The Pursuit of Excellence and the Perils of Perfection
by Richard Winter
Book review coming soon...
Perfecting Ourselves to Death by Richard Winter
The Pursuit of Excellence and the Perils of Perfection
by Richard Winter
Book review coming soon...
God's Passion for His Glory by John Piper
Living the Vision of Jonathan Edwards
by John Piper
Book review coming soon...
Holy Subversion by Trevin Wax
Allegiance to Christ in an Age of Rivals
Book review coming soon...
What is Reformed Theology? by R.C. Sproul
Understanding the Basics
Book review coming soon...
Chosen By God by R.C. Sproul
Knowing God's perfect plan for His glory and His children
To me this is more than a book, is it part of my story...
Two years ago, a sweet friend of mine called me and posed the simple question, "What is Calvinism?" To prideful to tell her that I had no clue, I recommended that we both look-up resources on Calvinism (whatever that means...) and meet at Starbucks in a few days to discuss. The hour before our Starbucks date I frantically googled 'Calvinism', printed off a bunch of charts and information and stared at them in bewilderment. As a last resort, I called my friend Vince (who I believed knew everything, so he must know something about this 'Calvinism' term), and demanded that he explain Calvinism to me in under 5 minutes. He laughed.
At Starbucks we read down the two-column google print-off I had brought with me. On the left was 'Calvinism' and on the right was 'Armenian' with subpoints explaining their corresponding theological beliefs. We read each subpoint, decided which side we agreed with more, and circled our preference. By the time we were done, it looked like a little kid with a crayon had attacked our chart!
Through much of Vince's laughter (and personal enjoyment, I'm sure), I fought through seemingly unanswerable questions for weeks. The Bible study that I attended was discussing God's view of evangelism through-out Scripture, and one night I erupted with questions about the purpose of evangelism, predestination, assurance of salvation... my head was spinning and nothing was helping! On the way out the door that night, one of the girls in my study handed me a copy of Chosen By God, and told me to read it.
Life and Scripture began to make sense...
Sproul taught me one step at a time; predestination and free will, Adam's fall and mine, spiritual death and spiritual life, foreknowledge and predestination, and can we know that we are saved? Sproul even addressed the questions and objects he foreknew that I would have. I tried to fight with Sproul, yet his words held get wisdom drawn from Scripture. Through comical, yet profound, examples from Alice and Wonderland, real life, and historical theologians, this book taught me great truths - and left me with more, yet better, questions than before.
When I moved into my apartment I was amazed at all the extra expenses and details. Extension cords, garbage bags, kitchen appliances, etc. And my apartment had nearly no over-head lighting, making light bulbs a new major expense in my life, how ridiculous! I was so sick of spending money at Walmart that I dug up whatever light bulbs I could find in my moving boxes and screwed them in. Months later, they needed replacements, and I begrudgingly drove off to Walmart to scour the home improvements section. With upgraded light bulbs in place, I flipped on the lights and was amazed at the brightness! How had I not realized that I had been living in a cave before?! The story was the same with my understanding of God. Sproul provided light before my eyes as I dug into Scripture with a new clarity and sight. Oh, how thankful I am for a continually deeper relationship with God.
R.C. Sproul writes:
My hope is that we will all continue to struggle. We must never assume that we have arrived. Yet there is not virtue in sheer skepticism. We look with a jaundiced eye at those who are always learning but never coming to a knowledge of the truth. God is delighted with men and women of conviction. Of course he is concerned that our convictions be according to truth. Struggle with me than as we embark upon the difficult but, I hope, profitable journey examining the doctrine of predestination.
Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller
Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality
Book review coming soon...
Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards
Book review coming soon...
The Cross and Christian Ministry by D.A. Carson
Leadership Lessons from 1 Corinthians
My pink highlighter died on page 89, due to the excessive percentage of D.A. Carson's writing that I highlighted. Good thing I always carry several back-up highlighters with me.
