Books: Excerpts

Preaching That Unleashes the Bible’s Power
Why expository sermons should make up your church’s main diet.
Billy Graham: Why Linger in the Land of the Dying?
An excerpt from "Where I Am: Heaven, Eternity, and Our Life Beyond."
Don't Laugh, but I Think Theology Should Be Funny
An excerpt from "The Work of Theology."
The Shocking Weakness of God's Truth
An excerpt from 'Fool’s Talk: Recovering the Art of Christian Persuasion'.
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The Moral Stakes of Everyday Life
An excerpt from 'The Road to Character.'
Sitting, Waiting, and Hoping in the Tomb of Jesus
How the anguished uncertainty of Holy Saturday gives shape to our faith.
The Best Way to Become Like Jesus? Let Jesus Fill Your Vision
An excerpt from 'Rejoicing in Christ.'
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Billy Graham, Evangelical Patriarch
Ten ways the evangelist remade the movement and reshaped American Protestantism.
Jesus and 'Jingle Bell Rock'
I’ve learned that there’s no dividing line between ‘American Christmas’ and ‘Christian Christmas.’
Ambition: Why It Isn’t Just for Men (or Business)
An excerpt from ‘The Measure of Success: Uncovering the Biblical Perspective on Women, Work, and the Home’.
Overcoming Cynicism, Even After You’ve Seen How the Sausage Is Made
An excerpt from ‘Visions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good.'
The Church Is Slime (in a Good Way!)
An excerpt from ‘The New Parish: How Neighborhood Churches are Transforming Mission, Discipleship and Community.’
Can We Ever Trust Our Own Hearts?
An excerpt from CT's 2015 Book of the Year, 'Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition and the Life of Faith.'
Jesus and 'Jingle Bell Rock'
For my family, there's no dividing line between "American Christmas" and "Christian Christmas."
When Punishment Isn't the Point
An excerpt from 'True Paradox: How Christianity Makes Sense of Our Complex World'
How We Forgot the Holiness of God
He may not be cruel and capricious. But don't pretend he isn't dangerous.
Jesus Didn't Tell Us to Shun Politics
Why his teachings touch on more than matters of theology.
The Right Way to Give Someone a Blessing
Use the Bible's words. And make it personal.
Is Your Faith Slipping into Maintenance Mode?
Maybe you're not crashing and burning. But it's dangerous to stay stuck in neutral.
The Beauty of Trauma
When the prospect of death comes close, we learn that life is precious.

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