by Brian | Jul 26, 2013 | Book Recommendations, Spiritual Life
In 1958, less than three years after her husband had been killed in an attempt to preach the gospel in the rainforest of Ecuador, Elisabeth Elliot went to live with the Huaorani people (whom her husband was attempting to reach) with her three-year-old daughter. In...
by Brian | Jul 10, 2013 | Book Recommendations, Spiritual Life
If you’ve never read A.W. Tozer’s book The Knowledge of the Holy, you really should. It’s one of the deepest (about) 100-page books you’ll ever pick up. In 23 short chapters (perfect for morning devotions) Tozer unpacks God’s attributes, to help us “think rightly”...
by Brian | Jun 14, 2013 | Book Recommendations, Spiritual Life
Saturday night my wife had some friends over, so I took a stack of books up to my room to read, think and study. I started out thinking about our Monday night explorations of God’s will for our lives, and looking through Elisabeth Elliot’s book A Slow and...
by Brian | May 9, 2013 | Book Recommendations, Science
I hope to have our next Forum on the ways Christians can think about and discuss the issues of modern science and the content of our faith. As any of you in college, technical careers, or basically any situation where you speak with informed people will be able to...
by Brian | Apr 25, 2013 | Book Recommendations, The Trinity
We’ve wrapped up our look at the Trinity on Monday nights, but I’ve been meaning to share the books I read in conjunction with my studying for the couple months we spent there. They are all great, but they are all different, and if you want to read one of...
by Brian | Mar 1, 2013 | Book Recommendations, Culture
“How do I tell you about my conversion to Christianty without making it sound like an alien abduction or a train wreck?” So begins The Secret Thoughts of An Unlikely Convert, Rosaria Butterfield’s new memoir about her conversion to Christianity....
