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Callings: Twenty Centuries of Christian Wisdom on Vocation (William C. Placher, 2005)
BY: Denis Haack
Callings is a rich resource, especially for those of us who do not have easy access to a large university library. Here in one volume is Justin Martyr, Athanasius, and Augustine; Bernard of Clairvaux, Aquinas, and Thomas á Kempis; Martin Luther, John Calvin, and William Perkins; Sren Kierkegaard, Dorothy Sayers, Karl Barth, and so many more.
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No god but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam (Reza Aslan; 2005, 2006 )
BY: Denis Haack
The cross symbolically triumphant over a shattered globe! How the wisdom and heroism of our English soldiers seem like mere dross before the manifest and wondrous interposition of Almighty God in the cause of Christianity!
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Seeing Through Cynicism: A Reconsideration of the Power of Suspicion (Dick Keyes, 2006)
BY: Denis Haack
What we can see of God's intentions is like the back side of a tapestry, where the pattern is difficult to discern. It is actually more like seeing a small piece of the back side of a tapestry of such vast size that it goes well beyond our field of vision.
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Muhammad: Prophet of God (Daniel C. Peterson, 2007)
BY: Denis Haack
With an estimated 6 million plus Muslims living in the U.S. it is essential that Christians be informed about Islam.
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The Outrageous Idea of Academic Faithfulness: A Guide for Students (Donald Opitz and Derek Melleby,2007)
BY: David John Seel, Jr.
It was a common view among the Christians who attended this prestigious Ivy League college that one should get “B”s for Christ. Striving for an “A” was considered to be a mark of academic idolatry and a failure to put first things first.
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This past week I was listening again to Arcade Fire's CD Neon Bible, and was stunned all over again at the beauty of the music and the truthfulness of the lyrics. The grace of art, so precious in so broken a world, sometimes seems too much to bear.
We hope your visit to our website will somehow bring moments of grace, of truth and beauty, into your heart, mind and imagination.
Denis (for Margie, too)
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