W. E. B. Du Bois' revelatory collection of fourteen essays, The Souls of Black Folk, (amazon) kicks off my year of readings on Black-American culture and history. *** In this article, I have referred to people of African descent as "black," "black folk," or "black people." After a few conversations with friends of darker skin pigmentation and African …
Review | The Cost of Discipleship
Dietrich Bonhoeffer's classic, The Cost of Discipleship (Amazon), is a piercingly beautiful tribute to the life completely surrendered to Christ. Bonhoeffer frames his snapshot of the Disciple's life with Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. Throughout his exposition on the text and the various aspects of Christian life, Bonhoeffer reminds the disciple that nothing but single-minded obedience …
Review | The Concept of Anxiety
I must confess. I am a Kierkegaard fan boy. The guy was brilliant. Looking past his literary schizophrenia (he wrote under more than 13 major pseudonyms) and absurdly terse style, Kierkegaard was a true genius. A contributor to the development of modern psychology and the "Father of Subjectivism," Soren Kierkegaard ("SK") stands as an intellectual …
Review | Financial Glory for America, Israel, and the Nations
Handed to me by a friend, this book struck a discordant note with me. As the title would suggest, Financial Glory for America, Israel, and the Nations contains a revelation of financial prosperity for God's people. The core: if God's people were to realize God's strength and power, God's people would live blessed lives and become more financial …
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