The Story Retold: A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the New Testament
G.K. Beal and Benjamin L. Gladd
Having taught Bible classes for 15 years in a college, THIS is the book I wish I had early on. The approach in this textbook is to keep the entire story in mind. We can’t be enamored with the New Testament because it is “easier” to read. We need to understand the world of the story of Israel in our Old Testament.
Continue reading “Book Review — "The Story Retold"”One last post (for now) on the book The End of Hunger. (Basic book review is HERE.) While we have a lot of good news over the last few decades in the cause to end hunger, the last few years have had their toll. The biggest issue: conflict.
Those in need of emergency assistance (meaning they have no other way to say alive) has risen dramatically in numbers.
Continue reading “Wage peace with food”I have been working my way back through The End of Hunger to take in … or “digest” (okay, pun intended) … the hope found in this book. There are some convicting statistics that need to change my actions.
Continue reading “Food waste”In The End of Hunger, there is a section on what each of us can do in this goal of ending hunger by 2030. A simple solution offered: sit down when you eat.
Continue reading “When you eat… sit down”I have been going back through the book The End of Hunger:Renewed Hope for Feeding the World to take in the possibilities in this venture and goal of ending hunger by 2030. There is HOPE.
Continue reading “The first 1,000 days in ending hunger”I am working my way through some more in-depth thoughts on the book The End of Hunger put out by Intervarsity Press.
Continue reading “Understanding U.S. hunger”I have reviewed The End of Hunger here, but there is so much in this book I wanted to keep interacting with some of the key chapters in this book.
Continue reading “It’s not “social justice”… it’s just “justice””