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Margies3
03-06-2007, 01:42 PM
If this is the library thread maybe you'd like to share what you are currently reading (besides the Bible, of course). Tell us a little about it. Maybe we'll be inspired to pick up a copy.
MissBrattified
03-06-2007, 01:46 PM
The Jesus I Never Knew, Phillip Yancey
Beside Still Waters, Charles Spurgeon
Trouvere
03-06-2007, 08:39 PM
The Zion Series by Bodie Theonie
Felicity
03-06-2007, 09:25 PM
I always have several books on the go at one time. :)
Today at break I started Mark Buchanan's newest book ..... "Hidden in Plain Sight". I enjoyed what I've read thus far.
He's a very good writer in my opinion.
crakjak
03-06-2007, 09:31 PM
The Jesus I Never Knew, Phillip Yancey
Beside Still Waters, Charles Spurgeon
I have been reading alot of Yancey lately, currently reading "Prayer". What do you think of his book you are reading?
MissBrattified
03-06-2007, 09:41 PM
I have been reading alot of Yancey lately, currently reading "Prayer". What do you think of his book you are reading?
I'm not sure yet, I'm only on chapter 2. It's interesting, intriguing...I like the way it forces you to take a fresh look at Christ....It makes me want to crack open the Gospels and read again without all my already-established opinions coloring the picture.
ReformedDave
03-07-2007, 07:15 AM
The Space Trilogy by C. S. Lewis!
Manifest Presence by Jack Hayford
I have been reading alot of Yancey lately, currently reading "Prayer". What do you think of his book you are reading?
Philip Yancey is an awesome writer. So far I have read:
The Bible Jesus Read
The Jesus I Never Knew
Prayer
Yancey is an incredible writer in my estimation. The book "The Bible Jesus Read" has the best overview of Job that I have ever read. His book "Prayer" covers it from every angle possible.
crakjak
03-08-2007, 11:30 PM
Philip Yancey is an awesome writer. So far I have read:
The Bible Jesus Read
The Jesus I Never Knew
Prayer
Yancey is an incredible writer in my estimation. The book "The Bible Jesus Read" has the best overview of Job that I have ever read. His book "Prayer" covers it from every angle possible.
Yes, he is, I recently read "Soul Survivor, How My Faith Survived the Church" it is very interesting.
Grace Gone Wild by Robert Jeffress
http://www.randomhouse.com/images/dyn/cover/?source=9781578565214&height=300&maxwidth=170
Spooky2
09-13-2007, 12:28 AM
chazown by craig groeschel. awesome book by a great author.
Yancey is good. I've read "Where is God When it Hurts?" and thought it was good. I also enjoyed "The Bible Jesus Read." I partially read "What's So Amazing about Grace?" when I was at my daughter's house.
Some books I've read over the past few months are:
A Look at Revelation by James Stewart
A Tale of Three Kings by Gene Edwards
Bill Drost the Pentecost (biography of missionary Bill Drost)
The Militant Church by Lester Sumrall
The Jack Coe Story, From Pup Tent to World's Largest Gospel Tent
God's Law of Sowing and Reaping by S.R. Hanby
I Surrender All, biography of missionary Pauline Gruse
Christianity In the Cross Hairs by Bill Wilson
I don't know how many people here are familiar with a minister named L.R. Ooton who lived in Indiana. He started preaching in the early part of the 20th century as a young man. I'm not sure when he was born or when he died. In 1941 he left the PAJC and formed an organization called the AMA (Apostolic Ministerial Alliance). According to the Fudge book (page 61) at one time they had about 1000 ministers. I've preached in a church in Dayton, OH in which the pastor was affiliated with both the PAJC and with the AMA. That was back in the nineteen seventies. At that time the AMA was quite small and Bro. Ooton was an old man. Bro. Ooton had several small books published over the years. I have several of them but had never read all of them. I recently started reading all of them all the way through and so far I've finished about half of them. They are all small books (actually booklet would be more appropriate). Here are the titles of the books by L.R. Ooton that I am curreintly reading:
Why Doesn't God Destroy the Devil? no copyright date
Dimensions and Glory of Heavenly Jerusalem copyright 1966
Let Us Make Man copyright 1968
Concerning the Times and Seasons copyright 1969
Sermons from the Sermon on the Mount copyright 1970
What is Time? copyright 1970
God's Time Piece no copyright date
The Sower The Seed and the Soil copyright 1973
The Spoken Word; the Written Word; and the Word Made Flesh coyright 1974
The Except Without Exception copyright 1974
crazyjoe
10-17-2007, 10:13 AM
....'Playing for Pizza' by John Grisham....
MissBrattified
10-17-2007, 10:19 AM
Oscar Wilde
winklebottom
10-17-2007, 12:11 PM
Smoky the Cow Horse-written in 1927 by Will James.
Darcie
10-17-2007, 12:13 PM
The Power of Simple Prayer-Joyce Meyer
hartmann
10-17-2007, 05:45 PM
by Donald Trump..THINK BIG AND KICK BUTT
Blubayou
10-17-2007, 07:16 PM
I just finished The Life and Ministry of Shirley and Billy Cole.
I am currently reading several books -
Playing for Pizza - John Grisham
The Works of the Holy Spirit -Verbal Bean
The Language of God - Francis Collins - I can only read a little of this one at a time.
crakjak
10-17-2007, 07:25 PM
E Myth Mastery The Seven Essential Disciplines for Building a World Class Company by Michael E. Gerber
Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
Every Knee Shall Bow by Thomas Allin The Case for Christian Universalism
crakjak
11-19-2007, 07:52 AM
E Myth Mastery The Seven Essential Disciplines for Building a World Class Company by Michael E. Gerber
Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
Every Knee Shall Bow by Thomas Allin The Case for Christian Universalism
Anybody reading anything new and good??
LaVonne
11-19-2007, 08:04 AM
I am reading a book called "Parenting With Purpose" by Glenda Andrus, it's the best parenting book I've read. :)
I typically shy away from these kinds of books, but this one is awesome...plus I've met this lady and her family and she really does practice what she teaches...she's got the most amazing family I've ever met!
MrsMcD
11-19-2007, 08:06 AM
Right People, Right Place, Right Plan: Discerning the Voice of God by Jentezen Franklin.
I just started the book and so far I have enjoyed it.
Anybody reading anything new and good??
Just finished "The One True God" by Mark Fogarty
Just started "Restoring the Apostolic Faith" by J.L. Hall
Both of these books are from the PPH.
I'll probably re-read "The Happiest People on Earth" next.
It's about Demos Shakarian who founded the FGBMFI but there are also some neat stories in there about the Holy Spirit moving in Armenia/Russia in the late 1800's. This activity of the Holy Spirit and also His moving among folks in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky in the late 1800's are usually overlooked when we talk about the history of the Pentecostal movement.
crakjak
11-19-2007, 11:42 PM
Just finished "The One True God" by Mark Fogarty
Just started "Restoring the Apostolic Faith" by J.L. Hall
Both of these books are from the PPH.
I'll probably re-read "The Happiest People on Earth" next.
It's about Demos Shakarian who founded the FGBMFI but there are also some neat stories in there about the Holy Spirit moving in Armenia/Russia in the late 1800's. This activity of the Holy Spirit and also His moving among folks in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky in the late 1800's are usually overlooked when we talk about the history of the Pentecostal movement.
This is great folks, keep it coming, share what has inspired or interested you?
MrsMcD
11-20-2007, 06:34 AM
Just finished "The One True God" by Mark Fogarty
Just started "Restoring the Apostolic Faith" by J.L. Hall
Both of these books are from the PPH.
I'll probably re-read "The Happiest People on Earth" next.
It's about Demos Shakarian who founded the FGBMFI but there are also some neat stories in there about the Holy Spirit moving in Armenia/Russia in the late 1800's. This activity of the Holy Spirit and also His moving among folks in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky in the late 1800's are usually overlooked when we talk about the history of the Pentecostal movement.
I love Mark Fogarty. I haven't read that book. I'll have to get it.
LordChocolate
11-21-2007, 06:13 PM
Below are my last 5. I am about to start Digital Signal Processing: Signals, Systems, and Filters. I am an engineer working with digital signals and thought this would be a great addon.
Quantum Dynamics Of Simple Systems - A powerful symposium about negative curvatures surfaces and how they coincide with the quantum theories. A great book with plenty of math equations and models. A focus on Selberg trace formula seems to be the central theme.
Code Ciphers & ther Cryptic & Clandestine Communication - A nice easy read on the history of ciphers and how they are used today.
Advanced Algorithmic Approaches to Medical Image Segmentation: State-of-the-Art Applications in Cardiology, Neurology, Mammography and Pathology - Not an easy read. The examples are ridiculus and some do not even work. Medical Image Segmentation is a new science but this book is not the definitive work on this subject.
Artificial Neural Networks in Biomedicine - Outstanding book. All of the examples and details are very pertinent. Not a light read but a very good one.
Digital Signal Processing: Principles, Algorithms, and Applications, 4th Edition - This book is done fairly well. The notes and examples are well done but did have few errors. The book is not designed for entry level engineers.
Scott Hutchinson
11-21-2007, 07:37 PM
I'm currently reading The Subtle Power Of Spiritual Abuse by David Johnson,Jeff Vanvonderen it's a very good read.
Nahum
11-21-2007, 08:38 PM
I am reading "Treasures of the Snow" by Patricia St. John.
It was required reading when I was in the A.C.E. school.
I was on a CBD site last week, saw it, and ordered it.
Wow! What an excellent book.
I am requiring all three of my teenagers read it.
"The Fred Factor" Mark Sanborn
Great book.
I am reading "Treasures of the Snow" by Patricia St. John.
It was required reading when I was in the A.C.E. school.
I was on a CBD site last week, saw it, and ordered it.
Wow! What an excellent book.
I am requiring all three of my teenagers read it.
Got to love the paces? Hey?
Felicity
11-21-2007, 10:17 PM
"The Vanishing Conscience" by John MacArthur.
Most anything MacArthur writes is worth the read whether you agree with all his theology or not.
I am reading "Treasures of the Snow" by Patricia St. John.
...
That book is about 50 years old, isn't it?
Nahum
11-22-2007, 09:49 AM
That book is about 50 years old, isn't it?
Yes it is.
Classic.
I am reading "Treasures of the Snow" by Patricia St. John.
It was required reading when I was in the A.C.E. school.
I was on a CBD site last week, saw it, and ordered it.
Wow! What an excellent book.
I am requiring all three of my teenagers read it.
I remember when "Treasures of the Snow" by Patricia St. John was being read on the radio back in the 1950's. It was radio station WMBI from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and it was being read in portions over a period of time. I don't remember how much of it I heard or even what it was about any more. That was over half a century ago.
speaking of reading, these are two brief blurbs from the current Pentecostal Evangel:
How many books American adults read each year
None: 27 percent
1-5: 30 percent
6-15: 23 percent
more than 15: 20 percent
Who reads the Bible
Active Christians: 98 percent
Liturgical Christians: 73 percent
Professing Christians: 63 percent
Private Christians: 34 percent
Cultural Christians: 23 percent
The source for this information is listed as Leadership survey.
