The following is an email reply I sent to one of my students regarding recommendations for books as he prepares for a couple of years from now to enter full-time ministry. I thought others might benefit from this as well. Shawn, Take note of syllabi. They often include such works we have found beneficial. While… Continue reading Book Recommendations for a Pastor in Training
As I look to the coming years and what the Lord might allow me to do, I like to plan ahead what I might be able to read. The types of things which give direction to my choice of books are the projects I’m currently working on (or interested in potentially working on) and, now… Continue reading A Little Reading for 2016
I love books! It is no secret. Anyone who knows me knows that I love books. But here is the deal…as much as I love books, when I first began pastoring I told myself I just didn’t have the budget to buy books for preaching, counseling, discipleship, leading, pastoring, imagination-development, literary interest, etc. I bought… Continue reading Invest in Your Library
I picked up a copy of a delightful children’s book at a rummage sale this last weekend: The Holy Spirit in Me by Carolyn Nystrom, illustrated by Wayne A. Hanna (Chicago: Moody Press, 1981).* This small 30 page book (part of the Children’s Bible Basics) offers just about one of the finest summations of a… Continue reading On the Holy Spirit (for children)
I failed to post the update last week, but I read two books for weeks 4-5 of the Bookshelf Challenge. One is on the shelf, the other is only a digital copy so it could not be added to the shelf for the picture. 🙂 Sam Storms, Convergence: Spiritual Journeys of a Charismatic Calvinist (Kansas… Continue reading Bookshelf Challenge: Week 4-5
Sadly, I only added a single volume this last week. Andy Stanley and Lane Jones, Communicating for a Change (Sisters, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 2006). Stanley and Jones have done a wonderful job of communicating the need to be on point about preaching. This is an easy read and very practical for working toward owning your sermon… Continue reading Bookshelf Callenge: Week 3
I recently bought the blue-ray edition of Ben-Hur (1959) and we had a family movie night last night enjoying it. One thing, however, kept coming up. Cambria (8) kept commenting how badly she wanted to see Jesus’ face. If you have ever watched the film you will know that you NEVER directly see his face… Continue reading I Can Almost See Jesus
So here it is. I’m doing a “bookshelf challenge” for 2014. This means I will be doing a weekly photo update blog post where I intend to BRIEFLY comment on the books I’ve finished reading that week and including the updated photo of the bookshelf. I’ve only got three empty shelves to begin with (hopefully… Continue reading The Bookshelf Challenge
So I thought I’d share my Christmas break reading list: Thesis Reading: God the Spirit by Michael Welker God’s Indwelling Presence by James Hamilton The Spirit of Life by Jürgen Moltmann Lecture Prep: Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture by Graeme Goldsworthy Pentecostal Commentary on 1-3 John by Chris Thomas Fun: A Wrinkle in… Continue reading Christmas Reading
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