Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky. Reviewed by GARY PANETTA Faced with crisis, Elijah returns to the story of God’s mighty acts..
“Joe” is an old-school, old-fashioned kind of movie. There’s no slick CGI fantasy sci-fi stuff. No chase scenes. No shoot-‘em-ups that look..
Captain America (Chris Evans) is how we would all like our heroes to be: strong, intelligent, patriotic, invincible in combat – but..
No, it’s not an exact replica of the biblical account. (That would be difficult to do, anyway, because there appears to be..
by James Henry Harris Cascade Books: Eugene, Ore. 146 pages. "The Forbidden Word” by James Henry Harris, is a good conversation..
by Douglas F. Ottati William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company: Grand Rapids, Mich. 384 pages. The tag “liberal” in conventional debates seems..
This movie did not consciously cast itself in biblical terms. But, as a practicing believer watching it, I couldn’t help but think..
American audiences have proven that they don’t mind watching a very bloody shoot-‘em-up, but there needs to be a reason, or else..
“The woman was clever and beautiful, but the man was surly and mean” (1 Samuel 25: 3). Back when King David was..
Normally, I don't go for caustic humor, the kind that constantly ridicules and belittles others. Nor do I normally go for the supposed..
Yes, this one is coming in with all the hype of the new “Hunger Games,” and that’s probably an unfair burden to..
Outlook roundtable interview with Miles Teller and Jai Courtney, stars of “Divergent” Dallas, Texas March 5, 2014 Ronald P. Salfen, Presbyterian Outlook..
by Candida Moss San Francisco: HarperOne. 320 pages Candida Moss deconstructs much of the mythology surrounding Christian martyrdom. While some may..
Theology of Mission: A Believers Church Perspective by John Howard Yoder. Edited by Gayle Gerber Koontz and Andy Alexis-Baker IVP. Downers’ Grove,..
Ethan Renner (Kevin Costner) has spent all his adult life working undercover for the CIA. He’s done it all. In between, he..
Practicing Presence in an Age of Distraction by Diane M. Mills Skylight Paths Press, Woodstock, Vt. 150 pages. The author believes that..
“For the days are surely coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the..
by Stephen McCutchan Amazon Digital Services. 398 pages. Reviewed by ED WHITE Stephen McCutchan has done a wonderful job of using the..
The Next Christendom — The Coming of Global Christianity (Third Edition) by Philip Jenkins Oxford University Press, New York, N.Y. 346 pages...
In a way, it’s unfair to criticize a movie for what it isn’t. Obviously, it isn’t a lot of things. It’s also..
As a practicing believer, I think every Christian should see this film. There. I’ve said it. I’m a shameless shill for this..
Roundtable interview with Mark Burnett, producer of “Son of God,” & Roma Downey, actress in the film Interviewed by Ronald P. Salfen for..
by James D. Bratt William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Mich. 455 pages. At long last, we have a full-length biography..
Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life by Richard Rohr Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, Calif. 198 pages. This book of observations..
Power of Faith: 450 Years of the Heidelberg Catechism Edited by Karla Apperloo-Boersma and Herman J. Selderhuis Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen. 454..
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