The summer is always a great time to get some extra reading done, preferably outside with a Lutheran beverage in hand. So here are some of my suggestions of books that I’ve read in the past year. Some are theological; some are not, but they’re all worth your time. Memoirs I don’t know why, but … Continue reading Hipster Lutheran’s Second Annual Summer Reading List
One of the easiest ways that I think we can go against the relaxation/entertainment obsession of our culture is by reading. In an age of smart phones and social media, we don’t read books as much as we used to. Many people find it hard to sit down and focus and read a book. Even … Continue reading Hipster Lutheran’s Summer Reading List
I’ve had a few of N. T. Wright’s books sitting on my to-read shelf for a while and this is the first one that I’ve actually gotten around to reading. I have to say that I went into this book with fairly high expectations and this book more than exceeded those expectations. It’s been an … Continue reading Book Review: “Surprised by Hope”
The following is a book review of When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor… and Yourself by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert Conservative Christians are often (and perhaps rightly) accused of being hypocritical when it comes to their attitudes toward the poor. After all, the scriptures are not silent about how … Continue reading When Helping Hurts: A Book Review
The following is a book review/summary of Stephen Bullivant’s work, The Trinity: How Not to be a Heretic. Summary The Trinity is simultaneously one of the most foundational doctrines of the faith and one of the hardest to understand or explain. As Bullivant remarks: Ministers and pastors regularly begin their sermons on Trinity Sunday with a … Continue reading How Not to be a Heretic (Book Review)
