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“In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole empire should be registered.” -Luke 2:1
We’re all familiar with the popular (if biblically inaccurate) Christmas carol, “We Three...
I recently read two books that examine various recent generations in American society. I was especially intrigued by what the authors wrote about Generation Z. Jean M. Twenge wrote a definitive work on the six generations currently...
Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is causing An Epidemic of Mental Illness (affiliate link). New York: Penguin Press, 2024. 385 pages.
This book...
Jean M. Twenge, Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents—and What They Mean for America’s Future (affiliate link). New York: Simon and Schuster, 2023. 554 pages.
I’m an author, a public speaker, and the president of Blackaby Ministries International. I love my job and thoroughly enjoy my colleagues. Nevertheless, anyone who travels for work knows how many glitches, delays, and unexpected issues can...
Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen (affiliate link). New York: HarperCollins, 2017. 228 pages.
I recently met Donald Miller when we were both speakers at...
I’m currently teaching Experiencing God at my church. We recently completed unit three, which is about God pursuing a continuing love relationship with us that is real and personal. It emphasizes walking with God and enjoying fellowship...
Douglas Groothuis, Beyond the Wager: The Christian Brilliance of Blaise Pascal (affiliate link). Downer’s Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 2024. 212 pages.
I have heard about Blaise Pascal all my...
Mark Sayers, A Non-Anxious Presence: How a Changing and Complex World Will Create a Remnant of Renewed Christian Leaders (affiliate link) (Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2022). 205 pages.
I have...
Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina (affiliate link) (New York: Penguin Books, 2000; 1878 first published). 838 pages.
Leo Tolstoy is one of the greatest novelists ever to have lived. Many...
