Reading: “The Word In The Desert”
SUMMARY: The growing scholarly attention in recent years to the religious world of late antiquity has focused new attention on the quest for holiness by the strange, compelling, often obscure early Christian monks known as the desert fathers….
The Central Question In Evangelism
Excellent post from Scot McKnight (hat tip to @Jeff_Warren for sharing): The Central Question in Evangelism Evangelical Christianity has been shaped by a “salvation culture,” but should strive for a “Gospel culture,” says Dr. Scot McKnight, professor of…
Reading: Soul Searching
SUMMARY: In innumerable discussions and activities dedicated to better understanding and helping teenagers, one aspect of teenage life is curiously overlooked. Very few such efforts pay serious attention to the role of religion and spirituality in the lives of American…
Reading: The Case Against Adolescence
SUMMARY: This groundbreaking book argues that adolescence is an unnecessary period of life that people are better off without. Robert Epstein, former editor in chief of Psychology Today, shows that teen turmoil is caused by outmoded systems put…