The Best of 2013 – My Top Five Non Fiction Books
On Wednesday we kicked of the new year by listing the top five fiction books I read in 2013. Today let's move on to non-fiction. I read 24 non-fiction books las...
Tag: Christianity
For All the Saints: Remembering the Christians Departed by N.T. Wright
Wright feels like not only do popular conceptions of holidays like All Saints Day contribute to misconceptions about heaven but undermine the arc of the Christi...
The Question That Never Goes Away by Philip Yancey
This is a slim book, roughly 176 pages, and Yancey spends time discussing both his past and the events surrounding these tragedies and his role in their afterma...
Playing God & Power
James K.A. Smith has a fascinating review of Playing God by Andy Crouch over at Cardus. A snippet: In Playing God, Andy Crouch argues that our allergy to power ...
Go ahead. Read pagans.
The refusal of Christians to read widely is an oddly modern impulse. Pastors and Christian pundits of the last hundred years seem more likely to circle the wago...
Rapture Practice by Aaron Hartzler
Rapture Practice is a compelling and enjoyable coming of age story that captures a unique childhood with humor and grace.