I appreciate entertainment which achieves the level of art. And 13 Reasons Why is art. I just finished watching the show and I’m pretty sure I need therapy. But then that’s the point I think. And the reason I’m going against my better judgement in posting about the show here. […]
The weight of a simple human emotion Weighs me down more than the tank ever did. Don’t give it up just yet; Stay grand for one more minute. –Troye Sivan Star-crossed young lovers in an ill-fated battle with deadly forces. It’s a story that has resonated with hundreds of generations […]
Resolution: making your resolutions & making them happen is Jason Harris’ brand new ebook and it is now available! You get one life. Just one. You live it. You use it up. And then it’s gone. This is the reality that energises Jason’s latest project, Resolution, making your resolutions & […]
The foreword to the newest InFocus Publications book was written by Bob Hayton and follows: Another book on the King James Only debate? Much ink has been spilled and many passions expended in what may be the ugliest intramural debate plaguing conservative, Bible-believing churches today. Fundamentalists and Evangelicals, Baptists and […]
Warren, Rick. The Purpose Driven Life. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002. 319 pages plus appendices. I picked up this book because I love the idea of being deliberate. Anything that can help me to live my life more deliberately is a worthwhile investment of time. Additionally, I’d read another one of […]
One week ago, I had never heard of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I decided to read the book while in transit and I finished it in two sittings. As you’ll probably be hearing a lot more about it over the next few days as it opened as the […]
I’ve been enjoying Jim Berg’s latest book Essential Virtues: Marks of the Christ-Centered Life. Berg explains how the list of virtues in 2 Peter 1 “presents a clear template for our own growth in Christ and for our discipleship of others in the midst of our own morally corrupt culture.” […]
On one side of John Bunyan’s tomb in London, there is a portrayal of the pilgrim Christian, struggling with his burden. The other side of the tomb shows Christian kneeling at the cross, with the burden rolled away. That scene captures (for me) the most memorable part of Pilgrim’s Progress, […]
I recently read Jason David BeDuhn’s Truth in Translation and found it deeply intriguing and at times disturbing. I’ll give some positive points and then I’ll list my concerns. 1. Truth in Translation is a carefully crafted and scholarly work. BeDuhn brings a wealth of research and knowledge to the […]
Australian Christian Life Since 1788: An Introduction And Anthology. Iain Murray. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1988. 357 pages. With this book, Iain Murray has provided a great resource for Australian churches and their leaders. Murray wanted to retell the stories of Australian Christians, as he believed that these stories have […]