Good books & celebration time
Celebration Time:
(Pardon me for this personal post. But you’re going to love the book recommendations!)
I’m celebrating the completion of two more seminary classes -
(1) Systematic Theology 11 - I’m really celebrating this one. I’m afraid I’m way over my intellectual capabilities, but still enjoyed the class. I probably spent eight hours trying to understand Jonathon Edwards “In Freedom of the Will.” My term paper was about God’s immediate forgiveness and it engulfed weeks of my life. I just turned it in today and feel like I accomplished a thesis! Praising God it’s all turned in.
(2) Personal Evangelism 565 - one of the best classes I’ve ever taken. Dr. David Wheeler is excellent. The assignments were multitudinous, but well worth the effort.
Here are some really great books from the class that I highly recommend:
Family to Family (Pipes) - If you have kids, you’ve got to read this book. It’s a great idea book and instruction book for creating a family mission statement so your family will intentionally honor God. Read it!
The Unexpected Journey(Rainer) - I don’t know how I missed this Rainer book, but it is un-put-downable. Each chapter holds a captivating interview with a Christian who was saved from a different faith view — everything from mormonism to satanism to buddhism. Each explains how they found the one true God, and gives tips for Christians about how to share Christ with them.
Share Jesus Without Fear (Fay) - I’d read this previously, but if you’ve missed it, it’s a must-read-twice book. Quite inspiring and practical.
Radically Unchurched (Reid) - This book will knock your socks off. It is a factual, in-your-face revelation of reasons our churches are unable to reach the majority of our nation’s younger adults and youth. Well worth reading.
The Art of Personal Evangelism(McRaney) - Perhaps the best book on personal evangelism I’ve read. Very practical, usable, inspirational. Read it.
Oh, there were lots of other books in this class, but these are some I thought you’d love.
Just three more seminary classes to go now…
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One more article published this week:
Let’s Worship Magazine Fall ‘08 - (Missions celebration idea)
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Book Signing: One more note–I get to do a book signing during the state convention on Friday evening at 5:30. (for convention details, see www.scbi.org).