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July 2014

July 01, 2014

Face to Face with Jesus: A Review

Beyond inspiring individual Christians to rethink what it means to suffer for Christ or to...

June 2014

June 24, 2014

How The West Really Lost God: A Review

About halfway through grad school course work, I had a professor who asked each student...

June 09, 2014

Got Religion? A Book Review

I am a millennial. Born in 1983, I fall smack dab in the middle of...

June 02, 2014

Vinh Chung’s “Where the Wind Leads”: A Review

The first time I was inspired to buy 317 million copies of a book and...

May 2014

May 29, 2014

In Praise of Slowness: A Q&A with Slow Church authors Chris Smith and John Pattison

"By learning to live a slow, attentive life together in our churches, we give our neighbors...

May 15, 2014

Where the Wind Leads: A Q&A with Vinh Chung

As you can see in my family, the actions we take in this world can...

May 06, 2014

Christian Piatt’s Blood Doctrine: A Review

The fast pace and brief episodic organization of Blood Doctrine make it a quick read,...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

God and the Gay Christian: A Q&A with Matthew Vines

"Jesus indicates in the Sermon on the Mount that good teachings should bear good fruit....

April 30, 2014

Arms Open Wide: A Q&A with Sherri Gragg

"I have heard so many people express their belief that God is an angry God,...

April 14, 2014

C. S. Lewis on Education

Alister McGrath's new book If I Had Lunch With C.S. Lewis walks the reader through imaginary sittings...

April 14, 2014

In Search of the Real Jesus: A Q&A with Garrett Glass

By Tom Holmes Most likely, the story of Jesus and his followers that Oak Park...

April 04, 2014

If I Had Lunch with C. S. Lewis: Asking the Big Questions

I’ll begin with a confession: I’ve never been able to “get into” C. S. Lewis....

April 01, 2014

When Grace meets Maya: A Postmodern Tale

By Ramesh Rao Indeed, it is rather rare to find a Christian minister married to...

April 01, 2014

Sharing a Common Faith: Reflections on Saffron Cross and Interfaith Marriage

My endorsement of Rev. Dana Trent’s wonderful new book, Saffron Cross, appears on the book’s...

March 2014

March 31, 2014

Saffron Cross: An Interview with J. Dana Trent

This month at the Book Club, we're featuring a new book by Baptist minister J....

March 27, 2014

On Discipleship and Christian Maturity: A Q&A with Ronald Rolheiser

Sacred Fire: A Vision for a Deeper Human and Christian Maturity, by popular Catholic author...

March 24, 2014

Between Heaven and Earth: A Review

Hope comes in a lot of flavors and colors and it doesn’t matter whether we’re...

March 17, 2014

Embracing New Media with Hope: A Review of “Mediating Faith”

By Beth Davies-Stofka Is social media a means of grace? It can be. Is the...

March 14, 2014

Mediating Faith: A Q&A with Clint Schnekloth

"I feel like it is time for those of us with a passion for mediating...

March 10, 2014

Jesus Feminist: Redefining Biblical Womanhood

Jesus Feminist is exciting and new not primarily for its take on feminism, but for...

March 05, 2014

Jesus Feminist: A Conversation with Sarah Bessey

“When else in the world would anybody have cared about what some happy clappy mum...

February 2014

February 18, 2014

Mercy in the City: A Q&A with Kerry Weber

"Lent isn’t just a self-help season; we’re called to do these things as a part...

February 17, 2014

What Happens in Lent Doesn’t Stay in Lent

In a world where the only sacrifices that seems justifiable are those made in our...

February 17, 2014

Birmingham Revolution: A Book Review

Edward Gilbreath’s phenomenal new book Birmingham Revolution: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Epic Challenge to the...

January 2014

January 29, 2014

Jennie Allen’s Restless: A Review

Jennie Allen’s Restless: Because You Were Made For More (2013, W Publishing Group, $15.99) begins...

January 06, 2014

Pete Wilson’s “Let Hope In”: A Review

By Amber Stamper Assistant Professor of Language, Literature, and Communication at Elizabeth City State University,...

December 2013

December 13, 2013

Angels, Today: A Q&A with “The Angel Effect’s” John Geiger

"When people in Ancient Greece, or in Biblical times, or the Middle Ages, or in...

November 2013

November 27, 2013

Living Lightly at the Holidays: Three “Dos”

By Susan Vogt Author of Blessed by Less: Clearing Your Life of Clutter By Living Lightly...

November 20, 2013

Holy Food Everywhere: A Q&A with Author Brian Doyle

Mostly I try to ask questions and shut my mouth and listen and stories come...

November 20, 2013

Taste Every Moment: A Review of “Death by Living”

In your average Coldstone ice cream shop, you have your pedestrian tastes (strawberry and chocolate)...

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