Books

Books — Serving God in Today’s Cities: Facing the Challenges of Urbanization

Posted on September 18, 2023 by Brian

This more formal book review was published on Amazon in 2015 as a courtesy to GMI Publishing workers I’d connected with at a convention. I had meant to republish it here afterward but forgot to do so as our family focused on fundraising and other preparations for moving to South Africa. Although GMI closed its doors in 2017, used copies of this book are still available from Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Serving-God-Todays-Cities-Urbanization/dp/1941405126, and the author also has newer books available there.

Johnstone, Patrick, with Dean Merrill. Serving God in Today’s Cities: Facing the Challenges of Urbanization. Colorado Springs: GMI, 2015. Print (free review copy provided by publisher).

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Books — Root from Dry Ground: The Story of the Sudan Interior Mission

Posted on September 4, 2023 by Brian
A look at SIM’s history from 1966.

Root from Dry Ground: The Story of the Sudan Interior Mission

Root from Dry Ground: The Story of the Sudan Interior Mission was published in 1966 by the Sudan Interior Mission. Although no authors or editors were named, the first five chapters were adapted from an earlier history, Seven Sevens of Years and a Jubilee, written by Dr. Rowland V. Bingham and published posthumously in 1943. The final two chapters of Root from Dry Ground summarize the years from 1942 to 1966, and a presentation that Dr. Bingham gave on “How we became interdenominational” is included as an appendix.

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Books — The Resurrection: Fact or Fiction?

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Brian
A little review of a little book.

The Resurrection: Fact or Fiction? Answers to Common Questions About Jesus’ Death and Resurrection by Richard Bewes

This seemed in several ways a fitting book both for a quick study this morning and to reawaken the book reviews portion of this site:

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Books — Go Tell It: How—and Why—to Report God’s Stories in Words, Photos, and Videos

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Brian

Appropriately, I had substantial writer’s block about how to start this review.

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