Book Recommendations / Resources

chozometroid · 28-02-2009 7:44pm

Deceived by the New Age by Will Baron

Baron gives an insightful look into the dangers of the New Age movement, and his firsthand experience of becoming a follower and then New Age priest. He encountered a false Jesus, but eventually found his way out of it, before it was too late. He is now a Christian.
This book is good for those who wish to spot the infiltration of New Age ideas into the Christian church.

Corksham · 20-03-2009 9:59am

The Fulfillment of All Desire - Ralph Martin

Saw this recommended by Kelly1, picked it up for a tenner in veritas (good value as its quite a chunky book), really enjoyed it and place it in the highly recommeded category (to quote Ab Lincoln - people who like this sort of thing will find .........)

boringteetotal · 26-03-2009 12:25pm

"Red Moon Rising-The Story of 24-7 Prayer"
by Peter Greig and Dave Roberts

Brilliant book! A story of many lives in many cultures, the power of 24-7 prayer and living a 'whole-life' faith.

PDN · 30-03-2009 1:53pm

Just finished Philip Jenkins latest book, The Lost History of Christianity. Jenkins is one of my favourite authors, and this is the best book I've read so far this year. He traces the growth and development of the Nestorian and Syriac Churches in the Middle East and their spreading further east to places like India and China in the first few centuries of Christianity.

This covers some of the same subject matter as William Dalrymple's From the Holy Mountain (also an excellent read) but from a more historical and less anecdotal perspective. He explores how this version of Christianity survived for so long under Muslim domination and persecution, and also how it finally declined.

JimiTime · 31-03-2009 2:27am

boringteetotal wrote: »

"Red Moon Rising-The Story of 24-7 Prayer"
by Peter Greig and Dave Roberts

Brilliant book! A story of many lives in many cultures, the power of 24-7 prayer and living a 'whole-life' faith.

Just wondering, what is 24-7 prayer? Is it what it suggests? i.e. someone praying 24-7? Actually, surely it can't mean that. Thats impossible...isn't it? Heck, just explain it to me:)

PDN · 31-03-2009 9:25am

JimiTime wrote: »

Just wondering, what is 24-7 prayer? Is it what it suggests? i.e. someone praying 24-7? Actually, surely it can't mean that. Thats impossible...isn't it? Heck, just explain it to me:)

It's where a group of people cooperate together to ensure that continuous unbroken prayer continues 24/7.

The early Moravian Church, in the Eighteenth Century, maintained a prayer meeting that ran 24/7 for over a hundred years. During this time they became a missionary sending force that sent missionaries all over the world.

Some 24/7 prayer is carried out by a single Church. I have visited one in Kansas City that has been praying non-stop for eight and a half years. Our own church has a vision to do this, but at present we only hold a 72-hour prayer meeting every six weeks or so.

In some places members of different churches cooperate together, rent a premises, and work out rotas to ensure unbroken prayer continues.

The modern 24/7 prayer movement is based in Europe and the UK and is predominantly run by youth and young adults.

Read the book if you want to know more. It really is an inspiring read!

boringteetotal · 01-04-2009 6:56am

They have a website

www.24-7prayer.com

prinz · 01-04-2009 3:32pm

"Blue Like Jazz" - by Don Miller.

Great simple interesting read.About life and people in general with a Christian emphasis.

19-04-2009 10:21pm

what's so amazing about grace by Philip Yancy

just finished really well written

Corksham · 20-04-2009 8:29am

Conjectures of a Guily Bystander - Thomas Merton.

Partial continuation from The Sign of Jonas in terms of biographical content, coupled with Merton insighftul observations on politics, literature and the society of his time, written with his usual dexterity and wit.

Story of a soul - Saint Therese of Lisieux

Biography of one of the doctors of the church, a read I enjoyed immensely. Very easy to read and shows how "human" saints really are.

The Optimist - Laurence Shorter

A feel good novel about one mans search for the true optimists in todays world. Written by a comedian (it shows

) Shorter meets Martin Seligman, Desmond Tutu and many other luminaries in a soul searching funny journey which takes him around the world. Perfect holiday reading:)
Not a Christian take on life but optimism is always good in my book, pardon the pun

20-04-2009 10:29am

THere is a beautiful Moravian Church building on Kevin Street ... It has their logo represented over the door ... 'that the lamb that was slain may receive the reward of His suffering' [from memory ...something like that] ...the building is now offices ! I think the last church that used the building for services was Cornerstone Christian Church [now in Dun Laoghaire] ...Yes an awesome missionary movement

PDN · 21-04-2009 8:04am

5673 wrote: »

I think the last church that used the building for services was Cornerstone Christian Church [now in Dun Laoghaire] ...Yes an awesome missionary movement

Who? The Moravians or Cornerstone?

