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A Quick Book Review: Gospel 101 by Jeff Dodge
This post is long overdue. I’ve had a copy of Jeff’s book in my hand for a couple months now and have been meaning to brag about that fact. :) Jeff was a fellow pastor in Ames, Iowa (though in a different church) until just recently, and I’ve been influenced by his ministry since the […]
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A Quick Book Review: Grace Based Recovery
Grace-based Recovery: A Safe Place to Heal and Grow by Jonathan Daugherty is a 9-session study guide aimed at a new small group focused on recovery from addiction. The addiction could be of any type, and as a pastor it is striking to me how many types of addictions exist. From habitual lying, compulsive shopping, […]
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Review, reflections, and quotes: Think Again by Jared Mellinger
I read a lot of books. About 1 in 10 is worth mentioning. Think Again by Jared Mellinger is one of them. My corner of evangelical christianity is fairly heavily introspective. Many spiritual disciplines and counseling practices emphasize introspection as a means of self-reflection to route out incorrect patterns of thinking. Many sermon applications either […]
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Quick review of Unchained by Noel Jesse Heikkinen
Freedom in Christ is a tricky, tricky, tricky subject to get right. Christians believe (actually, Jesus taught) that holiness and obedience are crucial to the faith (John 14:15). But what is obedience? Obedience to what? What happens if we disobey? How does God feel toward Christians when we break His commands? The same as He felt toward […]
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Book Review: The Cradle, The Cross, and The Crown: An Introduction to the New Testament
I was recently provided a copy of The Cradle, The Cross, and the Crown: An Introduction to the New Testament (2nd Edition) by B&H Academic for review, and I am excited to write about it.
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Book Giveaway and Quick Review: JavaScript and jQuery by Jon Duckett
A few years ago I posted about the most beautiful primer on HTML and CSS available. I have recommended this book countless times and have given several copies away. I had heard shortly after that the author was working on a followup about JavaScript and jQuery. It’s finally here! I was given a review copy […]
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The One Book You Should Read This Year: What’s Best Next by Matt Perman
If you read only one book this year*, it should be What’s Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done by Matt Perman. Yes I mean that. The aim of the book is “to reshape the way you think about productivity and then present a practical approach to help you become […]
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A Quick Book Review: Josh Harris – Why Church Matters
This is an important book on the church. You should read it. It is important for two reasons: 1) It’s short 2) It’s solid ## Why short is important: Many of my non-reader friends scoff at the length of books (typical Christian living books are around 250 pages. An artifact of the economics of the […]
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Quick Book Review: Living in Love by James and Betty Robison
The following is a quick review I’m writing for Waterbrook Multnomah on Living in Love by James and Betty Robison. I was provided a review copy to read and comment on. So, here’s my honest take. There are 17,549 search results for paperback books on “Christian Marriage” on Amazon.com. Add to that 4,714 hardback books […]
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Quick Review: HTML&CSS Design and Build Websites by Jon Duckett
Last week, I heard about a brand new HTML & CSS book called, appropriately “HTML & CSS“. Preview images teased a gorgeously designed book, so I bought it. I was not disappointed. GET THIS BOOK.
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Quick Book Review: Smooth Stones by Joe Coffey
Last weekend, I enjoyed a quick read of Smooth Stones: Brining Down the Giant Questions of Apologetics, by Joe Coffey, Â Cruciform Press’s featured book for June. Smooth Stones tackles six of the biggest questions usually held by skeptics of the faith, and that young believers often struggle with: Is There a God? Does Science Disprove […]
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Review: Servanthood as Worship by Nate Palmer
Ever since God saved me, I have desired to serve him with my whole life. For the first several years of my Christian walk I had assumed (and was probably taught) that the highest possible manifestation of that desire was to climb through the ranks of leadership in the church. The progression works something like […]