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Relationships of Grace: Responding to Shauna Hyde's “Fifty Shades of Grace”

Learn More “This book [Fifty Shades of Grace] has been written to honor all people, male and female, who have been mistreated, overlooked, and unloved,” so writes Shauna Hyde as she seeks to provide a holistic approach to the healing of relationships. Scripture proclaims that humans are not meant to be alone. We need one…

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Bob Cornwall: What Use is God?

by Dr. Robert D. Cornwall, pastor and author, from his blog, Ponderings on a Faith Journey. Author of Ultimate Allegiance: The Subversive Nature of the Lord’s Prayer, Unfettered Spirit: Spiritual Gifts for the New Great Awakening, Marriage in Interesting Times: A Pariticipatory Study Guide, and more! What use is God if God can’t or won’t prevent evil from occurring? That’s…

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David Alan Black: A New School Year and a Favorite Book

from David Alan Black‘s blogsite, jesusparadigm.com. I’m really looking forward to a fun and exciting fall semester, not least because I’m teaching NT Intro again for the first time in several years. The course covers Acts – Revelation, which means that, if I time things just right, the semester will end before I have to discuss…

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David Moffett-Moore: Book Review of "The Making of an Ordinary Saint" by Nathan Foster

Book Review by Dr. David Moffett-Moore The Making of an Ordinary Saint: My Journey from Frustration to Joy with the Spiritual Disciplines. Nathan Foster. Baker Books. Grand Rapids. 2014. Nathan Foster is the adult son of Richard Foster, author of the classic Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth. This book is his reflection…

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Review of Covenant

By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Daniel Martin, former advertising manager for the Independent, is back from Florida for two book signings in Belleville for his newly released novel “Covenant”. This is his first book and it was released March 19 by Energion Publications in Gonzalez, FL. Many of the scenes in the book are…

Process Theology: A Guide for the Perplexed – Review by Bob Cornwall

[The following review is by Bob Cornwall, author of Energion titles Ultimate Allegiance: The Subversive Nature of the Lord’s Prayer and Ephesians: A Participatory Study Guide. The book reviewed is by Bruce Epperly, author of Philippians: A Participatory Study Guide.] PROCESS THEOLOGY:  A Guide for the Perplexed. New York:  T&T Clark, 2011.  Ix +177 pages.             Christianity is one of…