Evangelical Christians love to talk about 'Gospel-centered' and 'cross-centered' this-and-that, but most of us say it more because it's catchy than because we understand it's theological implications. This book can make all the difference. Through his exposition of 1 Corinthians, Carson presents a cross-centered view of preaching, the Holy Spirit, factionalism, Christian leadership, and "world Christians". His writing reveals deep wisdom from Scripture, mixed with pointed questions and application, making 1 Corinthians freshly relevant to personal ministry.
Carson writes, "The cross not only establishes what we are to preach, but how we are to preach. It prescribes what Christian leaders must be and how Christians must view Christian leaders. It tells us how to serve and draws us onward in discipleship until we understand what it means to be world Christians." It is not enough to make the content of our preaching the cross, because the cross radically transforms our every thought, approach, action - our entire lives. This page-turner changed my prospective on my personal leadership, as perhaps even more deeply, my view of the Christians leading me. I can honestly say that Carson drew me closer to the cross as he taught me to re-evaluate Christian ministry with new clarity and humility.
Raspberry Chocolate Cake
Have you ever seen the movie Matilda? Do you remember when the fat boy get's caught eating the Trunchbull's 'special cake', and then the class is called to an assembly where he is forced to sit on stage and eat 'the entire concoction' - a massive chocolate cake! Well, this chocolate cake will remind you of the Trunchbull's cake, especially as you and your girlfriends are scrapping the last crumbs off the plate and holding it up in victory. Only, the best part is, this version is from Weight Watchers and it's amazingly healthy!!!
1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
2 cups unprepared devil's food cake, mix
1/2 cup water
1 large egg
1/3 cup jam, seedless raspberry
4 oz unsweetened baking chocolate squares
6 Tbsp jam, seedless raspberry
6 Tbsp fat-free creamer, such as fat-free half-and-half
1/2 cups raspberries
1. Preheat the over to 350*
2. Mix together flour, cake mix, water, egg, and 1/3 cup of jam with an electric mixer. Pour into pan coated with Cooking spray and bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Invert onto a plate and remove from pan; place right side up on wire rack and allow to cool completly.
3. Melt chocolate in a double boiler over simmering water; allow to cool, then stir in remaining jam and half-and-half. Frost cake with chocolate mixture and outline perimeter of cake with raspberries. (Note: if chocolate mixture stiffens while frosting cake, microwave for 30 seconds to soften.)
Modified from WeightWatchers.com
1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
2 cups unprepared devil's food cake, mix
1/2 cup water
1 large egg
1/3 cup jam, seedless raspberry
4 oz unsweetened baking chocolate squares
6 Tbsp jam, seedless raspberry
6 Tbsp fat-free creamer, such as fat-free half-and-half
1/2 cups raspberries
1. Preheat the over to 350*
2. Mix together flour, cake mix, water, egg, and 1/3 cup of jam with an electric mixer. Pour into pan coated with Cooking spray and bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Invert onto a plate and remove from pan; place right side up on wire rack and allow to cool completly.
3. Melt chocolate in a double boiler over simmering water; allow to cool, then stir in remaining jam and half-and-half. Frost cake with chocolate mixture and outline perimeter of cake with raspberries. (Note: if chocolate mixture stiffens while frosting cake, microwave for 30 seconds to soften.)
Modified from WeightWatchers.com
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
I have entered into a new world of domesticity - making homemade bread! And it was sooo good, my dad will vouch for it!
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
2-3 mashed ripe bananas
1/4 cup fat-free milk
1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
2 large egg whites
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Cooking spray
1. Preheat oven to 350*
2. Combine sugar and butter in a bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add bananas, milk, sour cream, and egg whites; beat well.
3. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with knife. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt; stir well. Add flour mixture to banana mixture, beating until blended.
4. Mix in chocolate chips.
5. Spoon batter into a 9-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray; bake at 350* for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely. Yield: 16 servings (serving size: 1 slice)
Modified from The Best of Cooking Life Everyday Favorites
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
2-3 mashed ripe bananas
1/4 cup fat-free milk
1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
2 large egg whites
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Cooking spray
1. Preheat oven to 350*
2. Combine sugar and butter in a bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add bananas, milk, sour cream, and egg whites; beat well.
3. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with knife. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt; stir well. Add flour mixture to banana mixture, beating until blended.
4. Mix in chocolate chips.
5. Spoon batter into a 9-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray; bake at 350* for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely. Yield: 16 servings (serving size: 1 slice)
Modified from The Best of Cooking Life Everyday Favorites
The Heavenly Man
The Remarkable True Story of Chinese Christian Brother Yun
I picked up The Heavenly Man because I was sick of my endless theological books which can often leave me feeling smarter yet less dependent upon God. I started reading Yun's story Thursday night and finished it by the next evening, refreshed and awakened (despite not having slept since I read through the night).
Yun was called by God at a young age be a witness 'to the west and south' in a dangerous nation and beyond. As Yun followed this calling he encountered prolonged imprisonment and extreme torture. "Yun's testimony is written with blood and tears; his journey has been one that encountered many bitter struggles. Instead of complaining and grumbling, he learned to tackle all obstacles prayerfully, on his knees with God" said Zhang Rongliang. God ultimately used Yun to bring Himself great glory as one of China's house church leaders, although it was not without pain and discipline.
I was greatly challenged by Yun's words,
The people who really suffer are those who never experience God's presence. The way to have God's presence is by walking through hardship and suffering - the way of the cross. You may not be beaten or imprisoned for your faith, but I am convinced each Christian will have a cross to bear in his or her life... When you're faced with such trials, the key is not to run from them or fight them, but to embrace them as friends. When you do this you'll not fail to experience God's presence and help.Yun cried out for God in the midst of suffering, torture, even slander. Yun's faith allowed him to rejoice in the most horrific of moments, and he concluded, "The world can do nothing to a Christian who has no fear of man." Each page of Yun's story challenged me to awake from complacency and Western comforts. His life is an example of total, prayerful, God glorifying surrender.
"Everyone is this world is a slave. They're either salves to sin, or slaved to Christ. Our 'rights' are in the hands of Jesus."
Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges
Respectable SinsConfronting the Sins We Tolerate
Book review coming soon...
Seeing With New Eyes by David Powlison
Seeing With New EyesCounseling and the Human Condition Through the Lens of Scripture
David Powlison is an expert in both practicing and teaching counseling through the lens of Scripture. Biblical counseling is foundationally different than secular psychology because of how it deals with concepts, methods, institutions, and apologetics. In this book, Seeing with New Eyes, Powlison digs through the concepts that define ideals of human functioning. (This is the first book of a series that later unfolds methodological and institutional aspects, and lastly the apologetic component.) Powlison teaches “The Bible’s truth competes head-to-head with other models… Instead of defining change as an intra-psychic, psychosocial, or biological process of ‘healing’ or ‘growth’, we define change as turning to a Personal whom we trust, fear, obey, and seek to please. Instead of letting the goal of ‘health’ cue our system to a medical metaphor, we set the goal of being transformed into the likeness of this Person with whom we live in relationship.” Although I found the style of Powlison’s writing difficult to get through, he shares a goldmine of wisdom until the very last chapter. My natural (naturally flawed) thought-process was challenged as Powlison pinpointed the deception of our desires – and the great need for our feelings to be checked and reinterpreted! He emphasizes that “sin emerges from within the person” while secular psychology often blames our parents, environment, biology, etc for our current problems. Powlison writes:
The fact that a pattern of craving became established many years before – even that it was forged in a particular context, perhaps influenced by bad models or by experiences of being sinned against – only describes what happened. For example, past rejections do not cause a craving to be accepted by other any more than current rejections cause that craving. The occasions of a lust are never its cause. Temptations and sufferings do push our buttons, but they don’t create those buttons. That brings hope for change in the present by the grace of God.What a shattering counter-point to our natural and prideful blame-shifting! As sufferers and sinners we can’t hope to find victory until we understand correctly when and where our sin comes from! Powlison also walks though psychological definitions for human functions, and concludes:
But the Bible never views human problems as ontological but as relational or ethical at their cores. Problems exist between man and God and between man and man. That our psychs are unhinged – or futile, darkened, alienated, ignorant, hardened, deceived, and desire-ridden, as Ephesians 4 puts it – does not mean our problems are at their core psychological. The disorientation that manifests itself in our psychic life is only symptomatic of an interpersonal disorientation: our alienation from God.I was further challenged by Powlison’s description of a counselor’s role in the curing of souls, how we love others, and how all of this fits within the trends of psychiatry. His chapters seemed disjointed, and I started reading this book so long ago I don’t remember the beginning, but the way I see people has foundationally changed in a Biblical and insightful way. In the conversation about psychology and theology, Powlison can’t be overlooked.
