by Chris Wiles | Jun 28, 2010 | Faith
Gift books are hard to evaluate. The content might be good, but the book not worth your time. First, let’s be clear: this is a gift book, and contains no new material from Max Lucado. Instead, the 1-2 page devotional snippets are all excerpts from a larger work,... 
by Chris Wiles | Jun 19, 2010 | Faith
Most of us can remember our fathers, to some degree or another. For most people, our Dads shape our vision of who God is. When we speak of God as “Father,” our minds immediately return to the visions and emotions we had of our earthly fathers when we were growing up,... 
by Chris Wiles | Jun 10, 2010 | Faith
Gene Jennings is the author of Laughing With Sarah: Thoughts on the Journey With God, a new book that focuses on contemporary spirituality. The 13 chapters are actually a collection of sermons from Jennings. By his own admission, this is not a “greatest hits” list but... 
by Chris Wiles | Jun 7, 2010 | Faith
As you read the book As Is by Krista Finch, you come away feeling as though you’ve known the young writer for many years, and the book’s near-instant intimacy feels less like a book and more like good conversation over coffee (or tea, for us non-coffee... 
by Chris Wiles | May 31, 2010 | Faith
Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola have just released Jesus Manifesto: Restoring the Supremacy and Sovereignty of Jesus Christ. Thanks to the good people at Thomas Nelson Publishers, I was able to read an advance copy for review. The book’s thesis is simple: American... 
by Chris Wiles | May 28, 2010 | Faith
Brad Powell’s experience as senior pastor of NorthRidge Church has been distilled in the form of a book: Change Your Church for Good. The premise of the book is simple: many churches need move beyond entrenched irrelevance to be relevant, vibrant communicators...
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