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Soulprint – Mark Batterson

I generally really like whatever content Mark Battereson puts out into the world, whether it’s books or blog posts or sermons. His latest feels like maybe he was trying to hard to push something out…? I don’t know…for me it … Continue reading

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Mere Churchianity – Michael Spencer

I was an avid reader of Michael Spencer’s blog (aka Internet Monk) prior to his passing away. I loved how he really didn’t care what people thought of him, he just spoke his mind and tried to process his thoughts … Continue reading

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The Next Christians – Gabe Lyons

I was looking forward to this book as soon as I saw that Lyons was writing it. He previously co-wrote UnChristian, a look at the characteristics of Christianity that turn people off. It was a very academic and well-researched piece … Continue reading

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Friday Clicks [issue 3]

I know this is my only blog of the week.. However, my fiance left this week for her first 10-week physical therapy internship. That means all my free time was with her. It was well worth it. I did manage … Continue reading

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Friday Clicks [issue 2]

One of my favorite bloggers, Phil Cooke, talks about the importance of being a metaphorical Switzerland. Chris Brogan just gets it. You’d do good to subscribe to his blog. He has multiple awesome posts this week. 1: Doing vs. Planning. … Continue reading

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Why?

Last night a student at Grinnell shared her heart-wrenching testimony that involved more pain than a 21-year-old should have to endure…In the midst of that talk God wanted me to write. So I did: _______________________________________________ As a Christan, the question “Why?” does … Continue reading

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Friday Clicks [issue 1]

Starting a new thing here on religioniseasy.com called Friday Clicks. It’ll be an assortment of web stuff that has piqued my interest in the past week. I’ll try to steer clear of the Christian stuff, and get you – the … Continue reading

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Book Review: Beyond Opinion by Ravi Zacharias

Book: Beyond Opinion: Living the Faith We Defend Author/Editor: Ravi Zacharias Published: 2010 Disclaimer: I received this book for free as part of Thomas Nelson’s BookSneeze program. I am in no way obligated to give a positive review. Beyond Opinion, … Continue reading

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Book Review: Undaunted Courage

Book: Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West Author: Stephen Ambrose Published: 1997 Famed historian Stephen Ambrose is best known for writing Band of Brothers, which more famously became the HBO miniseries. I read … Continue reading

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Book Review: Wicked by Gregory Maguire

Book: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West Author: Gregory Maguire Published: 1995 I’m assuming most of you have heard of this book, even if you don’t realize it. The Broadway musical has made it … Continue reading

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