(Just kidding. Paul Perry, Pastor of Cornerstone, is a friend of mine so I couldn't resist that one!

)

21-04-2009 8:57pm

:pac::D haha!

Phototoxin · 25-04-2009 11:29pm

Right please bear with me before 'akbaring' and detonating my post.

I recently read the end of faith ; religion, terror and the future of reason by sam harris. While he makes many good arguments they are generally all the same thing you've heard before (and still not totally convincing tbh!) but I vehimently disagree with him on the topic of pacificism where he says its cowardly. And also that 1 serial killer with a knife in a city of pacificsts could potentially kill them all. To me this is horribly wrong and a serious misjudgement of pacificsm. Pacifism doens't mean lying down and taking it like a prision be-atch. The could still be police in a pacifist society to deal with the knife wielding guy as mentioned. (and hopefully medical science and rehabilitation advanced enough to help him) so I would not reccomend this book. (and yes I reccomend anti-religous books to religous people as they make you think!!)

I'm reading a book on quakerism at the moment called 'A Light that is Shining: An Introduction to the Quakers' by harvey gilman... I got it free and really really really like it so far. Very good if you're interested in that.

solarant · 02-05-2009 1:15am

This is a has to be read book for any inquisitive christian.

http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&ei=NJD7SfbcMIqgMqKxlcQE&resnum=1&q=jesus+interrupted&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=OJD7SabqFZGqMpPHwM8E&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title#

BrianCalgary wrote: »

I have just finished reading a wondeful book called "The Five Love Languages". It was a real eye opener that has enhanced our 20 year marriage. Didn't think it could get any better.

Post your reviews and titles here.

Just a warning, it is for Christian based books ONLY. If you wish to post a book by Anton Levay or Shirley McLaine, the post will be punted.

Back to the Love Languages. The author tells us that there are five love languages; quality time, touch, words of affirmation, gifts and acts of service. You may be a person who requires lots of touching, so you tell your wife you love her by touching her lots, meanwhile she need words of affirmation and you never tell her ho wwonderful she is.

The book helps you determine your love language and that of your spouse and even your kids, this way you can express that love in terms that the receiver of your love can understand.

PDN · 06-05-2009 12:35pm

I've got myself a Kindle from Amazon. It means I can download my books and carry a library of up to 1500 books with me when I travel. You've got to love technology!

First book I downloaded and read was Jim and Casper Go to Church by Jim Henderson and Matt Casper.

Basically it's where a Christian pastor hires an atheist to go to Church with him. Together they visit a variety of American megachurches to develop 'the gift of seeing ourselves as others see us'. Fascinating stuff.

robindch · 06-05-2009 1:40pm

PDN wrote: »

First book I downloaded and read was Jim and Casper Go to Church by Jim Henderson and Matt Casper. Basically it's where a Christian pastor hires an atheist to go to Church with him. Together they visit a variety of American megachurches to develop 'the gift of seeing ourselves as others see us'.

For half a second, I misread Jim Henderson as Jim Henson and assumed that he'd come back to life and departed with Casper the Ghost and some of his own divine creations for a megachurch tour. The possibilities are endless...

It would be interesting to hear, in another thread perhaps, if Henderson and Casper did finally manage to find christians who saw themselves as others do and what they all made of it.

kelly1 · 08-06-2009 5:31pm

I just read Alister's criticism of the God Delusion courtesy of my local library and it was quite good I thought. He gives heaps of examples of how Mr. Dawkins is just so bigoted, narrow-minded, biased and just out of his depth when deals with areas outside his own field of study e.g. philosophy, theology, anthropology and sociology. He's very uncritical of his own theories and selective when it comes to quoting the works of other whom he likes to use to support his crusade. He's also quite fond of the old straw man. God bless him.

toiletduck · 09-06-2009 6:24pm

I've found the plethora of rebuttals to the God Delusion with puntastic names hilarious. They're like a guaranteed cash cow.

thebouldwhacker · 10-06-2009 6:31pm

toiletduck wrote: »

They're like a guaranteed cash cow.

like a lot of things these days...:D

'You gotta pay to pray' (zig & zag)

crotalus667 · 11-06-2009 10:15pm

kelly1 wrote: »

I just read Alister's criticism of the God Delusion

Have you read the God Delusion ???

prinz · 11-06-2009 11:29pm

Last week I read 'Through the eyes of Jesus' Volume I by Alan C. Ames.

