Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream
David Platt’s book, Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream, published by Multnomah in 2010, is a call to a radical abandonment of the perceived safety and comforts of the American culture in order to advance the kingdom of God. The theme...Prayer The Timeless Secret of High-Impact Leaders Book Review
David Earley’s book, Prayer: The Timeless Secret of High-Impact Leaders, published by Living Ink in 2008, is a practical exposition on prayer and its relationship to spiritual leadership. The author’s goal is explicit: “To motivate Christian...The Complete Guide to Crisis & Trauma Counseling Book Review
SummaryLoss, crisis, trauma, and death are some of the most difficult challenges people will face. Caring individuals want to help those suffering, but often they simply do not know what to do or say. H. Norman Wright (2011) provides a highly accessible work...Re-discovery of Silence in Pastoral Care Article Review
SummaryThe journal article, “Re-discovery of Silence in Pastoral Care,” written by Shuji Moriichi (2009) focuses on the power of silence and listening when ministering to care seekers (pp. 1-6). In an American society where divisive combative politics and...A Study of Church Members During Times of Crisis Article Review
SummaryThe journal article, “A Study of Church Members During Times of Crisis,” written by Stone, Cross, Purvis, and Young (2004) attempt to identify resources that assist church members to healthily cope with a crisis. The purpose of the article is to...The Life You’ve Always Wanted Book Review
SummaryJohn Ortberg’s book, The Life You’ve Always Wanted: Spiritual disciplines for ordinary people, published by Zondervan in 2002, is a contemporary exploration of the spiritual disciplines. Ortberg first introduces the purpose of the disciplines, and...Reaching Out Book Review: Nouwen
SummaryHenri J. M. Nouwen’s book, Reaching Out: The Three Movements of the Spiritual Life, published by Doubleday in 1975, examines three aspects of spiritual movement. Nouwen first explores the movement from loneliness to solitude, then the movement from...Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling Book Review
SummaryMark McMinn’s book, Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling, published by Tyndale House in 1996, attempts to bring theology, evangelical spirituality, and psychology into the counseling office. McMinn first introduces a number...Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity Book Review
SummaryDavid Entwistle’s book, Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity: An Introduction to Worldview Issues, Philosophical Foundations, and Models of Integration, published by Cascade Books in 2010 is an analysis of the integration of psychology...
Freedom: How Grace Transforms Your Life Now
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