I had originally scheduled this book review for Thanksgiving! That’s how long I have lingered over Jesus + Nothing = Everything? Tullian Tchividjian’s book is meaty. It is one of those books that you can read on one level, thinking there’s nothing new. But if you read it more slowly, savoring it, and sucking out the […]
Book Review: Why God Won’t Go Away
Before reading Why God Won’t Go Away: Is the New Atheism Running on Empty?, I wasn’t even aware that there was a “New” Atheism. But there is, and it’s quite different from the atheism I encountered in China. Alister McGrath gives a brief overview of the philosophy, including its four main spokespersons and their objections […]
Book Review — Jesus Manifesto
The subtitle of Jesus Manifesto sums up the purpose of the book well: Restoring the Supremacy and Sovereignty of Jesus Christ. This book is about Jesus and how He is the center of Christianity. Although that premise may result in a hearty, “Duh!” from many of us, this book does a great job of explaining […]
Book Review: The Sacred Meal by Nora Gallagher
The Sacred Meal By Nora Gallagher is an odd look at the Lord’s Supper. The traditional and Biblical meaning of the Eucharist — Jesus’ sacrifice on a cross to pay the penalty of man’s sins– is sorely neglected. Instead Gallagher sees the Lord’s Supper as a humbling method God uses to thrust Christians together in […]
Book Review: Take Your Best Shot by Austin Gutwein
Austin Gutwein says, “If AIDS is contagious and brings death, shouldn’t hope be contagious and bring life?” Take Your Best Shot is a message of Christian hope, that anyone can use his passion to help others. It all starts with nine year old Austin’s watching a World Vision video that pricks his heart and moves […]