Stop Dating The Church by Joshua Harris
Stop Dating The ChurchFall In Love with the Family of God
Those who know me know that I love to talk about this book! I am deeply indebted to my dear friend, Jackie, for lending it to me. Through Joshua Harris' brief words my heart was forever changed towards the local church.
In Harris' first chapter: What We Miss When We Date the Church, he shares his story of realizing that even though he had stopped playing dating games with girls, he remained perfectly happy to keep playing it with the church. Harris grew in conviction that, "Every Christian is called to be passionately committed to a specific local church. Why? Because the local church is the key to spiritual health and growth for a Christian. And because as the visible 'body of Christ' in the world, the local church is central to God's plan for every generation." The local church is not meant to be treated with a critical, me-centered, non-committal, two-timer attitude. In short, we need to stop dating the church.
I enjoyed Harris' reminder in the chapter, Seeing the Church from Heaven's Perspective, that the church is Christ's bride. The strongest argument for loving the Church is that Jesus does. Harris writes, "The greatest motivation we could ever find for being passionately committed to the Church is that Jesus is passionately committed to the Church." And as Christians we are called to be imitators of God (Eph 5:1) and to be conformed to the image of His Son (Rom 8:29). Therefore we must love the Church and put that passion into action by thinking globally and loving locally.
The rest of Harris' book is super practical. In regard to living-out a commitment to the church, we begin by becoming members, making church a priority, striving to make our pastor's job a joy, finding ways to serve, giving financially, connecting with people, and sharing our passion for Jesus with others. His chapter on The Ten Things that Matter Most equips readers to wisely pick a sound, Gospel-centered church. Personally, I was most challenged when Harris addresses our failure to approach Sunday morning with the correct preparation and reverence. In How to Get More from the Best Day of the Week Harris writes:
Jesus told us, 'Therefore consider carefully how to listen' (Luke 8:18, NIV)... The real burden of responsibility on Sunday morning is not on the preacher to perform, but on the congregation to listen... I will be held accountable for what I have heard regardless of whether it moved me emotionally... God's truth is God's truth. It doesn't matter if it was delivered with pizzazz or introduced with a tearjerker illustration. If I have heard God's truth, then I am called to obey it. Period.I joyfully agree with Harris when he says, "It's Time to Say Yes!"
The Cross Centered Life by C.J. Mahaney
The Cross Centered LifeKeeping The Gospel The Main Thing
Book review coming soon...
Just Do Something by Kevin DeYoung
A Liberating Approach To Finding God's Will
Table of Contents1. The Long Road to Nowhere
2. The Will of God in Christianese
3. Directionally Challenged
4. Our Magic 8-Ball God
5. A Better Way
6. Ordinary Guidance and Supernatural Surprises
7. Tools of the Trade
8. The Way of Wisdom
9. Work, Wedlock, and God's Will
10. The End of the Matter
Kevin DeYoung blends humor and wisdom in this quick read on discerning God's will. DeYoung accurately addresses our generation as the twenty-somethings who tinker with indecision, remaining in "adolescence" forever. Today's unparalleled freedom and opportunity brings about paralyzing confusion, anxiety, and indecision, leaving us more baffled than ever when seeking to discern God's will for our lives. After comically identifying dangerous myths and bad assumptions about discerning God's will, DeYoung gives a straight-forward imperative to wisely walk by faith and 'Just Do Something'. He writes, "Trusting in God's will of decree is good. Following His will of desire is obedient. Waiting for God's will of direction is a mess" (26). We should make decisions that are informed by God's Word, wise counsel, and prayer. Then we can finally walk with wisdom, freedom, and sometimes even speed. DeYoung provides a proactive freedom in finding God's will which is refreshing and motivating to read.
