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Review: Your Church Is Too Small by John Armstrong

March 13, 2010
By Helen
Review: Your Church Is Too Small by John Armstrong

John’s book seeks to answer the question “How can we (Christians, churches) move closer to the unity Jesus prayed for in John 17?” At first glance it seems like doctrinal differences between churches pose an insurmountable barrier to unity. However, John believes lack of love for Christians in other traditions is what actually stands...
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Review: A New Kind of Christianity by Brian McLaren

March 2, 2010
By Helen
Review: A New Kind of Christianity by Brian McLaren

A while ago I decided it’s not possible to know with certainty what is true about the Bible or God (or even whether God exists). What I care about is whether the stories people tell about the Bible and God motivate people to make the world a better place. I like Brian’s stories because...
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Review: In The Land of Believers by Gina Welch

February 26, 2010
By Helen
Review: In The Land of Believers by Gina Welch

I’ve just finished reading In The Land of Believers: An Outsider’s Extraordinary Journey into the Heart of the Evangelical Church by Gina Welch. Gina, a secular Jew, goes undercover in Thomas Road Baptist Church (Jerry Falwell’s church) in order to learn what Evangelicals are really like. Gina went undercover because she felt she wouldn’t...
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