Book Review: Making Friends for Christ

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I've often listened to personal testimony stories that have the following elements:A friend of mine had been praying for me. I had lots of conversations with my friend about their personal faith. I was intrigued by my friends desire to serve the poor with their church I was invited to church. I heard about what Jesus Christ did for … [Read more...]

Book Review: And The Gathered and Scattered Church

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Is your church looking to make first steps to re-engage its community?Or are you caught up in the missional vs. attractional discussion?  Google “missional vs. attractional” and you’ll find a slew of blog posts, articles, and books referencing the divide between two ways of doing church.Over the last few years, I've talked with … [Read more...]

Review: CoffeeHouse Theology

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This past summer I got to read CoffeeHouse Theology: Reflecting God in Everyday Life.I even did a webinar (See CoffeeHouse Theology Webinar Replay) with Ed Cyzewski to download the MP3 or view online.Some of Ed’s insights are pretty profound.Is theology important in personal evangelism? What role does theology play in how we do … [Read more...]

Review of Beyond Belief by Patrick McElroy

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Beyond Belief by Patrick McElroy is subtitled Live a Consistent, Spiritually Powerful life.From the back cover: “a book about breaking free from a spiritually weak life to achieve the consistently powerful one that is available to every believer.It’s a Bible Study 101 that guides reader to a greater revelation of God.” Summary of … [Read more...]

Book Review: Becoming a Contagious Christian

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On a message board that I frequent, a user asked for a review of Becoming a Contagious Christian, Hybels and Mittleberg.Below is what I shared. I used the materials when they were popular in the 90s. They may have been updated since then, so my review will be based on the original.I only used the book. I did not observe the video. I don't … [Read more...]

Doubt and Conversion

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I've been reading a new book since I very quickly finished Reimagining Evangelism: Inviting Friends on a Spiritual Journey.This new book, Doubting: Growing Through the Uncertainties of Faith, by Alister McGrath, speaks of the presence of doubt in our Christian walk, but also during the conversion process. He raises excellent points about the … [Read more...]

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