Books

Good Hard Theological Reading

Good hard theological reading makes my sermon preparation go faster. I’ve noticed this for years: two hours spent reading an author like Barth, Forsyth, Edwards or Bonhoeffer on Wednesday saves me hours

Top Quotes from Sensing Jesus

If you are a pastor, I can’t recommend Sensing Jesus by Zack Eswine enough. It gets at the heart of my idolatries, which is why I need to read it regularly. It

Fourteen Quotes from A Praying Life

Some books are forgettable. A Praying Life by Paul Miller isn’t one of those books. It’s the best book I’ve read on how to pray in the mess of daily

Top 10 Books of 2014

Here, in no particular order, are the ten best books I’ve read this past year. Not all of them were published in 2014, but most of them were. Beloved Dust: Drawing Close

Four Books That Deserve to Be Classics

It seems that books come and go as fast as periodicals. Some books, however, have staying power. It’s hard to predict which books from the past forty or so years will become