I'm not sure just what all those categories of Christians really are.
Maybe that's how those responding classified themselves.
Raven
12-15-2007, 08:46 PM
I'm rather eclectic in my literary tastes so right now I'm reading "Black" by Ted Dekker. Not deeply spiritual [or is it?] but it's the only thing close at hand other than my Louis Lamour collection.
Raven
augustianian
12-28-2007, 05:48 PM
Back in 2004 (I think) it was flashed all over the news that life time atheist Antony Flew changed his mind.
He has been credited with being responsible for the most legitimate atheist arguments against God by any atheist apologist. Needless to say his conversion took the atheist world by surprise.
He has written a new book telling about his change of mind.
It's called "There is a God." Some of the issues are a little difficult if the reader is not previously aware of those issues.
I highly recommend it.
Kings Kid
12-29-2007, 02:18 AM
I am currently reading How to fall in love with the bible. By Mike Macintosh and The Jesus I never knew by phillp yancey
Trouvere
12-29-2007, 05:27 AM
I love to read.I had to leave the bookstore yesterday.I noticed I was breathing too hard.I want them all.lol.
Currently I am reading The Greek New Testament by J.Green.I run to read this.Its awesome.You can hear the voice of the Apostle Paul sounding off the text in the passages I am reading now.I hear it in broken english of course.lol.
Gotta love it.
crakjak
12-29-2007, 09:47 AM
Just completed "Velvet Elvis" by Rob Bell, though it may not sound like it, it is very spiritual and insightful.
Received "Disappointed with God" by Phillip Yancy for Christmas, looking forward to diving in to it.
Currently reading "When the Game is Over" 'It all goes back in the box' by John Ortberg, great read.
Also, reading I Corinthians and I John, awe inspiring read both.
I highly recommend Phillip Yancy's "In the Likeness of God" with Dr. Paul Brand and all Yancy's books, he is one of the greatest writers of all time. In depth research, fascinating word-smith not a hard read but a dictionary nearby is helpful.
Cindy
12-29-2007, 10:45 AM
I am starting Breathe ( Creating Space for God in a Hectic Life) by Keri Wyatt Kent.
nahkoe
12-29-2007, 11:34 AM
This looks like an amazing reading list. I see 1 right off I want to read. lol
Below are my last 5. I am about to start Digital Signal Processing: Signals, Systems, and Filters. I am an engineer working with digital signals and thought this would be a great addon.
Quantum Dynamics Of Simple Systems - A powerful symposium about negative curvatures surfaces and how they coincide with the quantum theories. A great book with plenty of math equations and models. A focus on Selberg trace formula seems to be the central theme.
Code Ciphers & ther Cryptic & Clandestine Communication - A nice easy read on the history of ciphers and how they are used today.
Advanced Algorithmic Approaches to Medical Image Segmentation: State-of-the-Art Applications in Cardiology, Neurology, Mammography and Pathology - Not an easy read. The examples are ridiculus and some do not even work. Medical Image Segmentation is a new science but this book is not the definitive work on this subject.
Artificial Neural Networks in Biomedicine - Outstanding book. All of the examples and details are very pertinent. Not a light read but a very good one.
Digital Signal Processing: Principles, Algorithms, and Applications, 4th Edition - This book is done fairly well. The notes and examples are well done but did have few errors. The book is not designed for entry level engineers.
nahkoe
12-29-2007, 11:36 AM
Ok, to answer this. I'm reading the BIBLE. I have so little time while I'm in class, too much other reading them. I'm enjoying not having any other reading demands right now.
Oh and a Calculus textbook... That's my fun reading for now. lol
re-reading "The Happiest People on Earth" which is a biography of the late Demos Shakarian (1913-1993). He was the founder of the FGBMFI (Full Gospel Business Mens Fellowship International).
Scott Hutchinson
12-29-2007, 07:11 PM
To tell you the true I'm am reading the Jewish New Testament.
augustianian
12-30-2007, 10:20 AM
Ok, to answer this. I'm reading the BIBLE. I have so little time while I'm in class, too much other reading them. I'm enjoying not having any other reading demands right now.
Oh and a Calculus textbook... That's my fun reading for now. lol
The Bible?? Is that a good read?? Who wrote it??
J-Roc
12-30-2007, 10:35 AM
Anybody reading anything new and good??
I highly recommend "Breakthrough Prayer" by Jim Cymbala...I finished it early this morning.
http://www.agapegifts.net/Books/bd_81.jpg
It rejects the teaching of the "sovereignty of God" which many Christians weakly default to thinking "Oh well, God will do it if he wants to...." and rather focuses on fervent and earnest prayer that taps into the God's will to act on our behalf. It also rejects the "word of faith" camp and their "blad it and grab it" philosophy and correctly shows that some Christians will endure hardship and suffering and that not all circumstances are rosy and peachy. It shows how there are different levels of believer's faith...here's an excerpt where he goes over that:
The Apostle Paul knew that faith is paramount in the daily life of the Christian. After all, the Believer is saved by grace through faith. We are admonished to live by faith and not by sight. We are told that without faith it is impossible to please God. Jesus taught that we receive from God according to our faith and he marveled whenever he saw great faith. The scriptures not only declare that by faith we are justified, but that the righteous will live by faith. Christians are to daily engage in the good fight of faith but are to remember that through faith they are shielded by God's power. While some have faith that "is weak", there are Christians whose "faith grows" and even those who "excel in faith." Faith must be "continued in," and it varies in size. (Jesus spoke about faith that is "small as a mustard seed.") Most important, there are false teachings that "destroy the faith of some," and there are Christians who have "shipwrecked their faith." In this context, faith means the moral persuasion or conviction that leads the heart to rely on Christ. Because faith can grow or diminish, Paul was anxious to know the level of faith among his Believers in Thessalonica.
Paul realized as well that every believer faces difficulties. He didn't want the Thessalonians to be unsettled by their trials, so he reminded them that he had earlier told them they were "destined for them." Paul's Spirit-inspired teaching on this subject is very different from the modern teaching that says "word of faith" people need never experience continued negative circumstances.
Faith is absolutely essential, not only for spiritual health, but also for breakthrough prayer. James says it is not merely prayer, but "the prayer offered in faith" that will make the sick person well (James 5:15).
scotty
12-30-2007, 12:23 PM
Uuuuhhhhhhhh well kinda of at work , which puts me completing a 15 page spreadsheet for my companies presentation to Smartway/EPA for our yearly evaluation. Which means I am currently reading excerpts from www.epa.gov/smartway (http://www.epa.gov/smartway)
not very inspiring, but depending on your career it might be intresting.
I highly recommend "Breakthrough Prayer" by Jim Cymbala...I finished it early this morning.
http://www.agapegifts.net/Books/bd_81.jpg
It rejects the teaching of the "sovereignty of God" which many Christians weakly default to thinking "Oh well, God will do it if he wants to...." and rather focuses on fervent and earnest prayer that taps into the God's will to act on our behalf. It also rejects the "word of faith" camp and their "blad it and grab it" philosophy and correctly shows that some Christians will endure hardship and suffering and that not all circumstances are rosy and peachy. It shows how there are different levels of believer's faith...here's an excerpt where he goes over that:
The Apostle Paul knew that faith is paramount in the daily life of the Christian. After all, the Believer is saved by grace through faith. We are admonished to live by faith and not by sight. We are told that without faith it is impossible to please God. Jesus taught that we receive from God according to our faith and he marveled whenever he saw great faith. The scriptures not only declare that by faith we are justified, but that the righteous will live by faith. Christians are to daily engage in the good fight of faith but are to remember that through faith they are shielded by God's power. While some have faith that "is weak", there are Christians whose "faith grows" and even those who "excel in faith." Faith must be "continued in," and it varies in size. (Jesus spoke about faith that is "small as a mustard seed.") Most important, there are false teachings that "destroy the faith of some," and there are Christians who have "shipwrecked their faith." In this context, faith means the moral persuasion or conviction that leads the heart to rely on Christ. Because faith can grow or diminish, Paul was anxious to know the level of faith among his Believers in Thessalonica.
Paul realized as well that every believer faces difficulties. He didn't want the Thessalonians to be unsettled by their trials, so he reminded them that he had earlier told them they were "destined for them." Paul's Spirit-inspired teaching on this subject is very different from the modern teaching that says "word of faith" people need never experience continued negative circumstances.
Faith is absolutely essential, not only for spiritual health, but also for breakthrough prayer. James says it is not merely prayer, but "the prayer offered in faith" that will make the sick person well (James 5:15).
Pastor Cymbala's church in Brooklyn is listed as part of the Global Network org. I've only read one of Pastor Cymbala's books and that was years ago. It told about his becoming pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle. That is really quite a church. Have you ever seen any of their tapes/DVD's and some of the testimonies of how God dramatically changed folks' lives through that ministriy?
J-Roc
12-30-2007, 12:55 PM
Pastor Cymbala's church in Brooklyn is listed as part of the Global Network org. I've only read one of Pastor Cymbala's books and that was years ago. It told about his becoming pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle. That is really quite a church. Have you ever seen any of their tapes/DVD's and some of the testimonies of how God dramatically changed folks' lives through that ministriy?
I have not viewed any DVDs, however, I have read around 4 of his books and in each of them he is always sharing some very amazing testimonies (ones that choke you up and swell your eyes because you marvel at God's infinite love)...in this book that I am recommending, he shared the testimony of one of the last survivors of the 9/11 Twin Towers attack - Genelle Guzman-McMillan (who attends the Brooklyn Tabernacle).
Her story is amazing and demonstrates the power of God and can strengthen your faith here:
http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101020909/asurvivor.html
crakjak
12-30-2007, 01:01 PM
I highly recommend "Breakthrough Prayer" by Jim Cymbala...I finished it early this morning.
http://www.agapegifts.net/Books/bd_81.jpg
It rejects the teaching of the "sovereignty of God" which many Christians weakly default to thinking "Oh well, God will do it if he wants to...." and rather focuses on fervent and earnest prayer that taps into the God's will to act on our behalf. It also rejects the "word of faith" camp and their "blad it and grab it" philosophy and correctly shows that some Christians will endure hardship and suffering and that not all circumstances are rosy and peachy. It shows how there are different levels of believer's faith...here's an excerpt where he goes over that:
The Apostle Paul knew that faith is paramount in the daily life of the Christian. After all, the Believer is saved by grace through faith. We are admonished to live by faith and not by sight. We are told that without faith it is impossible to please God. Jesus taught that we receive from God according to our faith and he marveled whenever he saw great faith. The scriptures not only declare that by faith we are justified, but that the righteous will live by faith. Christians are to daily engage in the good fight of faith but are to remember that through faith they are shielded by God's power. While some have faith that "is weak", there are Christians whose "faith grows" and even those who "excel in faith." Faith must be "continued in," and it varies in size. (Jesus spoke about faith that is "small as a mustard seed.") Most important, there are false teachings that "destroy the faith of some," and there are Christians who have "shipwrecked their faith." In this context, faith means the moral persuasion or conviction that leads the heart to rely on Christ. Because faith can grow or diminish, Paul was anxious to know the level of faith among his Believers in Thessalonica.
