Revnut

I loved reading this book, primarily because I didn’t realize how much of an idiot I had become about many parts of Christianity. The author, Brad Stine, describes himself in a wonderful way:

“I am not a theologian or intellectual – as anyone who has seen my show or watched me try to balance a checkbook can attest – nor am I a prophet, pastor, teacher, professor, or scholar. I am a comedian … a layman, a moron. I’m like you. I am also a follower of Jesus Christ, which defines the very core of my life.”

The subtitle of the book is ‘10 Assumed Truths That Make Us Look Stupid”. The author is right. There are a bunch of things that Christians like me have assumed to be true but simply have no scriptural basis. And those things do make us look ridiculous.

There are parts of this book which are incredibly insightful. There are parts that made me laugh out loud. Brad Stine is an excellent author.

If you’re not a Christian and you have some Christian friends who can be really annoying, this book can help explain why they’re acting so foolishly. If you are a Christian, I beg you to read this book.

I found this book by John Eldredge to be fascinating. Why are men made the way they are? Why are many men interested in some things and couldn’t care less about others? How are these interests seen in God’s character? What does Scripture have to say about it?

This is a book about doing what is right even when it’s difficult. It’s a book about courage and honor, not physical strength.

If you’ve ever wondered why men act the way they do, this book may provide some insight.

In a world where masculinity is often frowned upon, this book was refreshing and motivational.

As of November of 2006, there are over 59 million blogs. That’s a lot of blogs. Unfortunately, there aren’t 59 million life-transforming blogs.

That’s why I’m excited to report that I recently discovered the blog named Light Along the Journey written by James Hollandsworth. A number of his posts have really got me thinking and I’m excited to be subscribed.

I was also excited to see the following statement on the site: “I strive to have several friends who are pastors to regularly review my content for doctrinal integrity and accountability.” That’s excellent. Check this blog out.

This is my favorite story Bible for children. I have found many story Bibles to be either completely inaccurate or so watered down that the meaning gets contorted. This story Bible is different. I have found it to be quite accurate. The author is Catherine Vos and she did an incredible job on it.

I love C.S. Lewis. I think he was an incredible author and a super genius. In this book, he presents an amazingly logical case for what Christianity is and why it matters.

If you’re a programmer or a lawyer or someone who enjoys logic, this book is for you. If you think that the Bible is bogus, this book is for you. If you have a nutty Christian friend you’d like to understand a bit better, this book is for you.

Here are some of my favorite C.S. Lewis quotes:

• Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.

• I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: ‘I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept His claim to be God.’ That is one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of thing Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic—on a level with the man who says he is a poached egg—or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse. You can shut Him up for a fool, you can spit at Him and kill him as a demon or you can fall at his feet and call Him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about His being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to.

This book is incredible. I highly recommend it.

This book by Howard and William Hendricks is outstanding. It details the difference between reading the Bible and studying the Bible and presents an incredible method for how to study Scripture. Howard has been teaching this method to his students for decades (one of whom was Chuck Swindoll).

This book is extremely motivational. It is a life changing book.

Have you noticed a trend that we seem to know a bunch of people at work, we know some folks in our neighborhoods, we know some people from Church, but that we don’t REALLY KNOW them. Have you noticed that we seem to have more and more acquaintances and less and less true friends we can really rely on?

If you’d like to break out of this pattern, this book can help. If you would like your family to develop long lasting strong relationships over time with other families, this book can help.

The subtitle of this book is “Five Keys to Building a Small Group Culture”. Andy Stanley and Bill Willits are small group experts. Their book has had a significant long-term impact on our family.

This is an incredibly gripping book by Corrie Ten Boom. It is the true story of a Christian family living in Holland during the holocaust. I loved this book. I was amazed by the courage of this faithful family.

This is my favorite Bible. It’s thin yet the words are large. It’s well made.

If you think Christianity is bogus, I’d bet that this book by Lee Strobel would be quite interesting to you. It certainly was to me.

It’s pretty difficult to read this book and not have the thought, “hmmmm… perhaps the Bible is true.”