Archive for Contemporary Christianity

A new documentary DVD sponsored by The National Center for Family-Integrated Churches, is beginning to make some waves. Divided: Is Modern Youth Ministry Multiplying or Dividing the Church? explores the pitfalls and problems of how we’ve done church for the last thirty to forty years (and more). You can watch the entire 54 minute DVD [...]

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The new atheists, like Richard Dawkins and Stephen Hawking, are ever in the public spotlight these days, or so it seems. The idea that brilliant physicists and scientists can make sense of this world without a God appeals to many. Certainly the conclusions reached in books such as Hawking’s latest book, The Grand Design — [...]

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Today’s Church is facing a growing epidemic. Our young people are leaving Christianity by the droves. They survive through high school, but often hit the eject button at some point during their college years. What’s wrong? J.P. Moreland and Mark Matlock think they have an answer to this crisis. In their recent book Smart Faith: [...]

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In the past couple weeks, I received a couple new books from Inter-Varsity Press. They both interest me, and I’ve already picked up the first one here. Global Awakening: How 20th-Century Revivals Triggered a Christian Revolution This book traces the rapid growth of Christianity around the world in the 20th…

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Book Details: Author: Dave Browning Category: Contemporary Christianity Publisher: Zondervan (2009) Binding: softcover Page count: 208 ISBN#: 0310285674 Recommendation: Review Date: 03/16/09 by Bob Hayton Rating: Recommended Review: Today I’m participating in a Zondervan book blog tour. The book is quite intriguing, with a catchy title: Deliberate Simplicity. A while…

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