March 16, 2011
by Dave Ketter
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Having just heard Gabe Lyons speak on Being a Restorer this morning at Geneva College’s weekly chapel program. I was very interested in taking a look at his book The Next Christians: The Good News About the End of Christian … Continue reading
March 4, 2011
by Dave Ketter
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This review has been a long time in coming. When I started reading Radical: Taking Back Your Faith From the American Dream by David Platt, I wished I hadn’t committed to reading and reviewing the book, because I knew it … Continue reading
February 23, 2011
by Dave Ketter
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As noted in a related review (for The Liturgical Year by Joan Chittister), I have had an interest in things having to do with liturgy. One of the strengths of various liturgical traditions are in their careful practice of the … Continue reading
January 18, 2011
by Dave Ketter
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For many years, I have had an interest in things having to do with liturgy. As someone who identifies as a believer with Pentecostal beliefs, who grew up in non-denominational contemporary church settings, I never had much of an experience … Continue reading
December 21, 2010
by Dave Ketter
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It was with great anticipation and excitement that I received Chazown by Craig Groeschel for review. Alas, the last bit of graduate work at Geneva College demanded my time. And it has been worthwhile because the book makes more sense … Continue reading
December 21, 2010
by Dave Ketter
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Because of a lifelong interest in prophecy, a love for history, for the Jewish people and Orthodox Judaism itself, and because of the different directions studying Scripture has taken me in regard to those things, I was skeptical of the … Continue reading
November 5, 2010
by Dave Ketter
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On This Day in Christian History, pastor Robert J. Morgan promises “a year’s worth of insight and spiritual challenge” through anecdotes and events from the second century into the twentieth century. Spanning across Western Christian traditions, from early Catholicism to … Continue reading
October 27, 2010
by Dave Ketter
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Charles Stanley is well-known and beloved throughout broader evangelicalism as a pastor who is gentle and practical in application of the Bible. In a newly released daily devotional book, I Lift Up My Soul, years of that soul and experience … Continue reading
October 19, 2010
by Dave Ketter
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Ever since I heard Steven Furtick preach at Catalyst 2008 in Atlanta, I’ve followed a number of his sermons and learned a great deal from him about the radical nature of faith and walking in obedience to God regardless of … Continue reading
October 19, 2010
by Dave Ketter
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Given my very positive experience with Saint Patrick (Jonathan Rogers), I was optimistic about reading Saint Francis by Robert West. I was disappointed, to say the least. West sets out to write a biographical sketch of Francis of Assisi and … Continue reading