Entries from Off the Agenda tagged with: history
May 1, 2009
Book Corner: Tour Guides for the Journey of Faith
A look at Richard Foster's Longing for God.
I have appreciated the ministry of Richard Foster since I read Celebration of Discipline for the first time in college. What sets him apart from others who write about spirituality is that he consistently resists reducing the Christian life...
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book corner, history, spiritual formation,
March 6, 2009
Book Corner: Learning from Edwards and Whitefield
What do these 18th-century preachers tell us about our world?
It's important to know where you came from. Here are two biographies I've read in the past few months that I think will encourage you and give you insights into why we do the things we do. The first...
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book corner, culture, evangelicalism, history,
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