Healing for a Broken WorldSteve MonsmaA Discerning Reader Editorial ReviewI knew I had to buy this book when I saw that both Chuck Colson and Ron Sider were recommending it. Healing for a Broken World: Christian Perspectives on Public Policy (Crossway, 2008) by Steve Monsma helps evangelicals consider how our Christian faith influences our view of politics and public policy. Monsma calls us to a biblically-informed view of public policy. He writes: “The truly important thing is that we approach public-policy issues humbly and with our minds shaped by biblically-based pri... [read more]

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The Blue ParakeetScot McKnightA Discerning Reader Editorial ReviewScot McKnight’s newest book is about how we should read the Bible. In The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible (Zondervan, 2008), Scot makes some bold assertions intended to challenge our assumptions.  Here’s one that will get you thinking: we all pick and choose what we’re to obey in the Bible and how we’re to obey it. (11) The more polite way to put it is to say we ”adopt” and “adapt,” but Scot prefers the more edgy view that we reall... [read more]

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ExilesMichael FrostA Discerning Reader Editorial ReviewMichael Frost, in his book Exiles: Living Missionally in a Post-Christian Culture argues that the church has to recognise that they are no longer living in the powerful positions in society, but are really exiles living under a powerful empire. “So, this book is written to those who feel like exiles in a post-Christendom era. If you are like me, you have no stomach for calling the church back to the old ways that were developed during Christendom. … How will we practice our critical distance from our context? How will we... [read more]

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A Primer on Worship and ReformationDouglas WilsonA Discerning Reader Editorial ReviewNever have I spent so much time reading and re-reading such a short book. If that sounds suspiciously Churchillian, it’s because I always approach Douglas Wilson with excitement and trepidation – even facing only 68 pages from him, the length of A Primer on Worship and Reformation. The man is far smarter than I am. As for me, I merely appreciate his intelligence, but some have crossed the line from intimidation into covetousness. This quality has probably given rise to much of the controversy su... [read more]

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HolinessNancy Leigh DeMossA Discerning Reader Editorial ReviewIf people could see your inner thoughts and desires, would they find that you are a holy person?  Jesus is returning for an unblemished bride.  Are you prepared for his imminent return?  In her final installment of the Revive Our Hearts Trilogy, Nancy Leigh DeMoss unpacks biblical holiness.  I say biblical because many people have a mental picture of what it means to be holy that is contrary to how the Bible describes holiness.  Picture in your mind a holy person.  Is she joyful?  Is she loving ... [read more]

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Three Cups of TeaGreg MortensonA Discerning Reader Editorial ReviewI eventually gave in to the pressure. I had seen Three Cups of Tea on the shelves of airport bookstores, in the hands of friends and on countless bestseller lists. I thought it was only right that, if so many people were reading it, I should read it too. And so, while browsing through one of those airport bookstores and searching for some early-morning easy reading, I finally picked it up. Three Cups of Tea tells stories from the life of adventurer, mountaineer and humanitarian Greg Mortenson. In 1993, Mortenson, having fai... [read more]

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The Prodigal GodTimothy KellerA Discerning Reader Editorial ReviewAfter the publication of The Reason for God, Newsweek hailed Tim Keller as "a C.S. Lewis for the twenty-first century." That is a lofty comparison and one I'm sure must make Keller quite uncomfortable. Yet at some level the comparisons are becoming undeniable. Keller's ability to communicate to believers and unbelievers alike and to do so on an intellectual level clearly parallels that of Lewis. Where Keller's first book offered an explanation as to why we should believe in God, his second, The Prodigal God, focuses... [read more]

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Unpacking ForgivenessChris BraunsA Discerning Reader Editorial ReviewYou do not need to live long in this world before you will accumulate a nearly endless list of people to whom you owe forgiveness. Even young children quickly begin to sin against others and have to ask forgiveness (just as my two-year old had to seek forgiveness from her sister yesterday for tearing a page from her new Bible). And though Christians speak often of forgiveness extended to them by God, they speak far less often of forgiveness offered to others. In Unpacking Forgiveness, Chris Brauns provides "biblical a... [read more]

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The Purpose of ChristmasRick WarrenA Discerning Reader Editorial ReviewRick Warren's The Purpose Driven Life was a phenomenon, selling tens of millions of copies and remaining on the New York Times list of bestsellers not for mere weeks or months, but for years. Tens of thousands of churches and organizations have participated in a "40 Days of Purpose" program, encouraging their members to read the book and implement its teachings. While several books bearing Warren's name have been released since The Purpose Driven Life (which was published in 2002), none have been much more than... [read more]

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Five Things Every Christian Needs to GrowR.C. SproulA Discerning Reader Editorial Review5 Things Every Christian Needs to Grow is a book about Christians and farming. R.C. Sproul suggests five things that every Christian needs to grow--barley, wheat, corn... OK, I'm just kidding. But don't you think the strangely ambiguous title could fit such a book? In reality, 5 Things Every Christian Needs to Grow is a reprint of a small book published in 2002 by Thomas Nelson. Revised, expanded and given a great new cover, the book has been republished by Reformation Trust, the publishing division of L... [read more]

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