From Not Ashamed of the Gospel: Confessions of a Liberal Charismatic by Henry Neufeld: The transformation that Jesus accomplished on the cross, symbolized by the transformation of the cross itself, is something that we all can grasp. Circumstances and our environment are not fixed things that we have to take as they are. They can…
From Christian Archy, by David Alan Black, coming November 2: There is perhaps no clearer example of the church’s misguided appropriation of the world than the god of nationalism. Instead of simply following Jesus, whose kingdom is marked by powerless love, we have attempted to use Christianity to support worldly power. And this means that…
Remember the reception and book signing hosted by Bob Makar’s home church this Sunday afternoon, September 20, 2009, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. More information here.
From Who’s Afraid of the Old Testament God by Alden Thompson: I find the revelation of God in Christ a clearer and better revelation, but I certainly need not deny the marvelous experience that God gave to his people at Mount Sinai. It was just what they needed and it was good. Even today I…
The Mobile Campus – an interesting article from Inside Higher Ed. While it differs from education, publishing is also information delivery, whether on paper or not.
Via @sakeoftruth on Twitter and Yahoo! News, we have learned that Google will begin printing books through the Espresso Book Machine. This is good news for us at Energion Publications, because it should provide a stronger incentive for businesses to install the machines. Note that all of our black and white paperback titles (except for…
I imagine that when the codex started to replace the scroll there were those who thought the soul would go out of books. In turn, when the printing press came along, and books were no longer lovingly hand copied, I’m sure there were plenty of folks to bemoan the death of culture. Now author Andrew…
From Grief: Finding the Candle of Light, p. 2: Grief is a journey. While this is no surprise to anyone seeking answers by picking up this book, I pray that readers may discover what I am discovering: I go on because I have Hope in a tangible, intimate relationship with Jesus Christ. This book is…
From Preserving Democracy by Elgin Hushbeck, Jr., page 42: But again this is impossible, as a 100 percent effective tax rate is impossible.1 The point here is not to show that we will reach a 100 percent effective tax rate in any particular year. Any number of assumptions could have a very large effect on…
From Christianity and Secularism by Elgin Hushbeck, Jr. Based on their own writings and actions, those who wrote and passed the first amendment did not see it as completely separating church and state, but rather, they saw it as prohibiting the establishment of a national religion. Not only was this the view of the founding…
