The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place, by Andy Crouch | Review by Rosa Byler
Technology has been around for a long time—when God assigned man dominion over the rest of creation, He gifted him with the creative abilities to bring about scientific discoveries and technological progress (see Genesis 4). Technology has always had the potential for straying from “its proper place,” but the pace of development in the last […]
Continue ReadingHabits of the Household: Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms, by Justin Whitmel Earley | Review by Rosa Byler
Every household develops patterns for basic everyday activities, whether by default or with intention. These eventually become so familiar that we don’t think about them unless we spend time in another household—or marry. As young parents soon discover, the arrival of children intensifies the urgency to establish helpful routines! Habits of the Household is a […]
Continue ReadingPeople Problems
Would you hire some additional employees if you could find them? And maybe even let a few under-performers go if you could be assured of finding stronger replacements? If you answer “yes” to these questions, you certainly aren’t alone. In my coaching work with businesses, the challenges to success that I most frequently hear about […]
Continue ReadingGod, Technology, and the Christian Life, by Tony Reinke | Review by Rosa Byler
Tony Reinke has written about technology in Competing Spectacles and 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You. This book is his “biblical theology of technology.” Note the word order of the title; most of us tend to start from where we are, observe what is happening around us, and make conclusions about what we should […]
Continue ReadingChild Proof: Parenting by Faith, Not Formula, by Julie Lowe | Review by Rosa Byler
Bringing up children is probably the most common and yet the most significant responsibility in life, judging by the number of books on the subject—and while acknowledging that there are no foolproof formulas, most of us still scan the latest publications! Child Proof, despite its puzzling title, is worthy of more than just a cursory […]
Continue ReadingCaring for the Souls of Children: A Biblical Counselor’s Manual, edited by Amy Baker | Review by Rosa Byler
The goal of the biblical counseling movement was to help troubled Christians find soul care and counsel from fellow believers rather than secular psychologists or psychiatrists. For a number of years, their resources were mostly at the adult level. Amy Baker, longtime counselor and currently a member of the Biblical Counseling Coalition, developed an interest […]
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