I know this thread is supposed to be good books, but tbh I found it a very easy and charming read. At the same time I was disappointed in it, but I couldn't quite put my finger on why, it was a bit repetitive, basic, and did not really deliver the kind of food for thought I was hoping it would.

Likewise 'From Gangland to Promised Land' by John Pridemore ( Pridmore?), there was a dark undertone in the book which struck me, that John still has quite a journey to go on in the humility department. Really got the feeling that he had simply transferred the feeling of power and self righteousness he got as a thug onto his new life as a Christian. Perhaps it was just me but I definitely perceived a self satisfied smugness coming through the pages, and a certain relishing or enjoyment the author got from his past.

If anyone else has read these I'd like to hear other opinions.

kelly1 · 16-06-2009 10:53am

crotalus667 wrote: »

Have you read the God Delusion ???

No, but I have heard a lot of his arguments/debates on Youtube.

crotalus667 · 16-06-2009 12:32pm

kelly1 wrote: »

No, but I have heard a lot of his arguments/debates on Youtube.

Doesn’t count :rolleyes:, your supposed to read the original and form your own opinions before reading anybody else’s rebuttals:P, (I’d recommend the audio version;))

PDN · 16-06-2009 1:05pm

crotalus667 wrote: »

Doesn’t count :rolleyes:, your supposed to read the original and form your own opinions before reading anybody else’s rebuttals:P, (I’d recommend the audio version;))

Like atheists do with the Bible?

crotalus667 · 16-06-2009 1:20pm

PDN wrote: »

Like atheists do with the Bible?

Well I read it before I read anybody's rebuttal. I don’t know why you think this is atheist , theist thing it is a common sense thing . I cant speak for everyone but as far as I am concerned when reading text’s forming your own opinions freely without the influence of others opinions is a must otherwise you may as well stamp sheep on your forehead

robindch · 16-06-2009 1:29pm

PDN wrote: »

crotalus667 wrote:

your supposed to read the original and form your own opinions before reading anybody else’s rebuttals

Like atheists do with the Bible?

Interesting! Are you saying that people shouldn't read the bible in the original, or that they shouldn't form their own opinions before reading what other people have written (or both)?

crotalus667 · 16-06-2009 1:38pm

robindch wrote: »

Interesting! Are you saying that people shouldn't read the bible in the original, or that they shouldn't form their own opinions before reading what other people have written (or both)?

You seem to have gotten confused , try rereading the thread we where talking about rebuttals

PDN · 16-06-2009 1:43pm

robindch wrote: »

Interesting! Are you saying that people shouldn't read the bible in the original, or that they shouldn't form their own opinions before reading what other people have written (or both)?

No, what I'm saying is that numerous atheists post on this board (or on the A&A forum) attacking the Bible when it is obvious that they haven't read the entire Bible. Often they have simply read some half-baked interpretation on a skeptic website that is devoid of any context or understanding of the subject matter.

Therefore it would seem hypocritical to criticise Noel for forming an opinion on the God Delusion based purely on the passages cited in Alister McGrath's excellent critique of Dawkins' work.

FWIW I have read both the Bible and The God Delusion (and indeed McGrath's book), but I see nothing wrong with forming an opinion on a book based on a partial reading. I knew 100 pages into Ulysses that it was a load of crap, but for some reason I kept on going and wasted two more days of my life reading Joyce's turgid literary diarrhoea.

crotalus667 · 16-06-2009 1:57pm

PDN wrote: »

FWIW I have read both the Bible and The God Delusion (and indeed McGrath's book), but I see nothing wrong with forming an opinion on a book based on a partial reading. I knew 100 pages into Ulysses that it was a load of crap, but for some reason I kept on going and wasted two more days of my life reading Joyce's turgid literary diarrhoea.

