Archive for the ‘QOD’ Category

Review: Jesus Manifesto by Len Sweet and Frank Viola

Slow start, great finish.
There's a reason why I almost put down 'Jesus Manifesto' by Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola, the first 1/3 was kind of dull. Not because the information was boring, but it was kind of redundant, and 'obvious'. Mind you, I think that's the point, to me a conversation for three chapters [...]

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Review: The Naked Gospel by Andrew Farley

I don't routinely review books but this one is part of Pomotheo's theOoze commitment so I though I'd give it a go. "The Naked Gospel. The truth you may never hear in church." Sounds edgy but it wasn't.
Maybe I'm not the target audience. Actually, I know I'm not. This is for a reader squarely [...]

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Simply to Surprised to After You Believe – NT Wright

Part of our commitment to theOoze is to review books they send us. This time I jumped at the opportunity to review NT Wright's latest installment in his series of 3 called 'After You Believe'. But before I could read this one I made a point to finish the first two (to try to [...]

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Ehrman ‘Jesus Interrupted’ Arrives in Paperback

Bart Ehrman's popular 'Jesus Interrupted' is now coming out on paper back and I'm letting you know cause of some ulterior motives. You can read my original review here. You can also pick up a copy of Ehrman's book here. The real reason I'm bringing up this release is because I'll get my hands [...]

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The Justice Project is a Must Have in Social Justice Reading

The Justice Project, Edited by Brian McLaren, Elisa Padilla, & Ashley Bunting Seeber, is a must have in the conversation of social justice for today's Christian audience. Thus far, this has been by far the most engaging and relevant book in theOoze viral blogger library, and certainly the one worth glowing reviews.
Enter the Justice League. [...]

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