Parables of Jesus
DVD, Vision Video, 58 Minutes, $15.99 Here is a fine series of short dramas on the following parables of the Lord: the good Samaritan, the …
When Your Aging Parent Needs Care
CANDY ARRINGTON and KIM ATCHLEY, Harvest House, 291 Pages, Paper, $14.99 Today’s Baby Boomers and even younger people are dealing with caring for their aging …
Why We Love the Church
In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion KEVIN DeYOUNG and TED KLUCK, Moody Publishers, 224 Pages, Paper, $14.99 This book is a defense of the …
“I Will Sing the Wondrous Story”
A History of Baptist Hymnody in North America DAVID W. MUSIC AND PAUL A RICHARDSON, Mercer University Press, 634 Pages, Hardcover, $45.00 The preface begins, …
Praise Songs Most Used in GARBC Churches (2009)
In Christ Alone (Stuart Townend, Keith Getty) You Are My All in All (Dennis Jernigan) Here I Am to Worship (Tim Hughes) As the Deer …
Activities of the Gathered Church
Prayer (1 Timothy 2:1, 2; 1 Thessalonians 5:17) Scripture reading (1 Timothy 4:13) Songs of praise and edification (Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16) Collection of offerings …
November/December 2009
Feature Articles NYC Church Planting | Darrell Goemaat and Kevin Mungons Becoming an Adoption Friendly Church | Paul Golden Brian McLaren’s Emerging Universalism | Bruce …
Tolerance, The Emperor’s New Clothes
The Emperor’s New Clothes has a moral that every woman needs to hear. This children’s book describes two tailors who declare they have invented a …
10 Benefits of Not Planning
Here’s a thought. With all the talk these days of strategic planning and organizational church ministry, what would happen if we did church work without …
Preserving Our Past
If someone wanted to write your biography and include information about the church you grew up in or the churches you served in, where would …
“Emergent” and “Emerging”: Is There a Difference?
Readers may be confused over the use of “emergent” and “emerging” in popular media. No wonder. McLaren himself has admitted that “I have gone out …
About Brian D. McLaren
Brian D. McLaren is an author and leading spokesperson for the emergent church movement, having appeared in interviews on Larry King Live and Nightline and …
Becoming an Adoption Friendly Church
Do Christians realize that adoption is truly a special opportunity for believers to affirm and demonstrate the sanctity of life to an unsaved world? Sadly, …
Front Row
In my role as national representative, I find the opportunity of participating in church anniversary celebrations a privilege and a joy. On each occasion I …