Paul realized as well that every believer faces difficulties. He didn't want the Thessalonians to be unsettled by their trials, so he reminded them that he had earlier told them they were "destined for them." Paul's Spirit-inspired teaching on this subject is very different from the modern teaching that says "word of faith" people need never experience continued negative circumstances.
Faith is absolutely essential, not only for spiritual health, but also for breakthrough prayer. James says it is not merely prayer, but "the prayer offered in faith" that will make the sick person well (James 5:15).
I have read all of Jim's books, great story of faith and what God has and is doing in NY.
Great Post, Bro.
Bro-Larry
12-31-2007, 05:41 PM
I just read : Plans, Purposes and Pursuits by Kenneth Hagin, and The Supernatural Power of a Transformed Mind by Bill Johnson.
Both are really great when you are seeking the will of God for direction.
Motivation without direction leads to frustration.
Bro-Larry
01-22-2008, 08:16 PM
Houses that
change the world
Towards a Re-Incarnation of Church by Wolfgang Simson
Exciting read !!
Pressing-On
01-22-2008, 08:25 PM
Barack Obama - The Audacity of Hope.
Here are a couple of his best points! Hahahahaha
"I believe in evolution, scientific inquiry and global warming."
"How well these stories are told, the subtlety of the arguments and the quality of the evidence, will vary by author, and I won't deny my preference for the story the Democrats tell, nor my belief that the arguments of liberals are more often grounded in reason and fact."
Pressing-On
01-22-2008, 08:27 PM
Pastor Cymbala's church in Brooklyn is listed as part of the Global Network org. I've only read one of Pastor Cymbala's books and that was years ago. It told about his becoming pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle. That is really quite a church. Have you ever seen any of their tapes/DVD's and some of the testimonies of how God dramatically changed folks' lives through that ministriy?
Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire! Very awesome book!
Scott Hutchinson
01-22-2008, 08:56 PM
I am reading The Jewish New Testament which I'm truly enjoying.
firefox
01-24-2008, 08:20 AM
I recently completed:
Every Man's Battle by Stephen Arterburn
Ordering Your Private World by Gordon MacDonald
Confessions of a Pastor by Craig Groeschel
am currently reading:
Worship 365: The power of a worshiping life by David Edwards
on deck:
Chazown by Craig Groeschel
Dangerous Intersections: 11 Crucial Crossroads facing the chruch in america by Jay Dennis and Jim Henry
Sis. Lou
01-24-2008, 08:40 AM
Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire! Very awesome book!
So true, very good book. Just finished "A House United" by Francis Frangipane. He has some very good work, such as "This Day We Fight" and an all time favorite, "Holiness, Truth and the Presence of God."
So true, very good book. Just finished "A House United" by Francis Frangipane. He has some very good work, such as "This Day We Fight" and an all time favorite, "Holiness, Truth and the Presence of God."
Good material.
Rachel
01-24-2008, 09:45 AM
Celebration of Disciplines.. So good.
LSAT prep book. ;)
Well, earlier this evening I just re-read Bro. Gordon Magee's book "Is Jesus in the Godhead Or Is the Gohead in Jesus?". It's only 48 pages and I have read it several times.
Recently I have re-read "Praying to Change the World Volume 1" and "Praying to Change the World Volume 2" by the late Gordon Lindsay. He was the founder of The Voice of Healing magazine and the school which is currently known as Christ for the Nations. I am in the process now of re-reading Gordon Lindsay's book "Prayer That Moves Mountains." I have had these books for over 40 years and every so often I re-read them.
The Gordon Magee book is a classic. I have attached a copy of it as a pdf file to this post.
A_PoMo
03-13-2008, 08:11 PM
"Chosen By God" by RC Sproul. "Progressive Dispensationalism" by Robert Saucy. "Integrative Theology" by Lewis and Demarest.
"Chosen By God" by RC Sproul. "Progressive Dispensationalism" by Robert Saucy. "Integrative Theology" by Lewis and Demarest.
I have a problem with Sproul i.e. preterism (but that's just a personal thing).
When you say "progressive dispensationalism" what do you mean? I pretty well go along with what has been taught as dispensationalsim over the year by Clarence Larkin and C.I. Scofield.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.biblelife.org/dispensations-big.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.biblelife.org/dispensations.htm&h=536&w=1168&sz=170&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=seH7_D-XVtAiWM:&tbnh=69&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddispensations%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa fe%3Doff%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den-us%26sa%3DX
A_PoMo
03-13-2008, 09:56 PM
I'm currently reading The Subtle Power Of Spiritual Abuse by David Johnson,Jeff Vanvonderen it's a very good read.
That book changed my life!!!!!
A_PoMo
03-13-2008, 09:59 PM
I have a problem with Sproul i.e. preterism (but that's just a personal thing).
When you say "progressive dispensationalism" what do you mean? I pretty well go along with what has been taught as dispensationalsim over the year by Clarence Larkin and C.I. Scofield.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.biblelife.org/dispensations-big.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.biblelife.org/dispensations.htm&h=536&w=1168&sz=170&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=seH7_D-XVtAiWM:&tbnh=69&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddispensations%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa fe%3Doff%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den-us%26sa%3DX
I'm reading all these for school. The Sproul book is ok, I just started it. It's pretty easy to read and explains Calvinist salvation pretty well. The Saucy book gives me a headache. I'll let you know what it means when I'm done reading it. Basically, it's trying to develop the old school dispensationalism, i.e. Scofield, and address it's weaknesses. Pretty dense stuff though.
revrandy
03-14-2008, 06:11 AM
The Testament...
By John Grisham...
F.O.C.U.S
03-14-2008, 08:02 AM
"Everyday Deserves A Chance" by Max Lucado.
So far the best book I have read by Max Lucado and I have read alot of his books
A_PoMo
03-14-2008, 08:12 AM
The Bible?? Who wrote it??
Don't ask THAT question! All the textual critics and redaction critics will come out of the wood work and clog up the internet with all their opinions. :)
The Bible, who wrote it?
Holy men of God spoke as they were borne along by the Holy Spirit 2 Peter 1:20-21
The Spirit of Christ was in them and even though at times they weren't sure why they wrote what they did, the Spirit revealed that they were not just writing for themselves but for future generations. 1 Peter 1:10-12
bkstokes
03-14-2008, 06:39 PM
I have a problem with Sproul i.e. preterism (but that's just a personal thing).
When you say "progressive dispensationalism" what do you mean? I pretty well go along with what has been taught as dispensationalsim over the year by Clarence Larkin and C.I. Scofield.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.biblelife.org/dispensations-big.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.biblelife.org/dispensations.htm&h=536&w=1168&sz=170&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=seH7_D-XVtAiWM:&tbnh=69&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddispensations%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa fe%3Doff%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den-us%26sa%3DX
If ya'll want some good and easy to understand thoughts about dispensationalism read Kevin J. Conner's books (he is against dispensationalism). He really brings out some arguments that I have never heard stumped.
A_PoMo that is one thing that I didn't like about my MDIV expereince. I had to read books by people who made things too complicated. It's like Tozer once said, "If your straining and sweating while your analyzing the Word your most likely doing it through the flesh and not in the Spirit."
...I am in the process now of re-reading Gordon Lindsay's book "Prayer That Moves Mountains." I have had these books for over 40 years and every so often I re-read them....
Finished that last night. Time to start on something new.
A_PoMo
03-14-2008, 06:44 PM
If ya'll want some good and easy to understand thoughts about dispensationalism read Kevin J. Conner's books (he is against dispensationalism). He really brings out some arguments that I have never heard stumped.
A_PoMo that is one thing that I didn't like about my MDIV expereince. I had to read books by people who made things too complicated. It's like Tozer once said, "If your straining and sweating while your analyzing the Word your most likely doing it through the flesh and not in the Spirit."
I'll check out Conner. I have questions about dispensationalism.
Yeah, I figure the more complicated and convoluted the explanation the bigger the holes in the argument tend to be. At least that's what I keep telling myself. That way I don't feel nearly as dumb as I look. :)
The idea behind dispensationalism is that God always has had one way to be approached. That way is by faith. However, that faith may have been expressed in different ways at different times. At one time circumcision was a visible sign of the covenant but it no longer is. At one time animals were sacrificed but no longer are.
bkstokes
03-14-2008, 06:57 PM
Conner presents that all are saved by the blood of the Lamb.
bkstokes
03-14-2008, 07:00 PM
Jim thanks for the Magee book. It is good. I would have liked it better if he would not have used the word person (Reeves has spoiled me).
Conner presents that all are saved by the blood of the Lamb.
Yes, Jesus is the lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
All before His death looked forward to it for salvation.
All after His death look back to it for salvation.
That's why some dispensationalists have no problem saying that when the animal sacrifices are reinstated in the future kingdom age they are done as a memorial to the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross.
bkstokes
03-14-2008, 07:01 PM
Celebration of Disciplines.. So good.
LSAT prep book. ;)
Rachel you look like one of the Showalters. Are you related?
bkstokes
03-14-2008, 07:02 PM
Yes, Jesus is the lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
All before His death looked forward to it for salvation.
All after His death look back to it for salvation.
That's why some dispensationalists have no problem saying that when the animal sacrifices are reinstated in the future kingdom age they are done as a memorial to the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross.
Jim my man -- You come from a Scoffield generation. I own a Scoffield Bible, but I haven't used it in about 10 yrs.
A_PoMo
03-14-2008, 07:07 PM
That's why some dispensationalists have no problem saying that when the animal sacrifices are reinstated in the future kingdom age they are done as a memorial to the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross.
My prof, a staunch dispensationalist (not hyper-disp though), says that of all arguments against disp. this is the one that has the longest legs. He argued against it, but said it was debatable.
bkstokes
03-14-2008, 07:10 PM
My prof, a staunch dispensationalist (not hyper-disp though), says that of all arguments against disp. this is the one that has the longest legs. He argued against it, but said it was debatable.
I am glad that SAM and A_POMO are on this site. I always learn things from ya'll.
Jim my man -- You come from a Scoffield generation. I own a Scoffield Bible, but I haven't used it in about 10 yrs.
I own a Scofield Bible. It is a loose leaf edition. I used it for several years but it is no longer usable. The binding mechanism has failed and it is just a bunch of loose pages. Before that I used a Thompson Chain Reference Bible for several years till it wore out. I like to mark Bibles and then when they are no longer usable I miss all those notes, etc.
By the way, there is a Scripture for marking your Bible. Jeremiah 23:18, (KJV of course) says:
"For who has stood in the counsel of the LORD, And has perceived and heard His word? Who has marked His word and heard it?"
More recently I have been using a CJB (Complete Jewish Bible) but it is getting to the point where I'll have to replace it. I hate that when that happens.
A_PoMo
03-14-2008, 07:11 PM
I am glad that SAM and A_POMO are on this site. I always learn things from ya'll.
