Ever since reading a blurb about a new title by Derek Tidball, I was interested in cracking this book and exploring his premise. Tidball hopes to combat “the ‘McDonaldized’ version of ministry so common today.”
Last weekend I was given the opportunity to preach on the life of Jacob at DeSoto Community Church, a growing gospel community planted by my friend Matt Maestas. In a truly gutsy move, Matt is marching through the Old Testament in the second major sermon series at DCC, emphasizing the presence of Jesus throughout [...]
I’m a huge fan of online book shopping, and have been ever since I discovered that by surfing Amazon I could prevent my college book store from ripping me off to the tune of $100-200 a semester…a trend that continued in seminary. Tuition is enough of a donation, right?
However, when someone gives me a gift [...]
I’ve been reading Total Church in the last couple weeks, and this book on gospel and community is tearing it up. Jason Allen is also reading Total Church (we’re discussing it) and has posted some excerpts on why Christian community, specifically in the small group sense, is the ideal setting for marriages to flourish. Check [...]
Lifted directly from Culture Making:
I’m all for reading bad books because I consider them to be a gateway drug. People who read bad books now may or may not read better books in the future. People who read nothing now will read nothing in the future.
—Novelist Ann Patchett on “The Triumph of the Readers“
