![]() When we think of unreached people groups, we envision intrepid missionaries taking the gospel to a place where the name of Jesus has never been spoken. ![]() In the book, Dean first builds his case for reaching cultural Christians, saying first we have to “help them get lost.” In order to reach people with the gospel, they first need to know they need it. ![]() What Dean calls “cultural Christians” can take on many forms-friends who go to church twice a year adults baptized as infants or children, without an understanding of the gospel “good people” family members of faithful saints, hoping faith reaches across generations. In this sort of culture, a new sort of Christianity formed. Is it even possible to be an “unsaved Christian”? The subtitle of the book is “Reaching Cultural Christianity With the Gospel.” That’s what Dean means with his thought-provoking title-cultural Christianity does not always equal true faith in the gospel of Christ.ĭean, like me, grew up in the Bible belt of the South, where not attending a church was more uncommon than going every Sunday. When I would tell people the title of the book I was reading, The Unsaved Christian by Dean Inserra, I would often get questioning looks. ![]() Each month, you’ll hear from one of us on what we’re reading and a little bit about the book. ![]()
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5/31/2023 0 Comments The severed streets![]() ![]() And that’s in the first handful of pages. Straightaway, Cornell creates a world rich with atmosphere - the his depiction of the tension on the streets of London is visceral, and then when the first murder occurs, you start to wish for something a little less visceral. I hope neither Cornell or Fowler mind that comparison. ![]() The other thing I’m tempted to do is copy and paste the first three paragraphs of my London Falling review to start this one - I am a little annoyed to see that I spoke so much about the Bryant & May Peculiar Crimes Unit series last time, because the comparison really hit me repeatedly as I read this book. Won’t be (because I can’t help myself), but it’s tempting. I’m tempted to let that be all I say about this book. The sample’s at the bottom of this post, give it a listen. Sounded like a good idea to me (no pun intended). Update: A representative of, emailed me to ask if I’d like to post a clip from the audio book with this review. ![]() 5/31/2023 0 Comments The david copperfield![]() Heartfelt thanks to our dear Dickens Fellowship, The Dickens Society, and the Charles Dickens Letters Project for retweets, and to all those liking, sharing, and encouraging our Club, including Gina Dalfonzo, Dr. No matter where you’re at in the reading process, a huge “thank you” for reading along with us. Please feel free to comment below this post for the first week’s chapters, or use the hashtag #DickensClub if you’re commenting on twitter. If you’re counting, today is Day 463 (and week 67) in our #DickensClub! This week, we’ll be beginning David Copperfield, our seventeenth read of the group. A Look-Ahead to Week One of David Copperfield. ![]() ![]() David Copperfield: The Greatest Novel of All Time?.Welcome, ladies and masters! Is it possible to be the hero of one’s own life? How badly can the impulses of an “undisciplined heart” lead one astray? Can a lone, lorn creetur find joy and contentment? ![]() 5/31/2023 0 Comments My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As Lyra learns the truth about her parents and her prophesied destiny, the two young people are caught up in a war against celestial powers that ranges across many worlds and leads to a thrilling conclusion in The Amber Spyglass. In The Subtle Knife she is joined on her journey by Will, a boy who possesses a knife that can cut windows between worlds. Lyra’s search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children and turns into a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust. Northern Lights introduces Lyra, an orphan, who lives in a parallel universe in which science, theology and magic are entwined. In his award-winning fantasy trilogy, HIS DARK MATERIALS, Philip Pullman invents a richly detailed and marvellously imagined world that is complex and thought-provoking enough to enthral readers of all ages. ![]() |