Entries Tagged as 'Christian'

“Startling Beauty”, My Jouney from Rape to Restoration by Heather Gemmen

January 20th, 2006 · No Comments

Startling Beauty“I couldn’t put this book down, it was so good! I can’t even begin to imagine what Heather went through. The way she writes, it’s almost like you’re right there with her, going through it with her, feeling everything she’s feeling. It’s an amazing story of how God can take something so horrible and turn it into something so beautiful.”

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Tags: Christian · Nonfiction

“C.S. Lewis” Author of Mere Christianity by Sam Wellman

January 19th, 2006 · No Comments

Sam Wellman manages to give great insight into the life and motivations of C.S.Lewis in this book. It is not a difficult book to read and so it is perfect for light entertainment, but at the same time it has volume in the information it gives about Lewis.

The book covers the highs and lows of Lewis’ life that really shows the shaping and defining of his character and thinking that, with regards to Christianity in postmodernism, is still revolutionary today. With the Chronicles of Narnia having recently been such a big hit at the movies it is eye opening to be able to read into the background of the author.

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Tags: Biographies · Christian · Nonfiction

Church Next by Aubrey Malphurs and Michael Malphurs

January 16th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Church NextI finally finished reading this book the other day and I would very highly recommend it to church leaders that are looking at using technology, specifically the Internet, to assist them in their ministry.

The book is already two years old, which means that it is missing out on some of the new technology that is available out there, like podcasting and blogs, but the foundations are very good, as are the ideas and principles that are presented. We are looking at possibly running a communications school in the next few years and I am toying around with the idea of using the book as one of the textbooks for the school.

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Tags: Business and Technology · Christian · Computers and Internet