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In Jesus the Bridegroom, Brant Pitre shows how the life of Jesus, and God’s dealings with mankind in general, have much in common with a love story. He shows the life of Jesus through ancient Jewish eyes, using the Old Testament and ancient Jewish writings, to show how Jesus seemed a lot like a bridegroom. The book is divided into seven sections like: The Divine Love Story, Jesus the Bridegroom, The Woman at the Well, and The Crucifixion.  Worth noting here is the author is Catholic. I am not Catholic, and this is the first book I have read by a Catholic author. It is actually one of the best books I have read recently. Besides the references to the Catholic apocryphal books and one of the last sections of the book dealing with the Catholic sacraments, it is not overly Catholic.  I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.  ABOUT THE AUTHOR BRANT PITRE  is a professor of sacred Scripture at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, Louisiana. He

I got this book because I thought it was a critique of American Evangelicalism and Cultural Christianity but I was wrong. Still Christian is an autobiography/memoir about the life of Christian ethicist David P Gushee, the author of the controversial book  Changing Our Mind: A call from America's leading evangelical ethics scholar for full acceptance of LGBT Christians in the Church. (Which I was not aware of before I read this book)  Still Christian tells the story of Gushee’s conversion among the Southern Baptists and his subsequent journey in the Christian academic world. He tells of his experiences with the Conservatives, Liberals, and Evangelicals and how all of this shaped his beliefs. Most of the book is political and ethical in nature. I agree with the author about many things but also disagree about many. My main problem is his view on LGBT issues. I won’t recommend this book because of this.  I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review

In Singing The Scriptures, Julie Meyer encourages the reader to do exactly as the title says, sing the Bible. She does this by giving testimonies of her own experiences and the experiences of others with singing the scriptures. Julie also talks about the life of King David and other people in the Bible sang the scriptures. At the end of the book is a section of recommend scripture passages to sing. This book is a great book with a high value for worship and the Bible. I highly recommend it.  I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Julie Meyer  is a popular worship leader and speaker, a Dove-nominated singer/songwriter and an author. Julie is known for starting Into the River, a new online community that enjoys endless soaking worship, weekly Bible studies and interactive classes. Find out more at juliemeyerministries.com. Download Free Excerpt Here

The subtitle of this book, Spirituality For The Rest Of Us, is the perfect description of this book. Larry Osborne explains what true spirituality is, even though it may not look like the standard religious understanding. He sums this up in the first chapter: “I wondering why I kept running across so many godly people who felt so ungodly. I now realize it had more to do with our faulty definitions of spirituality than anything else. In most cases, these people felt like spiritual failures not because they were far from God, but because they’d been unable to live up to generally accepted measures of spirituality.” I highly recommend this book.  I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.  About Larry Osborne Larry Osborne is a pastor, author and leadership consultant. He has a passion for helping Christian leaders in both the secular and church world succeed and fulfill their God-given calling. Since 1980, he has served as a senior pastor at Nort

“A king who dies on the cross must be the king of a rather strange kingdom”                      - Dietrich Bonhoeffer  This Kingdom is the focus of Ken Costa’s newest book, Strange Kingdom. This book has received many endorsements from a wide variety of well known people like R. T. Kendall, Nicky Gumbel, Joseph Prince, Jentezen Franklin, Steven Furtick, Robert Morris, and even Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury. And for obvious reasons.  Strange Kingdom features nine chapters that focus on the strangeness of God’s Kingdom and the relevance of the Cross in daily life. Each chapter ends with meditations on the chapter’s topic and recommended music to help in meditation. I highly recommend this book.  I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.