Polish Priests Burn ‘Twilight’ and ‘Harry Potter’ Books
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“Priests of Mother of Church parish in Gdansk, a city in northern Poland, drew criticism after books and other objects were burned to cleanse parishioners’ homes of evil forces.” - WRN
Billy Graham archives to move from Wheaton College to his North Carolina library
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“The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association announced the decision about the transfer of the evangelist’s papers and the association’s archives on Thursday (March 28). ‘This is part of our continuing consolidation in Billy Graham’s hometown,’ said evangelist Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the BGEA.” - RNS
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New Book Addresses the Most Neglected Mission Field in America: Cultural Christians
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“Cultural Christians are people who claim to be Christians if asked, but their answer to why they are a Christian is basically that they aren’t atheists” - Faithwire
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Arthur Brooks on Rejecting Contempt: “If you have contempt for ‘them,’ more and more people will become ‘them.’”
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“We are called to find common ground where it genuinely exists, improve our own arguments, and win over persuadable Americans by answering hostility with magnanimity, understanding, good humor, and love. We cannot do that while hiding in our narrow ideological foxholes.” - National Review
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How Universalism, ‘the Opiate of the Theologians,’ Went Mainstream
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“What explains the recent resurgence in self-described Christians affirming (or at least flirting with) universalism?
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Faithful Parenting Is Successful Parenting
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“Bettis’s book deals with many thorny parenting issues such as the reality of prodigal sons and daughters, how to teach children about the world, dealing with social media and electronics, explaining hypocrisy, and much more.” - TGC
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Cheapening the Western Musical Tradition: Some Thoughts Inspired by Theodore Gioia and Andy Crouch
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“Andy Crouch, in his excellent book, Culture Making, ties the Western classical tradition to the creation blessing/mandate of Genesis 1.
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The Fifteen Books Most Indispensable for the Minister or Christian Worker
(About this series. This booklist appears at the end of Volume XII just before the 12 volume index.)
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Book Review – The Glory of the Ministry: Paul’s Exultation in Preaching
Reprinted with permission from As I See It, which is available free by writing to the editor at dkutilek@gmail.com.
Reviewed Edition – Grand Rapids: Baker, 1977 reprint of 1911 edition. 243 pp., paperback.
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Review: “The Old Testament,” by Richard Hess
Richard Hess is an Old Testament professor at Denver Seminary who has distinguished himself with a brace of high quality studies and commentaries. These include a notable Commentary on Joshua in the Tyndale series, and a book on Israelite Religions. This work of Old Testament introduction competes with the works of Hill & Walton, Longman & Dillard, Arnold & Beyer, as well as older books by Gleason Archer and R. K. Harrison.
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