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What is a Healthy Church? by Mark Dever (2005)

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Mark Dever re-introduces his 9 Marks of a healthy church in this book, What Is a Healthy Church (2005). Specifically, he focuses on those people who think they need to leave their unhealthy church in search of something more healthy—without realizing they have a responsibility first to try and change their own. Continue reading

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He Satisfies My Soul by Dr. Paul Brand (2008)

A Christian review of He Satisfies My Soul (2008) originally published as The Forever Feast (1993) by Paul Brand. Continue reading

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Lords of the Earth by Don Richardson (1977)

Another incredible-but-true story from the stone-age hell of Irian Jaya’s jungles How do you start reviewing such a story as this? Like Through Gates of Splendor, this unbelievable recounting of martyrdom and missions is a flawless modern classic based upon … Continue reading

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Fundamental Flaws by Darrell Dow (2012)

Seven Things Independent Fundamental Baptists Get Wrong (and How to Fix Them) As a collection of thoughts from a satirical blogger, this short e-book should be taken with a grain of salt. Sarcasm abounds. With poignant observations stemming from years … Continue reading

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Survive or Thrive by Jimmy Dodd (2015)

Six Relationships Every Pastor Needs This book found its way into my Vyrso reader, and I can’t recall if it was gift or if it came within my Logos package deal. However I received it, I was very glad to … Continue reading

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Church Planting Movements by David Garrison (2004)

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How God Is Redeeming a Lost World I felt deeply convicted by this book,  specifically how it highlighted my lack of vision in ministry, my apparent lack of passion, and what these two shortcomings suggest about the size of my God! … Continue reading

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Shoe Leather by Rick Oglesby (2012)

This short, practical guide to evangelism in ministry serves as a companion guide to Fostering The Harvest, a video series published by Biblical Ministries Worldwide (BMW) out of Lawrenceville, GA. Through a series of short, conversational lectures, the series’ teacher … Continue reading

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Crazy Love by Francis Chan (2008)

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Overwhelmed by a Relentless God I joined a small group of men from my church to go through this book, and we all found it a very challenging and inspiring read. In fact, it’s right on par with that flavor-of-the-day … Continue reading

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God is Red by Liao YiWu (2011)

The Secret Story of How Christianity Survived and Flourished in Communist China Christianity and China—what an excellent mix of topics for a guy like me! Someone recommended God is Red to me several years ago as describing the “growing and persecuted … Continue reading

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True Fellowship by Jerry Bridges

“We ought to begin our quiet time with the heartfelt prayer, ‘Lord, You must enable me to worship You and commune with You today. Without You my mind is dead and my heart is stone.’” (Jerry Bridges, True Fellowship, 41) … Continue reading

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