by Brad Blocksom | Dec 30, 2020 | Church & Pastoral, Disciple Making, General, Missional, Practical Theology, Reviews
I’ve been on a missional reading journey for a number of years now, and I thought it was time that I share some of my favorites with you all. The Forgotten Ways By Alan HirschIt all started for me here, and this book changed my life forever! After 25 years of...
by Brad Blocksom | Nov 25, 2020 | Devotionals, General, Prayer, Reviews
Prayer for women like us: Prayer Book & Journal For Exotic Dancers Wait, what? You can do that?!? If you’re ex-stripper, Pastor, and author Monica Gary Sr. – yes you can! Full Disclosure: Monica is a friend and a missional ministry partner. But I can...
by Brad Blocksom | Jan 27, 2020 | Leadership, Missional, Practical Theology, Reviews, Theology
Full disclosure up front: I love Alan Hirsch! He is one of my favorite authors and missional thinkers/leaders. His book, The Forgotten Ways, literally changed my life. But enough about that. In 2017, I walked out of the Missio Alliance conference with an armful of...
by Brad Blocksom | Sep 8, 2019 | Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, General, Healing, Missional, Practical Theology, Prayer, Reviews, Small Groups, The Vineyard Movement, Theology
Disclaimer: Mike Turrigiano is one of my favorite people in the Vineyard movement! Luke Geraty (his co-author) is a friend and kinda my boss here at Think Theology. What follows is my attempt to, none-the-less, provide an impartial, unbiased review of Pastor...
by Luke Geraty | May 5, 2016 | Biblical, Church & Pastoral, Reviews, Theology
This coming Sunday is Mother’s Day and if you are going to be preaching this week, you’ve probably been looking for some resources that would help you with your sermon. Thus, it only seems fitting to review Making Sense of Motherhood: Biblical and...
by Luke Geraty | Apr 21, 2016 | Biblical, Reviews, Theology
Growing up in a church environment that made use of “end times charts,” I’ve not always found books on the second coming of Jesus all that helpful. Far too many authors have too little understanding of the biblical authors’ worldview and spend...
by Luke Geraty | Apr 7, 2016 | Christian Living, Reviews, Theology
As one of my recent reviews reveals, there are many resources available for Christians interested in having a better understanding of what Scripture says regarding homosexuality, engaging homosexuals, and how the Church should respond to questions about issues related...
by Luke Geraty | Apr 1, 2016 | Christian Living, Reviews
In a fast changing world that is still in a “sexual revolution,” many Christian parents have expressed to me a great deal of concern and frustration, especially in regards to how they should go about addressing the various subjects with their children....
by Luke Geraty | Jan 5, 2016 | Reviews, Theology
This past Sunday I asked the congregation what are some of the central beliefs of the Church… the non-negotiables, so to speak. I was absolutely delighted to hear one of my friends say, “the Trinity!” Yes! Yes, yes, and yes! As a committed advocate...
by Able Baker | Nov 19, 2015 | Christian Living
Perspective is an important thing to maintain while Thanksgiving and Christmas approach. As a matter of fact, it’s important year-round. It is very easy to lose sight of the reason for our celebrations. Little catchy slogans like “Jesus Is The Reason For The Season”...
by Luke Geraty | Nov 3, 2015 | Biblical, Reviews, Theology
While there are some significant differences between the various eschatological views that are found within the Church, I’m convinced that there are some general hermeneutical guidelines that would serve students of Scripture when approaching apocalyptic...
by Robby McAlpine | Aug 27, 2015 | Biblical, Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews, Theology
It has been my privilege to read Mary Boller’s The Wisdom of Wimber over the past few weeks. Marty (can I call you Marty?) has done an excellent job of collecting a variety of the late John Wimber’s pithy insights and pastoral wisdom, and sharing them in a...
by Brad Blocksom | Jul 7, 2015 | Biblical, Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews
For those of you who enjoyed my series on 10 Ways We Must Read Scripture Differently (#1 starts here), I thought it might be nice to see a different perspective on how not to read the Bible! In this case, by someone far more qualified than me to write on this topic...
by Luke Geraty | Jun 18, 2015 | Church & Pastoral, Reviews
