Tag Archives: History – Church

Daring Dependence by M.R. Conrad (2022)

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A 31-Day Journey with Those Who Found Their Strength in God “Even today, the work of God around the globe looms large. Those who have gone before us have done a lion’s share, yet the population of the world has … Continue reading

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Russian Christians on Trial by Michael Bourdeaux (1970)

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Eye-Witness Report from a Soviet Court-room This publication from Frontline Fellowship chronicles the two-day trial and sentencing of seven Ukrainian believers in 1969. Needless to say, it’s a timely read, considering Putin’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and the two-steps-back approach … Continue reading

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas by Frederick Douglass (1845)

As part of our Summer Reading Program at church, we’ve been working through the Christian biographies from our church library. Sadly, thus far I’ve only completed two—this and Tariri—though I’ve got two more in the pike, and have been reading a … Continue reading

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The New Evangelicalism by Charles Woodbridge (1969)

My pastor of 27 years is retiring this month, so I have been helping him clean out his office, and he’s given me a free-for-all run of his bookshelves, so I might be running through a number of “fundy” books … Continue reading

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The Protestant Mystics Ed. by Anne Fremantle (1964)

In seminary, I had a class on Spiritual Disciplines, which ended up being a study in Protestant Mysticism, something in which I wasn’t well-versed and with which I wasn’t very comfortable. We read books by Richard Foster and Dallas Willard, … Continue reading

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Tortured for His Faith by Haralan Popov (1970)

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Perusing the library at my parents’ church, I came across this fifty-year-old memoir of a Bulgarian pastor who was kidnapped, jailed, and tortured by the Communists for 13 years under trumped-up charges of espionage. While such books might have been … Continue reading

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The Passionate Preaching of Martyn Lloyd-Jones By Stephen J. Lawson (2016)

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This book is a profile in the series, “A Long Line of Godly Men”, put out by Ligonier Ministries. This series by Stephen J. Lawson and Douglas Bond contains short and to-the-point biographies of great men like John Calvin, Martin … Continue reading

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Jonathan Edwards: America’s Genius by Christian George (2008)

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I listened to this short audio-book (from ChristianAudio.com) while waiting for a recent flight, and only sort of enjoyed it. While it covers some of the major events in the life of Jonathan Edwards, it’s not enough for a reader … Continue reading

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America’s Pastor by Grant Wacker (2014)

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Billy Graham and the Shaping of a Nation Billy Graham: ever heard of him? By far, the most famous Christian of the past seventy years, Billy Graham has left his indelible impression on probably hundreds of millions of people all … Continue reading

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The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown (2003)

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Like many readers, I came to read Dan Brown‘s book partly in response to the public outcry it received from Evangelicals across the country. The debate reached its apex while I was still in college—at a very conservative Christian school—so … Continue reading

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