Hey, you're the one that told ME about Conner. You da man. Sam is a cool guy though, a veritable well of information. I hope to tap into that well on a book I want to write. hint, hint.
My prof, a staunch dispensationalist (not hyper-disp though), says that of all arguments against disp. this is the one that has the longest legs. He argued against it, but said it was debatable.
I don't know what you you mean by "longest legs" and by that statement.
bkstokes
03-14-2008, 07:33 PM
That longest legs comment is really funny. The way A_POMO talks leaves me no doubt that he lives in California.
Recently read "The Miracle of Passover" by Zola Levitt. He was a Messianic Jew that I used to see on tv once in a while. It is a short book, only 38 pages, but it provides a Jewish perspective on the Passover and the Christian version of the Passover which we call The Lord's Supper or Communion.
AmazingGrace
03-14-2008, 10:28 PM
Ok I have refrained from being a smarty over here but cannot any longer resist... everytime I see the name of this thread I want to say....
Well I am reading this thread dummy!!!! LOL
Ok I feel better now! Carry on :)
A_PoMo
03-14-2008, 10:32 PM
Recently read "The Miracle of Passover" by Zola Levitt. He was a Messianic Jew that I used to see on tv once in a while. It is a short book, only 38 pages, but it provides a Jewish perspective on the Passover and the Christian version of the Passover which we call The Lord's Supper or Communion.
I'd like to participate in a Passover Seder. I've heard it is pretty cool.
Regarding the disp 'long legs' . He meant that of all the arguments that he's heard against disp. this one is the one that is most credible, has the most legs. He has his explanation (which I can't remember since I had the flu and was zoning out) but says it's debatable.
bethola
03-15-2008, 07:41 AM
I'm reading "The Way of The Shepherd". My husband got it at a Mine Management Seminar. Incredible read.
A PoMo: We had The Passover Seder at our church a couple of years ago. A Jewish Doctor in our town presided over it. It was a great experience. I, selfishly, wish he hadn't retired so he could do it again this year!
Beth
I'd like to participate in a Passover Seder. I've heard it is pretty cool.
...
Look around. This time of year some churches have someone come in and demonstrate the Passover. There is an organization called "Jews for Jesus" that sends representatives to churches to do a Passover demonstration. There are some great things demonstrated. Things that Jewish people have been doing for years and don't even realize what they could signify.
Over the weekend I read three short books (more like booklets, the longest only had sixty some pages)
The Miracle of Grace by John Hagee
The Renewing of the Holy Ghost by Mark Hanby
The Bible Way to Receive the Holy Spirit by Kenneth E. Hagin
mama bear
03-17-2008, 11:41 AM
I am reading The Jewish New Testament which I'm truly enjoying.
Excuse me for being so ignorant...what is a Jewish New Testament?
gloryseeker
03-21-2008, 10:12 AM
Here are three books I highly recommend:
1. Probably my all time favorite book, "The Fear of the Lord" http://www.amazon.com/Fear-Lord-John-Bevere/dp/1591859921/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206115677&sr=1-1
2. "Sufficient Grace" - http://www.amazon.com/Sufficient-Grace-David-Shipman/dp/1602660727/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206115767&sr=1-1
3. This is hard to get in fact I don't know if you can get it new, but it is very much worth reading, "The Walk of the Spirit - the Walk of Power" - http://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Power-Vital-Praying-Tongues/dp/1929339100/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206115828&sr=1-2
just read two short books on the Feasts of YHWH (Leviticus chapter 23).
The Seven Feasts of Israel by Zola Levitt
and
The Feasts of Jehovah by John Ritchie
these were follow up to the Zola Levitt book "The Miracle of Passover" that I read last month.
Right now I'm reading a book by the late David F. Gray titled "The Mystery of Israel's Flag."
None of these are very large books.
Gabs562
04-08-2008, 09:49 PM
I am reading the Yada Yada Prayer Group series by Neta Jackson. They are truly a blessing and I have felt a renewed purpose for my life. Not to mention that they are entertaining.
I recently read two books by the late David F. Gray. His son is a member of this forum. The books by Bro. Gray which I read were:
"The Mystery of Israel's Flag"
and
"The Way of Victory"
"The Mystery of Israel's Flag" was published by Word Aflame. I didn't see a copyright date in it. This copy was signed by the author. I got it through Amazon.com
"The Way of Victory" is subtitled "A Booklet for New Converts" and is only 16 pages. It doesn't have a copyright date either.
Right now I am reading "Addresses on the Book of Joshua" by the late Harry Ironside. It has a copyright date of 1950.
The attachment below is taken from the book on Israel's flag and shows the "shield of David" or "Star of David" to be made up of two triangles, one representing God and one representing man. The Star of David or Shield of David is Jesus Who is God and man.
ixtapa
04-24-2008, 08:20 PM
I have just finished " The Power of Prayer and Fasting" by Rionnie Floyd and have been on and of reading "Jesus Freaks" by Voice of the Martyrs and Intelligence for your Life by John Tesh. I was reading a bok of quotes by Yogi Berra but i don't remember where I was when I lost it so it must be somewhere else... duh
ixtapa
04-24-2008, 08:44 PM
Oops, I might need to proof and check; there are no trophies in my house for typing.
I have ...have been ... reading "Jesus Freaks" by Voice of the Martyrs ...
Speaking of Voice of the Martyrs, have you seen this baptism video put out by some in that group?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbH7ypcL1dA
kleigh432
05-02-2008, 08:34 PM
The Bait of Satan by John Bevere
POWERUP
05-02-2008, 09:21 PM
Aff Forum.
Go Ahead And Laugh.
Kings Kid
05-02-2008, 10:58 PM
Currently, I'm reading T.d. Jakes book Called Reposition Yourself.
I recently read a book by the late David F. Gray titled, "The Mystery of Israel's Flag." I may have posted that already because I finished it a while ago.
Today I finished a book titled "The Holy Spirit" by R.I. Humberd. I've probably had this book for 20 or 30 years and just now got around to reading it. There is no copyright date but I would guess it was written in the nineteen forties of fifties. It gives some pretty good teaching on the person and work of the Holy Spirit but is not written from a Pentecostal viewpoint.
Kings Kid
05-23-2008, 08:54 PM
I have just started reading Td Jakes book Life Overflowing 6 pillars for Abundant living . It is his study on the book of Ephesians.
One of my problems is that I spend too much time on this and other forums and not enough time reading. It took something for me to honestly admit that. I have been doing better lately but not good enough.
bkstokes
05-23-2008, 09:15 PM
One of my problems is that I spend too much time on this and other forums and not enough time reading. It took something for me to honestly admit that. I have been doing better lately but not good enough.
What other forums do you participate in?
What other forums do you participate in?
Good News Cafe
http://goodnewscafe.net/
which is switching to
God Chat Cafe
http://www.godchatcafe.com/
Also Synadelfos
http://synadelfos.ning.com/
And Christian Koinonia
http://www.spiritualabuse.org/supportgroup/index.php
Visiting and interacting on all of these seems to take up a lot of time.
Good News Cafe
http://goodnewscafe.net/
which is switching to
God Chat Cafe
http://www.godchatcafe.com/
Also Synadelfos
http://synadelfos.ning.com/
And Christian Koinonia
http://www.spiritualabuse.org/supportgroup/index.php
Visiting and interacting on all of these seems to take up a lot of time.
Oh, I am known as Sam, Bro.Sam or by my name Jim Ellis on these in case anyone wants to check out my comments on them.
Kings Kid
05-23-2008, 09:39 PM
One of my problems is that I spend too much time on this and other forums and not enough time reading. It took something for me to honestly admit that. I have been doing better lately but not good enough. I check out the fourm on a daily basis but just not logging on because I've been catching up on my reading.
I recently read a book by the late David F. Gray titled, "The Mystery of Israel's Flag." I may have posted that already because I finished it a while ago.
Today I finished a book titled "The Holy Spirit" by R.I. Humberd. I've probably had this book for 20 or 30 years and just now got around to reading it. There is no copyright date but I would guess it was written in the nineteen forties of fifties. It gives some pretty good teaching on the person and work of the Holy Spirit but is not written from a Pentecostal viewpoint.
Speaking of the Holy Spirit, I have recently read the following books or booklets:
--”The Holy Spirit in You” by Derek Prince, copyright 1987
--”Understanding the Holy Spirit” by Pastor James Beall, no copyright date
--”The Beginner’s Guide to Receiving the Holy Spirit” by Quin Sherrer and Ruthanne Garlock, copyright 2002
--”The Spirit Within and the Spirit Upon, The Holy Spirit’s Twofold Work for the Believer” Kenneth E. Hagin, copyright 2003
And I am currently reading "He Will Give You Another Helper" by Marilyn Hickey, copyright 2001
Kings Kid
06-16-2008, 10:03 PM
I am currently reading Jentezen Franklins book Right people Right Place Right Plan Discerning the voice of God.
recently read:
He Will Give You Another Helper by Marilyn Hickey
Highlights in Church History by S.C. McClain
crakjak
07-07-2008, 09:30 PM
Heaven by Randy Alcorn
Resilient Life by Gordon MacDonald
Tim Rutledge
07-07-2008, 09:43 PM
If this is the library thread maybe you'd like to share what you are currently reading (besides the Bible, of course). Tell us a little about it. Maybe we'll be inspired to pick up a copy.
I'm reading the 2 complete volumes of the Far Side by Gary Larson.1980-1994.
recently read:
He Will Give You Another Helper by Marilyn Hickey
Highlights in Church History by S.C. McClain
I also recently read Prophetical Research, The Study of Eschatology by Clyde J. Haney
actually this is Bro. Clyde Haney's notes on the Book of Revelation and was published by Nathaniel Haney
Scott Hutchinson
07-08-2008, 11:24 PM
I have been reading The Living Torah By Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan.
HomeDude
07-09-2008, 06:06 AM
I'm currently reading NEXUS the House Church Movement Reader by various authors
MamaHen
07-09-2008, 07:18 AM
I recently read "PaganChristianity?" by George Barna & Frank Viola - very good book.
I am now reading "What so Proudly We Hailed" by Blaine Staat (fiction)
and "Revolution" by Ron Paul.
I'm not being sarcastic, but the bible is what im reading. I need a whole lot more of it too. I'll get on a plan soon to read the entire thing before the year is up! I'm a slow reader sometimes though, I guess sometimes it takes me several readings of a verse or passage to get what its really saying. I'm "special" lawl!
HomeDude
07-09-2008, 01:31 PM
[QUOTE=MamaHen;522605]I recently read "PaganChristianity?" by George Barna & Frank Viola - very good book.
and what did you think?
mizpeh
07-09-2008, 01:51 PM
Acorn to an Oak by Loren Yadon
The Story of Early Christianity by Justo Gonzalez
Kings Kid
07-10-2008, 08:36 PM
I am currently reading
Destined to reign by Joseph Prince.
Raven
07-11-2008, 09:33 AM
Pagan Christianity, Viola & Barna
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible
Both are excellent!
Pagan Christianity, Viola & Barna
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible
Both are excellent!
