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The Jesus Creed: Loving God, Loving Others © 2004 Paraclete Press 335 pages This book is the answer to a question: What would the Christian life look like if everyone loved God with their entire being, and loved their neighbours also? The answer is attractive. In The Jesus Creed, McKnight paints a picture of the [...]

The Secret Message of Jesus: Uncovering the Truth that Could Change Everything © 2007 Thomas Nelson 240 pages One of two things has happened: Brian McLaren’s toning down the controversial aspects of his writing. I’ve grown more comfortable with the controversy. Maybe it’s a mixture of both. I started reading McLaren’s New Kind of Christian [...]

A Faith and Culture Devotional: Daily Readings on Art, Science, and Life © 2008 Zondervan 302 pages Kullberg & Arrington set out with a lofty goal: to unite seven different subjects of study in one devotional which would cause the reader to consider and interact with some of the great ideas, events, and people in [...]

Soul Revolution: How Imperfect People Become All God Intended © 2008 Zondervan 263 pages If Brother Lawrence’s Practicing His Presence was written by a group of people who failed and succeeded together, instead of an solitary believer, it might look something like Soul Revolution. Burke’s book is the story of a community of people who [...]

Assaulted by Joy: The Redemption of a Cynic © 2008 Zondervan 240 pages This book’s a nice light autobiographical read, with some very funny moments. Simpson uses this book to go through his childhood and analyze the events that turned him into a cynic. More than that, he shares how God broke through his cynicism [...]

Life with God: Reading the Bible for Spiritual Transformation © 2008 HarperOne 224 pages I expected a lot from this book. Foster’s Celebration of Discipline (along with Lewis’ Mere Christianity) are the two most important books I’ve ever read. I’ve followed Foster for years now, reading everything he’s written. I’ve attended a fantastic Renovaré conference, [...]