What I'm Reading

Okay, I haven't finished Moby Dick yet. I HAD to take a break.

So I hit Amazon up for some books for me to read and pass along. I got a copy of Francis Chan's "Crazy Love" that immediately went to Amy, and two copies of "Do Hard Things" by the brothers Harris -one for John Anderson, and one for me.

I ordered it out of a Spirit-led conviction that we need to set higher standards for our boys at New Hope. Girls are on the way already, but we might get some help here too. What if our children and youth ministries were tightly focused on leading to Jesus and leading out into living Him out? Exciting stuff here.

Couple of other books I got.

"Why does God allow suffering in the world?

How could a loving God send people to Hell?

Why isn’t Christianity more inclusive?

How can one religion be “right” and the others “wrong”?

Why have so many wars been fought in the name of God?

These are just a few of the questions and doubts even ardent believers wrestle with today. As the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, Timothy Keller has compiled a list of the most frequently voiced “doubts” skeptics bring to his church as well as the most important reasons for faith. And in The Reason for God, he addresses each doubt and explains each reason.

Keller uses literature, philosophy, real-life conversations, and reasoning to explain how faith in a Christian God is a soundly rational belief, held by thoughtful people of intellectual integrity with a deep compassion for those who truly want to know the truth."

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"Too often we see people react to what they don’t like about the church. In "From Eternity to Here," Frank Viola offers up the doctrine that causes him to act on behalf of the church. Make no doubt about it, Frank is a provocateur and an artist—and both come through in this book. Frank continues to challenge the church-at-large with a powerful mind, an impassioned voice, and a love for the bride of Christ. You need to get this book and wrestle with Frank through the biblical passages regarding our identity in Christ as His body and the mission our God has entrusted to us."
-Ed Stetzer, author of Breaking the Missional Code