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Tag: Scot McKnight
When you hear the word "angels," what do you think of? Some spiritual being that accompanies people as their guardian? The chubby cherubs from that painting by Raphael? Or do you dismiss them as credulous superstition, the product of overactive imaginations, and leave it at that? New Testament scholar Scot McKnight has set out to clear … Continue reading The Hum of Angels (Review)
The problem that Scot McKnight's The King Jesus Gospel is intended to address is that the way evangelical Christians preach the gospel doesn't often lead to lives characterized by discipleship. Evangelical evangelism has been geared toward getting people to make decisions ("accepting Jesus into your heart"), but "we lose at least 50 percent of those … Continue reading Book Review: The King Jesus Gospel
This is the second book that I have read from Thomas Nelson’s Ancient Practices series (the first was The Liturgical Year), and I have enjoyed both of them. The purpose of the series is to encourage Christians to incorporate ancient spiritual disciplines like sabbath, tithing or fixed-hour prayer into their lives. All of these have … Continue reading Book Review: Fasting (The Ancient Practices)
1. Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger: Moving From Affluence to Generosity by Ronald J. Sider. This book came out in 1977, and is regarded by many as a "classic." The version I read was the fifth edition, updated in (I think) 2004. The book comes in four parts: the first part depicts the … Continue reading August 2009: Books Read
Elliot Ritzema 