Philip Yancey's 'The Bible Jesus Read' is a favourite of mine - particularly the chapter on Job [but they're all good].
Sue On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 11:08:03 +0930, Andrew S. wrote: >Tom > >Certainly one author that seems to be filling the shelves of Christian >Bookshops is Phillip Yancey, and while I hate being a one eyed fan of a >particular author I have somehow ended up with all of Phillip's books and >found each one to be a source of encouragement and challenge. Phillip is a >journalist who writes his books as a journey of discovery within his own >life and I certainly found it a very easy style to read and connect with. > >I finally read his book "Church Why bother?" even though it had sat on my >bookshelf for a couple of years and again was inspired by stories from his >own journey and how as I read your list of issues was struck by the fact >that pretty much each one is covered within the 100 pages of the book. > >I started reading his books when I was given "The Jesus I never knew" and >then "What's so amazing about Grace", his books "Where is God when it >hurts" and "Disappointment with God" are great resources for dealing with >pain, suffering and God's supposed lack of response in those situations. > >My parents have read some of his books, after giving me "The Jesus I never >knew" and they have certainly found them easy to read and understand. > >So if you haven't read any Phillip Yancey, give it a go, for as the saying >goes "You'll never never know if you never never ..." > >cya >Andrew Swenson > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tom Stuart > Sent: Monday, 13 October 2003 8:43 AM > To: 'insights' > Subject: Easy reading - sound theology > > > I think one of the things that we have learned through this debate about >homosexuality is the theological and biblical illiteracy of our >congregations. It is what I have experienced across the Mid-Lachlan Mission >Area, and I notice a reference to it in a resolution of the NSW Synod. > > > > It is not a new realisation that the easy reading material that fills so >much of our Christian Bookshops is the Christian version of "get rich quick" >crap. Most of it seems to be some version of "providence theology". > > The vast majority of people in the congregations where I minister find the >more serious theological material inaccessible. It is too hard. > > I am wondering what books people have found that are easy to read but draw >on the rich tradition of faith that is concerned about the priorities of >Jesus ministry, opening the grace of God to everyone, a priority to the >poor, subverting domination systems, and finding hope in the hopeless. >These may be in the form of novels, or parables, children's books, videos, >faith sharing books. I feel I need to provide some guidance in selection of >reading material around here so that I don't spend all my time battling on >Sunday with all the garbage that genuinely committed Christians have been >reading through the week!! > > I'm sure these books are out there. > > > > Tom > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > www.milman.uniting.com.au > > Ph: 6862 5502 Mobile: 0427 625 502 > > 14 Bushman St > > Parkes NSW 2870 > > > > 'Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable'. > > I prefer to die living than to live dying! > > "War is a poor chisel with which to carve out the future." - Martin Luther >King, Jr > > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sue Bolton Sydney, Australia ------------------------------------------------------ - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm ------------------------------------------------------
