This is an early Christmas present for you. One of my all-time favorite Adam Hamilton books we’ve studied is Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White. Although our class covered this back in 2017, it’s amazing how it still holds up as relevant today.
Read More & DownloadLiving Fully, Dying Well – Rueben Job
A while back, our class had been looking for a study on end of life planning and death. Our church library had copies of Rueben Job’s Living Fully, Dying Well, so we decided to give it a go. Although published a couple of decades ago, the material held up well. After all, dying is a pretty timeless subject.
Read More & DownloadA Mile Wide: Trading a Shallow Religion for a Deeper Faith – Brandon Hatmaker
I’m digging back a few years for this one. Brandon Hatmaker wrote A Mile Wide: Trading a Shallow Religion for a Deeper Faith back in 2016, and his thoughts on deepening your faith still resonate today.
Read More & DownloadScapegoats – Jennifer Garcia Bashaw
Our class just finished studying Scapegoats: The Gospel through the Eyes of Victims by Jennifer Garcia Bashaw. It took us about six months to get through this thought-provoking book, and it was well worth the time! I’m not always sure of the pace we’ll go through a new book, and for Scapegoats, our discussions were so rich, we moved along at a little less than a chapter per session.
Read More & DownloadSearching for Sunday – Rachel Held Evans
I decided to go back to Rachel Held Evans for our group’s fall study this year. Back in September, I posted lesson plans for her book titled Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again. This time around, I decided to cover Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church. This was a winner with our class.
Read More & DownloadIt’s a Wonderful Life Bible Study – Stephen Skelton
As the holiday season ramps up, I figured I’d post one of my past Advent studies in case it might come in handy for you this year. One of my all-time favorite Christmas movies is It’s a Wonderful Life, and a few years ago I ran across a Bible study by Stephen Skelton based on the film. We definitely had fun with it in class, and I hope you do too.
Read More & DownloadMere Christianity – C.S. Lewis
At some point in your life, you’ve no doubt encountered the works of C.S. Lewis. This prolific and influential Christian author of the 20th century left behind quite a legacy – from his colorful The Chronicles of Narnia series to his well-reasoned arguments for the Christian faith in Mere Christianity.
Read More & DownloadToxic Charity: How the Church Hurts Those They Help and How to Reverse It – Robert Lupton
I was going through some of my lesson plans from several years back, and ran across Toxic Charity by Robert Lupton. Although published back in 2011, Lupton’s observations about the way we do “charity” are still thought-provoking.
Read More & DownloadInvitation to a Journey: A Road Map for Spiritual Formation – M. Robert Mulholland Jr. and Ruth Haley Barton
This book by Robert Mulholland, expanded by Ruth Haley Baron, is targeted at existing Christians looking to expand their spiritual journey through traditional and personal spiritual disciplines. Full disclosure – it is not light reading!
Read More & DownloadWrestling With Doubt, Finding Faith – Adam Hamilton
Our class is currently finishing up this study of Adam Hamilton’s latest book, Wrestling With Doubt, Finding Faith. This was published late in 2023, and I had the privilege of hearing Hamilton discuss it while we both attended the United Methodist General Conference in April/May 2024. His presentation, as well as the book, were of course excellent.
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