Book Reviews
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King: A Life by Jonathan Eig is new work on Martin Luther King, Jr. There is certainly so much that is familiar, but thousands of pages of recently released documents plus interviews with neighborhood friends, church goers in King’s day, and more added new depth to King’s life. Read more
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I found myself earlier this year in the midst of a study involving Bonhoeffer’s Discipleship, the Book of Revelation, and White Christian Nationalism. It’s a weird intersection, but I was deep into some notes and rewriting those notes when this book came along. I would like to say I’m off the hook with my project.… Read more
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It is a nice thing when I read something and actually KNOW the author. Cynthia Anderson and her husband Todd have been good friends of ours for a long time. Their ministry has been great to support and when we are together we continue to be sharpened by these friends. Her new book, The Multiplier’s… Read more
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Forty Days On Being a Five by Morgan Harper Nichols is part of the IVP Book series, Enneagram Daily Reflections. I received a review copy from IVP Books. I am not an Enneagram enthusiast. The learning I have done in this area has come from my wife and I find it helpful in communicating to… Read more
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A Burning in My Bones: The Authorized Biography of Eugene H. Peterson, Translator of the Message by Winn Collier My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book had to come to an end at some point, no matter how long I delayed it. I read small bits. I wrote a lot in my journal. So… Read more
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I can remember years ago Dallas Willard saying, in effect, “One of the great failures of the Church today is the lack of discipleship.” That comes to mind as I read Alister McGrath’s latest book, J.I. Packer: His Life and Thought. McGrath has a much larger biography on Packer, but this was written as a… Read more
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I’ve known Dennis Edwards for a few years. He was pastoring a church in North Minneapolis where one of my sons and his wife attended. They raved about Dennis. It was a privilege to visit that church a few times and take in what God was doing in a hard part of town. This church… Read more
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A few months ago I purchased the Tony Evans Study Bible (CSB) because I wanted to gain more insight from a great African American pastor I’ve admired for decades. It was wonderful to have a study Bible with his personal notes, reflecting so many years of pastoral and teaching ministry. When the offer came to… Read more
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Book Review: Be Kind to Yourself by Cindy Bunch The other day was yet another exercise in mental self-flagellation for me. My mind raced with questions about why I had made certain choices in certain times, why I had not become “awake” in issues around me sooner, etc. It is a regular occurrence in my… Read more
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I have come into the Anglican tradition late. I grew up in a Pentecostal church and was a minister in a Pentecostal tradition for 30 years. In the past two years I have transitioned to the Anglican Church and am now seeking transfer of ordination so I may be a vocational deacon on the Anglican… Read more
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