Dust 008Rob Bell5 reviews Rob Bell Zondervan, 2005 Simply The Best + Excellent dvd + Dust -- A Small Group Leader's Review... + Disciples of Jesus             The Secret Message of Jesus: Uncovering the Truth that Could Change Everything143 reviews Brian D. McLaren Thomas Nelson, 2006 Why didn't we get this sooner? + Great Introduction to the Kingdom of God Brian McLaren's goal in this book is a part of his journey to better understand Jesus, His message and His Kingdom. McLaren is curious, he is a learner, an explorer, an excavator, an observer, a discoverer, a thinker and a truth seeker. In this book McLaren explores three areas, Jesus and his ...             Understanding the Difficult Words of Jesus: New Insights From a Hebrew Perspective30 reviews David Bivin, Roy Blizzard Jr. Treasure House, 1994 It was in Hebrew not Aramaic, stupid. + Insightfully clarifying! + Good Start + Eye-Opener             Is the Bible True?: How Modern Debates and Discoveries Affirm the Essence of the Scriptures25 reviews Jeffery L. Sheler HarperOne, 2000 Great place to start in understanding the Bible debate + Yes, it's true... + Interesting When dealing with questions about the Bible and about faith, we are often only able to find extremists--whether from the right or the left. Balance is a rare commodity. I think Jeffery Sheler brings us that balance in "Is the Bible True?" He attempts (and does a very good job) at listening to ...             Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times (Yale Nota Bene)19 reviews Thomas R. Martin Yale University Press, 2000 best short, complete book on ancient Greece + An absolutely fantastic overview of ancient Greece + You can't do much better than this. + As good as it gets for general history             The Shaping of Things to Come: Innovation and Mission for the 21 Century Church22 reviews Michael Frost, Alan Hirsch Hendrickson Publishers, 2003 new ideas for what "church" might look like + General Thoughts on the subject + Emergent training course I recommend this book to everyone who is tired of the institutional church. Even if someone doesn't want to start a house church, or be quite different, this book helps to challenge the need to always do things the same way. Do we really need a building? Paid staff? How can the church adapt to a ...             The Emerging Church: Vintage Christianity for New Generations43 reviews Dan Kimball Zondervan/Youth Specialties, 2003 Good read + So close to being a great book... Most of my commentary on this text would simply echo the pros and cons of the other reviews. It is a general intro. to the praxis of emergent ecclesiology. The book was most helpful for me in laying out how other churches are doing the emerging thing. The book was least helpful in Rick ...             More Ready Than You Realize30 reviews Brian D. McLaren Zondervan, 2002 What a pleasant surprise!! + Now I'm More Ready Than I Realized! + It's true, they are. + Can you say . . . "evangelism"?!?             Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith120 reviews Rob Bell Zondervan, 2006 READ THIS BOOK!! + Rob Bell Shows Us More + An Appeal to Think Before I decided to read this book my friends kept telling me, "If you're comfortable with your faith, don't read this book," to which I replied, "If you're comfortable with your faith then something is wrong." If we don't challenge our faith, then how will we ever develop spiritually? That's ...             Dust 008Rob Bell5 reviews Rob Bell Zondervan, 2005 Simply The Best + Excellent dvd + Dust -- A Small Group Leader's Review... + Disciples of Jesus             Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times (Yale Nota Bene)19 reviews Thomas R. Martin Yale University Press, 2000 best short, complete book on ancient Greece + An absolutely fantastic overview of ancient Greece + You can't do much better than this. + As good as it gets for general history             More Ready Than You Realize30 reviews Brian D. McLaren Zondervan, 2002 What a pleasant surprise!! + Now I'm More Ready Than I Realized! + It's true, they are. + Can you say . . . "evangelism"?!?             Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith120 reviews Rob Bell Zondervan, 2006 READ THIS BOOK!! + Rob Bell Shows Us More + An Appeal to Think Before I decided to read this book my friends kept telling me, "If you're comfortable with your faith, don't read this book," to which I replied, "If you're comfortable with your faith then something is wrong." If we don't challenge our faith, then how will we ever develop spiritually? That's ...             The Shaping of Things to Come: Innovation and Mission for the 21 Century Church22 reviews Michael Frost, Alan Hirsch Hendrickson Publishers, 2003 new ideas for what "church" might look like + General Thoughts on the subject + Emergent training course I recommend this book to everyone who is tired of the institutional church. Even if someone doesn't want to start a house church, or be quite different, this book helps to challenge the need to always do things the same way. Do we really need a building? Paid staff? How can the church adapt to a ...             The Emerging Church: Vintage Christianity for New Generations43 reviews Dan Kimball Zondervan/Youth Specialties, 2003 Good read + So close to being a great book... Most of my commentary on this text would simply echo the pros and cons of the other reviews. It is a general intro. to the praxis of emergent ecclesiology. The book was most helpful for me in laying out how other churches are doing the emerging thing. The book was least helpful in Rick ...             The Secret Message of Jesus: Uncovering the Truth that Could Change Everything143 reviews Brian D. McLaren Thomas Nelson, 2006 Why didn't we get this sooner? + Great Introduction to the Kingdom of God Brian McLaren's goal in this book is a part of his journey to better understand Jesus, His message and His Kingdom. McLaren is curious, he is a learner, an explorer, an excavator, an observer, a discoverer, a thinker and a truth seeker. In this book McLaren explores three areas, Jesus and his ...             Is the Bible True?: How Modern Debates and Discoveries Affirm the Essence of the Scriptures25 reviews Jeffery L. Sheler HarperOne, 2000 Great place to start in understanding the Bible debate + Yes, it's true... + Interesting When dealing with questions about the Bible and about faith, we are often only able to find extremists--whether from the right or the left. Balance is a rare commodity. I think Jeffery Sheler brings us that balance in "Is the Bible True?" He attempts (and does a very good job) at listening to ...             Understanding the Difficult Words of Jesus: New Insights From a Hebrew Perspective30 reviews David Bivin, Roy Blizzard Jr. Treasure House, 1994 It was in Hebrew not Aramaic, stupid. + Insightfully clarifying! + Good Start + Eye-Opener