What is the Emphasized Bible and how is it different than the KJV (or other versions which are not "emphasized")?
I also recently read Prophetical Research, The Study of Eschatology by Clyde J. Haney
actually this is Bro. Clyde Haney's notes on the Book of Revelation and was published by Nathaniel Haney
Well, since reading that one I've read (or reread) the following books by Nathaniel Haney which are based on his grandfather's teaching notes:
Daniel's 70 Weeks copyright 2004
A Mystery No More copyright 2004 (about the 7 churches in Revelation 2 and 3)
The Rapture of the Church copyright 2005
What is the Emphasized Bible and how is it different than the KJV (or other versions which are not "emphasized")?
Bump for Raven (the nice one)
steve p
07-22-2008, 08:41 PM
Ragamuffin Gospel...Brennan Manning
Ragamuffin Gospel...Brennan Manning
I bought that book, or maybe I bought Abba's Child, years ago and have not read it yet (like lots of other books I have).
Brennan Manning was scheduled to come speak at the Vineyard several years ago but had to cancel out.
Three more books I've read recently:
The Glorious Revival Under King Hezekiah by Wilbur M. Smith copyright 1937
Double Trouble for the Devil (The McCool Twins 50 years in the ministry, 1948-1998) copyright 1997
The Principles of the Doctrine of Christ by Eld. R.F. Tobin copyright 1948
Elder Tobin succeeded Bishop Haywood as pastor of Christ Temple
A couple more books I have read recently:
Renewals Before Pentecost by C.E. Autrey, copyright 1960
Jesus' Blueprint for Prayer by Haddon W. Robinson, copyright 1989
Tim Rutledge
07-31-2008, 08:01 PM
If this is the library thread maybe you'd like to share what you are currently reading (besides the Bible, of course). Tell us a little about it. Maybe we'll be inspired to pick up a copy.
The magic of thinking big, and, Personality plus.
Recent reading
A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23, by Philip Keller, copyright 1970 (I had previously read this while in the hospital after surgery in 1990)
I Shall Not Want by R.W. Schambach, copy right 1990
The Shepherd of Israel by M.R. DeHaan, copyright 1962
Just reading or re-reading these because I have some thoughts rattling around in my head about Jesus our Shepherd (John 10:1-30; Isaiah 40:10-11) and I may teach on that in this coming Wednesday's midweek service.
Two more recent reads:
My Early Ministry by Rev. E.J. Douglas, no copyright date
Shineth More and More Unto A Perfect Day" by Lois Terrell copyright 2008
Two more recent reads:
Twice Born Men by M.R. DeHaan copyright 1968
Three Kinds of Sinners by Jac Wyrtzen copyright 1963
Earlier this evening I finished reading "Bug and Nona On the Go." It was written in i979 by Sis. Nona Freeman. A couple of days ago I had read her book titled "The Adventures of Bug and Me" which she wrote in 1977. These are both short books (one was 168 pages and the other was less) but tell stories of those two people who were greatly used by God.
I've recently read two other books (actually more like booklets) titled "What Is the Church?" by Paul Van Gorder and "The One True Church" by Dr. M.R. De Haan.
Kings Kid
08-25-2008, 09:24 PM
I'm currently reading release your anointing tapping into the power of the holy spirit by t.d. jakes
Cindy
08-25-2008, 10:08 PM
I am currently reading People Are Pitiful-And We're All People! By Ron Mullings.
Kings Kid
08-25-2008, 10:37 PM
I am currently reading People Are Pitiful-And We're All People! By Ron Mullings.
How is his book.
MamaHen
08-26-2008, 05:34 PM
[QUOTE=MamaHen;522605]I recently read "PaganChristianity?" by George Barna & Frank Viola - very good book.
and what did you think?
It is a VERY good book. I purchased it for my personal library.
I also bought the newer book by Viola, "Reimagining Church" but I haven't started reading it yet. I have heard that it greatly emphasizes "trinitarian" teachings though. It is next on my "to read" stack, but don't know when I will get to it now that school is in session for us.
At the moment, I am now reading "The Criminalization of Christianity" by Janet Folger.
Just finished reading Dead Heat by Joel C Rosenberg. Someone on another forum recommended it, and it was really a good book. They didn't tell me that it was the final book in a 5 book series though. So now I have to find the other 4 books to read, because the one I just finished was very good.
Blubayou
08-26-2008, 07:18 PM
:gagaI am reading Nelson Demille's The Lion's Game. I love his writing- action packed, witty, and fast paced. It is also racey, and has curse words in it- but as my 86 year old mother says that also reads his book- I just skip over those parts and words.
Theresa
08-26-2008, 08:44 PM
I recently read "Reedeming Love" by Francine Rivers. I also read the book about Tamar in her 5 volume novella set....I've just started the one on Rahab and have Mary and Bathseba waiting in the wings...OH, and in the interim, I read The Shofar Blew by the same author.
Theresa
08-26-2008, 08:46 PM
and Oh, I bought Bro. Parkeys book on Proverbs at the MS Campmeeting...I've been browsing it....I really, really like it.
mizpeh
08-26-2008, 08:52 PM
Faith Has Its Reasons by Boa and Bowman.
An issue of Christian History and Biography on John Chrysostom.
ReformedDave
08-26-2008, 08:55 PM
Jonathan Edwards, A Life - by George Marsden and Doctrine of the Knowledge of God by John Frame.
steve p
08-26-2008, 08:56 PM
Im reading......this thread!
mizpeh
08-26-2008, 09:05 PM
Jonathan Edwards, A Life - by George Marsden and Doctrine of the Knowledge of God by John Frame.
I'm trying to read, Mortification of the flesh, by John Owen, but can't quite get into it.
ReformedDave
08-27-2008, 12:37 PM
I'm trying to read, Mortification of the flesh, by John Owen, but can't quite get into it.
He's a tough read. Try his 'Death of Death".
A_PoMo
08-27-2008, 01:55 PM
"The Emotionally Healthy Church" by Peter Scazzero.
Michlow
08-27-2008, 02:02 PM
Just Recently finished "A Christianity Worth Believing" by Doug Pagitt, which I enjoyed very much.
I would say the best books I read thus far this year, were "Letters from a Skeptic" and "Is God to Blame?" both by Gregory A. Boyd
They really helped me gain a new focus on spiritual matters.
ReformedDave
08-27-2008, 06:06 PM
I would say the best books I read thus far this year, were "Letters from a Skeptic" and "Is God to Blame?" both by Gregory A. Boyd
They really helped me gain a new focus on spiritual matters.
I'll bet they did!!!!
mgsmith
09-01-2008, 03:03 PM
I haven't gotten them yet, but there are 2 books I want to get very soon--
the first one is by my pastor, Martin Schmaltz, called "Apostolic Authority- Every Believer's Privilege". It can be found here, http://apostolicmissions.org/
The other is "Five-fold Ministry and Spiritual Insights" by Lee Stoneking, which can be found here- http://www.leestoneking.com/st/de.asp
I am really looking forward to Lee Stoneking preaching at the South Georgia Fall X-Treme 2008 in October (which this year, is at the church I attend) :hanky
recent reads:
Are We Confused About Revival? by Richard W. DeHaan, copyright 1965
Fast Food Christianity by J.Scott Starling, copyright 2008
Scott Starling's mom (Jane) was married to my wife's father. I guess that would make Scott and my wife step brother and step sister but that marriage happened years after my wife and I were married and she never considered Jane to be a step mother but to be her father's wife. By the way, Scott has a brother named Bruce Starling and some of you may know him from when he went to Bible School in MS. I'm not sure if it was called TBC or JCM when he was there.
A_PoMo
09-03-2008, 11:55 PM
"Alternative Worship - Resources from and for the Emerging Church" by Jonny Baker & Doug Gay. Sally Morgenthaler wrote an illuminating and helpful foreward to the book that is worth reading in and of itself.
mgsmith
09-11-2008, 04:38 PM
Received and read my pastor's book ("Apostolic Authority- Every Believer's Privilege". It can be found here, http://apostolicmissions.org/). It was excellent. Very helpful to me.
Still waiting on Bro Stoneking's books to arrive in the mail.
Reading The Oneness of God by David K. Bernard at the moment. Excellent....also listening to his 2008 audio files from the church he pastors (New Life United Pentecostal Church in Austin TX). Spent a couple hours yesterday downloading all of them. Concentrating on the Wed night Bible studies on the doctrines of the New Testament church right now....also excellent (believe he has many books that cover this material, but the audios will do for now lol).
Timmy
09-19-2008, 12:29 AM
The Shack, by William P. Young.
The Shack, by William P. Young.
Let us know what you think of that book.
I've heard both good and bad about that book.
The good came from a Roman Catholic.
The bad came from someone who thought it was too "New Age" and synchrenistic.
Timmy
09-22-2008, 01:41 AM
Let us know what you think of that book.
I've heard both good and bad about that book.
The good came from a Roman Catholic.
The bad came from someone who thought it was too "New Age" and synchrenistic.
I finished it yesterday. I have mixed reactions, myself. Will go into more detail in a few days (I'm still on the road now, heading home), but briefly, I thought the story, as a vehicle for his message, was fairly creative and suited the author's purposes well. And it's a pretty good, engaging story. A little wordy and redundant, awkwardly written here and there, but overall, not a bad first novel.
On the downside, I found the buzz and the hype to be overly optimistic. It is trumpeted as providing answers to difficult questions. Why does God allow pain and suffering? Why is there evil? Well, its non-answer boils down to this: we don't know. "God" even admits this explicitly in the book. I don't have it in front of me, so can't quote it, but we hear God say something like "I didn't stop the bad guy from doing that horrible thing" (don't want to give too much away, for those who haven't read it yet) "for reasons you can't possibly understand yet" to the protagonist. And God, the creator of the universe, all-powerful, all-wise, all-loving, could think of only two ways to have prevented that bad thing: 1. not create in the first place (no world, no human race, no nothin'), or 2. interfere with the bad guy's free will. Huh? I'm not all-wise or any of that, but even I could have thought of lots of other ways!
OK, there's more to it than that, but nothing that satisfies very well. And some of it is self-contradictory. Can't think of an example now, but maybe later.
And the author has the protagonist play into his theology in ways that very few normal humans would. He wants us to learn that man is nothing without God. We can't do anything right, without God's help. We're dumb. God asks him to define good and evil. He dumbly says that good is whatever makes him feel good, and evil is whatever hurts him. How many ordinary humans would answer in such a self-centered way?
Is the book "deep"? Oh, it's wrapped in a whole bunch of pop theology and counter-intuitive non-logic (sometimes, just being counter-intuitive adds credibility, for some reason!) to make it seem like it's so very deep. And yes, many of the ideas expressed are thought-provoking. But answers? Few and far between, I'm afraid. And very little, if any, that haven't been expressed before, when you boil it down.
