Glory of Christ Fellowship

Asa's note: I originally wrote this for my personal blog and am re-posting over here. I hope you find it useful. ================================================= "The Beatitudes are a profile of the Christian.  They are a description of people who would never dream of turning the characteristics God has given them by grace into a list of moral commands because they know Jesus as crucified even their best attempts at self-centered, self-propelled morality on the cross." - R.W. Glenm, Chapter 1: "Jesus Crucifies Morality as You Know It," Crucifying Morality Overall Impression Before I get into my review, I need to confess something.  I chose to read this book for three reasons.  First, the title caught my attention, even though I knew little about the premise.  Second, I saw the author was from my home state of Minnesota, and he's about 20 miles from my home. Third, it was endorsed by a few speaker/authors I greatly respect. Am I glad I read thi

  I originally posted this review over at my personal blog.  I normally don't post reviews like this on the church's blog, but I think I was fair in my assessment.  - Asa V. ======================================================================== "The beauty of God's forgiveness is it's not a blanket waiver from our responsibility to react to His unmerited grace, but rather the opportunity to respond to the gift" - Edward F. Mrkvicka, Jr., The Sin of Forgiveness I wanted to like this book.  The title was very provocative, and that was OK with me.  What was more interesting was the content, and, from the description, it sounded like Mrkvicka was using the title somewhat tongue in cheek.  Reading the book, however, I discovered he wasn't. In short, if this book makes it to a second printing, it is in serious need of both a stylistic editor and a theological editor. I really like a book written in a conversational tone, but this one meandere

This review was originally posted on my blog.  Overall, I'd give this 3 out of 5 stars. - Asa  ============================================ "Anything at all can become an idol once it becomes a substitute for God in our lives" - Kyle Idleman, Gods at War. What a timely book for me.  I'm noticing that I go through seasons where book after book, show after show, conversation after conversation, lead to the same topic.  Modern-day idolatry seems to be the topic de jeur. Idleman starts the book with a personal story about his daughter.  It was a sweet, innocent exchange that provoked his thoughts, primarily about the topic of idolatry. An innocent statement about the 2nd Commandment, that it's the one we don't struggle with, led to this book. The book is great at demonstrating how we encounter idolatry every day.  The quote above clearly defines idolatry, and Idleman expounds on that topic.  He is especially skilled at demonstrating how many