Everything Must Change by Brian D. McLaren My rating: 3 of 5 stars I tend to like Brian McLaren books and this one had potential. Unfortunately, I think it ultimately falls short of its goal, which is to educate us to an alternative way of acting with and within the world, in a God-centered fashion …
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The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power Is Destroying the Church by Gregory A. Boyd My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Myth of a Christian Nation is a pretty good book that makes some excellent points while at the same time hitting the reader over the head with some …
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Weird Christians I Have Met by Philip Baker My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is a cute little book to read, pretty lightweight, but intentionally so. It provides some Christian archetypes and gently reminds us of why these types of people could use some balance in their lives. Among the types of people we …
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Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God by Francis Chan My rating: 1 of 5 stars Didn't enjoy. Didn't view it as very realistic. Francis Chan has written a book that claims one must be totally, obsessively "in love" with Jesus Christ or all bets are off. On page 68, he asks "Would you describe …
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Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis My rating: 1 of 5 stars Unlike many of the reviewers on Goodreads, I despised this book. Indeed, I could find no "joy" whatsoever in reading this book. It's a tedious tale of a juvenile life and mind and the two words that kept popping into my head were …
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