Pete Rollins has at least two more books slated to be published! They will be the second half of a two part “theological triptych calling for a radical change in the way we approach faith.” I’m excited. The first Rollins book I read was The Fidelity of Betrayal which I finished a week or so [...] Read more »
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June 12th, 2008 · No Comments
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We the Purple: A Review
June 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments
This was a great book to read. Especially now.
I’ve always considered myself independent in my politics. I’m a registered independent and I’m constantly finding myself wore out by our two party (or one party,however you view it) system. So this was good for me.
Marcia is an aggressive researcher. And I say [...] Read more »
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My Beautiful Idol: A Review
May 20th, 2008 · No Comments
This was a really fun book to read. It’s been a while since I’ve read a book that is in a narrative format much less a spiritual memoir. It was a breath of fresh air.
Many of the reviews I’ve read suggest that Gall is a sort of St. Augustine-Don Miller hybrid. I echo [...] Read more »
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Engaging Jesus for President Part IV: Render unto Caesar
May 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Part I | Part II | Part III
Jesus and taxes.
I don’t know how many times I’ve heard people defend blind trust and obedience in their government by appealing to Jesus’ statement: “Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s” (my paraphrase), which seems at the surface to be in support of the [...] Read more »
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Jesus for President Part III: Jesus was an Atheist
April 28th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Part I | Part II
Enter Jesus. The second section of the book is called “A New Kind of Commander and Chief” and it deals with the story of Jesus. Finally, after growing tried of watching humanity be seduced by power and privilege, God decided to get involved. God got local. God got [...] Read more »
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