Oh, one line stood out especially. God says "Maybe your understanding of God is wrong!" Dripping with irony, I thought. Yes, maybe Mack's (the protagonist's) understanding of God is wrong. But maybe the author's understanding is wrong! Maybe mine is! Maybe yours is! But the uncertainty doesn't stop some people from making a lot of statements of fact, with no way of knowing if they're true or not. Even if you accept the Bible's infallibility, there will be several contradictory interpretations flying around for almost any scripture. People simply repeat what they've been taught, after deciding which of those things they like best. That's what we all do, I suppose, myself included.
Did I say "briefly"? :toofunny Guess I got carried away. But I do have some more to say. If I get around to it. ;)
Timmy
09-22-2008, 01:55 AM
I should add a positive comment before I sign off.
A comment about forgiveness was good: "God" says it is primarily for the benefit of the forgiver. That's very true, IMO. It doesn't help me any to hold a grudge, and it doesn't even hurt the other guy (if that's my intention). In fact, if I let it, it can destroy me. Why give the guy that satisfaction?
Steve H
09-22-2008, 03:38 PM
I recently finished a book entitled The Timeless Age of God by Russell Redden. It deals with an approach to Oneness theology from the perspective of Christ entering the timeless abode of God, and from there being able (post resurrection glorified body) to step back into time at any place he desires, past or present. The book is filled with historical documentation that supports this idea as being a mainstay of thought in ancient Israel throughout the centuries. Without ever mentioning disparate views of the godhead it presents a very concise argument for Oneness beliefs. He culled information from every conceivable area of history. The level and quality of research is very impressive.
The book can be downloaded or purchased in paperback or hard cover at Lulu.com. I think it's going to be available on Amazon soon.
Full disclosure. I know the author very well, but my recommendation stands on the merits of the book and not on the length of our friendship.
Steve H
I should add a positive comment before I sign off.
A comment about forgiveness was good: "God" says it is primarily for the benefit of the forgiver. That's very true, IMO. It doesn't help me any to hold a grudge, and it doesn't even hurt the other guy (if that's my intention). In fact, if I let it, it can destroy me. Why give the guy that satisfaction?
I have heard (or read) that if I harbor unforgiveness, it is like me drinking poison and hoping the other person dies.
Recent reads:
Playing from the Second Chair by Rick Clendenen, copyright 2008
God's Plan for the Future by Lehman Strauss, copyright 1965
I think I read this many years before but I'm not sure. That's what happens when you get old. Probably by next year I will be able to hide my own Easter Eggs.
Revivals of the Old Testament, by C.E. Autrey, copyright 1960.
I had read this back when it was new but had to sell all of my books 40 some hears ago when I was in a financial bind. I recently found a used copy. There's some pretty good stuff in it.
Timmy
09-24-2008, 08:28 AM
I have heard (or read) that if I harbor unforgiveness, it is like me drinking poison and hoping the other person dies.
Yep!
Said I had more to say about The Shack. Here's something:
In the book, we have "God" going to extraordinary lengths to help one particular fellow who's having a hard time. He's depressed. Can't seem to recover, after a horrible tragedy. This singling someone out for a miracle reminds me of the "real" God's behavior in the "real" world, as some claim. There are millions of unlucky folks in situations like Mack's who never hear a peep from God, and some live out their lives in darkness, some end their own lives. But once in a while, we are expected to believe, God reaches out, maybe sends an angel, maybe a vision, maybe a "healing", and that lucky one lives to tell of God's wonderful mercy. "Isn't God good?" we hear, and we must agree! OK, sure, God is good to a select few (apparently). Those that God is "especially fond of", I guess (a recurring theme of the book, but God is especially fond of everyone -- in the book's universe).
And yet, we are expected to believe that God is no respecter of persons (and the book reminds us of this). I guess the rest of those folks are just supposed to kind of absorb some of the wonderfulness of those lucky ones' miracles, and climb out of the darkness themselves. Or they are reprimanded, told they must just trust God (as we are told in the book, many times).
No excuses. God's healing power is available to all. Just have to reach out and accept it.
MawMaw
09-24-2008, 10:09 AM
I'm reading,
Is God A Trinity by David Kemball-Cook
and
When Ye Pray by Joy Haney
WildernessWill
09-26-2008, 06:02 PM
I'm currently reading
Houses That Changed the World by Wolfgang Simson
Other books I've read recently are
Pagan Christiany by Frank Viola
Biblical Church by Beresford Job
The Naked Church by wayne Jacobsen
MamaHen
09-29-2008, 07:58 AM
I am just finishing "Reimagining Church" by Frank Viola
It is a good book. The first chapter or so is worth skipping, as it is very trinitarian, but the rest of the book is quite good. Especially Part Two:
Ch 8 - Reimagining Leadership
Ch 9 - Reimagining Oversight
Ch 10 - Reimagining Decision-Making
Ch 11 - Reimagining Spiritual Covering
Ch 12 - Reimagining Authority and Submission
Ch 13 - Reimagining Denominational Covering
Ch 14 - Reimagining the Apostolic Tradition
Good stuff.
MamaHen
09-29-2008, 08:09 AM
Other books I've read recently are
.
Biblical Church by Beresford Job
I just ordered that book. I am looking forward to reading it.
Scott Hutchinson
09-29-2008, 08:25 AM
I am just finishing "Reimagining Church" by Frank Viola
It is a good book. The first chapter or so is worth skipping, as it is very trinitarian, but the rest of the book is quite good. Especially Part Two:
Ch 8 - Reimagining Leadership
Ch 9 - Reimagining Oversight
Ch 10 - Reimagining Decision-Making
Ch 11 - Reimagining Spiritual Covering
Ch 12 - Reimagining Authority and Submission
Ch 13 - Reimagining Denominational Covering
Ch 14 - Reimagining the Apostolic Tradition
Good stuff.
Where can this book be obtained ?
earlier today I finished reading "In the Name of Jesus" by David Bernard, copyright 1992
And I recently re-read "The Glorious Revival Under King Hezekiah" by Wilbur M. Smith, copyright 1937
1937? that was the year I was born
MamaHen
10-02-2008, 06:09 AM
Where can this book be obtained ?
I ordered it online: http://www.reimaginingchurch.org (http://www.reimaginingchurch.org/)
But you can get it a little cheaper from Amazon.com
MamaHen
10-02-2008, 06:18 AM
When Ye Pray by Joy Haney
That is a very good book. It was one of the first I read after getting saved, and I still have it, and look over it at times.
I have a few others of hers too:
"Those Bloomin' Kids!: Good Kids Don't Just Happen"
"The Radiant Woman"
"Gold Tried in the Fire"
and "A Call to Holiness"
Withdrawn
10-02-2008, 06:49 AM
The Naked Church, by Wayne Jacobsen
I highly recommend it. You can download it in PDF for FREE from his website. http://www.lifestream.org
Just finished reading:
The Old and New Tabernacle Compared by Eld. G.T. Haywood
Apostles, Prophets and Governments -Are They in the Church Today? by Gordon Lindsay
These are both small books (more like booklets) and neither one shows a copyright date.
Shawn
10-09-2008, 07:04 PM
I Kings, Proverbs, and the Gospel of John. :)
Also various things over here....
http://www.apostolic.net/biblicalstudies/
Scott Hutchinson
10-10-2008, 09:54 PM
I am reading exploring the NT.a new testament survey.
ultrajet
10-23-2008, 07:25 AM
Try God Calling, edited by A.J. Russel. The same publisher of My Utmost Fo His Highest if you're familiar.
It teaches you the things God is looking for in a believer
It's a classic christian book and a daily devotional
http://www.twolisteners.org/
ultrajet
10-23-2008, 07:26 AM
Try God Calling, edited by A.J. Russel. The same publisher of My Utmost Fo His Highest if you're familiar.
It teaches you the things God is looking for in a believer
It's a classic christian book and a daily devotional
http://www.twolisteners.org/ gives free subscription for daily devotions try it.
crakjak
10-23-2008, 08:05 AM
Yep!
Said I had more to say about The Shack. Here's something:
In the book, we have "God" going to extraordinary lengths to help one particular fellow who's having a hard time. He's depressed. Can't seem to recover, after a horrible tragedy. This singling someone out for a miracle reminds me of the "real" God's behavior in the "real" world, as some claim. There are millions of unlucky folks in situations like Mack's who never hear a peep from God, and some live out their lives in darkness, some end their own lives. But once in a while, we are expected to believe, God reaches out, maybe sends an angel, maybe a vision, maybe a "healing", and that lucky one lives to tell of God's wonderful mercy. "Isn't God good?" we hear, and we must agree! OK, sure, God is good to a select few (apparently). Those that God is "especially fond of", I guess (a recurring theme of the book, but God is especially fond of everyone -- in the book's universe).
And yet, we are expected to believe that God is no respecter of persons (and the book reminds us of this). I guess the rest of those folks are just supposed to kind of absorb some of the wonderfulness of those lucky ones' miracles, and climb out of the darkness themselves. Or they are reprimanded, told they must just trust God (as we are told in the book, many times).
No excuses. God's healing power is available to all. Just have to reach out and accept it.
Timmy,
I recommend Phillip Yancy's books to you, he deals with the depths of the very proposition that you set forth in this post.
In a fallen world we are all products of all kinds of extenuating circumstances that are complicated by our heritage, temperament and culture. Each of our lives are puzzles or test that we are given the task of figuring out, God has a purpose far greater than our current circumstances and therefore he has given us the responsibility to work them out. It is comforting if we can find a close connection to the Lord in our circumstances, some seem not to be able to find this connection. Tough circumstances make some better and some bitter, I don't have an answer as to the reasons why.
I believe this life is harder by design than most folks are willing to admit, and somehow we each have to find a way to walk thru it. It is infinitely more bearable when we are convinced that it is purposeful to equip us for the life to come.
Just maybe books like "The Shack" are simply God's way of saying, "I know you don't understand, but you just can't see the completed universe that I am still working on." Jesus said, "I go to prepare a place for you..." This seems to indicate that this place is so grand that it takes even God a long time to complete it. Make no mistake about it, God has not relegated His creation to destruction, only to redemption.
Timmy,
I recommend Phillip Yancy's books to you, he deals with the depths of the very proposition that you set forth in this post.
In a fallen world we are all products of all kinds of extenuating circumstances that are complicated by our heritage, temperament and culture. Each of our lives are puzzles or test that we are given the task of figuring out, God has a purpose far greater than our current circumstances and therefore he has given us the responsibility to work them out. It is comforting if we can find a close connection to the Lord in our circumstances, some seem not to be able to find this connection. Tough circumstances make some better and some bitter, I don't have an answer as to the reasons why.
I believe this life is harder by design than most folks are willing to admit, and somehow we each have to find a way to walk thru it. It is infinitely more bearable when we are convinced that it is purposeful to equip us for the life to come.
...
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I've read a couple of Yancy's books and can agree that he looks at things a little different than some "religious" folks. He seems to be more "level headed" than you might expect from a "church" guy.
I have recently read the following:
The Israeli/Arab Conflict and the Bible by Wilbur M. Smith, copyright 1967
Satan in the Sanctuary by Thomas McCall and Zola Levitt, copyright 1973
Five-Fold Ministry and Spiritual Insights by Lee Stoneking, copyright 2003
Timmy
10-24-2008, 12:53 PM
I think I have a book or two by Yancey. I'll check.
