Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview by Dr. J. P. Moreland and Dr. William Lane Craig (two of the most respected leaders in Christian apologetics), is an epic work! Philosophy is a topic that most Christian avoid. They tend to do so for two primary reasons: They feel it is beyond their comprehension. They believe […]
Good & Angry: Redeeming Anger, Irritation, Complaining & Bitterness — by David Powlison (a review by Israel Wayne) As an author of a book on anger myself, I was intrigued to see David Powlison’s take on this important topic. I have read many books on anger, and have been impressed by very few of them.
I was asked to speak at a Christian conference in Ontario, Canada on the topic of “Biblical Economics.” The lecture was going along just fine until I mentioned that from a Biblical standpoint, the civil government was NOT to be involved in health care in any way. That’s when things got a bit hostile. People
My family has recently finished a complete study through the Bible, verse by verse, which has taken us over 6 years to complete. In addition to reading the text of Scripture, we have utilized many other supplementary resources as well. I describe a bit of our approach to studying the Bible as a family HERE.
What you read shapes your life. It is a given that the Bible has changed my life more than any other book. However, I have been blessed to have read a lot of books by amazing people who helped to develop who I am today. I am going to share with you my personal collection
If you have been hearing about these terms, “Modern” and “Postmodern” but aren’t certain where to begin, The Death of Truth, (Dennis McCallum, General Editor), is a great place to start. The topics are dealt with in a scholarly manner, but are explained in an easy enough manner for the common person to understand. One
The late Charles Colson established himself as a pillar of wisdom and insight within the Christian community. The struggles of his fall from grace in the public eye during the Watergate scandal, his subsequent conversion to Christianity, and his ministry through Prison Fellowship, were used by God to conform his heart and worldview to God’s
I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist, by Norman Geisler and Frank Turek, is a modern-day Christian apologetics classic. I have to place this book in the top ten books written so far on regarding understanding a Christian philosophy of of all of life. This is a very linear, comprehensive work that seeks
We all know people who have made a mess of their lives. Sometimes that person is us, and sometimes it’s someone we love. The hard part is knowing what to do. How do you escape an addiction, habitual sin, or character flaw that renders you helpless and hopeless? Rescue Me: Finding Freedom Through Godly Character
My good friend, E. Ray Moore of Exodus Mandate has written a fabulous little book entitled, The Promise of Jonadab: Building a Christian Family Legacy in a Time of Cultural Decline. I love this book. If you ever wanted to be inspired by a multi-generational view of covenant faithfulness, this story, right out of Scripture,
