Knowing that God created the world around us, and ourselves as part of it,” Dr. Packer writes, “is basic to true religion.” The doctrine…
How the News Makes Us Dumb: The Death of Wisdom in an Information Society (C. John Sommerville, 1999)
In 1991, an article was published in First Things that so impressed me I sent copies to a number of my friends. I also…
The Hidden Smile of God (John Piper, 2001)
The writer of Hebrews twice instructs us to “imitate” the faith of those who have gone before us and whose lives have been marked…
Socrates Café: A Fresh Taste of Philosophy (Christopher Phillips, 2001)
There is a danger in both Christian families and Christian schools that indoctrination is taken for education. Nothing could be farther from the truth.…
Sex and Real Estate: Why We Love Houses (Marjorie Garber, 2000)
Perhaps it is more pronounced here than in other places. But the evidence seems to indicate otherwise. Dallas, Texas, is the real estate capital…
The Risk of Education: Discovering Our Ultimate Destiny (Luigi Giussani, 2001)
For those who consciously connect apprenticeship to Jesus with its cultural impact, there is a new form of ecumenism emerging. Among some thinkers the…
Love Walked Among Us: Learning to Love Like Jesus (Paul E. Miller, 2001)
I knew instantly that I had to read Love Walked Among Us: Learning to Love Like Jesus, by Paul E. Miller. “Learning to love…
Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic (Martha Beck, 2000)
I recently dined in Boston with a group of about 10 people, including some Harvard students. One of the major topics was social justice,…
Seduced by Death (Herbert Hendin, 1998)
Books / Discernment / Ordinary Life
I had gone to visit Grandpa in Groningen, Holland, for the last time before coming to the United States to study in January 1996.…
God’s Name in Vain: The Wrongs and Rights of Religion in Politics (Stephen L. Carter, 2000)
In the spring of 1994, I was interviewed by the emergency medicine group in which I am now a partner. Besides the usual questions,…