Star Parker’s book Uncle Sam’s Plantation: How Big Government Enslaves America’s Poor and What We Can Do About It, has been revised and updated. My main response after reading it is, “Wow!” This powerful book explains so many things I’ve thought about: the different kinds of poverty; the effects of welfare on poor people; how […]
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Review: Outlive Your Life by Max Lucado
Outlive Your Life: You Were Made to Make a Difference is based on the premise that “God has given this generation, our generation, everything we need to alter the course of human suffering.” In 16 story-filled chapters Lucado first reminds ordinary Christians that the gospel is foundational to all their efforts. He then discusses opportunities […]
Review: Beyond Opinion by Ravi Zacharias, Ed.
Beyond Opinion: Living the Faith We Defend is an insightful collection of essays by editor Ravi Zacharias and other apologists. Many of the essays focus on problems different nonChristian groups have with Christianity and on how to understand such nonChristians well enough to guide them to the Truth. Topics include postmodernism, Islam, Eastern religions, science, philosophy, and […]
Review: Bobby’s Friends! by Phia van den Berg
Bobby and his siblings were full of excitement when they finally flew from their home country, the Netherlands, to Pakistan. Although they were used to adapting to different cultures because of their father’s flood control work, settling into Pakistan in the 1950’s proved to be a challenge. Ten year old Bobby really struggled to understand […]