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Review of Hybels’ “Whisper”

This entry is part 19 of 19 in the series Book Reviews

For several summers I was a salesperson for a Memphis Ace Hardware store.  In some ways, the job was easy.  We had a slow trickle of customers and at least two salespersons to handle their requests.  In other ways, however, the job was challenging.  Why?  Because I knew nothing about hardware!  I was in graduate [...]

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Review of Introducing the Missional Church

This entry is part 18 of 19 in the series Book Reviews

Introducing the Missional Church: What It Is, Why It Matters, How to Become One (Allelon Missional Series) Alan Roxburgh and M.  Scott Boren Baker Books, 2009 This book is part of the effort of the Gospel and Our Culture Network to explore how churches can minister in an increasingly post-Christian and post-Modern culture.  Roxburgh and [...]

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Book Review: “Almost Christian” by Kenda Dean

This entry is part 17 of 19 in the series Book Reviews

Kenda Dean begins her latest book with these words: “American young people are, theoretically, fine with religious faith—but it does not concern them very much, and it is not durable enough to survive long after they graduate from high school. One more thing: we’re responsible.”  The rest of the book unpacks this troubling claim. Dean [...]

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