I've now bought 9 copies of this book and handed them out to upperclassmen as they're currently making significant life decisions. Reading it sparked great conversations, and I heard positive reviews plus tons of thank-yous for an easy to read, yet super clarifying and applicable book. This will continue to be my go-to book for questions about finding God's will.
Visit Kevin DeYoung's blog.
Espresso Crinkles
I made these cookies with Amber's Bible study and we ALL loved them! Seriously - they blew away our expectations and they looked so pretty (minus the mess on our hands)! I can't wait to make them again!
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups powered sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
5 1/4 teaspoons canola oil
1 1/2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
2 teaspoons instant espresso granules
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons light-colored corn syrup
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 large egg whites, lightly beaten
1. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, 3/4 cup powered sugar, cocoa, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl; stir with a whisk. Combine oil and chocolate in a small saucepan over low heat; cook until chocolate melts, stirring constantly. Add espresso granules to pan; stir until blended. Remove from heat. Pour chocolate mixture into a large bowl; cool 5 minutes. Stir in borwn sugar, syrup, and vanilla. Add egg whites, stirring with a whisk. Add flour mixture to egg mixture, stirring gently just until combined. Cover; chill at least 2 hours or overnight.
2. Preheat oven to 350*
3. Roll dough into 1-inch balls (The dough is can be sticky - lightly coat your hands with flour to make rolling the dough into balls easier). Dredge balls in remaining 1/2 cup powdered sugar; place balls 2 inches apart on baking sheets. Bake at 350* for 10 minutes or until tops are cracked and almost set. Cook cookies on pans 2 minutes or until set; remove from pans. Cool on a wire rack. (Serve with coffee!)Yields: 2 dozen cookies
Modified from Cooking Light Annual Recipes 2009
CrossTalk by Michael R. Emlet
CrossTalkWhere Life & Scripture Meet
Michael Emlet, a counselor and faculty member at the Christian Counseling Education Foundation (CCEF) has written a guide to connect the ancient texts of Scripture to our present lives. Emlet clarifies what the Bible is, and is not, before providing an insightful foundation of how to read the Bible. Biblical counseling, to Emlet, is the practice of reading Scripture (within the original context, expanded context, and application) while simultaneously reading people (as saint, sufferer, and sinner). This breakdown, grounded in theology, provides a rich methodology of linking passages to problems or people. While it's overwhelming at times (Emlet has high expectations of his readers), you'll finish the book far better equipped in the application of Scripture. This book is especially important for counselors, pastors, seminarians, and full-time ministry, but all thoughtful Christians will benefit from reading it. I trust that my personal ministry will be blessed by having read this book.
Death by Love by Mark Driscoll
Death By LoveLetters From The Cross
Driscoll has compiled twelve letters addressing grievous sins and sufferings of men and women within his ministry. Within each letter Driscoll includes a portrait of God (because to remain true all theology must begin and remain God-centered), an examination of sin, and a correlating effect of Jesus' death as the solution to the sin problem as dictated by God. Each letter brings to light a specific application of Jesus' death - deepening the relevance of Scripture to the most gruesome issues. His letters address topics such as: Demons Are Tormenting Me, Lust Is My God, He Raped Me, My Dad Used to Beat Me, My Wife Has a Brain Tumor, and I Hate My Brother. Driscoll explains, "In doing so I am following in the example of many books of the Bible that were essentially letters written from a Christian leader to someone he loved" (p. 13). Just as Paul wrote to the suffering and sinful in the early church, Driscoll writes these letters for men and women of the 21st century. This book is absolutely necessary for counselors, pastors, and anyone serving in full-time ministry.
