Books
A Path Through The Desert
Book Review: A Path Through the Desert: 40 Sayings of the Desert Fathers, by Anselm Grun (St. Paul’s U.K. 2003). The ‘apophthegmata patrum’ (‘sayings of the fathers’) comprise one of the greatest sources of wisdom about God and humans in church history. Since Antony and other desert fathers (and mothers) ventured into the desert from […]
Churches That Abuse
Churches That Abuse Ronald M. Enroth. ISBN 0-310-53290-6 Help for those hurt by legalism, authoritarian leadership, manipulation, excessive discipline, and spiritual intimidation. Excerpt: Uncovering Churches that Abuse People The following questions come from the book: Recovering from Churches That Abuse, by Ronald Enroth, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Zondervon, 1994. 1. Does a member’s personality generally become […]
Fundamentalism (Karen Armstrong)
Karen Armstrong, The Battle for God: Fundamentalism in Judaism, Christianity and Islam (Harper Collins, 2000) Reviewed by Rod Benson James Barr described it as “a pathological condition of Christianity”; Catherine Lumby as “excessively public devotion”; and David Bebbington as “evangelicalism with an inferiority complex.” From within it is often seen as “biblical Christianity.” However it […]
Melody Of Faith: The Pianist
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 3-060 (Apologetics and Social Issues) MELODY OF FAITH: THE PIANIST BreakPoint with Charles Colson Commentary #030321 Among the nominees for Best Picture in this year’s Academy Awards is THE PIANIST. The movie, which has been nominated for six other Oscars in addition to Best Picture, tells the story of one man’s survival […]
The Pianist [2]
From a thoughtful friend: Dear Rowland I love these kind of intelligent conversations – one of the reasons why I have so far enjoyed your “talks”! Might I add FYI also. The director of this film, Roman Polanski was himself a victim of the Holocaust (as were most of his family, the vast majority of […]
Mel Gibson’s Film – The Passion
Message(From a ministry-friend): Dear Friends Mel Gibson recently showed his film THE PASSION to leaders of numerous Christian “Ministries” in Colorado Springs. They overwhelmingly showed their support for the film and for Gibson. Gibson is reported to have told them, “The Holy Ghost was working through me on the film, and I was just directing […]
What I Learnt From Tolkien About Writing
I learnt a lot about writing from J. R. R. Tolkien. Not that I ever met the man or took lessons from him. I just read the books and saw their impact in the lives of people. Many writers are inspired by reading Tolkien to take up writing because they want to “do that”. But […]
Film: Bonhoeffer
BONHOEFFER is a new 90-minute documentary film that tells the dramatic story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the young German theologian who offered one of the first clear voices of resistance to Adolf Hitler. Bonhoeffer openly challenged his church to stand with the Jews in their time of need, and eventually joined his family in the plots […]
Younger Evangelicals (Book Review)
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 3-144 (Book Review) YOUNGER EVANGELICALS – Facing the Challenges of the New World A Book Review by Siu Fung Wu ============= A new generation of leaders ————————— Younger Evangelicals (Baker Books, 2002) is an outstanding book written by Robert E. Webber. This book speaks of an emerging generation of leaders, whose longing […]
Freedom To Explore: A Provocative A – Z For The Church
He writes about film-narratives, and whale-watching, and people with odd feet, and the need for the church for be missiologically-driven, and the crazy distinction Christians make between the sacred and the profane. And grace. And lots more. Michael is provocative, and irreverent, but, in my view, mostly right about most things. But you don’t have […]
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