My Top 25 Book Recommendations for Growing in Spiritual Maturity

These are the 25 books that I would most recommend for growing in spiritual maturity. I tried to rank them in terms of priority for reading. It is genuinely hard to compare two excellent books that have different topics, so the positions could easily be moved around some. 1) The Bible. Regular reading of the …

Practical Thinking about the Church, Homosexuality, and Gay Marriage for Lovers of Jesus Who Believe the Bible

My friends Jono and Peter both wrote some very intelligent, supportable posts on facebook on developing healthy Christian perspectives on homosexuality and gay marriage. They came at it from different angles, but both of their points were excellent. I thought a series of questions, mostly for myself, might be instructive for us all. 1) Can …

Dealing with Disappointment with God

Introduction It seems that at some point in every believer’s life, something happens that causes us to be disappointed with God. Perhaps disappointment is too mild a word. Usually we get angry, hurt, frustrated, or disillusioned. Oftentimes, though not always, this disappointment is triggered by the death of a loved one. In what follows, I …

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