To some Christians (though not enough), it sounds too hideous to say something like “God killed your son,” when a child is run over by a bus. So they euphemistically say that God “allowed” the child to be run over by a bus. But can a logical mind make any distinction between the two? Ours do not and we doubt …
Darwin’s Dilemma
[Taken from Chapter One of our book: Don’t Blame God!] One man who turned away from God because he could not reconcile a loving God with the suffering he saw all around him was Charles Darwin, whose unbelief eventually contributed significantly to the development of his so-called “theory of evolution,” a myth that has blinded many to the truth of …
Consequences of Believing Satan’s Lie
The Father of Lies Among other things, Jesus Christ came to expose Satan’s methods. Chief among these is the Devil’s consistent contradiction of God’s Word. John 8:44 (KJV) Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is …
“God At War” By Gregory A. Boyd
“God at War” immediately stirs controversy within academic Christian theology and informs those in the Body of Christ, the Church, about spiritual warfare. Printed by InterVarsity Press, “God at War: The Bible & Spiritual Conflict,” by Princeton PhD. Gregory A. Boyd, expands the amount of academic theological writing on the subject of spiritual warfare. Compare E. Janet Warren’s theology as …
Who Switched Off My Brain? Controlling Toxic Thoughts and Emotions
Reviewed by Maureen Kirby – Eden Prairie MN Dr. Leaf is a Christian neuro-scientist and national speaker. In her book, she explains, in medical terms, how the brain processes thoughts. She then overlays that with the Word to show us how magnificently God designed our brains and how through reading the Word, speaking the Word, and meditating on the Word …
The God Who Risks
Reviewed by John A. Lynn Thank God for John Sanders, and thank God for the many other authors he quotes in his fabulous book titled, The God Who Risks (InterVarsity Press). In conjunction with reading this review, I heartily encourage you to read the transcription of our Nov/Dec 1999 audio teaching, You are the Only You God Has, in which …
The Fire That Consumes
Reviewed by John A. Lynn Is fire actually a preservative? Silly question? Well, isn’t that what the traditional doctrine of eternal torment really teaches? The Fire That Consumes is an excellent book that provides a comprehensive look at this controversial subject. As the flyleaf says, the notion of conscious, unending torment for the wicked has long troubled the minds and …
Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth: A Fresh Perspective to Understanding the Bible
Reviewed by John A. Lynn This book covers many major events recorded in the Bible, including: The destruction of the planet Earth between the first two verses of Genesis 1. The new doctrine of the Age of Grace which was kept a secret by God until it was revealed to His ascended Son who communicated it to the Apostle Paul …
Repenting of Religion: Turning from Judgment to the Love of God
Reviewed by Robert Schult What is it about our fallen nature that seems to make God’s great commandment—to love Him and our neighbor—difficult? What is it about disobeying the first commandment that God ever gave to man—don’t eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil—that we find in ourselves and are generally so easily given to? It …
God Of The Possible
Reviewed by John A. Lynn The incredible events of September 11, 2001 thrust into the world’s collective consciousness the age-old question: “If there is a God, and if He is a loving God, how could He have allowed such a horrifically evil occurrence?” Corollary to that question are many other equally heart-bending inquiries such as: “Is what happened on September …