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Red Letters, Living a Faith that Bleeds
By Tom Davis
Reviewed by John Hasler
In Tom Davis’ Red Letters, Living a Faith that Bleeds, we encounter a very down to earth and direct presentation of some of the realities in our world today. The book’s title refers to the versions of the Bible that have the words [...]
Why Didn’t You Warn Me? How to Deal with Challenging Group Members
By Pat Sikora
Reviewed by Heather Zempel
“Have you noticed that Christians are often afraid or unwilling to live in the mess for very long? We expect things to be neat and tidy, for people to fall into alignment quickly, for them to repent and [...]
A Field Guide to Evangelicals & their Habitat
By Joel Kilpatrick
Reviewed by Brian Duss
If you have a strong faith and a good sense of humor, you’ll love the new book by Joel Kilpatrick entitled A Field Guide To Evangelicals & Their Habitat.
Kilpatrick is the creator of LarkNews.com, which, much like fake news site theOnion.com, pokes fun [...]
Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity
by Nancy R. Pearcey
Reviewed by Jana Hoisington
Is there a biblical perspective on everything – not just on spiritual matters? Author Nancy R. Pearcey believes there is, and that we must be utterly convinced of this if we are to “make sure our toolbox contains biblically based conceptual tools [...]
Humility
by C.J. Mahaney
Reviewed by Heather Zempel
C. J. Mahaney’s Humility is a much-needed book for this generation of Christ-followers. I have a confession: Having recently read Andrew Murrary’s classic of the same title, I was not expecting much from this book. No offense to Mahaney, for whom I have great respect, but I just couldn’t imagine a [...]
The 360-Degree Leader
John C. Maxwell, Nelson Business, 2006. 336 p.
Reviewed by Jared Johnson
The 360-Degree Leader is written by the well-known leadership teacher, John Maxwell. The subtitle of the book explains his main idea as “Developing Your Influence From Anywhere In The Organization.” Maxwell looks at how an effective leader in the middle of [...]
Spiritual Leadership
By J. Oswald Sanders
Reviewed by John Hasler
If you are looking for a broad, sober look at Christian leadership, this is a pretty good place to start. J. Oswald Sanders writes a very straight forward book on the qualifications of a leader in the church with Spiritual Leadership.
In looking at the style of writing, [...]
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