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Book reviews.

Influencing Powerful People

Influencing Powerful People: engage and command the attention of the decision makers to get what you need to succeed Dirk Schlimm McGraw-Hill, 2011 ISBN: 978-0-07-175286-2 Most books I’ve read in the field of leadership seem directed at leaders and those … Continue reading

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Learning from those with whom we disagree

Eugene Peterson is probably best known for The Message, his contemporary language version of the Bible. And while I would never make it my main Bible for study and ministry, it does present the message of Scripture in a fresh and … Continue reading

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The global church is influencing how we discuss theology

Theology in the context of World Christianity: how the global church is influencing the way we think about and discuss theology [Timothy C. Tennent, Zondervan, 2007] is one of those books I think every Christian ought to read, but especially those … Continue reading

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What Christians can learn from Muslims

Between Allah & Jesus: What Christians Can Learn From Muslims Peter Kreeft IVP Books, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-8308-3746-5 Peter J. Kreeft, professor of philosophy at Boston College has attempted to give Islam a fair hearing before Christians by means of fictional … Continue reading

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Exploring some really big questions

This article first appeared in ChristianWeek on July 9, 2010.  __________ Does the universe have a purpose? Will money solve Africa’s development problems? Does science make belief in God obsolete? Does the free market corrode moral character? Does evolution explain … Continue reading

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