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Simply Good News

Simply Good News

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Simply Good News Why the Gospel Is News and What Makes It Good By N.T. Wright This latest book by N. T. Wright, Simply Good News, presents a compelling observation of the Western church — that we have developed a debilitating case of amnesia about the meaning of...
A Glorious Dark

A Glorious Dark

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Finding Hope in the Tension Between Belief and Experience by A.J. Swoboda If you haven’t choreographed your own personal happy dance yet, now is the time, because you are going to want to do one while you read this book by Dr. A.J. Swoboda. The title, A Glorious...
“Lila” by Marilynne Robinson

“Lila” by Marilynne Robinson

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Lila, the third book about small town life in Iowa by Marilynne Robinson, once again brings us to the town of Gilead.  It is wonderful to return to this memorable fictional setting, even if this visit has a great deal of pain and darkness woven through the story.  All...
From Tablet To Table

From Tablet To Table

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From Tablet To Table –Where Community is Found and Identity is Formed by Leonard Sweet In the spirit of Jesus’ open table, Len Sweet’s latest gift-sized book, From Tablet to Table (171 pages including the notes at the end) is so engaging that I read it in one sitting,...