The descriptions are from the publishers.
The Story of Stories (Karen Lee-Thorpe)
In Story of Stories readers join Karen Lee-Thorp on a guided tour of Scripture where she retells the Bible's major stories, draws out the significance of overlooked subtleties and shows how individual vignettes contribute to Scripture's overarching story of redemption.
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
This is the selection for my current Valley Book Club. ––Every Good Endeavor (Tim Keller)
With deep conviction and often surprising advice, Keller shows readers that biblical wisdom is immensely relevant to our questions about work today. In fact, the Christian view of work—that we work to serve others, not ourselves—can provide the foundation of a thriving professional and balanced personal life. Keller shows how excellence, integrity, discipline, creativity, and passion in the workplace can help others and even be considered acts of worship—not just of self-interest.
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
This one is a personal selection and I should finish it this week.The Love that Matters (Charles Featherstone)
''I read the unedited galley on the flight to Boston this morning. It started out good, and it kept getting better, and finally I couldn't believe how good this thing was. I'm not kidding when I say this: Charles Featherstone has written an American spiritual classic. I have never read a book like this--one that's so ragged, raw, and real. I couldn't put it down, except that one time, when the shock of recognition was so great that I had to set the book aside and think deeply about what I had just read.''
--Rod Dreher, author of The Little Way of Ruthie Leming --Wipf and Stock Publishers
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
This is one I'm reading as a prep resource for my current teaching series at Valley.Preaching the Parables (Craig Blomberg)
A guide to preaching the parables that shows how to first interpret the parables, then proclaim their significance.
No comments:
Post a Comment