This was on Amazon.co.uk, as far as I can tell, but the principle would apply to Amazon.com. It is not only possible, but quite easy for someone to review anonymously. It is both courteous and ethical, of course, to identify any connection one has with the book. For example, an author or publisher reviewing his…
He concludes: This book of sermons makes for a good, quick, and fruitful read. That is true in large part because, as one would expect in a book of sermons that have been delivered orally, they aren’t overly technical. The language is appropriate for a literate but lay audience. And whether or not you agree…
A couple of days ago Dave Black said he was working on this essay and now it’s complete and available at Dave Black Online. I think it’s a wonderful essay and certainly points in the right direction. I would add two notes: 1) I don’t think being paid for ministry is excluded. Paul didn’t. He…
… and he’s already thinking about a new essay: I’m currently writing an essay on missions and finances, particularly the issue of the funding of church planting. I’ve been scouring the Pauline epistles to see what the greatest church planter who ever lived had to say. (Thus far my essay is tentatively titled “The Thessalonian…
For good Friday we present a few post from blogs by our authors and/or staff: From Jody’s Devotionals (Jody Neufeld, co-owner): Prayer and Praise, Even on Good Friday From Allan R. Bevere: Good Friday: A Chance Encounter in a Divinely Orchestrated Drama From the Participatory Bible Study Blog: St. John Chrysostom on Being Strangers Note…
I think many authors will be interested in reading this study from the Ad Hoc Committee on Fair Use and Academic Freedom, International Communication Association. Publishers obviously must be careful, because fair use is not well defined in law, but it is good to realize that there is such a principle in U. S. copyright…
To be precise, 10 Things that Drive Me Crazy about Working for a Church. Since all our authors either work for churches or have done so, I thought this would be of great interest!
Allan has posted the first of a series regarding limited government, titled A Christian Case for Limited Government #1: Introduction. Now Scot McKnight has linked to the post, and has generated 63 comments in one day, some of them fairly vigorous! Go join the discussion one place or the other. (Allan R. Bevere is the…
The book is Soup Kitchen for the Soul, forthcoming from Energion Publications. This is the author’s video explaining what led her to write the book.
Geoffrey Lentz thinks Glenn Beck has a point, at least if you look at it from a certain perspective. He says: What would happen if we “let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an everlasting stream” (Amos)? It wouldn’t work out very well for me. And of course, that might force a change…
