Online resources for Christian living and thinking.

My reviews channel is going to be all about books, shows, links and music that I have found and like.  Basically this is my personal bibliography for all the resources that I have found valuable. These are certainly not all the resources I have used, but they are the highlights of those that I would recommend for others. I will have several different review pages based on different kinds of media. I will add to each page as I find new resources.

Here are some webpages I find helpful.

str.org - Great apologetics and theology resource

axis.org - Family and technology resources

reasons.org - Old earth creationist site.

evolutionnews.org - Intelligent design site.

reasonablefaith.org - One of the best apologists in the world.

Bibleproject.com - Great 5 minutes animated videos explaining the Bible.

babylonbee.com/ - A must-read satire site!

coldcasechristianity.com - Jim Wallace is a former cold case detective from the LA area. He makes a very compelling case for Christianity and also has some great illustrated material for kids.  Here is his kids site www.casemakersacademy.com/cold-case-christianity-for-kids/. 

breakpoint.org/ - I listen to almost all of their content, and it is one of the best sites for a Christian understanding on current events. Furthermore, I have gotten links to lots of other good content from them.

Podcast: Comprehensive Theology & Apologetics Teaching - Free!

William Lane Craig is one the foremost Christian apologists, but he also does a great job teaching about Christian theology.

In a weekly Sunday school class, called "Defenders" to his own church he has been teaching through various Christian doctrines for years. The teaching is great because he does an overview of the whole topic going back into history to review many different perspectives then giving you his perspective at the end. Therefore, you are not just left with a one-sided presentation, but a very well rounded understand of any given topic.  He has been doing this for years and I highly recommend it for anyone who is interested in a fair minded treatment of given theological topics.

He also has several excursuses in which he deals with Natural Theology or apologetics, and in this area he is world class.

If you listened through the several years of teaching, you would have several college level courses worth of information about theology and apologetics. They are broken down in 3 series, and each series is broken into topics so that you could listen straight through or just listen to a particular topical area. I highly recommend them, and they are all free!

Here are the links.

Defenders 1

Defenders 2

Defenders 3

Podcast /mp3: How we got the English Bible

This is link to a great teaching on how we got the English Bible.

Dr. Daniel Wallace is a world renowed New Testament Scholar. Enjoy his teaching.

Online Videos: Can we trust the New Testament Canon?

Here is a link to a great set of videos that explain why we can trust the New Testament Canon. This is Dr. Mounce, who wrote my New Testament Greek Grammar book, interviewing Dr. Michael Kruger.

Book Reviews

My reviews channel is going to be all about books, shows, links and music that I have found and like.  Basically this is my personal bibliography for all the resources that I have found valuable. These are certainly not all the resources I have used, but they are the highlights of those that I would recommend for others. I will have several different review pages based on different kinds of media. I will add to each page as I find new resources.

Here are my book reviews. The first number is the review I gave the book out of 5 stars. 

Non-fiction

• 5. Finally Free
  • Best book on pornography I have read yet.
• 4. Innovations dirty little secret -  Larry osborne
  • As usual, lots of good practical advice.
• 4.5 A Praying Life — Paul Miller — Leadership book
  • Excellent book on prayer. I have not applied it as I should but it has a number of very good incites.
• 5 God Smuggler - Brother Andrew - 2014 audiobook
  • Wow. Very encouraging! We have a great God! Miracles and life change and conversions. Great book for all level Christians. Listen to with the kids!
• 3.5 Authority by Jamie Munson - Good short treatment of the topic some good quotes.
• 4 - Ambassadors Guide to Understanding Homosexuality by str.org. Great lay primer on the issue. 
• 3.5 - Leadership by Driscoll — Possible Leadership book  - simple book, probably not a bad book for elders and deacons to read. Not much I disagree with. Also has a nice bibliography of other good leadership books.
• 4 - Emotionally healthy spirituality — Peter Scazzero — Good for growing Christians 
• 3.5- 1000 gifts by Ann Voskamp — Finished fall 2013 — excellent  Recommend for women and leadership men!!— notes 
• 5 - Grace Disguised by Jerry Sittser Finished Fall 2013 — Excellent — Recommend for all, but particularly for 
• 4 - Read in 2012-13 Leadership as Identity. Crawford Loritz
  • Good book recommend for all leaders
• Emotionally Healthy church
  • Good book for already Christians

Fiction

• Tenant of Wildfell Hall — Anne Bronte
• 4.5 The Last Sineater by Francine Rivers. Very good character development. Good plot. Points to the gospel.
• 3 Call of the Wild - Jack London - audiobook - 2014
  • Interesting exciting - White Fang in reverse - his heroes are animal versions of Louis L'Amour heroes.
  • Thoroughly modern world view.  Clear example of classic late 19th century early 20th century modern evolutionary worldview.