Several years back, I read Lee Strobel's The Case for Faith. This was before I fully left the AG (et al) faith, but was will into my "questioning" phase. I think Strobel did a somewhat better job than many at handling the usual questions (why is there suffering, a loving God wouldn't send people to hell, etc.), but still lacking. Why does God allow suffering, e.g.? Because God's way smarter than we are, and we can't possibly understand the big picture like He does. Mmmmkay. But it doesn't really answer the question! Essentially, it's an admission that we cannot answer it. Doesn't help me much, but in preaching-to-the-choir mode, it's probably fine. His books have a lot of fans among evangelicals, I'm sure.
Shawn
10-24-2008, 01:37 PM
I read 'Case for Christ' a year ago. Somebody recommended it to me. It was a good read. I haven't read any of his other books though.
crakjak
10-24-2008, 03:27 PM
I think I have a book or two by Yancey. I'll check.
Several years back, I read Lee Strobel's The Case for Faith. This was before I fully left the AG (et al) faith, but was will into my "questioning" phase. I think Strobel did a somewhat better job than many at handling the usual questions (why is there suffering, a loving God wouldn't send people to hell, etc.), but still lacking. Why does God allow suffering, e.g.? Because God's way smarter than we are, and we can't possibly understand the big picture like He does. Mmmmkay. But it doesn't really answer the question! Essentially, it's an admission that we cannot answer it. Doesn't help me much, but in preaching-to-the-choir mode, it's probably fine. His books have a lot of fans among evangelicals, I'm sure.
Yancy is much less religious in his writing.
I don't believe God has created a place as tradition has defined as hell, nor will He send His creation there.
Timmy
10-24-2008, 03:29 PM
Yancy is much less religious in his writing.
Want to recommend a specific one?
Michael Phelps
10-24-2008, 03:30 PM
"The Success Principles" by Jack Canfield, and for fun, "Heat Lightning" by Jack Sandford.
crakjak
10-24-2008, 03:34 PM
Want to recommend a specific one?
Sure, I would recommend "Soul Survivor", How my faith survived the Church.
Just started reading The Witness by Dee Henderson.
crakjak
10-24-2008, 04:01 PM
Just started reading The Witness by Dee Henderson.
I've read most of Dee's books, she does good.
Sure, I would recommend "Soul Survivor", How my faith survived the Church.
I picked up a copy of that at Half Price Books a few weeks ago but haven't read it. Several months ago I got a copy of his book on prayer there but I haven't read it yet. I have hundreds of books. Some I've read once. A few I've read more than once. Most I've skimmed a chapter of two and set aside for later.
Shawn
11-06-2008, 02:04 PM
Finally started reading 'The Oneness of God' from David K. Bernard.
Also got to watch a debate of his on youtube. Very impressive. He's a great debater, but i was also impressed with the respect he afforded the other fellow and I feel he has a lot of compassion.
I've read most of Dee's books, she does good.
This book was really good. I can't remember who recommended to me that I try some of her books. I'll have to get to the public library now and check out more of them. I found the one I was reading at a yard sale for 25 cents and couldn't pass it up. I'll donate it to the church library now that I'm finished with it. They don't have any of her books yet.
jagwinn
11-07-2008, 05:35 PM
Just finished : "Full Throttle" the story of Bennie DeMerchant, UPC missionary to Brazil. Using floatplane along the Amazon.
Just started : "Practical Holiness" part 2 by David Barnard.
Continue : "In My Fathers House" teachers handbook for Home Bible Study.
A_PoMo
11-08-2008, 03:22 PM
"In Jesus' Name" by David Reed. Interesting book. Very well researched and well written and at least so far not a polemic.
bkstokes
11-08-2008, 03:24 PM
Learned Potimism by Martin Seligman
This morning I finished "Shoutin' on the Hills."
It is a biography of Sis. Carrie Eastridge (1893-1981) written by her daughter Nona Freeman.
Sis. Carrie Eastridge left her husband of 24 years after he put her through a life of embarrassment and heartbreak by his infidelity. As a single Mom she was a successful Apostle, church planter, pastor, home missionary (among the American Indians) and foreign missionary (in Aftrica). There were numerous miracles and healings in her ministry but she was often in bad health and physically infirm. Her last public sermon was preached just 10 days before her death.
Ritamuffin57
11-23-2008, 03:32 PM
I have got to comment on 'Shoutin' on the Hills.' My mom finished reading this book shortly after Christmas 2007. She came into truth in Indianapolis in 1944 at Calvary Tabernacle. The pastor was Ray Huxtra. Mom continued at Calvary and sat under Pastor Urshan 12 years until my father's work moved her to PA where she found a church and remained faithful and involved. Mom's parents and siblings were all saved eventually as well as my dad and my brothers and sisters. Though some have turned back, others have not and there are grandchildren involved in ministry as a result of mom's admirable sacrifices and passionate walk with God. She was a soulwinner and encourager to the pastor and saints alike. In Jan. 2008 we took her to the ER due to a fall. She took my hand and said, "You know I just finished that book 'Shoutin on the Hills?'" I replied that I knew she'd been reading it. She said with happy tears, "pretty soon I'm going to be shoutin' on the hills."
I resisted that suggestion, but less than a half hour later she suffered a massive stroke and 6 weeks and another massive stroke later she passed from this life. We played an old Nathan and Jean Urshan recording of 'Shouting on the Hills of Glory" at her funeral. On mom's tombstone there is a beautiful picture of a silver haired mother in Zion and the words are engraved 'Shoutin on the Hills.'
I recently read “Beloved Wide Spot” by Nona Freeman, copyright 1989. The book tells the story of their pastoring in Rosepine, LA where they served for almost 7 years until they left in March 1948 as missionaries to South Africa. When they came to Rosepine, Bug was 23 and Nona was 24. Bug’s real name was Elpho Letris Freeman but he earned the name of Bug because of the strange way he crawled as a baby. Bug and Nona were married in 1937 and started preaching a couple of years later. They evangelized and pastored in the U.S. including the 7 years in Rosepine. Then they served in Africa for 41 years. Bug died in 1999 and Nona is still traveling around preaching even though she is 92 years old.
Ritamuffin57
11-24-2008, 12:13 AM
I'm reading 'A Palm and a Willow' by Rex Johnson. Sound, inspired and Biblical. Good reading for those who have lost someone close, or have gone through a time when they didn't understand God's purpose.
I'm reading "Our Daily Meds" by Melody Peterson and "Stories and Recipes of the Great Depression" by Rita Van Amber.
edjen01
12-09-2008, 10:07 AM
"A Scandalous Freedom: The Radical Nature of the Gospel" by Steve Brown.
one of the best books i've ever read.
My Own Eyes
12-09-2008, 10:29 AM
"A Scandalous Freedom: The Radical Nature of the Gospel" by Steve Brown.
one of the best books i've ever read.
Hi there fellow Wisconsinite...
I read that book several years book, and I found it very good as well.
I just finished reading "The Prodigal God" by Timothy Keller
I particularly liked some of the insights he gave about the Elder Brother, and the Father (in the biblical story of the prodigal son).
edjen01
12-09-2008, 07:28 PM
Hi there fellow Wisconsinite...
I read that book several years book, and I found it very good as well.
I just finished reading "The Prodigal God" by Timothy Keller
I particularly liked some of the insights he gave about the Elder Brother, and the Father (in the biblical story of the prodigal son).
keep dodging snowflakes. :gotcha
"Violent Prayer - Engaging Your Emotions against Evil"...i think by Piper...is a great book about prayer.
crakjak
12-09-2008, 11:18 PM
I picked up a copy of that at Half Price Books a few weeks ago but haven't read it. Several months ago I got a copy of his book on prayer there but I haven't read it yet. I have hundreds of books. Some I've read once. A few I've read more than once. Most I've skimmed a chapter of two and set aside for later.
I liked Yancy's book, "Prayer" and "Soul Survivor", I can't read too much of Yancy at once, because he is a melochoy and I am not. But I need to read him to relate to the moody and brooding types in my life.
crakjak
12-09-2008, 11:23 PM
I am currently reading "The Appeal" by John Grisham, and "Eyes Wide Open" by Erwin Raphael McMannus.
Shawn
12-10-2008, 12:36 AM
Currently reading 'Christianity Without the Cross'. Also reading a book called The Jazz Theory Book by Mark Levine.
mizpeh
12-10-2008, 04:24 AM
I'm reading The New Birth by David Bernard for the first time! Which is kind of funny since I like discussing doctrine so much. I'm halfway through chapter 2.
I'm also reading John Murray's Like Christ.
mizpeh
12-10-2008, 04:37 AM
"In Jesus' Name" by David Reed. Interesting book. Very well researched and well written and at least so far not a polemic.A_PoMo,
Does he go back to the early church Oneness (modalists) believers or does he start in the early 20th century?
Since you've been to seminary, I was wondering if you knew of some good articles or a book on this subject:
Theology on the use of the word kurios in the NT compared to the usage of the name YHWH in the OT. The NT appropriates the OT's use of LORD (YHWH...not ELOHIM) and uses the greek term Kurios with the force of the OT Yahweh.
I read this statement in different forum from another poster after I had asked someone who does not believe in the deity of Christ to explain Romans 10:13 in the light of Joel 2:32. Do you know of a work on this subject that is not too technical in the original languages or at the very least can explain them simply in layman's terms? I want to delve a little further into what I already understand from my reading of the word of God. :)
My Own Eyes
12-10-2008, 09:18 AM
keep dodging snowflakes. :gotcha
"Violent Prayer - Engaging Your Emotions against Evil"...i think by Piper...is a great book about prayer.
Dodging snowflakes should be fairly easy for me to do, since I now live in Georgia :irule
edjen01
12-10-2008, 10:27 AM
I'm a transplant from Indiana...about 10 years ago. We've gotten about 13in. of snow already this year....I'm ready to move. :)
My Own Eyes
12-10-2008, 10:41 AM
I'm a transplant from Indiana...about 10 years ago. We've gotten about 13in. of snow already this year....I'm ready to move. :)
LOL, my Mom was talking to my sister yesterday, and my sister mentioned that the kids were out of school, a Snow day.
Those were so much fun as a child! But now all I could think of, was having to get to work in all that snow...then having to shovel! ugh!
SOUNWORTHY
12-15-2008, 03:10 PM
I just finished readin THE SHACK and getting ready to read Tommy Tenney's book THE ROAD HOME. I don't often read as much but I'm in St. Louis and it's too nasty cold to do anything else.
I've recently read:
The Names of God by Marilyn Hickey, copyright 1990
The Life and Ministry of Billy and Shirley Cole, copyright 2007
Kings Kid
12-16-2008, 10:47 AM
I'm Reading jentezen franklins bopk Believe that you can.
