I applied to the Crossway Books review program last month, and was graciously accepted. I have been waiting for Pastor Tullian Tchividjian’s newest book, Jesus + Nothing = Everything, to come out for MONTHS! It was recently released, and I was ecstatic when I saw that this book was available to review.
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Tagged Christ, Christianity, Christus Victor, Church, Crossway Books, Crucifixion, death, Evil, God, Gospel, Jesus, Jesus + Nothing = Everything, Religion, sin, Sinners, Sovereignty, The Bible, The Cross, Tullian Tchividjian
Like I said yesterday, I like Russell Moore. I liked him when I heard him speak at Criswell College some years ago. And I’ve followed his blog for some time now. I just finished reading his latest book, Tempted and Tried: Temptation and the Triumph of Christ, and I am absolutely blown away.
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Tagged Christ, Christianity, Church, Crucifixion, death, Evil, God, God’s Will, Gospel, Jesus, Moore to the Point, Original Sin, Religion, Russell Moore, sin, Sinners, Sovereignty, Temptation, Temptations, Temptations of Jesus, Tempted, Tempted and Tried, The Bible, The Cross, Trials, Tried
In The Grace of God, Andy Stanley does an amazing job covering the various aspects of God’s grace in Scripture, and how it applies to our lives. Stanley shows us how the fact that we were even created is a sign of God’s grace. He discusses God’s grace after The Fall, throughout Israel’s formation and history, and how Jesus is the ultimate expression of The Grace of God.
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Tagged Andy Stanley, Book Reviews, Booksneeze, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Christians, God, Gospel, Grace of God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, king david, Messiah, Thomas Nelson
We live in a world of confusion. We may not always be walking around scratching our heads wondering “What’s going on?”, but we live in a world where most people have a seemingly infinite number of options for school, a career, and where to live. Add the current economic condition on top of that, and it makes it even harder to decide what to do. It’s annoying, and it’s confusing. Yet, in the midst of all of this confusion, one thing is painfully clear: We have forgotten who we are.
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Contemplation
For those new to the blog, I’ve been reading Jason Dukes’ new book, Live Sent. As I’ve been reading, I’ve been posting some of my reflections. One of those reflections was partially in response to a FB event to picket the Rick Perry prayer rally happening on August 6th. With this particular post being so controversial in nature, it drew some comments from the person organizing the picket. As I typed out my response to the first comments, I kept feeling like words weren’t enough.
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Tagged Christ, Christianity, Church, confront homosexuality, Contexualize the Gospel, Crucifixion, Divine Plan, Evil, God, God’s Will, Gospel, Gospel Contextualization, Governor Rick Perry, homosexuality, Jesus, Men of Athens, Pain, Prayer Rally, Religion, Rick Perry, Rick Perry’s Prayer Rally, Sovereignty, Suffering, The Bible, The Cross
