by F. Gerrit Immink Wm. B. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Mich. 280 pages Immink is rector and professor of homiletics at the Protestant..
by Joan S. Gray WJK Press, Louisville, Ky. 158 pages In her book, “Spiritual Leadership for Church Officers,” Joan Gray introduced the..
What is it about great musicians and addictions? Maybe they sense or feel something at a more expanded level than the rest..
Those of us who have loved the Deep South and have lived in it (this writer has lived in both South Louisiana..
Louis Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) is not a nice guy. We first meet him being caught by a night watchman stealing some construction..
Christine (Nicole Kidman) wakes up every day remembering nothing. She wakes up in bed with a man who claims to be her..
This is an extraordinary movie for music lovers, but even those without the requisite “chops” can still enjoy the sparkling dynamics. Andrew..
There are a couple bothersome things about this film that get in the way of its working well as a “true story.”..
The story of Stephen Hawking is a compelling one, and this film does a very credible job of developing it. Of particular..
There are negatives at the start. First, this movie does not stand alone. They assume way too much about what the viewers..
This is a great movie for theater lovers, and a pretty good one for everybody else. Michael Keaton is superb in the..
Faith Seeking Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Theology (third ed.) Daniel Migliore Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Minn. 485 pages Twenty-five years after it was..
edited by Dean G. Stroud Eerdmanns, Grand Rapids, Mich. 203 pages REVIEWED BY ROGER J. GENCH This book, a collection of sermons..
Foreword by Albert Blackwell (compiled by Jessica Miller Kelley) Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky. 173 pages The tone of this collection..
by Mark Achtemeier Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky. 137 pages REVIEWED BY MARY HARRIS TODD Christ’s family is in deep discussion..
They say that today’s 25-year-olds are in a “quarter-life crisis.” They're the new “slackers,” the ones who got an education (maybe), but..
As most of us amateur ethicists have come to realize, it’s one thing to break one of the Ten Commandments. But it..
First of all, dear readers, you have to see this one in the theater. And let the surround-sound rumble your chair and..
Elsa (Shirley MacLaine) lives in an apartment building in New Orleans where Fred (Christopher Plummer) has just recently moved next door. Fred’s..
by Ronald P. Byars Cascade Books, Eugene, Ore. 150 pages REVIEWED BY JOHN P. BURGESS Ronald Byars believes passionately in weekly communion...
by John Swinton Eerdmanns, Grand Rapids, Mich. 298 pages REVIEWED BY WILLIAM F. MAY John Swinton’s book dares to re-describe the headlong..
by Brian K. Blount Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky. 135 pages No one takes the resurrection more seriously than Brian Blount...
The first impression is that this is really a visually stunning film. The artwork is incredible, as if you’re constantly watching some..
This is a cute kids’ movie that my grandchildren will enjoy. Truth is, I did too. Disney really knows how to do..
by John C. Bush CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 286 pages REVIEWED BY WILLIAM G. MCATEE John Bush skillfully weaves together this historically..
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