Practicing Hospitality: The Joy of Serving Others, by Pat Ennis and Lisa Tatlock | Review by Rosa Byler
Being hospitable is an ancient tradition; every culture offers variants of the basic components of food, lodging, and conversation. Yet hospitality is rooted in biblical command and precedent; and for Christians, there is the added “joy of serving others” as we follow Christ’s example. In Practicing Hospitality, Pat Ennis and Lisa Tatlock encourage readers to […]
Continue ReadingOpenness Unhindered: Further Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert on Sexual Identity and Union with Christ, by Rosaria Champagne Butterfield | Review by Rosa Byler
Increasing gender confusion around us suggests that a higher percentage of new Christians will suffer ongoing temptation and discouragement over pre-conversion life patterns. Most churches, not just those who have been somewhat isolated from the culture around us, lack understanding or experience in dealing with the fallout of homosexuality. Rosaria Butterfield, an educator and former […]
Continue ReadingNot If, but When: Preparing Our Children for Worldly Images, by John Perritt | Review by Rosa Byler
When I was a teenager, the word pornography was rarely heard, either in conversation or across pulpits. I had a vague idea of its definition but no mental images. Although it could be stumbled upon by accident in attics, haylofts, or the trunks of cars, obtaining pornography generally took deliberate intent, and sources were limited. […]
Continue ReadingLasting Love: How to Avoid Marital Failure, by Alistair Begg | Review by Rosa Byler
Alastair Begg’s opening line is “Another book on marriage?” We may well wonder with him, especially with a title that implies foolproof technique. Yet given that the institution of marriage is experiencing significant cultural attack and disintegration today, good books on the subject should abound. A sound view of marriage, for both individual couples and […]
Continue ReadingSix Essential Meetings
Have you ever felt like time spent in meetings is wasted time? All we do is talk – there are no sheds being sold, manufactured, or delivered and installed. Only talk! Let’s be honest: a lot of time can be wasted in meetings. However, when you notice a company with a strong, engaged culture, you […]
Continue Readinga non-anxious presence: How a Changing and Complex World Will Create a Remnant of Renewed Christian Leaders, by Mark Sayers | Review by Rosa Byler
“No one dresses up for funerals anymore,” complains a ninety-four-year-old friend. Rudeness goes viral in public forums; conventions are flouted and etiquette ignored. “Experts” in almost any field, bolstered by a chorus of internet yes-voices, insolently contradict authorities of legitimate research and experience. Institutions collapse, undermined by relational and cultural conflicts masquerading as battles for […]
Continue Reading
