Life As a Prayer: Recapturing the Wind of Head Covering, by Michele Barnes McClendon | Review by Rosa Byler
Have you ever wondered how Christians outside of Anabaptism view I Corinthians 11 today? While a head covering for women has been customary throughout many cultures in most of world history, the practice has fallen into disuse during the last hundred years, particularly in Western culture. Churches that observed it thoughtlessly while it was in […]
Continue ReadingThe Unquenchable Flame: Discovering the Heart of the Reformation by Michael Reeves | Review by Rosa Byler
Growing up in a home where church history was important, I felt fairly well-acquainted with the significant figures of the Reformation. Their names were familiar to me and I had a general idea of what had been accomplished by such men as Martin Luther, Jan Hus, William Tyndale, and our own Anabaptist heroes: Conrad Grebel, […]
Continue ReadingWhat Do You Think of Me? Why Do I Care? By Edward T. Welch | Review by Rosa Byler
What Do You Think of Me? Why Do I Care? provides Scriptural insight into the problem of being controlled by the opinions of others. We naturally long for the praise and love of other people, and when this “need” is not met, we feel discredited and worthless. One of our culture’s foundational assumptions is that […]
Continue ReadingWhy I Don’t Listen to Contemporary Christian Music, by Shelly Garlock Hamilton
The question of what music is appropriate for Christians has become one of heated controversy in the last fifty years. Few Christians have difficulty categorizing the music of a performer who angrily chants or wails nearly unintelligible lyrics to the accompaniment of primitive poundings and thumpings. Most of us will readily acknowledge the value of […]
Continue ReadingSecrets of the Kingdom Life, by David Bercot | Review by Rosa Byler
Countless theologians have explored the relationship between faith and works/grace and obedience across the centuries, yet the conversation continues with unflagging enthusiasm. In Secrets of the Kingdom Life, attorney and author David Bercot takes his turn at investigating what he calls the “Great Paradox” of kingdom life: Jesus’ invitation to come to Him and rest, […]
Continue ReadingThe Accidental Feminist: Restoring Our Delight in God’s Good Design, by Courtney Reissig | Review by Rosa Byler
Although feminists portrayed in the media give the impression of being intentional, deliberate, and determined, the above title suggests the possibility of becoming one inadvertently. Author Courtney Reissig’s argument is that after more than a century of gaining momentum, feminism is part of our cultural landscape, and its effects are not easy to identify. She […]
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