The first line when opening this book reads "How could a fifth-century African bishop be relevant to the twenty-first century?" and goes on to note that "Many pastors today... are struggling in isolation without a pastor to nurture their souls." The goal of Augustine as Mentor is to answer that question while providing for the … Continue reading Book Review: Augustine as Mentor – By Edward L. Smither
In Wild at Heart the question of man's soul, his design and his relation to God is analyzed; in Captivating the question is turned towards woman. With his wife as co-author the two set out to 'unveil the mystery of a woman's soul'. As with man, woman is made in a certain image, and … Continue reading Book Review: Captivating – By John & Stasi Eldredge
Whenever I want to get deep into the theology of scripture and truly immerse myself within the glory that is the depth of God's word, AW Tozer is not the writer I look to to satisfy my desire; he is however one of the writers I look to when I want some good light reading … Continue reading Book Review: Echoes From Eden – By A.W. Tozer
Here we have before us one of the monoliths of Christian literature in the 20th Century, C.S. Lewis, whose impact through his writings no doubt rivals those of individuals we would consider much 'greater' than him. He wrote prolifically over every subject both in fiction and nonfiction and this book is one which tows the … Continue reading Book Review: The Great Divorce – By C.S. Lewis
The title Every Man's Battle does well to summarize the issue being dealt with in the book. Every man (and woman, but they have their own book) faces the battle of sexual sin, and here authors Stephen Arterburn and Fred Stoeker attempt to outline a plan for winning that war, for freeing men from the … Continue reading Book Review: Every Man’s Battle – By Stephen Arterburn & Fred Stoeker
The Imitation of Christ falls into the category of what one might call 'classic Christian devotional'. It fits into the time period of the transition between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and is one of the best selling devotional texts of all time, and while the pious aspect of the text is at the … Continue reading Book Review: The Imitation of Christ – By Thomas à Kempis
In his book The Knowledge of the Holy A.W. Tozer outlines what it is we mean when we speak of God, in The Pursuit of God he outlines what our response should be once we have found him. The Christian endeavor doesn't end with salvation, with discovering God (or as it were, with God discovering … Continue reading Book Review: The Pursuit of God – By A.W. Tozer
Within the past 40 years or so a [relatively] new type of program has cropped up in education, that of the DMin, the Doctor of Ministry. The degree surged in popularity for a few decades, began to fall to the wayside (so much so that Princeton discontinued its DMin program), but has kept a somewhat … Continue reading What is a D.Min (Doctor of Ministry)?
C.S. Lewis is one of those authors I can always turn to when in need of a good read. The goal of this book is pretty self-explanatory by the title: to address the problem of pain. More specifically, the goal of this text is to solve the intellectual problem of suffering; this is important, as … Continue reading Book Review: The Problem of Pain – By C.S. Lewis
In recent news, Congress has passed a bill (S.3346) which is being hailed as "a solid commitment" towards the goal of having a manned mission to mars within the next 25 years. The bipartisan bill authorized a budget increase for NASA, taking their total budget up to "$19.5 billion." This raises the question in many minds: Is there any biblical justification … Continue reading FATQ: Is there any biblical justification for exploring space?
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