Month: August 2008
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What I am listening to…
Having commented on a few books, I thought I would mention a podcast I listen to regularly. It is Truth for Life, excellent preaching by Alistair Begg and can be found on iTunes (search “Truth for Life”) or look at the archives here. A message worth hearing is titled “The Evangelical Crisis”. A teaser… “Christian…
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Books from the summer…4
Approaching God: Accepting the Invitation to Stand in the Presence of GodSteve Brown The publisher describes this book as…“A spiritual guide on how to pray, cites the importance of focusing on God rather than on oneself, while it defines the basic theology of prayer and addresses such issues as unanswered prayers.” Again, because I have…
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Books from the summer… 3
Follow the Wind: Our Lord, the Holy Spirit Steve Brown I grabbed this book when ordering some other titles by Steve Brown – after taking a course taught by him. Part of what motivated me was the price ($3.99). Steve’s style is earthy and witty. He has a knack for telling it like it is…
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Sept 12-13 at James Island Christian Church
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Books from the summer… 2
The Path of Celtic PrayerCalvin Miller I began reading this as I approached a week at Northumbria Community, a modern Celtic monastic community based near the Holy Isle of Lindesfarne in the extreme northeast of England. (this part of the country was once part of Scotland but we won’t get into that ugly history). I…
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Books from the summer…
Calvin for Armchair TheologiansChristopher Elwood I suppose I am revealing myself here by starting with this one. Yes, I do consider myself a Calvinist and at the same time I struggle with the label because it often carries unfair baggage with it. Some have unhelpfully distorted the teaching of John Calvin and others have taken…
