I have written a few book reviews for school the last few months. This part of one of the reviews. The book was Adventures in Missing the Point. I had owned this book for a few years and have never read it.

Overview of the main points the authors are trying to make

When Brian McLaren was working on writing the book Adventures in Missing the Point, he went to EmergentYS to see if they would publish the book. Instead, “they suggested Tony Campolo as a coauthor.”(1) The authors then “divvied up the chapters”(2) and each chapter ends with the response written by the other author. Campolo disagrees with McLaren “on several points, which is part of what makes the book interesting and fun” says McLaren. The authors have heard “really positive response on this book, especially from people in “the Christian subculture” (3) who feel it kicks some doors down and opens some windows for needed fresh air.” The Christian subculture is the audience most likely to read this book since the authors are making the argument that most Christians have missed and keep missing the point of the Gospel that they have been called to proclaim. 

The authors have written their book in three sections: God, world, and soul. The first section they believe Christians have missed the point on are those of salvation, theology, kingdom of God, end times, and the Bible. The second section deals with the topic of the world. The authors think the church has missed the mark on: evangelism, social action, culture, women in ministry, leadership, seminary, environmentalism, and homosexuality. The third section is going to deal with the soul where they cover sin, worship, doubt, truth and being postmodern.

Footnotes from  https://brianmclaren.net/adventures-in-missing-the-point/ (accessed November 22, 2018)

This was part of a book review written for CSBS and my Christian Apologetics course online

10 MINUTES IN THE WORD: PROVERBS

I have had the chance to review 10 minutes in the word: Proverbs. I appreciated that I was able to read whatever translate of the Bible I wanted to use that day for the Proverbs reading. It was great that they make connects to Jesus and the New Testament. The prayers and questions at the end of each devotional were so helpful. I would recommend this book for people looking to read the Proverbs.     

How the Nations Rage review

How the Nations Rage review

Jonathan Leeman in the book "How the Nations Rage" challenges people to rethink politics. Leeman takes the time to define what politics is and what God has called political leaders to do. He also helps us understand what the church is by defining what the church is to do. And how the church is different than government. Leeman shows the way the local church needs to be a mix of the right and left. In the end, the church needs to be about the gospel and government needs to work for justice.

Strange Fire review

In the book Strange Fire, the author John MacArthur lays the groundwork for challenging the Charismatic church. He has seen the negative impacts the charismatic movement has had on the church. MacArthur argues that the charismatic movement has misrepresented the Holy Spirit. He calls the people to "test the spirits" (1 John 4:1). He focuses on pointing out false teachers.  MacArthur maintains that the supernatural gifts have ceased. The charismatic movement is painted with too broad of a brush in the book. There are some good things that have occurred in the charismatic movement. This is a good book for people to read but like all books the time to process what is said by John MacArthur.