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Men on Fire book review

July 14, 2020 by Leigh Warmbrand

Stephen Mansfield’s new book Men on Fire is frustrating and disappointing. I appreciate Mansfield’s other writing and biographies, and his heart for the subject of this current book, men’s ministry, but he doesn’t bring much new to the table here. …

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encouraging for churches

June 21, 2020 by Leigh Warmbrand

Stephen Viars writes from over 30 years experience as pastor and biblical counselor. His new book is easy enough to read but longer and harder to implement. His purpose is to “help you rethink how you position yourself in your …

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book review: A Big Gospel in Small Places

January 8, 2020 by Leigh Warmbrand

I live in a small town in South Dakota. A popular country song by Rodney Adkins goes, “Miles and miles of John Deere green, freedom as far as I can see, a road to run and room to breathe,” and …

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a great privilege and responsibility

December 27, 2019 by Leigh Warmbrand

I am the pastor of my local church responsible for weekly preaching and teaching. I am always working to grow and improve in preaching and have a lot of preaching books on my shelf; white westerners wrote most of them. …

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book review: Here and Now

May 9, 2019 by Leigh Warmbrand

Robby Gallaty has provided the church with a great introductory and practical book on biblical theology and the kingdom of God with his new book, Here and Now. While you may want to do some further research on the kingdom …

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Heroic book review

May 1, 2019 by Leigh Warmbrand

Heroic is another men’s ministry book, to add to my shelf of already enough men’s ministry books. I’ve looked at Patrick Morely’s Man in the Mirror, learned about 12 Ordinary Men from John Macarthur, took the Measure of a Man …

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hope and encouragement in suffering

February 20, 2019 by Leigh Warmbrand

Suffering is Never for Nothing is a transcription of some of the last lectures that Elisabeth Elliot gave before her death in 2015. Elisabeth was no stranger to suffering and walking with the Lord during difficult and challenging times: her …

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book review: Running From Mercy

December 20, 2018 by Leigh Warmbrand

Anthony Carter is an established author and pastor. His newest book Running from Mercy is an analysis and commentary on Jonah. It is well written and developed, and there is a brief study guide and footnotes at the end. It …

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“The scars remain, the storm has passed.”

October 22, 2018 by Leigh Warmbrand

The Storm-Tossed Family by Russell Moore is not a practical “how to” guide or “seven steps to a better family” plan. It is dense writing, with no bullet points or a lot of white space on the pages. If you …

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This Is Our Time

August 25, 2018 by Leigh Warmbrand

This Is Our Time is a powerful and insightful book. It’s philosophical, historical, and cultural analysis is thought-provoking and penetrating. It is well-written, including narrative, biographical, and factual passages, engaging the reader to further think and discuss and live out …

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