An Artistic Approach to Spiritual Growth, conclusion
My delay in concluding this series on Walter Isaacson’s biography of Leonardo da Vinci comes from my not knowing how best to comment on the remaining lessons from the…
An Artistic Approach to Spiritual Growth, part 1
Not too long ago I read Walter Isaacson’s bestselling Leonardo Da Vinci, a well-crafted account of the genius’ life and work. Isaacson explores and illumines fine details about advances in…
The Shape of Books, part 3
I’ve been writing about how individual books of the Bible hit us as readers. I’m trying to process something different than what might first be addressed in commentaries – the…
Two Books about Shame: One; OK. The Other; Very Good.
I’ve just completed reading two books about shame – Curt Thompson’s The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories we Believe about Ourselves and Ed Welch’s Shame Interrupted: How God…
A Great Book for Thoughtful Outsiders
It’s hard to find books that speak to both Christians and non-Christians. Here’s a recommendation for a new book that fits that distinction: Gregory E. Ganssle’s Our Deepest Desires: How…
Questioning Evangelism, The 2nd Edition
I’m excited to announce the release of the 2nd edition of my book, Questioning Evangelism. In his grace, God has chosen to bless that book far beyond my expectations and…
In Praise of Complexity
Does complexity pose a difficulty for evangelism? And do the many paradoxical situations in our world make our task of outreach more daunting? I don’t think so. But it’s not…
Mere Christianity’s Lasting Vitality
I just finished reading a biography about a book. Does that sound odd? It did to me when I first heard about George Marsden’s recent publication C. S. Lewis’s Mere…
The Very Human, Very Important Gift of Conversation
I have written elsewhere on the insight I’ve gained about conversation from Sherry Turkle’s helpful book Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age. In this blog I…
Lament for the Loss of My Dad
I'm taking a short break from my series on 21 Evangelism Lessons for the 21st Century. This blog explains why. I was driving in my neighborhood recently when I saw…