Books
Here's an update on what books I'm reading right now!
Fool's Gold by the Pastoral Staff of Grace Community Church - This book's subtitle is Discerning Truth in an Age of Error. It is a call for renewed discernment in the Body of Christ and has four parts. The first and last parts are general overviews on discernment, doctrinal "hills to die on," and more general issues.
Part Two is Practicing Discernment in Your Local Bookstore. The chapters in this section deal with the following books: The Purpose-Driven Life, What Saint Paul Really Said, Wild at Heart, and The Revolve New Testament. The criticisms are tempered with the good things these books all have to offer, but at the root of these four books is the failure to completely look to and follow the Bible as a framework for life.
Part Three addresses contemporary worship music, invitations and altar calls, an American-Christian Approach to Politics, and combating consumerism in the church.
I am currently on the chapter about contemporary worship music and am enjoying it and the rest of the book immensely. I particularly enjoyed reading the book reviews, even though I have read none of the four presented. It has opened my eyes to the vast arena of American Christianity and its many, many claims.
Transfer of Power by Vince Flynn - This is political/military thriller. Flynn is a very clean writer, which is what I respect most about his writing. This is the second book of his I've read. I'm on page 167 and the White House has been wrested out of the Secret Service's hands by Muslim extremists. Yeah, it's that kind of book. It's pretty good, but nothing terribly mind-stretching.
The Treasure Principle by Randy Alcorn - The subtitle here is Discovering the Secret of Joyful Giving. This book was recommended to me by someone. . . I just don't remember who. In fact, it may have been online where I first heard of it. Anyway, it's part of the LIFECHANGE BOOKS series. I read Alcorn's Deadline several years ago and liked it mostly for its depth and not for any amazing writing abilities that he has. I've read the first two chapters and I really like his style of relating stories and principles from his life and God's Word to my understanding of giving. Even though I'm only on page 34, I would already highly recommend this book to anyone interested (and I sincerely hope you are) in their philosophy of giving to God's work in the local church.
Comments desired, but not demanded. . . thanks for reading.
Fool's Gold by the Pastoral Staff of Grace Community Church - This book's subtitle is Discerning Truth in an Age of Error. It is a call for renewed discernment in the Body of Christ and has four parts. The first and last parts are general overviews on discernment, doctrinal "hills to die on," and more general issues.
Part Two is Practicing Discernment in Your Local Bookstore. The chapters in this section deal with the following books: The Purpose-Driven Life, What Saint Paul Really Said, Wild at Heart, and The Revolve New Testament. The criticisms are tempered with the good things these books all have to offer, but at the root of these four books is the failure to completely look to and follow the Bible as a framework for life.
Part Three addresses contemporary worship music, invitations and altar calls, an American-Christian Approach to Politics, and combating consumerism in the church.
I am currently on the chapter about contemporary worship music and am enjoying it and the rest of the book immensely. I particularly enjoyed reading the book reviews, even though I have read none of the four presented. It has opened my eyes to the vast arena of American Christianity and its many, many claims.
Transfer of Power by Vince Flynn - This is political/military thriller. Flynn is a very clean writer, which is what I respect most about his writing. This is the second book of his I've read. I'm on page 167 and the White House has been wrested out of the Secret Service's hands by Muslim extremists. Yeah, it's that kind of book. It's pretty good, but nothing terribly mind-stretching.
The Treasure Principle by Randy Alcorn - The subtitle here is Discovering the Secret of Joyful Giving. This book was recommended to me by someone. . . I just don't remember who. In fact, it may have been online where I first heard of it. Anyway, it's part of the LIFECHANGE BOOKS series. I read Alcorn's Deadline several years ago and liked it mostly for its depth and not for any amazing writing abilities that he has. I've read the first two chapters and I really like his style of relating stories and principles from his life and God's Word to my understanding of giving. Even though I'm only on page 34, I would already highly recommend this book to anyone interested (and I sincerely hope you are) in their philosophy of giving to God's work in the local church.
Comments desired, but not demanded. . . thanks for reading.
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Thanks for the post. I was particularly interested in your comment about Alcorn. I have only read Deadline, but found it, too, to be challenging, less in the writing style and more in the depth it possessed. check out my site for a full review. thanks! www.ableknife.com
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