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The Courage to Be Protestant: Truth-lovers, Marketers, and Emergents in the Postmodern World
David Wells
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2008
A must read for serious Christians
You must read this book if you desire to understand why Christian churches are heading off in so many bad directions. Read this especially if you are grieved over the decisions your own church leadership is making.
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The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World
John Piper, Justin Taylor
Crossway Books, 2007
Collection of essays to make you think
The whole collection of essays could easily be summarized in Voddie Baucham's statement on page 62: "Christ is 'before all things.' Why did you choose your last job? Was it because of the supremacy of Christ in truth as it relates to your purpose for existing? Or was ...
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Above All Earthly Pow'rs: Christ in a Postmodern World
David F. Wells
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2005
A Timely And Important Warning
Other reviewers have indicated how important & difficult this book is to read. It is dense and requires sustained thought. But the insights in this book are absolutely essential to understanding how dramatically, comprehensively and severly Evangelical Christianity ...
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No Place for Truth or Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology?
David F. Wells
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1993
A magisterial analysis!
This is a provocative, demanding and rewarding book that attempts to grapple with some of the central challenges of Christian thought and life in a modern or post-modern world. Looking through Amazon and one or two other online sites, it is clear that many readers have ...
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Why We're Not Emergent: By Two Guys Who Should Be
Kevin DeYoung, Ted Kluck
Moody Publishers, 2008
A Substantive (and Funny) Look at the Emerging Church
One of the books given to all who attended this year's Together for the Gospel conference in Louisville was Why We're Not Emergent (By Two Guys Who Should Be) (2008, Moody Press) by Ted Kluck and Kevin DeYoung. Out of the great number of books we received that week, ...
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The Contest Problem: Book VIII (MAA Problem Book Series)
Mathematical Assn of Amer, 2008
For more than 50 years, the Mathematical Association of America has been engaged in the construction and administration of challenging contests for students in American and Canadian high schools. The problems on these contests are constructed in the hope that all high school students interested in mathematics will have the opportunity to ...
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Reforming or Conforming?: Post-Conservative Evangelicals and the Emerging Church
Gary L. W. Johnson
Crossway Books, 2008
Thirteen Reformed scholars take on postmodern evangelicals and provide a solid, biblical critique of their ideas. While self-described ?post-conservative evangelicals? enjoy increasing influence in the evangelical world, they represent a significant challenge to biblical faith. Popularizers like Brian McLaren (of Emergent Church fame) trade on ...
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God in the Wasteland: The Reality of Truth in a World of Fading Dreams
David F. Wells
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1994
Very insightful and thought provoking .
I am reading this book as part of a course in basic theology, and it is very illuminating. I would highly recommend this book to anyone in the church who wants to tell about "the reason for the hope that lies within you..." It is not just for a few pastors and ...
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The Contest Problem Book IX (Maa Problem Books)
J. Douglas Faires
The Mathematical Association of America, 2008
This is the ninth book of problems and solutions from the American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) contests. It chronicles 325 problems from the thirteen AMC 12 contests given in the years between 2001 and 2007. The authors were the joint directors of the AMC 12 and the AMC 10 competitions during that period. The problems have all been edited ...
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Shakespeare's Words: A Glossary and Language Companion
David Crystal, Ben Crystal
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002
By Saint Charity -- What a great reference!
What an awesome idea! To put into one place definitions for the hard-to-understand Elizabethan English that one runs into in Shakepeare! Whether it be "prithee" or "forsooth" or "prating mountebank," the dictionary will help give the Shakespeare novice or pro the ...
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Tales of the Resistance (Kingdom Tales)
David R. Mains, Karen Burton Mains
Chariot Victor Publishing, 2000
Terrific Christian fairy tales!
David & Karen Mains' Kingdom Tales consist of three volumes: Tales of the Kingdom, Tales of the Resistance, and Tales of the Restoration. First published in hardcover in 1983, 1986 & 1996 with delightful illustrations by Jack Stockman, these three books have been ...
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Night Sounds, Morning Colors
Rosemary Wells
Dial, 1994
A Delicous Read
This is a book filled with delicious smells, wonderful sound and color images. A good cuddle together and read to me book. An excellent book to stimulate creative writing and to explore the senses through. A book to enjoy over and over again!
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Tales of the Restoration, Book 3
David R. Mains, Karen Mains, ...
Chariot Victor Publishing, 2000
I loved it.
This book was a beautiful continuation of the lives of Hero, Little Child, and Princess Amanda,and their relationship to the King. As an adult this series of books has caused me to look at today and eternity through the eyes of a child. I liked the books so much that ...
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The Penguin Book of Curious and Interesting Numbers: Revised Edition (Penguin Press Science)
David Wells
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1998
Great for Middle and High School Students
A great supplemental tool for teachers! I had terrific fun with my 6th grade math students when reading them certain passages in this book. Many of the topics covered, such as factorials, hexidecimals, triangular numbers, pi, primes, etc. are not generally covered in ...
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By Faith Alone: Answering the Challenges to the Doctrine of Justification
David F. Wells
Crossway Books, 2007
Solid book
Like most edited works, some chapters are great and some really aren't all that good. But on the whole, it's an excellent read for someone seeking to understand better the current ecclesiastical climate surrounding justification by faith alone.
The chapters that ...
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