Book Review Catchup

In my desire to have my book reviews up to date I'm going to list the books I have yet to list with a short blurb about each.  Longer book reviews may be to come on these since some of them are true gems and must reads.

Vintage Church by Mark Driscoll & Gary Beshears

A must read for all pastors, elders, leaders, etc.  (Further review to come)

Jesus Among Other Gods by Ravi Zacharias

A good book to see how Christianity lines up with the other major world religions.

The Prodigal God by Timothy Keller

A very short read but well worth your time.  A focus on the 'Prodigal Son' parable in a compelling view focusing more on the older brother and our extravagant God.

Conversations with Boulez by Jean Vermeil

An interview with famed French conductor Pierre Boulez detailing his musical journey and thoughts on the classical music world.  The end of the book details his concert programming for the majority of his life which I found very interesting.

Music Through the Eyes of Faith by Harold Best

This should be a must read for all Music Pastors of all denominations/affiliations.  An insightful look into the what and how of our role as musicians of the church and our communities.

Getting the Blues by Stephen J. Nichols

A clever look into both the history of the Blues music genre and human suffering and how the Blues genre was born out of this human experience.  

Stop Dating the Church by Joshua Harris

A plea that is backed up by Scripture for Christians to stop with flaky church attendance and hopping around.  Joshua goes into reason and detail about why believers should plug into a church and the benefits that will come of this.

Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges

It is all to easy for Christians to get comfortable with their spiritual lives and forget that their journey of sanctification is a never ending process this side of eternity.  It's easy to only look at "big/major" sins that the people around us commit and serve that as the excuse to not look into our lives to root out the pride, arrogance, lusts, etc.  

What is Reformed Theology by R.C. Sproul

Sproul writes a masterpiece on breaking down reformed theology that is deep but not complicated.  In a book this size dealing with an academic subject I give major kudos to R.C. for making this book very readable to the average audience.  I encourage all believers to buy this book and take some time soaking it in and letting its insightful look into scripture soak in.  A further review to come.

Perelandra by C.S. Lewis

The second installment of Lewis' science fiction space series, this book has the main character on a journey to another planet that finds itself as another 'Garden of Eden'.  An interesting look into what humanity might have missed out on but what the future may taste like.

The Mark of the Christian by Francis A. Schaeffer

Christians should be easily identifiable shouldn't they?  Schaeffer compels believers to not only talk the talk but live it in their daily lives.  Short, easy and to the point.

Escape from Reason by Francis A. Schaeffer

A historical journey of philosophy and religion and how they were once mixed and now live in total separation.  An interesting book that is a bit of a mind spin...I'm still digesting it and will probably read it again in the next few weeks.  (Further review to come)