Feminine Appeal by Cayolyn Mahaney
Feminine AppealSeven Virtues of a Godly Wife and Mother
Carolyn Mahaney has recognized, "we are profoundly disoriented about who God is and who we are, and about our calling and mission in life - as women" (p 13) and her response, through Feminine Appeal, is beautiful. Simply put, Carolyn walks through Titus 2 with more wisdom and love than I've seen before.
From Titus 2, verses 3-5:
Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.As Carolyn states, "no matter what your age or season of life - whether you are a grandmother or a high school student - this passage is applicable to you". I would further agree that Carolyn's book is just as widely applicable and beneficial. Her heart does not desire a list of rules for women to live by, but a pursuit towards Biblical femininity and godliness so that the word of God may not be reviled. "This is your opportunity to sit at the feet of a woman who has been farther down the path than you and who is equipped to help you understand and embrace God's plan and purpose for your life" (p 15). It is not only Carolyn's writing, but her marriage, family, and life that teach and exemplify the femininity that God so lovingly intended for us. Every Christian woman should read this book!
Lastly, Carolyn, please keep writing!
Visit Carolyn Mahaney's blog.
Future Grace by John Piper
The Purifying Power of Living By Faith In... Future GraceBook review coming soon...
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Faithful Women and their Extraordinary God by Noel Piper
Faithful Women & Their Extraordinary GodNoel Piper draws you into the inspirational lives of Sarah Edwards, Lilias Trotter, Gladys Aylward, Esther Ahn Kim, and Helen Roseveare. These ordinary women lived extraordinary lives through faithfulness to their God in the mundane and in the seemingly impossible. Modern Christian women need an introduction to the intelligent, capable, godly women of the past. Their stories will encourage and challenge you to make a difference for Christ in your family, in the church, and throughout the world. No matter where you find yourself in life, this book casts an exceedingly beautiful vision for living by faith in the future grace of Jesus Christ.
Danya, thanks for sending me a copy!! I am blessed to be your sister.
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Practical Theology for Women by Wendy Alsup
Practical Theology for WomenHow Knowing God Makes a Difference in our Daily Lives
Wendy Alsup refuses to be dampened by stuffy misconceptions of “theology” as she joyfully shares her love for it. She truly applies understanding God to everyday life through-out this book. The preface is an intimate window into her life which is a powerful testament of God, and the rest of the book is filled with scripture, theological knowledge, personal experiences, and convicting application. Wendy lovingly reprimands, “we have no excuse to remain ignorant of his character” and I doubt any Christian could read this book and remain convinced otherwise. Wendy lays a foundation of a Biblical picture of God our loving Father, Savior, Example, Bridegroom, and Help. She concludes with an applicable section on communicating with God through prayer and God’s Word. The whole book is as easy to read as talking to your best friend over coffee, but it teaches you and touches your heart through Wendy’s vulnerability and wisdom as she shares her thirst for God. This book expresses a passion for a depth and understanding of God that most women's ministry is sadly lacking.
Radical Reformission by Mark Driscoll
Radical ReformissionReaching Out Without Selling Out
Radical Reformission is an entertaining read about reaching the lost without losing your way. It teaches you to love the true Gospel while desiring to make it culturally engaging. Driscoll's words about dancing close to sinners but not sin is so important to understand within our culture. It's clearly one of Driscoll's earliest publications, and God has since worked on some of his rough edges. However, I can't deny that Driscoll cracks me up and this book makes me appreciate his sense of humor even more! I would highly recommend this book to twenty-somethings who seek to impact the lost with both their Bible and eyes wide open.
Worldliness by C.J. Mahaney
WordlinessResisting the Subduction of a Fallen World
What a great reminder of how deceitful and contagious worldliness is!! This book is a quick-read, yet its eye-opening and convicting. C. J. Mahaney pulls together the voices of brilliant men to comprehensively dig-into this topic without getting wordy. It's a must read for both new and mature Christians! The discussion questions at the end are helpful because personal application is crucial. Read it with a humble and teachable heart.
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