Book Review: The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment

I suspect that the topic of discernment is one that, while important, is not often examined by Christians. That this is the case is evident when looking at life in our mainline evangelical churches. Anymore, anyone that mentions that name of God or Jesus is considered part of the crowd. Too often, barely any thought [...]

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(Re)Thinking redux

For those of you who have not already read this when it was originally posted over at irishcalvinist.com, here’s my recent review of “(Re)Thinking Worldview” by J. Mark Bertrand. (It was a real kick to see the review noted at Bertrand’s website, definitely a blogo-history moment for me!)

(Re)Thinking Worldview is a fun read that will [...]

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Book Review: “Christian Manifesto” by Francis Schaeffer

I love Francis Schaeffer. For my money, there is no one better to express deep thoughts about the Christian worldview, fully and briefly. Reading Schaeffer is like savoring a good meal. I plan to read a lot more of him.
First of all, cool cover. Maybe the best ever.

More than that, “Christian Manifesto” looks at the [...]

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Mark Driscoll’s picture is in the dictionary next to the word “iconoclast”

I’ve recently finished one of the most thought-provoking books I’ve read in quite some time. Mark Driscoll’s “Confessions of a Reformission Rev.”is that book. Quite a lot has been said about Driscoll over the last year or so. He is the infamous “cussing pastor” mentioned in the popular and controversial “Blue Like Jazz” by Donald [...]

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Book Review: Got enough guts to be godless?

“I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be An Atheist” by Norman Geisler and Frank Turek is a surprisingly easy read given it’s size and attention to detail. Thumbing through the pages and scouting it’s contents, charts, and index, I expected to be hunkering down for some serious digestion. Despite this pleasant surprise, my overall reaction [...]

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Read ye! Read ye!

Oh fun! A  book review at Ikonograph!
I just finished “Spirit Empowered Preaching” by Arturo G. Azurdia III. I am a teacher at my church, and I have read a handful of books on the subject of preaching. This is probably my favorite. It does not give any advice about preaching mechanics, though there is certainly [...]

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