HOW TO TALK ABOUT JESUS (WITHOUT BEING THAT GUY):PERSONAL EVANGELISM IN A SKEPTICAL WORLD By Sam Chan If you are looking to grow in personal evangelism, if you want to open wider your eyes to the mission field around you, this is the book for you. In How to Talk About Jesus, Sam Chan provides a very practical look at learning to live evangelistically. For Chan, … [Read more...] about How to Talk About Jesus (Without Being That Guy)
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Ordinary Pastor
MEMOIRS OF AN ORDINARY PASTOR: THE LIFE AND REFLECTIONS OF TOM CARSONBy D.A. Carson What a tenderhearted book. Don Carson composes a narrative of and testimony to his dad, Tom Carson, an ordinary pastor. Tom is a hardworking pastor to French Canada. His church is only ever small. His ministry never sparkles with easy or abundant success. But Tom is ever … [Read more...] about Ordinary Pastor
You Can Change
YOU CAN CHANGE: GOD’S TRANSFORMING POWER FOR OUR SINFUL BEHAVIOR AND NEGATIVE EMOTIONSBy Tim Chester We just finished this book in a recent class at church, and I wanted to commend it to you. It is a helpful, ultra-practical look at sanctification. Chester uses a mix of scripture, historical wisdom, and pastoral experience to inspire and instruct us towards positive … [Read more...] about You Can Change
The Post-Quarantine Church
What comes next for the church? Thom Rainer's answer: Change. In The Post-Quarantine Church, Rainer considers what these changes might look like. While challenges certainly abound, he invites us to look for the opportunities that will come along as well. As a sample, here is a list of "nine key changes" Rainer mentions at the end (pp. 102-109): Simplicity will be … [Read more...] about The Post-Quarantine Church
Gentle and Lowly
GENTLE AND LOWLY: THE HEART OF CHRIST FOR SINNERS AND SUFFERERSBy Dane C. Ortlund This book is easily my favorite book of 2020. It is Gospel floss for a heart that harbors even the smallest flecks of doubt about God’s love for sinners. I found myself frequently putting down the book and staring misty-eyed into space, hit by some bear hug of grace. I read a decent … [Read more...] about Gentle and Lowly