“The Crucified Life – How to Live Out a Deeper Christian Experience” by A.W. Tozer. Bethany House Critical read Must read Good read Read if you want Read something else Why: Aiden Wilson Tozer is a great author, because he is a great thinker. Warren Wiersbe once said of Tozer: “Woe to the pastor who …
“…However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” Luke 18:8 Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus' final entrance into Jerusalem. As he rode into the city on a donkey, many of the residents and visitors to the city spread palm branches and coats before Him. The people were hoping the coming Messiah …
“The Prodigal God – Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith” by Timothy Keller. Riverhead Books Critical read Must read Good read Read if you want Read something else Why: When I first came across this book, a recommendation from one of the men I regularly hang out with, the title intrigued me. Many people …
“Wild Goose Chase – Reclaiming the Adventure of Pursuing God” by Mark Batterson. Multnomah Books Critical read Must read Good read Read if you want♦ Read something else Why: Since I have Irish blood in me, the explanation of the title of a book I found recently had some “Velcro factor” with me when it …
“I find my life is a lot easier the lower I keep my expectations.” ― Bill Watterson Few days were as disappointing to me as the day Bill Watterson stopped drawing “Calvin and Hobbes.” My favorite comic strip since “Bloom County”, Calvin and his tiger were my weekly fix for humor and alternative viewpoints on …
“When Pope Julius I authorized December 25 to be celebrated as the birthday of Jesus in A.D. 353, who would have ever thought that it would become what it is today. When Professor Charles Follen lit candles on the first Christmas tree in America in 1832, who would have ever thought that the decorations would …
The advent of our Savior is truly a great adventure. “Advent” is the root word for adventure, giving the impression of the arrival or appearance of something risky and wondrous. The Advent we celebrate has a wild and risky edge to it, because our God has always chosen wildness as one of His trademarks. Listen …
The story of the birth of Jesus is a story of a vulnerable baby born into a scene that can be best described as a wild frontier. A dangerous, unpredictable world rife with animosity toward God. Our God sends His Infant Son into this world naked, vulnerable, exposed to great danger. It seems to be …
The Christmas story, the account of the arrival of our Savior as a baby, has a wildness to it. Colored with scandal, flavored with risk, it has elements that are wild, bold, over the edge. Our God appears as a helpless baby in a scene that could be accurately described as a wild frontier socially, …
“But we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness….” I Corinthians 1:23 In the last few posts, I wrote of the coming of our Savior and the light that He brought into the dark world. Light is a popular topic around Christmas. We find great comfort in the positive themes …
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