Dug Down Deep Unearthing What I Believe and Why It Matters By Joshua Harris Published by Multnomah Books Written by established author and speaker Joshua Harris, Dug Down Deep is well written and addresses many common theological issues in a way that is fairly easy to understand. Harris is the son of a Gregg and Sono Harris, pioneers in the Christian homeschooling movement beginning in the early 1980’s. One of seven children, Joshua is joined in the writing and speaking arena by his younger, twin brothers Alex and Brett Harris. In Dug Down Deep Harris’s well rounded and biblically sound foundational upbringing shines through. He unapologetically but easily discusses many…
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Futurecast
FUTURECAST By George Barna Published By Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. Are you one who can’t get enough statistics? Love reading page after page of research data? Then this is the book for you! Ok, admittedly, I am not one who longs to sit down with my cup of coffee to read page after page of research data. But, that said, there is a need for a book such as Futurecast to provide data trends on how our current cultures are shaping our world’s future. Futurecast is choked full of supporting research regarding current overriding beliefs, behaviors and attitudes in our society. Trends in media, technology, entertainment, and the resulting “information…
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Don’t Check Your Brains At The Door
Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door By Josh McDowell & Bob Hostetler Published by Thomas Nelson A great little book that could be titled “Apologetics for Teens.” In Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door well established Christian authors Josh McDowell and Bob Hostetler have compiled forty-two concise chapters grouped into six general topics dealing with common myths of the Christian faith. These six areas include Myths About: God, Jesus, The Bible, The Resurrection, Religion and Christianity, and Life and Happiness. Many chapters are addressed as story format which grab the reader’s attention and relate the idea very well, especially since this book is geared toward teens. Each chapter ends…