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The Other Half of Church- Book Review

The Other Half of Church: Christian Community, Brain Science, and Overcoming Spiritual Stagnation: Wilder, Jim, Hendricks, Michel: 9780802419637: Amazon.com: Books The Other Half of Church was disappointing. I was drawn in by the title and premise of the book, hoping to be able to serve my church more effectively. The actual premise of the book…

The Serpent and the Serpent Slayer- Book Review

In The Serpent and The Serpent Slayer, Naselli traces the theme of serpents and dragons throughout the Bible in order to provide a descriptive analysis of their characteristics. In terms of technicality, Naselli demonstrates a proper biblical theology methodology. He begins with the serpent in the garden and proceeds to trace the various occurrences of serpents and dragons throughout the Bible, offering…

Dangerous Virtues- Book Review

In Dangerous Virtues, Koessler teaches readers how to identify the seven deadly sins as they are subtly disguised in the culture today. Though many are already familiar with the seven deadly sins, for those who need to be reminded, they are lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, and pride. Each of these sins poses a…

Lead- Book Review

In Lead, Paul David Tripp provides 12 gospel principles for ministry leaders. In each chapter, Tripp covers a different gospel principle, and provides insight into how that principle should look in the lives of ministry leaders, while also addressing how that principle gets overlooked/corrupted among leaders today. The content of this book will be familiar…

Replicate Book Review

A new book on discipleship has recently been released, and I wanted to provide a review for those interested. In Replicate, Gallaty and Swain seek to help ministry leaders begin to create of culture of disciple-making within their current ministry context. The first half, parts one and two, focus on the concept of disciple-making. In…