Trouvere
12-16-2008, 12:24 PM
The Blessing
brotherjason
12-19-2008, 07:28 PM
Just finished "the last full measure" by Jeff Shaara
Now reading "the daybreakers" by Louis L`Amour
I recently read
The Names of God by Nathan J. Stone, copyright 1944 by Moody Press
Arise and Thresh by Sue Thurston, no copyright date
crakjak
01-04-2009, 11:33 PM
Rereading "The Shack", the author is going to be at our church in Feb, I am going to join a study group beginning Jan. 11. We are going to discuss "The Shack".
I still believe this book opens many questions that a great number of believers deal with, I am looking forward to some lively discussion.
I may start a thread on some of the discussion.
Margies3
01-05-2009, 01:25 PM
Rereading "The Shack", the author is going to be at our church in Feb, I am going to join a study group beginning Jan. 11. We are going to discuss "The Shack".
I still believe this book opens many questions that a great number of believers deal with, I am looking forward to some lively discussion.
I may start a thread on some of the discussion.
Crakjak, did you like "The Shack"? I can't say that I did. It was the kind of book I couldn't stop reading, but not because I enjoyed it and certainly not because I agreed with it. Our pastor is telling everyone to avoid it like the plague. My Emmaus Share Group, however, has all loved the book.
I'd be interested in your perspective on it.
Michlow
01-05-2009, 02:45 PM
Crakjak, did you like "The Shack"? I can't say that I did. It was the kind of book I couldn't stop reading, but not because I enjoyed it and certainly not because I agreed with it. Our pastor is telling everyone to avoid it like the plague. My Emmaus Share Group, however, has all loved the book.
I'd be interested in your perspective on it.
The Shack is one of those books that you either love or hate. I, for one, loved it.
The biggest issue that the "hate it" crowd seems to have are theological in nature. (i.e. that it doesn't fit into their theological box).
The "love it" crowd, usually point out that it is fiction and somewhat of a parable, and is intended to provoke discussion and make one think, not to teach matters of doctrine.
Timmy
01-05-2009, 03:54 PM
The Shack is one of those books that you either love or hate. I, for one, loved it.
The biggest issue that the "hate it" crowd seems to have are theological in nature. (i.e. that it doesn't fit into their theological box).
The "love it" crowd, usually point out that it is fiction and somewhat of a parable, and is intended to provoke discussion and make one think, not to teach matters of doctrine.
Well, I'm different. (Shock!) I neither loved it nor hated it. Here's my review:
http://www.apostolicfriendsforum.com/showpost.php?p=594732&postcount=158
http://www.apostolicfriendsforum.com/showpost.php?p=594733&postcount=159
http://www.apostolicfriendsforum.com/showpost.php?p=596252&postcount=163
OK, so I mostly hated it. :lol
crakjak
01-05-2009, 11:29 PM
Crakjak, did you like "The Shack"? I can't say that I did. It was the kind of book I couldn't stop reading, but not because I enjoyed it and certainly not because I agreed with it. Our pastor is telling everyone to avoid it like the plague. My Emmaus Share Group, however, has all loved the book.
I'd be interested in your perspective on it.
The Shack is one of the most difficult books that I have ever read.
I find The Shack incredibly deep, dealing with issues that plague so many believers and non-believers today. It can easily be discredited as being theologically unfaithful, I believe it is unwaveringly faithful to scripture. It must be understood to be a story that reveals deep understanding about God that many will completely miss. It is fiction, yet it reveals such truths about man and God.
"Why does God allow evil to succeed?" I don't know that "The Shack" answers this question, but it certainly raises this question.
The author has been healed of such deep woundedness inflicted by those that should have been his protector. Though it is not his actual life story, he is sharing his path to recovery and wholeness.
In short, I believe the author to be anointed of the Spirit, he could not have written with such depth otherwise.
You asked my opinion, and I present this post as exactly that.
Michlow
01-06-2009, 09:46 AM
Well, I'm different. (Shock!) I neither loved it nor hated it. Here's my review:
http://www.apostolicfriendsforum.com/showpost.php?p=594732&postcount=158
http://www.apostolicfriendsforum.com/showpost.php?p=594733&postcount=159
http://www.apostolicfriendsforum.com/showpost.php?p=596252&postcount=163
OK, so I mostly hated it. :lol
To be honest, I don't necessarily even group things based on like or dislike, but based on if I found them stretching or thought provoking. I often read things that I vehemently disagree with (often on this forum! lol), and yet they make me think, and question and learn.
I am currently reading a book called "Not a Religious Person" about a former atheist. I am particularly enjoying it, not because it is making me think, but because it mirrors things that I have already independently thought.
Timmy
01-06-2009, 10:09 AM
To be honest, I don't necessarily even group things based on like or dislike, but based on if I found them stretching or thought provoking. I often read things that I vehemently disagree with (often on this forum! lol), and yet they make me think, and question and learn.
I am currently reading a book called "Not a Religious Person" about a former atheist. I am particularly enjoying it, not because it is making me think, but because it mirrors things that I have already independently thought.
I'm reading one of those right now! :thumbsup
Timmy
01-06-2009, 10:10 AM
I'm reading one of those right now! :thumbsup
A book, I mean. Not a post. :winkgrin
Michlow
01-06-2009, 10:17 AM
I'm reading one of those right now! :thumbsup
A book, I mean. Not a post. :winkgrin
Good think you clarified because I was like "Hey!!!!!!!!!' :D
Kings Kid
01-24-2009, 04:50 PM
I'm starting to read Faith Undone the emerging church...a new reformation or and endtime deception. By RogerOakland
Starting reading this one tonight-
The Ezekiel Option by Joel C Rosenberg
Other books waiting from the latest trip to the library:
Grave Risk by Hannah Alexander
Last Resort by Hannah Alexander
Fair Warning by Hannah Alexander
Cheap Talk with the Frugal Friends by Angie Zalewski and Deana Ricks
ReformedDave
01-24-2009, 06:07 PM
"Applied Economics" by Thomas Sowell and "The Prodigal God" by Tim Keller. By tremendously important reads.
Felicity
01-24-2009, 06:26 PM
Upon recommendation I'm reading.......
"Nicholas and Alexandra" by Robert K. Massie
MissBrattified
01-24-2009, 06:29 PM
The Queen of Clean Conquers Clutter
...and so does MissBrattified!!!!!!!!! :bliss
crakjak
01-24-2009, 09:19 PM
Axiom by Bill Hybels
Pressing-On
01-24-2009, 09:34 PM
Behind The Veil, Unmasking Islam by Abd El Schafi
edjen01
01-26-2009, 02:30 PM
The Tangible Kingdom
*AQuietPlace*
01-26-2009, 05:14 PM
V. Synan's book about the history of Pentecostalism.
The Twilight series, which did not live up to its hype, imo.
rava61
01-26-2009, 09:12 PM
I just finished "The Shack" by William P. Young, and it is about a man's journey to
forgiveness for someone who brutally murdered his youngest daughter.
I especially liked the portrayal of the Godhead in this book - it was a spin that I have never seen before.
RV
Shawn
01-26-2009, 09:28 PM
Christianity Without the Cross.
I started reading it a few weeks ago and got off track but recently finished it.
edjen01
01-28-2009, 03:40 PM
Christianity Without the Cross.
I started reading it a few weeks ago and got off track but recently finished it.
just some lite bedtime reading. :)
mizpeh
01-28-2009, 03:46 PM
The Bruised Reed by Richard Sibbes
nahkoe
01-28-2009, 04:14 PM
Everyman's Talmud by Abraham Cohen
Some political textbook online that I'm desperately trying to find interest in before my test this weekend.
A history textbook.
A website of articles by scholars, trying to finish those sometime.
The newspaper looking for articles about the state legislative session for a final project in a class.
Shawn
01-28-2009, 06:20 PM
just some lite bedtime reading. :)
LOL.
Interesting read. Made me think. I had to read about half of it before I really got into it and picked up the pace.
Right now I'm reading a book titled "The Acts of the Holy Spirit Among the Nazarenes Today." It was published by FGBMFI in 1973. It is part of a series of books (no longer in print as far as I know) with titles like:
The Acts of the Holy Spirit Among the Church of Christ Today
The Acts of the Holy Spirit Among the Baptists Today
The Acts of the Holy Spirit Among the Presbyterians Today
The Acts of the Holy Spirit Among the Episcopalians Today
The Acts of the Holy Spirit Among the Lutherans Today
The Acts of the Holy Spirit Among the United Methodists Today
The Acts of the Holy Spirit Among the Roman Catholics Today
The only one in the series that I have is the one about Nazarenes.
Chapter one is about a man named Wilbur Jackson who was a pastor of a Nazarene church and received the Holy Ghost Baptism. He received the left foot of disfellowship by his superiors in that denomination when they found out that the pastor of the Lockland (suburb of Cincinnati) Church of the Nazarene was speaking with tongues. He became pretty active in the Charismatic renewal movement in this part of the country and is now pastor of a Church (just a few miles from where I live) called Faith Fellowship.
crakjak
02-03-2009, 05:09 PM
Faith and Doubt by John Otberg
crakjak
02-05-2009, 11:36 PM
E-myth Revisited, Why Small Business Doesn't Work by Michael Gerber
For the last few weeks I have been reading 4 books at the same time.
I finally finished the last 2 earlier this evening. The 4 books I have finished recently are:
35 Simple Studies on the Major Themes in Revelation by M.R. deHaan. copyright 1946
The Acts of the Holy Spirit among the Nazarenes, copyright 1973
Revelation Revealed by Jack Van Impe, copyright 1982
A Look at Revelation by the late Bro. James Stewart, copyright 1998, actually this book was written by Stanley Scism by compiling Bro. Stewart's notes. it was interesting reading that book. I had previously read it not too long ago (late 2006 or early 2007). In his teaching I could hear things Bro. Norris taught us at ABI over 50 years ago.
Just finished reading:
A Mystery No More by Nathaniel Haney copyright 2004 (actually this was a re-read. I had read it before)
A Commonsense Guide to Fasting by Kenneth E. Hagin, copyright 1981
Raven
02-21-2009, 10:42 PM
I'm only half as spiritual as some. :) I'm reading "Reimagining Church" by Frank Viola and ..... "Stalin's Ghost" by Martin Cruz Smith.
*AQuietPlace*
02-24-2009, 09:52 AM
I'm not being spiritual at all. I'm reading 'Very Valentine' by Adriana Trigiani. :D
I do have a couple of religious histories in my stack. ;)
I am reading Crash Proof: How to Profit From the Coming Economic Collapse by Peter Schiff. This was written in 1997 before the housing bubble burst. He explains a lot of things. It's pretty interesting. Truthfully, I don't understand everything I'm reading....but I'm trying to.
This week I finished "Prophetical Research, The Study of Eschatology" by Clyde J. Haney. This was a re-read. I had read it before. The book is made up of his teaching notes on the Book of Revelation. He is dispensational and pre-trib.
Hope Preacher
03-07-2009, 08:32 AM
I'm reading two books right now. John Maxwell, "The 21 most powerful minutes in a leaders day" - It's a kind of devotional based upon his 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership.
I'm also reading Jim Cymbala, "You Were Made For More"
I would like to invite anyone interested to visit a Daily Devotional I write:
www.nhmresources.org/blog3
This whole month of march is on Peace.
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