Tag: book review

As a parent of four young girls, I’m always on the lookout for reading material. Especially for my youngest, who still need/want/love to be read to. I’m very grateful for more and more non-cheesy/trite/platitudinous/clichéd options for young-children’s bible-themed stories. New Growth Press has recently published a variety of really good options along this line. They…

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…

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,…

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…