Tag: Books
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“I assume that experience is the experience of God.”
Q: Some Christians talk about experiencing God. Do you experience God in some way? A: I assume that experience is the experience of God. If you think of experience as what is given to you—I mean day to day, the weather of your existence—that, I take it, is intelligible, and has purpose of a certain…
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Readers on Reading: Tomi Obaro
Tomi Obaro is a journalist in Chicago who writes about the arts, race, and cultural identity (among lots of others things- my wife’s tattoo, for example) with wit and insight. You can keep up with Tomi’s writing at her blog, Race riter. What books are you currently reading? The Remains of the Day by Kashuro Ishiguro and Money:…
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On The Night Stand
Each month I drive south and west to meet with a few other pastors from my denomination. After some brief pleasantries we turn to the book we’re reading through together. On Wednesday we’ll begin talking about The Unnecessary Pastor by Marva Dawn and Eugene Peterson. You already know of my abiding appreciation for Peterson- I’ve mentioned him…
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Hazardous Discipleship
Ed Cyzewski and Derek Cooper have written a very helpful book about discipleship. Hazardous: Committing to the Cost of Following Jesus could almost be considered an introduction to discipleship, though the authors push beyond the introductory to describe a way of living that is as compelling as it is risky. Ed was kind enough to answer…
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Dangerous Calling
My review of Dangerous Calling by Paul David Trip in the January print edition of Christianity Today has now been posted on their website. There is a disheartening rite of passage every young pastor faces. And though it was almost 10 years ago, I remember my own moment clearly. “Have you heard?” asked my senior pastor when…
David W. Swanson 