translate sentences through a syrupy grid of sentimentality ("Oh, that's so comforting . . ."), when what we are looking at is a command. Do this. Thus begins sermon number one of… Continue reading Do You Want a Quiet Heart?
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