A few weeks ago, pastor Nam briefly mentioned a popular book called The Shack by William P. Young, which had since its printing become a hot topic amongst both Christians and non-Christians. It has been on the NY Times Best-Selling list for the past 10 weeks (currently at #17). It has been praised by some [...]
Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church
By D. A. Carson
Review by Gary Takahashi
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It is so difficult to write a short summary of what’s going on in the Emerging Church “conversation.” I have read some of the literature being produced by EC advocates and have visited one of their main websites on several [...]
Book Recommendation
Lost in the Middle: Midlife and the Grace of God
by Paul David Tripp
Reviewed by Gary Takahashi
I just finished reading this book and would like to recommend it, especially to those of you in our church who are either approaching (early 30’s) or are already in midlife (mid 30’s to 40). I’m sure many [...]
Review of the Book of Leadership
Author: John MacArthur
By Gary Takahashi
MacArthur’s purpose in writing this book was not to target church leaders alone but all believers period. He makes it clear that all believers in every kind of leadership imaginable are called to be spiritual leaders, whether he is the manager of the widget factory, [...]
Fool’s Gold: Discerning Truth in an Age of Error
By John MacArthur, general editor
Reviewed by Gary Takahashi
The purpose of the book is stated in the editor’s (John MacArthur) introduction: “This book, then, is a plea for discernment. It is a reminder that God’s truth is a precious commodity that must be handled carefully – not [...]
Jonathan Edwards: A New Biography
By Ian Murray
Book Review by Gary Takahashi
Ian Murray is no stranger when it comes to Christian biography. He has written the definitive two volume authorized biography of D. Martin Lloyd Jones (he served as Lloyd Jones’ assistant at Westminster Chapel (1956-59) and at Grace Chapel [...]
King of the Cannibals: The Story of John G. Paton
Missionary to the New Hebrides
by Jim Cromarty
Reviewed by Gabriel Oh
On October 13th, 1973, a Uruguayan airplane crashed into the snow coated Andes Mountains, killing nearly half of the 45 passengers onboard. The surviving 27 individuals found themselves living the next several days on a limited supply [...]
There are many interesting theories regarding the age of the earth based upon various scientific analyses of the fossil record. Even Christians who believe in the creation account in Genesis can differ as to whether they believe in an “old earth” or a “young earth.”
If you haven’t been reading good Christian books lately, you might be surprised by the number of good “light-weight”? reads. These are “light” in the amount of words and pages, but still bear depth and insight. In fact, you might find yourself thinking, “that was the best two hours I’ve invested into my spiritual life [...]
