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GCC Reading for January 2013
Faulkner once said something to the effect that a good writer reads more than he writes. And since I am a significantly worse writer than Faulkner was (but I drink less), I am constantly looking for books to absorb. This month, with some Amazon gift cards burning holes in my pocket, I have decided to … Continue reading
Stephen Prothero | The American Bible
“To be an American is not to subscribe to a common creed. It is to engage in a common conversation”. I would not consider myself much involved in politics or patriotism to any degree of intensity beyond casual, but this conversation cannot be ignored. Traditionally, America’s greatest strength was it’s free range of ideas, ideologies … Continue reading
Review: The Explicit Gospel by Matt Chandler
The Explicit Gospel is a book that is going to fly off the shelves. There are a lot of reasons for that, but foremost it’s Matt Chandler- an evangelical celebrity in his own right, releasing his first book. Most of the “Christian celebrities” (still not totally comfortable with that idea) have a few books out and … Continue reading
Review | Jesus + Nothing = Everything
Tullian Tchividjian has become one of the most helpful people for me to listen to outside of my immediate church body. He says things that tend to make a Christian uncomfortable, and he says it in ways that I have never, ever heard before (rare indeed these days). Tullian’s new book, Jesus Plus Nothing Equals Everything is … Continue reading
Review | ‘Gospel Wakefulness’ by Jared C. Wilson
I am convinced that every couple of years the American church needs to switch up its vernacular to keep from getting too used to its own words. It is not that words ever go bad, but that we grow forgetful; we fall asleep, if you will. In Gospel Wakefulness, Wilson doesn’t say anything new, but … Continue reading
Give Them Grace | Book Review
Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus Alright, a book on parenting may seem like an odd book for me to review on this site, considering the fact that I am neither a parent or even have a wife to make that happen anytime soon. So naturally, I was a little … Continue reading
WTS|GCC Partnership | Help Me Help You
The Partnership! Good news friends and followers. As of today GCC (the blog you are currently viewing) is partnering with The Westminster Theological Seminary Online Bookstore! What does this mean to you or to GCC? Well the long answer is that WTS has agreed to sponsor my blog in a way | essentially, they will reward … Continue reading
Colin Meloy | The Replacements ‘Let It Be’ |
This is a cool little book. Worthy of a cool little review. I picked this book up at Von’s, a quaint little indie record shop in Lafayette, Indiana. My dad had told me about this book a few months before, so when I finally stumbled across it, I jumped on it. I ended up reading … Continue reading
Review: Note To Self
Note To Self: The Discipline of Preaching to Yourself: by Joe Thorn Review by Nick Rynerson Click Here to Pre-Order from Amazon.com Last week (4/12-4/14) at The Gospel Coalition 2011 we were loaded up with free stuff (or, swag, if you will). Even more so for us bloggers fortunate enough to attend Band of Bloggers on Tuesday. … Continue reading
Review: The Greener Grass Conspiracy
Review: The Greener Grass Conspiracy by Stephen Altrogge Click here to Pre-Order at Amazon.com Release Date: April 30th, 2011 (Available now for Kindle) (by: Nick Rynerson) Recently, Crossway was gracious enough to send me (and 99 other bloggers like me) a copy of one of their new books, The Greener Grass Conspiracy by Stephen Altrogge. I had … Continue reading
