The Sacred Romance by Brent Curtis and John Eldredge

Excerpts:“The Christian gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.”“If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn’t rise from the dead, then why worry…

Excerpts:“The core problem isn’t the fact that we’re lukewarm, halfhearted, or stagnant Christians. The crux of it all is why we are this way, and it’s because we have an inaccurate view of God.”“God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves…

Review of Conceived by the Holy Spirit by Rhyne R. Putman I grew up in a family that adored Christmas. Every December, once school let out, my mom would take me and my little brother to a small town in west Tennessee to spend a couple of weeks with her side of the family. On Christmas Eve,…

Summary Deep Reading: Practices to Subvert the Vices of Our Distracted, Hostile, and Consumeristic Age is a book co-authored by English professors Rachel B. Griffis, Julie Ooms, and Rachel M. De Smith Roberts. The book explores three major vices of the modern reading environment—distraction, hostility, and consumerism—and proposes a series of deep reading practices to help…

Excerpts:“The greatest issue facing the world today, with all its heartbreaking needs, is whether those who, by profession or culture, are identified as ‘Christians’ will become disciples—students, apprentices, practitioners—of Jesus Christ.”“The aim of God in history is the creation of an all-inclusive community of loving persons, with Himself included in that community as its prime…

Excerpts:“When Christ calls a man, He bids him come and die.”“Cheap grace is the grace we bestow on ourselves. Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again.”“Judging others makes us blind, whereas love is illuminating.”