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- 02/02/11
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It’s a snow day today—the first one in 2 years. Special thanks to the local school board for calling us at 6:30 AM to tell us that it is a snow day (and for making sure that the children couldn’t sleep in…).
Most Popular in 2010 - ECPA has released a list of the top 50 Christian books from 2010 and another list of the top 20 Christian authors from 2010.
Trafficking in the Shadow of the Superbowl - Carolyn McCulley: “Just in time for the Super Bowl in Dallas comes this important campaign. This article was brought to my attention by Shared Hope International, which I support, and was originally posted on the End Human Trafficking blog by Amanda Kloer.”
Crazy February Sale - Bob Kauflin announces Sovereign Grace’s annual sale in which they drastically lower prices on all their CDs and many of their books. It’s time to stock up!
Church in a Post-Feminist World - This is an interesting interview with Mary Kassian in which she talks about the church in a post-feminist world.
What if I’m Not a Gifted Evangelist? - “I understand there are many obstacles to evangelistic practice; I know this because I've used them all as excuses avoid evangelistic opportunities. Given the opposition of the world, my clumsy or even failed attempts, and the challenge of my sinful heart, evangelism seems best left to winsome religious professionals who have silver tongues and the backing of large religious organizations. They just seem so … gifted at it. But what is being ‘gifted at evangelism,’ anyway?”
Playing Chikin - “The chicken sandwich chain Chick-fil-A is owned by devout Christians who close their stores on Sundays and give lots of money to Christian causes. The company gave some free sandwiches to a meeting of a ‘pro-family’ group. Since that group opposes gay marriage-even though Chick-fil-A has not said anything about that issue-some bloggers are calling for a boycott.”
I sometimes think that the very essence of the whole Christian position and the secret of a successful spiritual life is just to realize two things … I must have complete, absolute confidence in God and no confidence in myself. —D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
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Comments (15)
I lived in Nashville, TN when they had a blizzard several years ago. The school system waited until _after school had started_ to call off school for the day. And bus service was cancelled too! So the city was in gridlock as all these parents had to go get their children in the snow (which is not a frequent site in Nashville). A co-worker left to get his kid at around 10 and pulled into his home driveway at around 6 that night.
Wow. What an interesting ECPA book list. So interesting. Popular level book trends. What do these lists tell us? Surprised that not a single Crossway book made the list, or maybe not so surprised.
Wow , now I’m depressed ! After reading the list of books and authors its no wonder evangelicalism is as shallow as it is. I’m not surprised because except for a few exceptions , this list looks like my Churches lending library .
@ Reg Schofield… What’s wrong with the book list? With several noteworthy exceptions, most of the books listed were ones I’ve personally read or would read if I had the time and money. (and I consider myself very conservative)
Just curious!And i owe you a thanks—I rarely comment, but always read. Thank you for all you do!
Now I’m even more depressed , thanks Tim. Just reading about Chick-Fil-A and not being able to go get some of what I have heard are they best sandwiches in the world , makes me cry . I say bring the them to Canada , oh wait , we are are so liberal and secular the only place they might work is in Alberta .
How come Sarah Young’s “Jesus Calling” made it on the list twice?
Fascinating to check out the books listed. At least 90 percent of them aren’t worth the paper they have been written on, apart from some of the old classics.
I am good friends with our local Gospel Bookshop manager, & in large part, he concurs. There are some good books around, but you have to look hard. At least they are doing some good low cost hard-back classic re-prints, like John Stott’s “The Cross of Christ”.
It highlights how far down the tubes we have gone. Speaks volume about why the church is in such a serious state. It’s all about me & myself & I. A very sad state of affairs.
This might shed some light on the Super Bowl Shadows story. I was hoping you wouldn’t get caught up in the hype/myth.
Nancy Nall - Won’t get fooled again
hey bro. did you mean today’s a la cart to be 1/2 or 2/2?
Okay, which of the ECPA best sellers does not belong on the list?
The other evangelical-bestsellers list you posted some weeks ago, Tim, placed Jesus Calling at the very top. That was quite troubling, and at least this one has the mystical devotional at no. 5 instead. Still, in my view, that’s too high.
But as others have said, that’s not very surprising. Let’s lovingly show our professing Christian friends that the promises of Scripture are far better than man’s revisions!
My two-part Jesus Calling open letter/review is at YeHaveHeard.
Perhaps one of them is the children’s version of the same name.
Wow, someone needs to teach Mary Kassian what feminism actually is and isn’t. I can’t believe she actually thinks this is the kind of thing that feminist principles lead to:
“They’ve been taught to be loud, brash, sexual, aggressive, independent, and demanding. They have been trained … to devalue the home, marriage, and children.”
Defining feminism as a whole by its minority radical fringe is hardly fair or accurate.
Ironic that the very people who benefit from feminism daily are often the same ones who criticize it. . .
I particularly like the quote by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones that you posted at the bottom today. I need this reminder daily! I see others are discouraged by the book list for 2010 also. I have tried (so far without success) to get a book lending program going at my large church - using a site you posted about awhile back - the sharedbookshelves site. It is a great concept and the site works great. I’ve entered some of my own books of substance that I am willing to lend. But it seems hard to get people to read anything today, let alone books of more depth. Any ideas? How can we encourage Christians to read deeper things?
The MLJ quote made reading your blog today worthwhile ( and the school board call brought a smile to my face). Thanks.