Looks to me like a text worth picking up – do you have any thoughts after reading this snippet from the review? John R. (Jack) Levison is no stranger to writing about the holy spirit. He has written articles, essays, and influential books such as The Spirit in First-Century Judaism (1997) and Filled with the Spirit (2009). […]
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“Collaboration on Canon” by Robert W. Wall and David R. Nienhuis (Part 1 of 3)
Epistle scholars (which should be most all of us), please enjoy this text from Eerdmann’s. My study of the canonization of the Pauline corpus observed that the three Pastoral Epistles were added to complete the Pauline canon within the emerging New Testament by the end of the second century. But why? It is my conclusion […]
Dear Donald Miller
There is a lot of attention right now being given to the following post from Don Miller – the one reenforcing people to not go to church “often” if they simply aren’t feeling it. I have listened to him a great deal. I too have read most all of his writing and I resonate with […]
BLOG: Philip Seymour Hoffman found dead
This is not the norm for me. This is actually far from a book review and nowhere near the business of any publishing house. But I write on this because seeing the news has shaken me in ways that headlines in the past, headlines of famous celebrities, has not shaken me before. As sincere and […]
Giveaway: The Art of Helping Others by @DouglasCMann @IVPress
At the heart of it, what true artists do—whether in music or painting or film or simply the art of living—is a matter of creative incitement: by looking at the world in particular ways, they see it more clearly, and they invite the rest of us to see it more clearly, and to love it […]
Featured: Finding God in a Storm [#Kindle Edition]
Finding God in a Storm is a devotional illustrated book written for Readers who are experiencing loss, worry and anxiety, bereavement, job loss, illness, depression, emotional pain and heartache or approaching a crossroads in their lives. The book is a collection of biblical scriptures and images supported by words of encouragement and inspiration. It is […]
Confession by Kings Kaleidoscope
I was obstinate. My neck, an iron tendon. My head was like a stone. I did what I wanted. Wretched, wretched, bound. Gagged and shackled. You give, You give life. I ignore it. Who would set me free from bondage, and put sin to death, put sin to death? I have turned inward, and out to things […]
Monday Minute: Old Testament Essentials by Tremper Longman III @IVPBooks
Old Testament Essentials: Creation, Conquest, Exile and Return “Christians love the Bible, but they often do not know what to do with the Old Testament,” writes Westmont College professor Tremper Longman. Further, he points out that it includes many types of writing—history, prophecy, poetry, wisdom and apocalyptic. In this helpful volume he offers different strategies […]
Blog: Unhappy where I am. Is this church for me?
I do a lot of work with those “dreadful,” “dead end,” “discontent,” and “divisive” millennials. You know who I’m talking about – not because you’ve taken the time to sit and listen to them but because you’ve read the blogs. You’ve seen the latest books on ministering to them. You know the stats. You’ve heard […]
Huge Book Sale at Brave Reviews! Great books, low prices
A friend of mine has a few books on sale for great prices. Rather then listing them on Amazon or eBay, he thought that he would start with his immediate community. Comment below if a text catches your eye. Prices can be negotiable and do not include $2 – $3 additional fee depending on how much […]