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BOOK REVIEW: FREE TO THRIVE — How Your Hurts, Struggles, and Deepest Longings Can Lead to a Fulfilling Life
by Josh McDowell and Ben Bennett (Thomas Nelson Publishers; 2021) The authors, well-known author and apologist Josh McDowell, and pastor and speaker Ben Bennett have joined forces to examine why so many Christians struggle through life rather than thrive as children of God. Due to their own experiences and their years of ministry, they believe […]
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BOOK REVIEW: WHEN PRAYER IS A STRUGGLE: A Practical Guide for Overcoming Obstacles in Prayer by Kevin P. Halloran (P & R Publishing; 2021)
Minister, author, and blogger Kevin Halloran has written an eminently helpful and encouraging book on how to handle the most common difficulties with prayer. He covers prayer problems such as being at a loss of what to pray, being hindered by guilt or shame, unable to focus, being too stressed or too busy. Halloran writes […]
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How to Receive God’s Blessings and How to Give Out God’s Blessings
Double Blessing: How to Get It. How to Give It by Mark Batterson (Multnomah/Random House; 2019) This is the latest book by Pastor Mark Batterson, who has written several bestsellers, such as The Circle Maker, Chase the Lion, and Whisper. As evidenced by the title, this book is about blessing — both the kind that we receive from God and the […]
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How to Attain a Transcendent Faith Even in a Disenchanted World
Recapturing the Wonder: Transcendent Faith in a Disenchanted World by Mike Cosper (IVP Books; 2017) Recapturing the Wonder by Mike Cosper tackles the very real difficulties that Christians in the West face to try to connect with and commune with a transcendent God, while all the world around us screams that there is no God […]
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We Can Learn to Love the Psalms
Learning to Love the Psalms by W. Robert Godfrey (Reformation Trust Publishing; 2017) In this most enlightening and informative book on the Psalms. Godfrey laments the fact that this vital part of holy Scripture which played such an important role in the life of the Jewish community for thousands of years, as well as for […]
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A Christian Understanding of What Makes You You
WHO GOD SAYS YOU ARE by Klyne Snodgrass (Eerdmans Publishing Co.; 2018) covers a topic that sounds overwhelming and intimidating, but is rather an important core issue for every human – identity. By “identity,” Snodgrass means what “makes me me;” and since we all have a divine Creator Who made us the people we are […]
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Grace for People Who Can’t Get Their Act Together
BOOK REVIEW THE IMPERFECT DISCIPLE by Jared C. Wilson ( Baker Books; 2017) This book is about discipleship but takes a different approach from most Christian books on this subject. The typical book by a pastor or Bible teacher who wants to explain how the Bible defines discipleship and how a person can become wholly […]
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LEARNING TO LOVE THE PSALMS: Book Review
Learning to Love the Psalms by W. Robert Godfrey (Reformation Trust Publishing; 2017) In this most enlightening and informative book on the Psalms. Godfrey laments the fact that this vital part of holy Scripture which played such an important role in the life of the Jewish community for thousands of years, as well as for […]
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