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-“Jesus, The Final Days”

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

By Craig A. Evans and N.T.Wright (Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press, 2009, 116 pages)

A scholarly examination of the last events in the life and resurrection of Jesus Christ by two able New Testament scholars. Evans and Wright take a look at all of the current historical and archeological evidence and theories pertaining to [...]

-“Jesus Interrupted”

Saturday, April 25th, 2009

By Bart D. Ehrman, (San Francisco: Harper One, 2009, 292 pages)

New Testament scholar Dr. Ben Witherington gives an incredible detailed analysis of Bart Ehrman’s New book: “Jesus Interrupted”—in a 6 part series:
 
Bart Interrupted— A detailed Analysis of ‘Jesus Interrupted’ Part One
Bart Interrupted— A detailed Analysis of ‘Jesus Interrupted’ Part Two
Bart Interrupted— A detailed Analysis [...]

-"Claiming Christ"

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

:”A Mormon-Evangelical Debate” by Robert L.Millet and Gerald R. McDermott (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Pub.-Brazos Press, 2007, 238 pages)
A continuation of the Evangelical/Mormon dialogue started with the book “How Wide The Divide” by Craig Blomberg and Stephen Robinson and continued in “Bridging The Divide” by Robert L Millet and Gregory C.V. Johnson.
Dr. Robert L. [...]

-"A Thousand Splendid Suns"

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

By Khaled Hosseini (New York: Riverhead Books, Penguin Group, 2007, 372 pages)
A Novel by the author of The Kite Runner.
The story of two women, Mariam and Laila. Mariam is 5 years of age in Afghanistan, 1964. She looked forward to the visits by her father Jahil until she is old enough to understand [...]

-"Bridging The Divide"

Monday, October 20th, 2008

:”The Continuing Conversation Between A Mormon and an Evangelical”
By Dr. Robert L Millet and Rev. Gregory C.V. Johnson (Rhinebeck, New York: Monkfish Book Pub. Co., 2007, 185 pages)
In many ways, this is a continuation of “How Wide The Divide”, it even has a forward by Craig Blomberg and Stephen Robinson the authors of the [...]

-"How Wide the Divide?"

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

-A Mormon & an Evangelical in Conversation
By Craig L. Blomberg & Stephen E. Robinson (Downers Grove,Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 1997, 228 pages)
This book is really a first–an actual dialogue between an Evangelical scholar, Dr. Craig Blomberg of Denver Seminary, and Dr. Stephen E. Robinson of BYU.  Both are recognized scriptural scholars in their own respective [...]

-"3:16 The Numbers of Hope"

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

By Max Lucado (Nashville,Tenn.:Thomas Nelson, 2007, 219 pages)
A great devotional book based upon John 3:16. This is Max Lucado at his insprirational best. Each chapter is short enough to be read in the morning to start the day right or finish the day at night on a high note. Full of great stories and [...]

-"Dead Heat"

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

By Joel C. Rosenberg (Carol Stream, Ill.: Tyndale House Pub., 2008, 400 pgs.)
  This is the 5th and final book in the series which began with The Last Jihad and continued with The Last Days, The Ezekiel Option, and The Copper Scroll.
The book revolves around Jon Bennett, Former Advisor to the President, and his wife [...]

-"The Kite Runner"

Sunday, January 27th, 2008

By Khalid Hosseini (New York: Riverhead Books -Penguin Group, 2003, 271 pages)

The story starts with a phone call taken by a young man with an old family friend on the other end telling him that he needs to come back to the Middle East and care of some family business. Then the story line flashes [...]

"Religion of Peace?: Why Christianity Is and Islam Isn’t"

Friday, November 9th, 2007

By Robert Spencer (Washington DC: Regnery Pub., Inc., 2007, 264 pages)

The main stream Western press has bent over backwards to present Islam in the best ‘politically correct’ light possible as the: ‘Religion of Peace’.  Even President Bush refers to Islam with this label. In recent books, documentaries, and movies, the media and the left [...]