I started reading Real Sex, by Lauren Winner early in September. I was wanting to read it in conjunction with a series on sexuality we were doing at Pathways. The fact that I only finished it last night seems incongruent with how much I really enjoyed reading this book. Maybe I was just savoring it…or […]

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I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Dave Kinnaman since college; our wives have been good friends going back to their glorious Jr. High days. The time we have spent together has been sporadic, but I always know a thoughtful and engaging conversation is in store when we spend time together. Most of all, Dave and […]

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Several weeks (er, months?) ago, I received a copy of Off-Road Disciplines, by Earl Creps, for review. With some reading for school behind me, I was finally able to sit down and give this book some proper attention.
After reading this book, more than anything, I am struck by Dr. Creps’ humility. It is clear that […]

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I probably only read 2-3 fictional titles a year. Reading a book like The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver, reminds me that this is a genre I should probably dive into more.
The use of language is exquisite. Several times, I found myself rereading sentences just so I could appreciate how her words formed images and […]

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Last month, I read Exiles by Michael Frost. I resonated with his prior writing, The Shaping of Things to Come, a collaboration with Alan Hirsch. I was hoping that Exiles would pick up on some of the ideas from Shaping and help to take them further, and it was what I hoped for.
Exiles is […]

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I haven’t posted reviews of anything I’ve been reading in quite a while. I have a few books that I want to devote a full post to, but these are some notable books that I thought were at least worth a recommendation:
Exclusion and Embrace, by Miroslav VolfThis book is probably one of the most important […]

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I finished a handful of books in the last month or so that I’ve not yet been able to get posted on here, but here’s a few thoughts on each:
The Writing Life — by Annie Dillard
This was an easy read, and I didn’t enjoy it as much as I hoped I might. I think I […]

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I got a license for Delicious Library as part of the MacHeist package. Not to gush, but I love it. It catalogs books, DVDs, CDs and games, and displays them on a virtual bookshelf.
I thought the program would just provide some nice eye candy, but it’s been very useful. It’s turned into a program […]

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The following is cross posted from The Great Omission study blog. Comments are closed here, but you are welcome to comment on the original post…
Some may think it is strange that such practices, the disciplines for life in the Spirit, are all bodily behaviors. But it cannot be otherwise. Learning Christ-likeness is not passive. It […]

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The following is cross posted from The Great Omission study blog. Comments are closed here, but you are welcome to comment on the original post…
I’m sorry to say this, but too much of what we call Christian is not a manifestation of the supernatural life of God in our souls. Too much of what we […]

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I have a bit of a unique relationship with Mark Driscoll.
On the one hand, whenever I dialogue with him, I come away really respecting and appreciating him. I admire his passion to keep Mars Hill Church focused on mission, the way he values study of both theology and culture and how to intersect them, […]

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Last November, Joe Myers was talking about his new book, Organic Community, at the Off the Map conference here in Seattle. It was due out in the spring. I thought Joe’s previous book, The Search to Belong, had some good stuff to say, so I pre-ordered the new book from Amazon. A few weeks before […]

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The following is cross posted from The Great Omission study blog, which I will likely do with any entries I make there. Comments are closed here, but you are welcome to comment on the original post.
Wow, so many things in the introduction alone to chew on! One that stands out for me is Willard’s paraphrase […]

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The Great Omission book study blog officially begins tomorrow. Feel free to join in or follow along!

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I also finished The Parables: Jewish Tradition and Christian Interpretation by Brad Young while on vacation. I’ll just say that this is an important book for anyone interested in studying Jesus’ parables and leave it at that.
I do want to offer one quote. In the quote below, I think he offers one of the […]

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