I totally agree , but that is not the same as reading book B which is a rebuttal to book A with out even attempting to read book A first , in many cases the person that reads book B first has no intention of reading book A at all and is really only looking for validation of their preconceived opinions of book A

An interesting off topic fact for you , in a survey done last year Ulysses came out as the book most people would claim to have read without having actually read it

PDN · 16-06-2009 2:53pm

crotalus667 wrote: »

An interesting off topic fact for you , in a survey done last year Ulysses came out as the book most people would claim to have read without having actually read it

Oh I'm not suprised. The Emperor has no clothes.

robindch · 16-06-2009 3:00pm

PDN wrote: »

No, what I'm saying is that numerous atheists post on this board (or on the A&A forum) attacking the Bible when it is obvious that they haven't read the entire Bible. Often they have simply read some half-baked interpretation on a skeptic website that is devoid of any context or understanding of the subject matter.

Thanks for the clarification. Quite a reasonable point of view, too. I've certainly met plenty of christians -- dare I say, the majority -- who've never read any part of the bible in the original either, and acquire or defend interpretations that are not present in the original text and frequently not in the translation either. Such are the perils of revealed knowledge!

PDN wrote: »

Therefore it would seem hypocritical to criticise Noel for forming an opinion on the God Delusion based purely on the passages cited in Alister McGrath's excellent critique of Dawkins' work.

One doesn't need to sink one's foot all the way through a puppy's streetbomb to know it's rotten -- McGrath's embarrassing lack of originality begins on the front cover.

PDN wrote: »

FWIW I have read both the Bible and The God Delusion (and indeed McGrath's book)

If I were you, I'd invoice McGrath for the time you've wasted -- he is criticizing a book that Dawkins did not write, and points of view that Dawkins, or any other sane person, do not hold.

PDN wrote: »

I see nothing wrong with forming an opinion on a book based on a partial reading. I knew 100 pages into Ulysses that it was a load of crap, but for some reason I kept on going and wasted two more days of my life reading Joyce's turgid literary diarrhoea.

Joyce would have benefited from an editor with a large bin as much as McGrath would have.

bullpost · 16-06-2009 3:06pm

Back on topic

Its been a while since I read it, but this book which documents the life and beliefs of a Christian spiritual healer in modern day Cyprus is fascinating.
It will challenge most peoples view of Christianity and also introduce you to a world of healers and mystics which most of us never get to hear about.

http://www.amazon.com/Magus-Strovolos-Extraordinary-Spiritual-Healer/dp/0140190341/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245160916&sr=8-1

PDN · 23-06-2009 10:09pm

Last week I read The Gospel According to Starbucks by Leonard Sweet. Sweet is an 'emergent' Christian author (that means one who is dabbling in postmodernism). He looks at the success of Starbucks as a tapping into certain desires within the human spirit (as opposed to simply a slick marketing exercise) and explores how the Church should respond to these desires in a way that would be closer, in his view, to the authentic message of Christ.

I found a lot of the book pretty shallow, but there was a pretty good section on how metaphors are much more motivational than straightforward prose. This is why, in Sweet's opinion, the Bible is the best selling book of all time, because it uses metaphor so much and so effectively.

PDN · 28-06-2009 1:06am

I'm on holiday so I'm getting to do plenty of reading on the beach and by the pool. This morning I actually looked up at the sky and read "Jesus Loves You" painted in huge letters of cloud in the sky. (Quite serious. Some enterprising young evangelist was up there with a Cessna and a cannister or two of white smoke!)

Anyway, speaking of reading actual books, I've just finished The Forge of Christendom by Tom Holland. Holland is one of my favourite historians - his books read more like racy novels that you can't put down rather than history. I thoroughly enjoyed his last two books Rubicon (about the Roman Republic) and Persian Fire (Xerxes invasion of Greece). This time he traces the development of Christendom in the 10th and 11th Centuries up to the First Crusade and the capture of Jerusalem. Fascinating stuff with lots of bloodshed, politics, religion and other shennanigans. As usual Holland''s books make me very glad to be living in the Twenty First Century and not in the bad old days!

wolfsbane · 29-06-2009 8:16pm

Recently read Beauty From Ashes - journeys of recovery from the Rwandan genocide by Callum Henderson.

Moving and insightful accounts by survivors who have found inner peace in Christ, and love and fellowship from other Christians, most of whom also suffered horrendous loss in the genocide.

Reminds one of the depths of wickedness the human heart can sink to, and the despair of those on the receiving end. But then also, the power of God to heal the brokenhearted and change even the perpetrator into a new person.

