BOOK REVIEW: ‘What Did You Expect? Redeeming the Realities of Marriage’ by Paul David Tripp
The main problem with most marriages, says Paul Tripp, is lack of submission— to God! A Review of: What Did You Expect? Redeeming the Realities of Marriage by Paul David Tripp, Crossway Books, April 2010, 288 pp., $3.19 Twelve years ago, my husband and I dutifully pursued premarital counseling, which meant having dinner with a... Continue Reading
BOOK REVIEW: The Hijacking of the American Evangelical
“Prior to Roe v. Wade, the term evangelical was exclusively a spiritual term. The American political landscape is littered with abuses of words: terms specifically commandeered to evoke emotional or visceral responses to trigger electoral action. None has had as significant an impact as the hijacking of the term ‘evangelical.’ “Prior to Roe v. Wade,... Continue Reading
Global Warming—The Big Picture: Review of Brian Sussman’s Climategate
Climategate provides a comprehensive debunking of global warming mythology. “Climategate: A Veteran Meteorologist Exposes the Global Warming Scam” by Brian Sussman, WND Books, April 22, 2010, 240 pp. Climategate is thorough, knowledgeable, timely, and very well written. I have been reading about global warming for 20 years, yet this book included important information and details... Continue Reading
Movie Review: The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud
And while the view of the afterlife pitched in Charlie St. Cloud doesn’t square with what you learned in Sunday school, there are religious overtones Last winter, 16-year-old Abby Sunderland set out from California on a mission to be the youngest sailor to circumnavigate the world solo. But by early June, Abby was in trouble... Continue Reading
A New Idol? We’re Falling Behind
Other than the complete lack of a sneering judge with an English accent, it seems that the first series of `Imam Idol’ has been a great success, at least if the BBC report is anything to go by. Scholar wins Malaysian TV’s Young Imam contest A 26-year-old religious scholar has been chosen as the winner... Continue Reading
Copyright Violation in the Church, New Book Helps Church Leaders Comply with Copyright Law
“This book captures everything a church needs to make decisions on copyright law.” Noted author and church legal expert Richard Hammar, J.D., LL.M., CPA recently released the Essential Guide to Copyright Law for Churches. This book is an easy-to-use reference guide created specifically for church use. In this newly updated edition, Hammar offers tips to... Continue Reading
Gospel Music Association moves its Dove Awards’ show Atlanta; Nashville expresses shock and disappointment
“Moving to Atlanta is a way to better embrace the black gospel community,” said Ed Leonard, Chairman of the Board of GMA The GMA Dove Awards, Christian and gospel music’s equivalent of the Grammy’s, is moving to Atlanta next year after 41 years as an annual Nashville event that attracts thousands of artists and a... Continue Reading
Book Review: How Your Small Rural Church Can Do Something Big
Book Review: Shannon O’Dell, Transforming Church in Rural America, (New Leaf Publishing Group, 2010). Churches in rural areas tend to have few people attending and little money. But your church’s small size doesn’t have to limit its potential to impact the world in big ways. If you simply settle for the status quo, your rural... Continue Reading
Book Review: The Good News We Almost Forgot by Kevin De Young. (Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2010)
De Young is a young man who seems determined to minister in a relevant way, but who has made a conscious effort to appropriate the ancient Biblical and Reformed faith for a new day. I suspect that Kevin De Young would balk at being called a rising young star in the Reformed world, preferring to... Continue Reading
New book seeks ministry amidst controversy – BOOK REVIEW: Turning Controversy into Church Ministy by William Campbell
There was no shortage of debate about sexuality in the context of the Presbyterian Church (USA) during the 219th General Assembly… There was, however, a shortage of discussion about ministry in the contexts of those controversies. That reality is what inspired the Rev. William Campbell, senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Hendersonville, N.C., to... Continue Reading
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