Tag: books
What we should be up to
August 5th, 2008, 1 Comment
The New Testament witnesses assume the possibility of a community who, in the face of the tribulations they encounter, keep their eyes steadfastly on the reign of God by praying for its coming, by being its disciples, by proclaiming its presence, by working for peace and justice in the midst of hatred and opposition, and [...]
Creating the Future, One Mustard Seed at a Time (The New Conspirators)
July 13th, 2008, 1 Comment
“The New Conspirators: Creating the Future One Mustard Seed at a Time” (Tom Sine) I’ve just finished reading Tom Sine’s newest book, “The New Conspirators: Creating the Future One Mustard Seed at a Time” (Tom Sine). It’s one that I’ve meant to read for a few months. However, having now finished it, I highly recommend [...]
The Ooze’s Next Batch
July 8th, 2008, 4 Comments
I got another batch of books from Mike at The Ooze today! There’s four in here, and all look fantastic. In the coming weeks you’ll find summaries of “Oh Shit ! It’s Jesus” (Steve Hughes) , , “The New Conspirators: Creating the Future One Mustard Seed at a Time” (Tom Sine), “The Tangible Kingdom: Creating [...]
Six Ways to Read a Book
June 11th, 2008, 2 Comments
How do you read books? Does it vary from book to book? Do you find yourself feeling guilty for not finishing a book, or not understanding it in depth? Today in my Doctor of Ministry class, Grace Barnes presented a continuum of reading concepts from “Reading on the Run, Continuum Reading Concepts” (J. Robert Clinton). [...]
The Multiracial Congregation – a few thoughts
May 11th, 2008, No Comments
My current read is “United by Faith: The Multiracial Congregation As an Answer to the Problem of Race” . In the introduction, the authors establish their thesis: “Christian congregations, when possible, should be multiracial.“ The definition of a multiracial church – and the rarity of such a thing – is remarkable: If we define a [...]
My Beautiful Idol – Pete Gall
May 2nd, 2008, 2 Comments
A short while ago I was happy to hear that I’d “made the cut” into a book review group with The Ooze. It’s a very nice setup – I get books sent my way, I read and write reviews here, and it’s free. Free books, and all I have to do is write about them? [...]
Who I’d read if I had 2 years to devote to it
March 15th, 2008, No Comments
I was thinking today, as I sat down to do some book summary papers for my next class in the doctoral program, about all the books that are piling up that I want to read but are not on the list for my upcoming classes. There are a lot of onesy books that are building [...]
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