Celebrity is ubiquitous. It is not only in culture but its impact permeates the Church world. Katelyn Beaty’s most recent book, Celebrities for Jesus—How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting The Church decodes intersection of the celebrity phenomena in Christian culture and the Church. Here’s an overdue review of the book.
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I finally finished listening to Mark Sayers’s book, “A Non-Anxious Presence–How a Changing and Complex World Will Create a Remnant of Renewed Christian Leaders“. It’s worth a review.
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Sometime last year, I started noticing that several of my friends on Facebook were all praising one book––Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers. I was intrigued by the string of recommendations, and incorrectly assumed it was something on evangelism. So I grabbed a copy of the audiobook, narrated by the author Dane C. Ortlund and dove in.
[Read more…] about Gentle and Lowly [Book Review]NET Journal Bible [Review]
A few months ago I decided to get my Bible reading habit back on track. After some searching, I found the NET Journal Bible and decided to give it a go. Here is a review including a video version with some differences.
[Read more…] about NET Journal Bible [Review]Accelerate Books Review – A Review
It’s not often that I get to review a product that considers itself a ministry. But this review is that review. The people behind this ministry understand me. They know that the list of books I have to read will only get longer and longer while my time to read them gets shorter and shorter. Yet they, like I, know that they hold treasure troves of helpful insight for my soul. That’s why Accelerate Books was started.
[Read more…] about Accelerate Books Review – A ReviewDo More Better [Book Review]
During the pandemic, I have really struggled with focus and being productive. So I turned to Tim Challies’ book Do More Better for help.
Although Tim’s book wasn’t my first foray into the world of productivity, nor even ‘Christian productivity’, I knew that I had stopped many of the positive habits I had acquired in the past, and I needed a revision.
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