Reviews

Make Your Home in This Luminous Dark: A Book Review
[C]onsider the gift of not knowing, the gift of receiving, the gift of being beloved by God.

Out of the Ditch: Grace, Discipline, and the Work of Becoming a Better Church
…the ditch is the place to which the gospel can speak deeply, where the God we have always been dependent on comes to find us.

Can a Machine Be One of Us?
One of my favorite classes to teach is Philosophy and Science Fiction. As expected, much of what we discuss involves the philosophical implications of various

Grace and Social Ethics: A Review
“…grace makes possible a life that is not otherwise possible” which…reminds us of our nature and calls for a social ethic powerful enough to reimagine

Opening Ourselves to the Voice of the Lord: A Review of Songs from the Stillness
Making a sincere, direct address to God in most of his poems, Kuiper brings praise and gratitude, as well as genuine questions and pleas before

Live, Laugh, Love: (A Review)
This book is for everyone regardless of gender, political leanings, denominational affiliation, or stage of life; there is something in Live Laugh Love for all

The Amen Effect
The Hebrew word for amen is emunah, which means, “I see you, you are not alone, and I bear witness to your joy and pain.”

When Bread Is Resistance
How long, Lord? How long before you set everything right?

The Long Shadow of Adam: A Review of Defending Sin: A response to the challenge of evolution and the natural sciences
A few years ago, I read Loren Haarsma’s When Did Sin Begin. The book explored possibilities for understanding some key theological claims of orthodox Christian

Room for Gay Bellwethers in God’s Flock
He begins to pray, apologizing to his Maker for how he has been made.

Loosening the Grip on Power
Perhaps Nolan is suggesting that the way forward looks more like loosening our grip on power, acknowledging our mistakes, and seeking to be faithful to

A Clear Vision
He was willing to dare to dream of things that never were and say “why not.”