By editor on Mar 10, 2010 in Bookshelf Picks, Featured | 0 Comments
Susan Elaine Jenkins has lived in China for 11 years, teaching the performing arts in international schools. SCADALON is her provocative memoir which includes fascinating stories of people and life in the great country of China, which few of us have visited, but where God is working mightily. God has also worked mightily in [...]
By editor on Feb 13, 2010 in Bookshelf Picks, Christian Living, Featured, Lifestyle, Marriage | 0 Comments
The Mystery of Emotions By Reneau Peurifoy
Jerry and Kathy had only been married for a year when they heard the news that Kathy was pregnant. The doctor’s report of Kathy’s pregnancy brought them both a joy they had never before experienced. A short time later, their joy was multiplied when they [...]
By editor on Feb 7, 2010 in Bookshelf Picks, Featured | 0 Comments
Q&A with author Shirl Hoffman
Q: You borrow a term, “sportianity,” from Sports Illustrated writer Frank Deford to describe the unique theology that characterizes American evangelical notions of faith and sport. What is “sportianity,” and how has it affected the evangelical community?
A: “Sportianity” is a concoction of triumphal evangelism blended with worldly Darwinian competition and [...]
By editor on Dec 5, 2009 in Bible Study, Bookshelf Picks, Featured | 0 Comments
Frank Ball joins us today to talk about his latest book release, Eyewitness: The Life of Christ Told in One Story by Frank Ball.
Eyewitness compiles the information from the Gospels and hundreds of other Bible verses into one chronological story laid out like a story without reference or verse. The result is a seamless [...]
By editor on Nov 4, 2009 in Bookshelf Picks | 0 Comments
Q & A for Jon and Mindy Hirst, Authors of Through the River
Through the River is a challenging and fascinating book that takes the reader on a poignant journey through River Town, providing a gripping view on how people can live in close proximity while having radically contrasting views. River Town’s three communities live [...]
By editor on Nov 2, 2009 in Bookshelf Picks, Christian Living, Featured, Health & Fitness | 0 Comments
Q&A with Reneau Peurifoy, Author of Why Did God Give Us Emotions?
There is certainly no shortage of counseling and self-help books lining the shelves of Christian bookstores today. Why Did God Give Us Emotions? is destined to distinguish itself from the rest. With simple, straightforward verbiage (no pop psychology terms here), practical steps to follow, [...]
By editor on Oct 31, 2009 in Bookshelf Picks, Featured, Health & Fitness | 0 Comments
Q & A with David and Sonya Cameron Authors of The Rest of Health
“In both of our practices, we constantly see people who view health too narrowly. Many people think of health as dropping pounds, lowering blood pressure, etc. These are all good, healthy things, but when the underlying motive is simply to look [...]
By editor on Sep 21, 2009 in Bookshelf Picks, Featured, Worship | 0 Comments
Award-winning songwriter Brian Doerksen shares insights behind some of the most beloved songs of our time as he provokes readers to love and war
What is true worship? It can elevate us into the presence of God, renew and refresh our spirits, and offer the deepest expression of love for our Savior. Yet worship can [...]
By editor on Sep 13, 2009 in Bookshelf Picks, Christian Living, Featured | 0 Comments
Christianish: What if We’re Not Really Following Jesus at All? by Mark Steele
Somewhere between cold faith and hot pursuit lies lukewarm spirituality. And in the media between the wide path and the narrow road we find the middle ground of the spiritual walk. It’s something not quite Christiania. More like…Christianish.
Christianish tells the story [...]