PDN · 06-07-2009 10:32pm

Just finished Love is an Orientation by Andrew Marin. Marin is trying to promote greater dialogue and understanding between evangelical Christians and the GLBT community. He makes a lot of good points, but when he starts looking at Scripture his exegesis is very weak - as if he's scared that a proper understanding of Scripture will scupper things by offending people.

Tim Robbins · 15-07-2009 10:57pm

kelly1 wrote: »

No, but I have heard a lot of his arguments/debates on Youtube.

I thought his book was far better than any of his media appearances. He's a fantastic lucid and colourful writer even if you don't agree with him.

Fanny Cradock · 17-07-2009 9:18am

OK folks, it's high time we had a resources thread stickied on this forum. Hopefully we can pool our knowledge of any useful Christian related websites, talks, discussions, articles, apologetics, blogs etc. here. I've started the ball rolling with a few of my own personal favourites and divided them into a few rough categories.

If you have any suggestions please leave a link and a little description and I'll later get around to adding it to the list if it's suitable. Over to you!

Tools

Readability - Excellent application that removes the clutter around what you are reading and enhances the text.

On-line Bibles

Bible Gateway - One stop shop for a wide range of bible translations

Blue Letter Bible - Bible search with Hebrew, Greek, etc.

Online Parallel Bible - Provides a user with the ability to compare biblical texts from a number of translations.

Encyclopedias

Theopedia - Wiki encyclopaedia

Association of Religion Data Archive - Data on religion

Talks

Veritas – A collection of lectures given by large number of speakers to University staff and students throughout the US.

The Faraday Institute - Scholarly research and publications on science and religion.

Bethinking - Apologetics website

Individuals

N.T Wright – An unofficial website dedicated to The Bishop Of Durham, N.T. Wright. Here you'll find various talks and sermons (audio and transcripts) from the Bishop.

Peter Kreeft – Kreeft is a Catholic philosopher who tackles a number of pertinent issues on this site.

Greg Boyd - Author of books like The Myth of a Christian Nation and Letter from a Skeptic.

William Lane Craig - Popular Christian apologist and prodigious author.

Vinoth Ramachandra - Author and occasional Blogger. A number of talks available at Veritas.org, e.g. People Suffer - Who Cares? A Secular Humanist and Christian Dialogue

Zoomtard - The best of all possible blogs by an amateur theologian with broken arms.

Internet Monk - Dispatches from the post-evangelical wilderness

Don Miller - The blog of the author of Blue Like Jazz

Ravi Zacharias - Another popular Christian apologist. Loads of talks available at the Veritas Forum, e.g. Top Five Questions from University of Iowa Students.

Forums and On-line Magazines

Ship Of Fools - On-line magazine and forum for "Christian unrest", apparently.

Patrol - An independent daily magazine where young writers explore their interactions with art, culture, politics, and religion.

Plain Truth- Non-denominational Christian magazine

Christianity Today - US focused magazine.

Media

Theos - A public theology think tank providing alternative perspectives to secular culture and public opinion. Reports, consultancy, events, and news.

The Guardian - Not exactly known for it's love of all things Christian, the Guardian's religion section is nevertheless an excellent information resource.

Times On-line - Similar to The Guardian Online's religious section.

Science

American Scientific Affiliation - "A fellowship of men and women of science and disciplines that can relate to science who share a common fidelity to the Word of God and a commitment to integrity in the practice of science."

The Templeton Foundation - Tackles the big questions of life, many of which are related to Christianity.

The Faraday Institute - Scholarly research and publications on science and religion.

Christians in Science - An international network of those concerned with the relationship between science and Christian faith.

Biologos - A source of scholarly thought on contemporary issues in science and faith.

Creationist Sites

Creation Ministries International

The Creation Research Society

The Institute for Creation Research

On-line Shops

www.scriptureunion.ie or www.scriptureunion.org.uk - Books, news and resources.

www.icmbooksdirect.co.uk - Christian books at discount prices.

Events Listings

www.irishchristians.ie - A guide to Christian events throughout Ireland.

Fun Stuff

Rapture Ready - Find out today's chance of rapture!

Post Rapture Pet Care - For a small fee these kindly atheists and agnostics will care for your pets post-rapture.

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Seaneh · 27-07-2009 12:58pm

Probably said already but I'm currently reading "The Shack".

Anything that Bear Grylls recommends is worth a go IMHO!

prinz · 27-07-2009 1:29pm

Seaneh wrote: »

Probably said already but I'm currently reading "The Shack".

