Books: Excerpts

Opening a Door into Prayer
A reflection on solitude during Lent, excerpted from Small Surrenders: A Lenten Journey.
Technology and the Gospel
Phyllis Tickle, Brian McLaren, and others weigh in on worship and evangelism in a plugged-in age.
What Evangelism Isn't
We need to stop mistaking other Christian activities for the spreading of the gospel.
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing: From Wesley to Our Hymnals
At least four people brought the now-inviolable hymn to its current form.
Hillary's Spiritual Formation
Sen. Clinton's youth group leader was one of her early influences toward social activism.
The Communion of the Saints
Acknowledging those who have run the race before us.
The Gospel According to Safeway
The checkout line and the good life.
Runner-up Wife
And other resources that give insight into remarriage.
The Son's Day to Sunday
Sunday tells how the first day of the week went from the Lord's Day to Christian Sunday.
Amish Grace and the Rest of Us
The Amish response to the Nickel Mines shootings wasn't just plain Christianity.
Meditating Like a Dog
Eugene Peterson on the discipline of spiritual reading.
The Winter of Our Discontent
"A cantankerous old woman is never so annoying as when she is in some way related to you."
Does God Have Enemies?
The message of Obadiah.
An Obligation to Remember Eternally?
Resentment, even in the name of justice, is not for those who expect God's final reconciliation.
Lite of the World?
The Culturally Savvy Christian says we need to combat superficiality.
Why the Church Is Important
The institutional church is for every believer.
God Is Not the Object of Our Worship
He is the subject who forms us as we sing, tell, pray, and enact God's story in worship.
John Lennon's Born-Again Phase
"Can He love me?" the former Beatle asked Oral Roberts. "I want out of hell."
"Shall the Fundamentalists Win?"
An excerpt from Philip Jenkins' new book, The New Faces of Christianity: Believing the Bible in the Global South.
A Call to an Ancient Evangelical Future
The full text of an appeal to live the biblical narrative.

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