Evolving in Monkey Town by Rachel Held Evans is a wonderful a story of survival from certainty, through doubt, to faith. Rachel’s story is about how her beliefs have evolved over time. Rachel started in an unquestioning fundamentalist environment where her faith was not challenged, and where she thought she had all the answers. Her [...]
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I recently just got done with Mark Roberts’ book “Can We Trust the Gospels?” For me this was an excellent book at an opportune time. The previous book I read was a long graduate level text book that was sometimes difficult to read. Mark’s book was just the opposite. As he puts it, it is [...]
The Resurrection of the Son of God, by N. T. Wright
Posted in Books, Resurrection on May 2nd, 2009
I’m finally done reading the Great Book. No, not the Bible. I’m talking about N. T. Wright’s book “The Resurrection of the Son of God”. Several people suggested that this was the book to read regarding the resurrection. So I ordered the book, and when the semi truck came to drop it off (joke about [...]
In reading Dangerous Journey, The Story of Pilgrim’s Progress, to my kids, I was taken aback by the how close to home one of the chapters hit. The chapter is about two pilgrims, Christian and Hopeful, who find themselves unjustly imprisoned in the dungeon of Doubting Castle. There they lay without food or water. They [...]
The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus
Posted in Books, Resurrection on Jan 8th, 2009
I just got finished reading another book by Gary Habermas. This book, “The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus” is co-authored by Gary Habermas and Michael Licona. The book is aimed at preparing believers in their interactions with skeptics. The book, along with the accompanying interactive CD, is essentially a guide/instructions in presenting the evidences [...]
Researching Troubles (Books)
Posted in Books on Jan 4th, 2009
I am not an avid reader. It’s actually embarrassing the number of books I have read. It’s not that I don’t read, it’s just that I’m a slow reader. I blame it on having to read numerous journal articles and scientific reports, where I have to carefully read and think about each sentence. I therefore [...]
Gary Habermas’ book “The Thomas Factor: Using Your Doubts to Draw Closer to God” is online for free. Habermas wrote this book for ‘Christians who doubt’ as well as those who are just a little unsure about their faith. He categories doubt into three types: Factual, Emotional, and Volitional. In order to address ones doubt, [...]