Anything that Bear Grylls recommends is worth a go IMHO!

Was quite enjoying reading that book until the Holy Trinity arrived on the scene.

. Reminds me I have to finish it. But wasn't overly impressed tbh.

wolfsbane · 28-07-2009 7:57pm

prinz wrote: »

Was quite enjoying reading that book until the Holy Trinity arrived on the scene. . Reminds me I have to finish it. But wasn't overly impressed tbh.

Yeah, from snippets I've read, it's New Ageism in Evangelical drag. Not the gospel of the Bible.

prinz · 29-07-2009 9:14am

wolfsbane wrote: »

Yeah, from snippets I've read, it's New Ageism in Evangelical drag. Not the gospel of the Bible.

That's what I thought,....lots of 'what do you think God wants you to do' etc, 'do what you think is right'. Reminded me a bit of The Secret. Plus the whole politically correct ethnic spread of the Trinity. All started just to get too 'nice'. Still have to finish it but now I'm reminding myself why I wasn't bothered in the first place. Pity really, it started so well.

getz · 29-07-2009 9:53am

i am sure this comes under the christian umbrella--the life of charlotte bronte, written by elizebeth gaskell [a ministers wife]who wrote cranford,north and south,and wives and daughters.its about charlot and her sisters ,all daughters of the rev bronte. she was her close friend.

Corksham · 03-08-2009 5:05pm

C K Chesterton - Heretics

First time reading Chesterton, found it a superb and witty read, an author who's use of big words was pure daycint

MarthaT · 03-08-2009 7:29pm

Corksham wrote: »

C K Chesterton - Heretics

First time reading Chesterton, found it a superb and witty read, an author who's use of big words was pure daycint

I found this to be a very good read myself

SlickRic · 03-08-2009 8:13pm

John Burke - No Perfect People Allowed, Creating a Come As You Are Culture.

if you want to read about what church should look like, in terms of dealing with and witnessing to people, look no further than this.

Jesus has revealed things to me through this book that i can't even begin to describe.

BrianCalgary · 18-08-2009 5:02pm

PDN wrote: »

I like to read books that challenge my existing views and ideas. One such book that I read this week was The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism and Success by Rodney Stark.

Stark is a religious sociologist and one of the foremost experts on cults and sects. In this book, however, he examines why economic & scientific development developed mostly hand-in-hand with Christianity and not elsewhere. He challenges Max Weber's assertion that the Reformation's protestant work ethic transformed the modern world, and instead says that Christianity produced a stream of steady and continuous scientific & economic innovation both before and after the Reformation.

He denies that the Roman Empire was any kind of golden age for culture & learning. Instead he argues that the Roman Empire was built on slavery and extracting wealth from conquered territories, and as such it stifled progress. He argues convincingly that the so-called 'Dark Ages' were actually periods of great development, powered primarily by the Church.

Stark writes in an combative way that will either entertain or infuriate you. Here is a sample of his style, taken from the book's Conclusion:

I just finished reading this book, thanks for the tip PDN.

The one point that really interested me was the idea that the protestant work ethic just doesn't exist. Economic development is not a function of hard work, but a function of economic polices and laws that allow for the development of industry and innovation.

More-so intersting as a month ago I hadan American Evangelist tell me that Roman Catholics are not hard working as witnessed by the economies of countries such as Spain, Portugal and Italy as well as the Latin American countries.

philologos · 23-08-2009 10:31am

I've just finished Out of the Saltshaker and Into the World: Evangelism as a Way of Life by Rebecca Manley Pippert. I have to say, it's probably the most relevant book I've read in a long time. It discusses how students and Christian Unions can more effectively relate the Gospel to students. It's hypothesis is basically, as we start to live like Jesus, evangelism comes as a natural occurrence.

chozometroid · 23-08-2009 2:22pm

SlickRic wrote: »

John Burke - No Perfect People Allowed, Creating a Come As You Are Culture.

if you want to read about what church should look like, in terms of dealing with and witnessing to people, look no further than this.

Jesus has revealed things to me through this book that i can't even begin to describe.

Thanks....sounds good. I'll probably check it out sometime.

I just finished The Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul. It's a great book for putting things in perspective concerning the nature of God, the nature and seriousness of our sin, how God should be reverenced, and what makes God holy and worthy of our worship.

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