Deliberate Simplicity: How the Church does more by doing less
Dave Browning (Zondervan, 2009) The title caught my eye, so I bought a copy. It was worth it. Although there are aspects of Browning’s take on church that make me feel uncomfortable, most of his basic premises are ones I agree with. Browning leads a church movement that consists of dozens of small groups, who [...]
The Divine Commodity: Discovering a faith beyond consumer Christianity
Titles are often the first point of interest for me in determining whether I should read a book. This title immediately grabbed my attention – particularly as I’ve read widely and thought deeply over the years about consumerism and its impact on faith. And I was already familiar with the insightful writing of Skye Jethani, [...]
Surprised by Hope: rethinking heaven, the resurrection and the mission of the church
N.T. Wright (HarperOne, 2008) Thank God for Tom Wright! This is a book that needed to be written and I’m thankful that the Bishop of Durham was the person. For two reasons really – one is that it would be difficult to get a more trusty guide of the New Testament and secondly, because Wright [...]
Perfect Hostage: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma and the Generals
Justin Wintle (Arrow, 2007) When friends gave me this book as a gift, they certainly hit the mark. I have more than a passing interest in Myanmar/Burma and this biography has added immensely to my understanding of this tragic country and its “imprisoned” people. Having briefly visited Burma (in October, 2007 – three weeks after [...]
Outstanding books from 2007
Last year I noted four books that I really appreciated reading during 2006. Well, here’s a similar attempt from the vintage year of 2007… The Jesus Way, Eugene Peterson (Eerdmans, 2007) This is the third book in Eugene Peterson’s spiritual theology series (the first two being Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places and Eat This [...]
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