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Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin

The Nature of Sin Author: Cornelius Plantinga, Jr. In modern society, our tendency is to concentrate on the positive and brush the negative under the rug. We’ve been taught that to “see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil” is the way to banish such evil, but is this rose-tinted view realistic? Cornelius Plantinga argues that our self-deception is a path towards destruction, and that to understand and receive grace, we must first acknowledge sin and the devastation it brings. Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be is a surprisingly refreshing book in that it acknowledges what we all [...]

2024-12-27T09:58:16-07:00December 27th, 2024|Tags: , , , , , , |

Jesus I Never Knew, The

An Intimate Look at a Subversive Savior Author: Philip Yancey In The Jesus I Never Knew author Philip Yancey invites his readers to step away from our presumptions, from the images on our Hallmark cards and the half-remembered stories of Sunday school, and see Jesus as He was to his followers: revolutionary (but not in the militaristic way they wanted or expected,) offensive, original, confusing, and dangerous. It’s far from the saccharine assumptions we often claim. It’s a refreshing although not unexpected approach. Yancey doesn’t bring anything new to the table that serious Christian’s didn’t already know, but he paints a [...]

2024-11-24T12:17:58-07:00November 24th, 2024|Tags: , , , , , |

Telling a Better Story

Engaging Others with Christ Author: Joshua D. Chatraw In the western world today, the old-time apologetics just don’t fit anymore. Society does not share the same baseline assumptions, and so a rote repetition (or “dump truck” load) of facts, names, dates, places, and historical evidence leave most secular audiences glazed over, their questions unanswered and their imaginations unengaged. Winning souls is not about following a tract or 12 step program. It’s about engaging the imagination, listening, and understanding the underlying questions of our time. It’s about conversation. It’s about a story. In Telling A Better Story: How to Talk About God [...]

2024-11-23T15:40:13-07:00November 23rd, 2024|Tags: , , , , |
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