Christian Book Reviews
HEALING THE MASCULINE SOUL
[Gordon Dalbey]Used on a men's retreat for 26 guys across the city of Coventry this book is a great source of finding our roots back to "authentic Christian manhood".
If you read it prepare to be challenged.
A PASSIONATE LIFE
[Mike Breen & Walt Kallestad]True transformation is finally within reach! Eight simple shapes can help you transform your relationships, community... your entire life. That why they're called LifeShapes!
ESSENTIAL TRUTHS of the CHRISTIAN FAITH
[RC Sproul]A great reference book for people wishng to delve a little deeper without getting swamped.
THE SACRED ROMANCE
[Brent Curtis & John Eldridge]Revealing God's love personal. passionate love affair with he creation - YOU and ME !!.
My UTMOST for HIS HIGHEST
[Oswald Chambers]An unequallable year of personal devotions standing the test of time without doubt.
SURPRISED BY THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT
[Jack Deere]Why do we believe what we believe? Jack Deere shows us that much of what we believe about the Bible is ‘second’ or ‘third’ hand. In other words we haven’t formed an opinion based on careful study of the Bible; rather we’ve believe what other people tell us it says. This book helps peel away our unconscious prejudices so that we can be exposed to the word of God.
GRACE AND TRUTH PARADOX
[Randy Alcorn]This little book is a treasure trove of images. John’s gospel says that: ‘The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.’ Randy Alcorn shows how Jesus demonstrates 100% grace and 100% truth at the same time.
RAGAMUFFIN GOSPEL
[Brennan Manning]This former Roman Catholic priest demonstrates the love of Christ in the most dramatic and challenging of ways. He paints a picture of the devastating awfulness of legalism.
CHASING THE DRAGON
[Jackie Pullinger]Is God at work today? Read this biography and you’ll have no doubt that the living God is as active in the world today as he was 2000 years ago. Can he use me or you? There’s no-one he can’t use!
SPIRITUAL DEPRESSION
[MartinLloyd-Jones]'Without question one of the greatest preachers of the 20th century, Lloyd-Jones answers the question, ‘Why are so many Christians lacking in joy.’ Originally delivered as sermons each chapter is a brilliant, forensic insight. (Although not on this list, ‘Experiencing Spiritual Breakthrough’ by Bruce Wilkinson is in many ways a valuable successor to ‘Spiritual Depression’). .
PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE
[Rick Warren]God chooses to throw up great Christian teachers; Rick Warren is one of them. This book is written as a 40 day devotional with a difference. It tells us why we are here, what God’ plans for us are and how to get on with living our lives.
AN ECHO IN THE DARKNESS
[Francine Rivers]A work of fiction woven into a Biblical framework is River’s setting for a magnificent, heart rending tale of God’s awesome grace. This is God’s love worked out in the lives of cruel, greedy and ambitious people, each changed as God’s love touches their lives through the unselfish and unsung charity of people who have every reason to shun them.
CELEBRATION OF DISCIPLINE
[Richard Foster]Discipline is almost a dirty word these days. We’re so obsessed with unconditional grace that we forget that we work out our salvation in ‘fear and trembling’. Jesus said, ‘Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.’
SYTEMATIC THEOLOGY
[Wayne Grudem]There are few ‘theology’ books as accessible or readable as this one. I don’t agree with everything Grudem says but I greatly admire his masterful and passionate presentation. He is a charismatic evangelical who defends the Bible.
PLEASURES OF GOD
[John Piper]A highbrow theologian who writes of God’s abundant love in ways that touch my heart. Piper has written this wonderful book in the crucible of pain and doubt. It is a joy to read.
