by David Phillips | Jul 27, 2011 | Culture
I love books. I love opening a new book for the first time and taking in a deep breath. It smells wonderful. There is nothing like it. I’ve moved toward the kindle since Christmas, and while I love it, there’s really nothing like holding a good book. My...
by David Phillips | Jul 23, 2011 | Theology, Books, Personal
Did you know that? Of course he was. He was baptized by a Baptist, right? Back during the first quarter of the year I was offered the opportunity to write this book for an Episcopal publishing house. I jumped at the opportunity because it was a paid writing...
by David Phillips | Jul 15, 2011 | Books
I grew up listening to Christian music. One of the most incredible songwriters I have ever heard was Michael Card. His albums that developed out of his reading of the Old Testament were some of the most incredible songs every written in my opinion. He has turned that...
by David Phillips | Jul 4, 2011 | Books
We like stories here at the blog. We like the idea of preaching with story and we like the idea of understanding our life as part of God’s great story of re-creation and restoration of all things to him. So I was pleased when Zondervan publishers sent a set of...
by David Phillips | Jun 30, 2011 | Books
Try out a few of these reads I’ve been munching on this month: 1. Consuming Jesus: Beyond Race and Class Divisions in a Consumer Church by Paul Metzger Many Americans think racialization was dismantled along with the Jim Crow legislation that once sustained...